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Variable retrieval speed/direction electronic translator

US4464731A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1981
Grant dateAug 7, 1984
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/58
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic translator is disclosed wherein a first word or words represented in a first language are entered to obtain a second word or words represented in a second language equivalent to the first word or words. The translator comprises an input circuit for entering the first word or words, a memory circuit for storing the second word or words, an access circuit for addressing the memory to cause retrieval of the second word or words, a retrieval control circuit for selecting the retrieval speed of the access means and an indicating circuit responsive to the access circuit for indicating the second word or words.

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