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Word category selection means for electronic translator

US4584667A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1982
Grant dateApr 22, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2002

Classification

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

Abstract

An electronic translator is provided 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 a memory for storing a plurality of words grouped by category, a selection key switch for selecting the category, and an access circuit responsive to the selection key switch for addressing the memory to retrieve and output the plurality of words in the category, each of the plurality of words being outputted by a single operation of the key switch.

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