Xerox Corporation

Richard H Harper

Marc Rene

Michael G Molloy

Richard M Bentley

A removable memory media, such as a compact disk, has an alterable alphanumeric display thereon. The display comprises an array of elements, such as bichromal balls, which can be selectably altered in appearance. A head associated with a port for accepting the disk creates images in the display when the disk is ejected from the port, thus allowing the disk to be automatically labeled incidental to use.

Compact disk having associated display

A removable memory media, such as a floppy disk or videocassette, has an electrically alterable display thereon. The display comprises an array of electrically alterable elements which can be selectably altered in appearance without the need for ancillary circuitry on the floppy disk or videocassette.

Removable media, such as a floppy disk or videocassette, having associated display

An information processing system for an air traffic control environment using portable media to represent information about air flights, which portable media represent information by printing, hand drawn signs and projected signs, The information processing system includes memory, a processor, and a first and a second workstation. The memory stores a database of data items relating to air flights, a number of the data items being represented on a respective portion of a portable medium corresponding to one of the air flights. Each of the workstations includes means for removably mounting the portable media in an array, a camera and a projector focused on the array. Coupled to the memory, the processor responds to a user marking by hand a sign on a first portable medium at the first workstation by causing the projector associated with the second workstation to project just the sign onto a second portable medium at the second workstation. In further response, the processor also updates the database in the memory.

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Newbury, United Kingdom

Richard H Harper