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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence Siegel, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward L Polanek, Woodstock, IL (US);
Anthony J Miller, Skokie, IL (US);
Alan L Woodman, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Assignee:
Stern Electronics, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364410 ; 194 15 ; 340711 ; 364479 ;
Abstract
A coin-operated phonograph is provided which includes a cathode ray tube for displaying information, such as title strip data, in alphanumeric form. The phonograph includes means for storing the information to be displayed in digital form. An optical character reader is used for entering the information into storage in the storage means. Means are responsive to the storage means for controlling the presentation of the information on the cathode ray tube.