Jerry A Potter

US Patent:

57296596, Mar 17, 1998

Filed:

Jun 6, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/471787

Inventors:

Jerry L. Potter - Canton OH

International Classification:

G10L 900

US Classification:

395 279

Abstract:

Oral input is used to control a digital computer. Associative searching techniques of tabular data structures are used in conjunction with rules and conventions derived from natural language to facilitate the use of oral input. The method is capable of being implemented in connection with conventional sequential computers, associative single-instruction multiple data computers and parallel processors.

US Patent:

42754500, Jun 23, 1981

Filed:

Aug 1, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/062607

Inventors:

Jerry L. Potter - Massillon OH

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1520
H04N 104

US Classification:

364515

Abstract:

Apparatus and method to permit selective variation in the size of the output image derived from digital image signals. A Reduction Ratio register is pre-programmed to a count reflecting the image size desired with a Threshold register set to the desired threshold count. The count from the Reduction Ratio register is input to an Accumulator and summed with the count left over from processing the previous image signals. The Accumulator count and the Threshold count are compared. Where the Accumulator count exceeds the Threshold count, the image signal in process is passed on. Where the Accumulator count is less than the Threshold count, the image signal is deleted and the count from an Additive Reset register is added to the Accumulator. In an alternate embodiment, a Counter is set to the magnification ratio integer number and pulses a control gate astride the stream of image signals according to the Counter setting to generate additional image signals. An Add-one circuit responds to an Accumulator/Threshold register comparison to temporarily increase the setting of the Counter by one.