G - Physics – 06 – F
Patent
G - Physics
06
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354/236.51
G06F 3/02 (2006.01) H03M 11/20 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1180821
A B S T R A C T A keyboard coding apparatus, said keyboard having a plurality of keys arranged according to a matrix of C columns and R rows, comprises a scanning interface inclu- ding a counter, a decoder and a multiplexer. The scanning interface, in consequence of each pulse received from a microprocessor through an input lead, sends to the micro- processor on an output lead a logic signal indicative of the state of any selected one of the keys. Whenever the microprocessor sends a pulse to the scanning interface, it increments by one the content of an internal register of its own and, before sending another pulse, processes the signal coming from the scanning interface. If the logic level of such signal indicates a condition of actu- ated key, the microprocessor draws the character code rela- ted to the actuated key from a memory position whose address is latched into its internal register. The keyboard coding apparatus, besides simplifying the keyboard interface unit, considerably reduces the number of connection leads between the microprocessor and the interface unit.
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Marzocca Francesco
Vercesi Arturo
Honeywell Information Systems Italia S.p.a.
Ridout & Maybee Llp
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