US1529337A - Statistical compilation device - Google Patents

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March In), 1925. 1,529,337

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Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH P. WOODS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLmIA- STATISTICAL COMPILATION DEVICE;

Application filed October 7, 1924. Serial No. 742,280.

To a]! whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .TosErH P. Woons, a citizen of the United States, residing in Washington. in the District of Columbia.

have invented new and useful Improvemcnts in Statistical Compilation Devices, of whi h the following is a specification.

My invention has reference, in its broad aspect. to improvements in devi es for use 0 in conjunction with suitable perforating, as orting and distributing machinery for the purpose of facilitating the classification of statisti al data such as is commonly required in the compilation of directories of all kinds, pay rolls. tax, voters and mailing lists. army rosters. and the like; and more parti ularly it is my purpose to improve upon and greatly increase the adaptability of the similar means defined with particularity in my previous Patent #13 1355?) granted June, 15th, 192

Hcreto'fore the cards, slips or sheets employed to receive perforations indicative of the data to he classified have been found to he exceedingly restricted in the character of their makeup, such for instance as in the number of charaters thereon displayed and in the number of fields, thereby placing a decided limit upon their use. My present card. slip or sheet as distinguished from those above defined ccntemnlntcs, amonc ther things. the ut limtion of means in the form of multiple designating: perforations and a unique arrangement f characters, symbols. letters, numerals, fields and the like, for gr atly increasing the amount of data which may he placed upon e. card. Furth m re. not only is my present ciirrl adapted for use in conjun th n with assorting and di tributing machinery for the compilati n of statistical data. but it may b employer] ui h e ual facility in the automatic operation 0? any key hoard controlled machine f the type exempl d by a supplemcntary key board controlling device for translating the significance of the rsrforations in the pun hed nods to he conventioiinl manipulation of the hey. thereby permitting of the automatic operation through the instrumciitality of so; i' s rit cards of typewriters. linotype, and monotype machines and the like.

More particularly, it is an essential object of my invention to simplify the devices now in use by consolidating in units certain g oups of characters,- letters, symbols, numerals. and the like, such for instance, as the letters of the alphabet and a number of ommon abbreviations. and then accomplishinc the general designation of that unit by a designating perforation. and the particular segregation of a character in that unit by another perforation. The key board for a punchinir device adapted for use with my invention is thereby greatly simplified for it is necessary to have but one key for each of my several vertical and horizontal delineated fields. each field being a unit as above d fined, while the range of adaptabih ity of the "21rd. sheet or slip is greatly incr ased.

The structural elements and other means employed to ac vimplish the above and other eq ally iinmrtant objects and advantages wil he hereinafter more fully des ribed in detail and specifically pointed out in the ilriims appended hereunto and forming a part of th s specification, but the scope of the invention may only be determined by the limits defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiments of my nvention Figure 1 is a view of an arrangement of my card adapted to reeive such data as is usually required in the compilation of city directories. etc., and hearing in the left hand columns numerals designed to identify by code certain common names such as Smith, Jones, Brown. or the like,

Figure 2 is a view of an arrangement of my card adapted for the purnose of city directories and the like and showing the mann r of perforating the some to correspond with the person. business and address specitied,

Figure 3 is a view of se eral to ified for ns cf my arrangement o chare.c '.r and especially adapted for the compile n of directories,

Figure 4 is a view of the key board of a purlic ing machine adapted for use with my car In the drawings like characters of reference designate like or similar parts throughout the several views, in which The numeral (1) designates a card bearing 45 vertical delineated columns (2) which are identified by reference numerals (3) and notches (4), the urpose of which is to facilitate the use ofmy card in the manipulation of key board controlled machines such as typewriters, linotypes and monotype machines or the like. The card is further divided into preferably 12 horizontal delineated columns or fields (5), the lower nine of which are designated by reference numerals (6) and the u per three by designating characters X1-IE2 and O, or the cipher column. The card is also preferably divided, in some instances, into vertical heavy line delineations (7) representing sections corresponding to data to be compiled.

In the form of my card shown in Figure 1 the twent -six letters of the alphabet and thrtwo ab reviations Mo. and St. are arranged in four groups which are vertically consecutive and arranged in fields defined b vertical delineations as shown, there is ago a fifth column including any desired and commonly used symbols. In the three remaining vertical left hand fields are numerals from one to nine so that data covering digits of three places can be punched. This numeral unit may be. and preferably is used for the purpose of coding certain common names as Smith, Jones. Brown or the like or to indicate long names for which ab reviation is necessary for proper designati' n on the card. The numerals 1 to 9 also designate the horizontal fields. As indicated. when read horizontally the alphabet and symbols of the five fields are arranged in units as follows: AHNT (symbol). BIOU (:ymbol). (JPV (symbol). DKQW (symbol), ELRX (symbol). F Me. St. Y (symbol), and GMSZ (symbol); there are seven such units and they are arranged in the horizontal fields identified by the numerals 3 to 9. Above the units are horizontal fields identified by Xl--X2-O-1 and 2; the 0 (or cipher) field being used as a check to show that a column has not been missed or the like. Manifestly then if punches can be made in the card to designate the unit and the particular letter or symbol in the unit complete words can be spelled out or street addresses or the like. This is the end I desire to accomplish in the most. simple manner possible.

I utilize one key in the key board of a suitable punching machine for each of the five vertical delineated columns of letters and symbols, and one key for each of the seven horizontal delineated columns of letters and symbols. The five keys for the vertical columns bear the following indicia 0space-tl, Xl-HLTKLMc M: X2NOPQRStS; 1TUV\VXYZ: and

five indicia may be indicated, and then at the same time manipulating the designating key to specify the character in that unit. the proper letter or symbol is absolutely segregated. t

In Figure 2 is shown a complete name. business the code number of which is 62 and address. The first letter of the name is S, therefore key 9 bearing the letters GMSZ and symbol is manipulated showing that the desired letter is in that unit, and at the same time the particular letter is desi ated by manipulating key X2-bearing the letters NOPQR tS, but the X2 key wil punch two horizontal delineated 5 acesfrom the top. and the 9 key will tesigmute the unit. Manifestly therefore the letter 9 will be segregated. The remaining letters are indicated in the same manner. i. e. by manipulating the desired keys. There is no designating key for field ARCDEFG.

By this type of card I am enabled to utilize 35 letters and symbols which is considerably more than have heretofore been found practical. Furthermore, this large number of letters and symbols are indicated on my card by the mani ulation of but twelve keys. I have founc that ra id, accurate and eflicient compilation an classification of data can be obtained by my unique method.

In Figure 3 is shown a card delineated in the same manner as the card shown in Figure 1. but having heavy line delineations (7) between which are arranged slightly modified forms of my method of compilation. This card is particularly adapted for use in compiling the data required for city directories. The first section A' is made up in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my invention as hereinbeforedescribed with reference to Figures 1 and 2; but section Ti shows but four fields in each unit (h rizontal) and eight fields in the vertical columns. However by the method exemplified by section B but 32 characters can be utilized; and in section C wherein three fields are comprised in each unit (horizontal) and nine in the vertical columns but 27 characters are practicable. Section D represents the method employed in my prior Patent #l,343,755 granted June 15th 1920,

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cases varies in ho manucr shown clcarly in the drawing.

'liilc it is liciirsi'cd that llli opt-ratii of my device is manifcst in thc foregoing description it is dcsircd to particularly \IH- phasizc the fact: that \ihilc l haxo dcs ril cd my dcsignating ticlds 11 a. the top of tho card, thcv may lic placed also at tho hottom. in which cn c thc ards arc run through the assortinq machine in l"iCl c ordcr.

'hih: in thc fflfli ftliflg. thcrc has liccn illustrated and dcscrihcil such cmnhinntion and arrangcincnt i elcnicuts constitute thc prcicrrcd cm oi'limcms of my iui'cmion. it-

ncrcrtl'icicr-s dosircd to ciopha ixc tho fact that intcrprctation of thc invcntiou -hould only he c 'lusivc when nmdc in the light of thc suhi 1 d claims I claim i. A card ice for use in ltlQQitflniifllhY manipulating: i key hoards of kcy hoard ccntrollcd dcviccs such as lino zvpcs and l'ic lilac, con'iprisin doubly 1digital characters. dclincatcd finial. indicative oi tho groups of characters in (HR) dircction oi alinnnicnr and adaptcd to roccivc therein pcrfi'u'ntions or imtlontations designating our one of thc rcspcctivo groups. and dc ircriicd iiclds indicativc of thc groups oi charaictcrs in an other direction of aiigonicnt ind adapted to rcccivo thcrcin pcrforutions r indcntat-ions designating with particulari y any ouc of the characters in thc first nicntioned groups.

2. A card dcvicc for us in mechanically manipulating thc ltcv hoax of ltcr hoard controlled deviccs such as iin t pcs and the like. comprising! plurali aligncd characters arranged consecutively in our diicction of alignmcnt only. delincatod ticlds indicativc of the groups of characters in on. lircction of alignment and adaptcd to l w c thcrcin indicia tlcsignating any 01w of tin i spcctivc groups. and dclincaticd ticlds iniiire ivc of the groups of clmractcrs in anoilicr llii'i' iinll of alignment. and aduptcd to rr circ ihcroin indicin (insinuating; with pus ularitv anv onc of thc charactcrs in tho 232st incntioncil groups A card dcvice comprisinil a pr dctcrinincd numhcr of difl'crcnt Plifll lffttl'S arrangzcd in vertically and lmrizontally aligncd groups. horizontally dcl n -u' -l iiclil cach indicative of thc res ective groups of characters in horizontal alignment and adapted to rc eivc thcrcin indicia dcsignat i112 any onc of the groups. otlicr horizontally aligned ficlds rcpresen ativc of the number of charactcrs in the horizontally aligned groups. and verticallv delineated fields indicative of the respective groups of charac' tors in vertical alignment and adapted to rcccive therein indicia designating with particularity any onc of the characters in any dcsignated group.

4. A card dvii c comprising a predetermincd number of dificrcnt characters ar rangzcil in rcrtirally and horizontally aligned groups. horizontally dclincatcrl fields each indicativc of one of thc rcspcctlvc groups of charactcrs in horizontal alignincntv and adapted to rcccivc thcrcin perforations or iiulcntations designating: any one of the groups. vcrtically dclincatcd fields indicative of thc respective groups of characters in rcrtical alignment and adapted to receive thcicin pcrforations or indentations desiginning with particularity any one of the characters in any dcsigrnated group. and marginal fields adapted to be indented to dcsiguatc with particularity certain predotcrmincd portions of the data exemplified in the rcspcctivc designated fields.

5. A card device comprising a predetermined nuinhcr of difi'crcnt: characters arrangcd in vci'ticallv and horizontally aligned slroups. horizontally delineated ficlds each indicative of ono of the respectivegroups i charactcrs in horizontal alignrncnt and ailiiptc l to receive therein perforations or iudcntatious designatin any one group. 'Vtl'lll'flll dclincatcd fields indicativc of the rcspi-ctivc groups of characters in vcitical alimuucnt and adaptcd to rcccirc at a point removed from the punch or perforation ilcsiznating the group of charactcrs in h0rizontal alignment anothcr punch or perform lion lcsignating with particularity any one of thc charactcrs in that group. and niar- L'inal liclds adaptcd to ho indcntcd to dcsignalc with particularity ccrtain predctcrmincd portions oi the data cxcrnplificd by tho rcspcctirc dosignatcd ticlds.

(3. ard r slicct of thc typc dcfincd c mprising piurailv aligncd charactcrs forming groups in ca h direction of alignincnt. dclinczitcd iiclrl indicative of llic rcspcctirc group oi haracters in aligrnmcnt in can (liicction. othcr dclincatcd iiclds iudiczr iivc of thc i'0.-pccti\l groups of characters in {illjl'lllHllt in another dircction. and thc chamctc -s comprising tlic groups in cach dirci-tion of flll'fllliltflt constituting a kc for th kc v's' of thc lccv hoard of a punching muchinc \vlicrchv pcrforations may ho madn in onc dcliucatcd ficld to tlQFlQ'llllit a particu lar (:roup. and in thc other dclincat d fields t dcsignatc with particularity a charactcr of that group.

7. A card or shcct of the type defined comprisino' a pluralitv of groups of charactors. dclincated fields indicative of the respective groups and adapted to receive thcrcin perforations or indentations designating anv one of the groups, and other delincatcd fields indicative of the respective characters and adapted to receive therein perforations or indentations designating with particularity a certain character in any one of the groups.

8. A card or sheet of the type defined comprising plural groups of characters, and plural groups of delineated fields correspondim; to the groups of characters, one of the delineated fields adapted to receive perforations or indentations designating certain of the respective groups, and another I of the delineated fields adapted to receive perforations or indentations designating with particularity any one of the characters in the groups.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 15 ture hereunto.

JOSEPH P. WOODS.

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