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Surround sound for streaming radio - the challenges
Simon Tuff, a senior engineer at the BBC, takes up the technological challenges being met in producing surround sound for online audio.
Alan Ogilvie (in the first surround sound blog post) talked about some of the challenges we face when delivering surround sound online as well as some of the changes that make this increasingly feasible. In this second part I'll look at what broadcasters like the BBC are doing to create surround sound content for you to enjoy as well as some of the challenges this has created!
The BBC has, in fact, been experimenting with multi-channel sound since at least the days of four-channel quadrophonic in the 1970s (and possibly earlier... but I haven't found the records yet). One of the reasons these experiments didn't flourish was the lack of a good method for broadcasting more than two channels of audio (i.e. stereo) to the home in a way that a significant number of our audience could listen to it. So although tests were conducted and some of the results were impressive, nobody had quite worked out why you should need more than two loud speakers for most programmes or how to get it to the home. Without attempting to blog a history of surround sound, it's worth noting that what helped to answer these questions for the broadcasters was the experience of surround sound in cinema which became wide spread in the 1990s and by the 21st century this combined with DVD technology (in home cinemas) was beginning to have a significant influence on television as the audio accompaniment to HDTV.
At the programme making end of the process we had film production as a starting point and at home we had DVD-type home cinema systems with Dolby or DTS 5.1 surround sound. Then in the middle of the signal chain companies, like Dolby, provided 2 main innovations to help us. Firstly they enabled us to move 6 or even 8 channels of audio over infrastructures that had been built for stereo (mostly the wires within our buildings and studios) and secondly they allowed us to deliver surround sound to these home cinema systems, via digital broadcasting, providing an alternative to DVD as the source of both high quality pictures and sound.
The subject of surround sound distribution is another complicated topic worthy of its own blog post, but first: why and how surround sound? Why is it worth the effort and how does broadcasting differ from film?
Answering these questions has also been a journey of learning and innovation, which we haven't finished by any means but by adapting some ideas from the film and recording industries, plus plenty of homegrown innovation, we have developed reasonably cost-effective techniques that work for HDTV and, we hope, radio too.
We know from research on human perception that hearing is very much a three dimensional experience and that this is especially true for the sound we detect from behind. Anthropologists suggest that this rearward hearing sensitivity was developed to help protect us from threats we couldn't see (e.g. attacks from behind) and thus it is one area of the senses that surround sound can use to enhance the media experience by adding the two rear speakers of the 6 speakers required for 5.1 surround sound. With these we can provide a better sense of space with background noise and reflections of the sound sources in front, coming from the rear, but also by proving a sense of motion as objects leave what we can see on screen and pass to either side or move across behind us.
Next, the addition of a centre speaker to the stereo pair (one left, one right). One of the differences between cinema surround and that for TV is the way we place people speaking (or dialogue) in the in the middle of the sound stage in front of the viewer. With a very large screen and a much larger audience, placing all the dialogue in a centre speaker (often hidden behind that screen) works well for movies in the cinema. However, we have found that for home viewing on smaller screens, with people sat closer, the effect is more realistic if we spread the sound (to some extent) across the front 3 speakers but having this centre speaker still gives TV viewers clearer dialogue and better, more stable, sound images for more of those sat on the sofa.
Another aspect of our audio world that surround sound technology aims to better reproduce is the dynamic range of real life i.e. the difference between the quietest and loudest sounds. This can be very dramatic in cinemas, although broadcasters have had to tame this technology to some extent for TV viewing (if we aren't going to annoy the neighbours etc.). We have several tools to help here but perhaps the most well know is the LFE channel (Low Frequency Effects). This is the 0.1 of 5.1. The idea is that the rumbles and bangs that make movies so exciting can be created best by a loudspeaker specifically designed for this purpose. This is partly because the main components of these sounds are at low frequencies as well as great level (or loudness). In this case the low frequencies are typically below 100Hz where humans and at this frequency can't work out which direction they come from... so, if done properly, you only need one speaker and this doesn't damage the sound image. It is this sort of effect that shakes your chest and perhaps the furniture.
Having a technology that can deliver 'Hollywood levels of excitement' is a good place to start and a lot of good surround sound comes with great films - but television and radio programmes cover a broader range and provide a more intimate experience. This is true of other types of drama certainly but the ability to create a sense of space, of really being there, allows other programme types to benefit. Sport is transformed by the sound of the crowd and the atmosphere of a stadium. Sky's premier league football and the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon are both transformed by the roar of the crowd all around you when a goal is scored or the hushed murmurer of expectation on centre court awaiting a match wining serve. Live music is also greatly enhanced by what surround sound brings. Not only can the acoustics of great performance spaces, from concert venues to cathedrals, be better captured but the thrill of being in a festival audience or standing next to the stage can also be magicked up.
The BBC is still learning how to make the best of 5.1 for TV as well as doing experiments to explore ways of bringing surround sound to radio audiences and considering what the next generation of audio technology, perhaps to accompany 3D pictures, might be!
Simon Tuff is Principle Technologist at BBC FM&T
- Details of some surround sound tests that BBC R&D are doing and an article from The Independent on BBC surround sound experiments.
- Michael Gerzon was one of the innovators behind surround sound.
- Two EBU documents (PDFs): one about MPEG surround (which the BBC hopes to look at as a possible technology) and one about multichannel audio for television.
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Comment number 1.At 17:44 25th Jan 2011, Howdy wrote:
Principle Technologist at BBC FM&T? The mind boggles.
Comment number 2.At 18:27 26th Jan 2011, anode wrote:
This sounds wonderful, but first I'd be happy just to have broadcasters MODULATE their voices effectively. On FM in particular the very wide dynamic range of the audio means that many speakers are just impossible to hear when they drop their voices to a mumble. Justin Webb on Today is an example of someone who speaks at levels suitable only if you are sitting right in front of him acroos the table in a quite room. John Humphrys on the other hand is a great example of one with a good old fashioned resonant modulated broadcast voice.
The highly compressed audio of Radio 4 Long wave is a blessing when listening in the car, it's crackly, very analogue but it works. Radio 5 Live is even more compressed, perhaps too much so, especially at some sports events when the crowd noise is louder than the commentator.
No I dont have a hearing problem.
So either we get back to training broadcasters to use their voices effectively, or rely on Mr Tuff's department to come up with a technical fix.
Comment number 3.At 08:54 31st Jan 2011, Kit Green wrote:
In 1990 Twin Peaks was broadcast with Dolby Surround. Was this the first time made for TV surround was broadcast by the BBC? (As opposed to feature films.)

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user www-data;
worker_processes 1;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
pid /var/run/nginx.pid;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
# multi_accept on;
http {
include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
sendfile on;
keepalive_timeout 65;
tcp_nodelay on;
gzip on;
gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.(?!.*SV1)";
include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
So i have nginx.conf, i think it is a place to place ssl part. Where do i have to place it? And what additional configuration should i do to make it work.
I found that code. But no idea where to place. I don't have my site conf in sites-available.
server {
listen 443;
ssl on;
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/myssl.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/myssl.key;
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April 27, 1965 c. w. HILL GAS LENS SHIELDED ARC TORCH Original Filed March 20. 1961 INVENTORY A T TORNEV CLIFFORD W. HILL WXQMQ Z a 6 w 4 w m A N/ 4/////// k I v\\ 5 1 u 7 a u 4/// :ffio w fi United States Patent 2 Claims. (Cl. 219-75) This invention relates to gas lens shielded arc torches provided with a screen or series of screens for producing coherent streaming of shielding gas through considerable distances upon exiting from the welding torch. This invention constitutes an improvement on the invention of Gorman and Nelson according to copending application Serial No. 24,550, filed April 25, 1960, now Patent No. 3,053,968, wherein coherent streaming over large distances is obtained without the aspiration of air into the shielding gas stream, thereby preventing contamination of the weld zone.
,The main object of this invention is to provide means for mounting such gas lens on a welding torch of the class described in Patent No. 2,468,805. Other objects are to provide optimum construction and material for the gas lens, to obtain adequate shielding of the are op eration with the extension of the welding electrode beyond the lens or torch nozzle for a distance of about one inch, to avoid the necessity of providing a torch nozzle for guiding the exiting shielding gas into the weld zone, and to facilitate maximum operator convenience with a minimum susceptibility to loss or damage of components.
I In the drawings:
'FIGURE 1 is an elevation, largely in vertical axial section, of a torch according to the preferred embodiment, with the lens mounted independent of the nozzle;
FIGURE 2 is a similar section of a modification with the lens as a removably mounted package;
FIGURE 3 is a similar section of a modification with the lens mounted independent of the collet body;
FIGURE 4 is a similar section of a modification with the lens mounted on the collet body in contact with the nozzle; and
FIGURE 5 is a similar section of a modification having a foreshortened nozzle, with the lens mounted independently thereof.
Tests performed with the torches shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, indicated excellent shielding of the weld metal with a welding electrode extension of one inch. In addition, when the torch nozzle was removed, excellent shield ing was obtained with the electrode extending in. beyond the collet body.
Among the several advantages to the substantial extensions of the electrode are two principle benefits! much greater than heretofore possible visibility of the weld area, thus making it easier for the operator to make high quality welds, and greater accessibility of the weld operation into confined locations. The fine screen system also results in better shielding in those cases where turbulence caused contamination of the weld. For an equal electrode extension during a select welding conditicn, two comparable torches, one with and one without a gas lens, resulted in lower gas flows for that torch with the gas lens. As a result, welding economies lend themselves to such arrangement.
During smokebox tests, various porous members were considered. It was found that a total of at least three layers of fine screens produced the most favorable results and appeared to provide the most practical solu tion. A 400 mesh screen provided the longest coherent streaming distance/ However, because of its shortcomhoe tings (little strength and poor resistance to spatter) an alternative arrangement of two 200 mesh screens, together with a 160 mesh screen, were selected.
As the gas first proceeded through the two screens, very excellent lengths of coherent streaming were obtained. The addition of a mesh screen on the outer surface was made to provide mechanical strength and to protect the more delicate fine mesh screens from damage by heat and spatter. This advantage was made possible by the fortuitous discovery that the more rugged coarse mesh screens could be spacially placed at any point in a multiple screen assembly without adversely affecting tie coherent stream of the issuing gas. Depending on the exact specifications of the coarse mesh screen, it might contribute only slightly towards improving coherent streaming. However, its other advantages, namely, strength, durability, mass and spatter resistance, contribute to the benefit of the entire screen assembly.
Another important advantage of this invention involves the careful determination of the optimum length of the separation between Wire screens. Performance with spacers 0.038 in. thick proved to be satisfactory. It was found advantageous to have relatively large space between the various screens in order to provide a healing of the gas stream caused by passing gas through one screen before proceeding to the next one. However, a large space of thickness does not meet the demands of this invention since one of the objectives is to provide a torch which is not of great proportions. Therefore, in order to conserve space and yet to provide as large an active surface area as possible, the walls on the collet body adjacent to the screen or series of screens are necessarily thin. If this were not so, a series of thick spacers would result in insufiicient cooling of the collet body and possible overheating.
Another advantage of this invention is the elimination of streams of high velocity gas flow directed immediately into the screens. Such screens act to reduce the extent of coherent streaming with consequent loss of gas shielding performance. On the other hand, while the addition of screen layers would act to correct this condition, such advantages would naturally increase the cost and price of such an assembly. With the present invention, the shielding gas flows radially outward from a number of annulli in the collet body and thereafter such shielding gas strikes the inside diameter of a sleeve. The sleeve acts as a battle and converts the high velocity, small area streams to spread out into a low velocity, large area gas flow, prior to entering the screens. Still another contributing factor is that by means of friction, the kinetic energy is reduced which further aids in the formation of coherent streaming as the gas flows through the wire screen.
By use of such screens, a greater mass can be employed at the lower portion of the collet body. The increased mass insures greater coo-ling, thus eliminating the common problem of having 'the welding electrode adhere to the collet. It is also now possible to use a sufiicient mass to provide for a larger collet and welding electrode than was previously possible with this torch size. With previous torch configurations, it was found to be necessary to employ a relatively large open annulus area between the collet body and the collet in order to obtain acceptable gas shielding. However, with the present invention, this open area can be decreased, thus permitting the insertion of a larger collet and welding electrode. As an example, where only a in. welding electrode could be used in the past, it is now possible to use a 7 in. electrode. Such an arrangement permits greater flexibility in'the welding operation. In addition, it is most noteworthy to observe that as a result of using such screens, exceptionally low 3 pressure gas drops through such screens result. Because of this fact, sealing about the edges of such screens does not present a difficulty and, in fact, is not critical, thereby eliminating the probability of gas jetting.
The torch comprises a body It) having a head 12 preferably covered with insulation, and a barrel or collet body 14 having therein an electrode holder or collet 15 to receive an electrode 16. The body is also provided with a shielding gas directing nozzle 18, preferably of insulating material.
Electric current is supplied through the collet 15 to the electrode 16, and shielding gas is supplied through the barrel l4 and out through apertures to the inside of the nozzle 18.
In the form shown in FIG. 1, a sleeve 22 preferably of metal, surrounds a lower smaller diameter portion of the collet body 14, forming an inner shielding gas chamber. The sleeve 22 acts to baflie incoming gas entering this inner chamber through point of entry 20. a The inner wall of the sleeve 22 near the bottom is provided with an annular recess, and the periphery of the collet body 14 is provided with a corresponding recess. A series of annular fine screens 24 are fitted into these corresponding recesses, separated by inner spacer rings 25 and outer annular spacer rings 27. The sleeve 22 constrains the lateral movement of the screens 24 and holds them in fixed spaced relation relative to the apertures 20 and normal to the sleeve.
Insulator 26 mounted between the torch body MD and insulating nozzle 18 provides sufiicient gap between the metallic surfaces of sleeve 22, collet body 14, and any outside ground object to prevent arcing.
Under certain welding conditions, the rapid accumulation of spatter on the screens 24 causes difficulty, and it is desirable to merely replace the screens. As shown in FIG. 2, such ease of removal is accomplished by providing a subassembly or package for the wire screens 24 and spacers 25 and 27. These are formed into packages by inner sleeves 28 and outer sleeves 32. The inner sleeve 28 slides over the bottom of the collet body 34, and is held in place by inner snap ring 30. The outer sleeve 32 slides inside the nozzle 36, and is held in place by snap ring 38.
InFIG. 3, the package of screens 2 is mounted below the bottom of the collet body A. The inner sleeve 28 closely surrounds the electrode 16, and the outer sleeve 32 torch nozzle 58. This permits such greater than normal visibility; allowing the operator to see the weld puddle and surrounding area. As a result, high quality welds are produced. Again, by means of this arrangement, accessibility into hard to reach areas is facilitated. In addition, electrode stub loss due to ordinary usage of the electrode is only about 45 percent of that previously obtainable.
part 48.
In FIG. 4, also the outer sleeve 32 is clamped between nozzle part 46 screwed into sleeve part 48, but the inner sleeve 28 is clamped between collet body 54 and a plug 56 thereinto.
In FIG. 5, the nozzle 58 is foreshortened so as to permit welding in areas which are difficult to reach with the longer nozzle 18 of FIG. 1. Such modification would not be feasible were it not for the use of fine screens 24. Without such screens, the issuing gases would exit in a turbulent manner whereby such turbulence would cause an influx of air into the weld zone. Such air tends to react with the weld puddle resulting in deleterious effects upon the welding reaction. However, with such screens 24 as in present invention, it eliminates this undesirable condition. The issuing gas as it passes through screens 24 is transformed from a substantially turbulent stream into one that is almost completely nonturbulent. Asa result, the Welding reaction is not adversely affected by the possible infusion of air within the shielding gas stream. Another very important advantage is realized by thisarrangement Where electrode 14 may be extended for a substantial distance up to 1 in. beyond the lower edge of the The forms shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 were weld tested and produced excellent weld shielding.
The form shown in FIG. 1 is not as subject to loss or damage of parts, can use standard nozzles, has greatest operator convenience. The form shown in FIG. 3 has the largest effective lens face area for control of gas flow pattern, the lens is easily replaceable, the screen area can be matched to different nozzle areas and this form is generally the simplest and least costly construction.
The form shown in FIG. 4 requires only one lens for a range of nozzle and electrode sizes, one collet body serves forrange of electrode sizes, with change of tip. The lens is cooled and not exposed to arc and electrode heat. This form is less subject to spatter pickup and is easily replaceable in case of damage.
This application is a continuation of my copending application Serial No. 96,970, filed March 20, 1961', no abandoned.
What is claimed is: 1
1. In a gas shielded arc torch having a body, means for if supporting an electrode in said body and a gas directing nozzle surrounding the lower portion of said electrode and having a discharge orifice, means for supplying electric current to said electrode, said'body having an inner passage for shielding gas with outlets to said nozzle, the combination therewith of an annular gas lens mounted inside said nozzle surrounding the electrode below said outlets and above the discharge orifice of said nozzle, said lens comprising superimposed wire screens having aligned central apertures through which said electrode passes, an inner retaining sleeve passing through all of said apertures, and an outer retaining sleeve receiving the peripheries of said screens and co-operating with said inner sleeve to hold said screens together to form a removable package thereof.
2. In a gas shielded arc torch having a body, an electrode holder in said body, a gas directing nozzle surrounding the lower portion of the electrode and having a dis charge orifice, means for supplying electric current to said electrode, said body having an inner passage for shielding gas with outlets to said nozzle, the combination therewith of an annular gas lens mounted inside said nozzle surrounding theelectrode below said outlets and above the discharge orifice of said nozzle, said lens comprising superimposed wire screens having aligned central apertures through which said electrode passes, spacer rings between said screens, the inner spacer rings surrounding the electrode and the outer spacer rings being inside said'nozzle, a sleeve inside said nozzle, said screens and inner spacer rings being mounted on a small diameter lower end of saidholder, and said screens and outer spacer rings being mounted inside the bottom of said sleeve.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/27 Nieberding 158-112 X i 9/62 Gorman et al 219-74
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Iran Accuses U.S, Pakistan of Supporting Terrorism
KABUL—Iran's foreign minister accused the U.S., Pakistan and allied forces of using Afghanistan to support terrorist strikes inside Iran, including bomb blasts last week that killed 28 people.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was among dozens of international diplomats speaking Tuesday at a global forum in Kabul aimed at stabilizing Afghanistan and unifying the global fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda.
"Terrorism is an international phenomenon and it is not restricted to one country or region," Mr. Mottaki said. "According to some evidence and some confessions by the terrorists captured on Iranian soil, those terrorist groups responsible for indiscriminate bombings in Iran are harbored, trained and equipped by the international forces and some elements in Afghanistan and Pakistan."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who also attended the conference, said she hadn't heard Mr. Mottaki's comments.
A Sunni extremist group called Jundullah claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack in the city of Zahedan, which killed 28 people and injured more than 300. Among the casualties were members of Iran's elite military unit, the Revolutionary Guard, which has vowed to exact revenge for the attack.
Tehran has long accused the U.S. and Pakistan of training and arming Jundullah, which is based in Pakistan's Baluchistan province. Last month, Tehran executed Jundullah's leader, Abdulmalik Rigi.
The Obama administration initially sought to engage Iran's Islamist government through reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. U.S. officials have said cooperation between the U.S. and Iran in Afghanistan could reduce tensions and potentially assist negotiations aimed at ending Tehran's nuclear program.
Tehran has long seen the Taliban's Sunni extremist ideology as a threat to predominantly Shiite Iran. Yet Tehran has so far failed to respond to Washington's engagement calls, often sending low-level diplomats to U.S.-backed conferences on Afghanistan or not sending any representatives at all.
Mrs. Clinton said new tensions over Iran's nuclear program and recent economic sanctions on Tehran could challenge hopes for more coordination. "We're in a post-sanctions environment," she said.
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- i am so happy to find good ol basic alive and
well in 2001 !
'it is not the power of the language
but rather the skill of the programmer'
anyways,
in making an encryption program with i have
encountered the following problem.
100 a$="test" :
110
dim d$(4) : dim e(4)
120 for r=1 to 4
130
d$(r)=left$(b$,r)
140 e(r)=asc(d$(r))
150 display d$(r);"
";e(r)
160 next r
well this gives me the letters t,e,s,t
one by one, but the value of e(r) never changes after
the first ascii value is returned ! it gives the same
ascii value for each of the subsequent letters !
- M spagetti_coder
This is great....
I'm not
much of a programmer, hobby thing for me,
but will
this give you what want??
100 a$="test" :
110
dim d$(4) : dim e(4)
120 for r=1 to 4
130
'092401 rlb d$(r)=left$(b$,r)
131 d$(r) =
mid$(a$,r,1)
140 e(r)=asc(d$(r))
150 '092401 rlb display
d$(r);" ";e(r)
151 print d$(r);" ";e(r)
160 next
r
Could it be that you are getting the
asc("t") =
116
asc("te") = 116
asc("tes") = 116
asc("test") =
116
If this helps, great, if I'm missing the
point
let me know more. - Rick
- Does either the Mac or Windows version of Chipmunk Basic support the COLOR or LOCATE commands?

Please address replies to my e-mail address at: dunric@...

Thanks! :)

Paul
- dunric,
the locate = gotoxy, its been a while
since I've
had my Mac, but there was some color in a

graphic's widow, can't recall the exact usage.
I've
started to use sunos a lot lately, I just
don't get
(awk).
Hope this helps - Rick
- I've used the fgetbyte(#)and input$(1,#),
but
what am I looking for?
I'd Like to DO:
 open
"file.txt" for input as #1
 while not eof(1)
 c1$ =
input$(1,1)
 c2$ = input$(1,1)
 if c1$ = ?? and c2$ = ??
then 'UNIX goto unix2dos
 if c1$ = ?? and c2$ = ??
then 'DOS goto dos2unix
 if c1$ = ?? and c2$ = ??
then 'MAC goto mac2dos

All the files are
Sequential Text Files.
Any help? - Thanks Rick
- Beside the fact that d$(r) is based on b$ and not
on a$, the asc() function can give you the ASCII
value of only the left-most character in d$(r) -- which
is always "t" if d$(r) were based on a$.

Line
130 might better be expressed as

 130 d$(r) =
- I believe you are looking to
test

c1$=chr$(13) 'carriage return
c2$=chr$(10)
'linefeed

Unfortunately, I don't recall which OS creates which combination
-- or lack thereof. For example, if c1$=chr$(13) and
c2$<>chr$(10), then I think you're dealing with a DOS file.
- Hi, all

I'm possitive the CHAR13 + CHAR10
is a DOS thing. I'm sure that unix only uses 13
(car-return) because a line feed is "obvious" after a
car-return.

I forgot whether MacOS uses Char13 or Char10, but I
think they do the same as Unix. Having used all 3, I've
had problems opening files that lack the right
sequence... Get a hex editor and open a few Simpletext files
- http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~bergmann/compilers.htm

Chipmunk basic is there, and it's probably where I first
discovered it, so... explore a bit. There are a few free
ones there if you have windows too.
- I have a number simple basic programs written in
the process of doing engineering project
calculations. They were written in "Microsoft BASIC (b)" in
1985-6. I'd like to convert the basic files to Chipmunk
Basic. The only version of "Microsoft BASIC (b)" (on
this Macintosh, G4, OS 9.1), crashes the OS. Can I, or
do I, have to purchase software to do the conversion
to Chipmunk Basic? -- Duaine
- Thanks
 200 rem dummy test get file name

201 x = 0 : ck$ = ""
 202 input" Enter File Name
To Test ";name$
 204 if len(name$) = 0 then goto
1000 : 'exit
 210 open name$ for input as #1

212 while not eof(1)
 215 ck$ = input$(1,1)

217 x = x + 1 : print ck$;
 220 if ck$ = chr$(10)
then print : print "unix file ";x;" Characters
 to
Find unix" : close #1 : sh$ = "unix2dos " + name$ + "
" + name$ : sys(sh$) :
 goto 250
 225 if ck$
= chr$(13) then print : print "DOS file ";x;"
Characters
to find DOS" : close #1 : sh$ = "dos2unix " + name$
+ " " + name$ : sys(sh$) : g
oto 250
 230
wend
 233 print "Error CKU-D.BAS Routine Unable To
Determine UNIX/DOS"
 241 close #1
 250 input"Enter
c/r to continue ";an$ : goto 200 : rem
again...
I'll work with this a while - Rick
- Is it intended that the newest version
of
Chipmunk BASIC for unix, basic-sunos, closes the Terminal
Window
when it EXIT - BYE??
This is different than
sunos.basic v3.4.8b1,
perhaps there is something I am
doing?
Thanks - Rick
- Hi Duaine.

Do you still have access to an
old PC? I'm pretty sure that before QBASIC (1990),
BASIC programs were saved in "tokenized" mode, so you
could not read them from a text editor or Chipmunk
Basic because they look like random Junk.

The
only solution I know is to Open the programs in an
early version of BASIC, preferably BASIC(B) for DOS (on
a PC, regrettably --or VirtualPC if you have it and
do a web search for BASIC B somehow) and then save
it like this:

SAVE "FILENAME.BAS" ,
A

The "COMMA A" tells the BASIC command line to store
the program in ASCII, a plain text format that
Chipmunk basic reads.

Anyway, it takes a little bit
of time to make a BASIC program 100% compatible with
CB, but if you're not very new to CB, it's just a
matter of reading the EXCELLENT (IMHO) documentation
html for it to find syntax or function
replacements.

Good Luck. Post back if you want me to try and get a
BASIC A compiler. They used to come free with PCs until
about Windows 3.1
- Well I'm confused....
I would have thought
that once you're in a
SUB...END SUB you could only
work on what was
passed to that SUB, some
experimenting shows
other wise!

I'm using sunos.basic
v3.48b1, I not saying
this is right or wrong, I'm just
trying to find
the place way through!

Its a
great thing Ron's done here, I hope my
fumbling
doesn't detract from that!

Thanks Rick
- I believe the answer is no. You can set a point
and you can draw a poligon or a line. Maybe you need
to look at the poly instruction? Linear equations
are only supported under graphing calculators as far
as I know.
- Chipmunk Basic 3.5.8, new 2002 releases are on the web site:
 <http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic >
Mac, MacOSX, wintel, and linux ports available. Bug reports welcome.

- rhn
- Using sunos.basic
I have this:
 3200 SUB
EMenu()
 3202 print " ";AL$ : xem = len(AL$)
 3204
print " Choose From Menu "
 3206 print " 1. Append
Supject At Minimum (12)"
 3208 print " 2. Append
Subject At # Location "
 3210 print " 3. Edit Subject
(vi) "
 3212 print " 4. Accept As Is (c/r) "

3213 print " 5. Append End Of Subject "
 3214 print
" 6. Quit/Return To Main Menu "
 3216 CEM$ =
INKEY$ : IF CEM$ = "" THEN GOTO 3216
 3218 IF CEM$ =
"1" THEN GOTO 3230
 3220 IF CEM$ = "2" THEN GOTO
3242
 3222 IF CEM$ = "3" OR UCASE$(CEM$) = "E" THEN
GOTO 3254
 3224 IF CEM$ = "4" OR CEM$ = CHR$(10)
THEN GOTO 3296
 3225 if cem$ = "5" then AL$ = AL$ +
" " : goto 3250
 3226 IF CEM$ = "6" OR
UCASE$(CEM$) = "Q" THEN run 100
 3228 GOTO 3216
 3230 '
Append Subject At Minimum (12) or after first space
(chr$(32))
 3232 xem = len(AL$) - 12
 3234 for r = 0 to
xem
 3236 xem$ = mid$(AL$,12+r,1)
 3238 if xem$ =
chr$(32) then AL$ = left$(AL$,r+12) : goto 3250
 3240
next r
 3242 AL$ = left$(AL$,12)
 3244 input "
Enter Position To Begin Append ";r$ : r = val(r$) : if
r = 0 then r = xem
 3246 AL$ = left$(AL$,r)

3250 input " Append Subject (and/or) <c/r> To
Continue ";cq$
 3252 AL$ = AL$ + cq$ : goto 3296

3254 open "etc.dat" for output as #1 : print #1,AL$ :
close #1 : sys("vi etc.dat")
 3256 open "etc.dat"
for input as #1 : input #1,AL$ : close #1 : goto
3296
 3258
 3296 END SUB
 3297 '
 3298 '

3299 '

I call it this way:
 572 call EMenu()
: ' 021802 print " ";AL$ : input " Append Subject
(and/or) <c/r> To Continue ";cq$

I am getting
a error, something like:
"Extra Information on
line 572"

am I running out of stack space or am
I calling
this the wrong way?

Thanks -
- Chipmunk Basic 3.5.8b7, a new Sep-2002 release, is
on the Chipmunk Basic web site:
MacOS X console and command-line, and MacOS Classic versions.
Fixed several bugs and added matrix invert.
- rhn
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For use in a building to limit access to a secured area, an apparatus which includes a badge reader installed at the point of entrance, numbered badges for those desiring entrance into the secured area, a remote badge number file storage, an electronic scanner which scans the file when supplied with the number from the badge, and means for remotely electrically opening a door or other entrance to the secured area upon ascertaining authority for the badge holder to enter that particular secured area as evidenced by data from the storage file.
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United States Patent Yarbrough 1 1 Oct. 24, 1972 [$4] CONTROLLED ACCESS SECURITY 3.419.881 12/1968 SYSTEM 3,499,115 3/1970 3,590,333 6/1971 Blum ..340/ 149 A m] Invent Dallas 3,569,619 3/1971 Simjian..............340/149 A x [73] Assignee: World Computer Systems Engineercorpol'lflufl Primary Examiner-David L. Tralton [221 Filed: Dec. 16, 1970 [2|] App]. No.: 98,613 57 ABSTRACT For use in a building to limit access to a secured area, "340,149 235/6, an apparatus which includes a badge reader installed II at h point of entrance, numbered badges for those [58] Fieldol Search ..........340/147 A, 119 R, 149 A; desiring entrance into the secured ma a remote 179/37 235/617 B badge number file storage, an electronic scanner which scans the file when supplied with the number [561 Mm Cited from the badge, and means for remotely electrically UNITED STATES PATENTS opening a or other entrance to the secured area upon ascertaining authority for the badge holder to 3,221,304 11/1965 Emkeiefi etal ..340/149 A enter that particular secured area as evidenced by 3,394,246 7/ 1968 Goldman ..235/61.7 8 data f the storage ma 2,914,746 11/1959 James ..340/l49 A 1 3,245,697 4/1966 Nugent..............340/149 A X 2,714,201 7/1955 Whitehead ..340/149 A 10 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures 21 23 I2 24 25 TURNS7ILE DOOR BADGE r v INTERLOCK CONTROL {READER M CAMERA 3a 20 BADGE RELEASJ 22 4 0 37 32 26 2/8 I I 1' TURNS/(LE SECURITY REMOT LARGE ALARM LOG/C COMPARATOR if MON/TOR 31 I J TAPE SMALL CONTROLS E DISPLAY MONITORS INTERCOM KEYBOARD CLOCK I/UDE VICE mmnnnmu m2 3.101.100
21 23 I2 24 2 r TURNST/LE DOOR BADGE IN TERC T v INTERLOCK CONTROL READER cAME BADGE RELEASE 22 40 37 32 26 2a 1 r REWO 1 1 TURNST/LE SECURITY 1 LARGE ALARM LOG/C COMPARATOR gig MONITOR TAPE SMALL CONTROLS DECK DISPLAY MONITORS INTERCO CLOCK KOE Kenneth A. Yarbrough FIG. 2 INVENTOR BY Mb,
ATTORNEY CONTROLLED ACCESS SECURITY SYSTEM SUMMARY OF PROBLEM AND SOLUTION In large buildings, there may exist areas in which the degrees of security may vary. For instance, in a manufacturing plant, there may be various projects devoted to items of a consumer interest, projects being identified by the military as requiring a confidential status, and those which are secret or even top secret. There may be records kept in a financial institution, such as a band, brokerage house, stock broker, or the like, which require different degrees of security. For instance, cancelled checks in a bank require a lesser degree of security than do bearer" instruments. Stock transfer departments deal with instruments which likewise require a high degree of security. From the foregoing, it will be readily understood that the degree of access permitted and the degree of security required for various areas in a building or facility may therefore be quite variable.
In the ordinary operation of an installation having secured areas, one fundamental tenet is that individuals having no need of access to a particular secured area should not normally be admitted to it. At best, this is implemented through the use of an armed guard or area supervisor. This is subject to frailties of human error, and generally lacks the consistent quality required inasmuch as the individual manning ,a particular area may vary from time to time.
The present invention is intended for use in an area where access of several individuals may be limited or discretionary in or about the facility, and where the degrees of security may likewise vary. The present invention is intended as a central monitor and control system for a security system. lt preferably cooperates with one or more entrances in or about the premises. At each entrance, it preferably uses a door lock which is remotely released. For convenience, an intercom for communication and a closed circuit television system monitors each door. This conveys the necessary information to the central unit. At each entrance, a badge reader is provided. Each employee is provided with a badge having a unique employee identification number punched therein. The employee presents the badge to the badge reader, which is read by the remote badge reader, and a signal is conveyed to the central equipment. A storage file at the central equipment scans the list of badge numbers to determine whether or not the badge is valid, and if valid, whether or not that individual should be permitted to the area beyond the entrance. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a recording device which records the time of day, notation of the particular entrance, and particular badge number of the employee gaining entrance. Should anything be discovered missing thereafter, replay of the stored data would assist in investigating the individuals having access to the area, and might aid in determining the nature of any disappearance.
Many objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from a consideration of the following written specification and drawings, which are:
FIG. 1 shows an individual entrance monitored with the equipment of the present invention, including a badge reader; and,
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematic of the present invention which includes multiple remote stations and a central unit.
In the drawings, attention is first directed to FIG. 1 where a door is indicated by the numeral 10. The door is located in a wall 1 l, or other suitable structure defining the path of an individual in the vicinity. As an individual approaches the door 10, he passes by a badge reader 12. The badge of the individual is inserted into the badge reader 12 and the number is read. The present invention tests whether or not that individual has the right to access to the area. Assuming access is granted, the door 10 is opened and the individual can pass through. lf access is denied, the operator of the equipment is signalled by means of an alarm, and in the preferred embodiment, the badge of the individual is held until the supervisor has had an opportunity to investigate the circumstances of the attempted entry.
Considering the invention more in detail, the layout of FIG. 1 will be first described as a representative installation at which the equipment is located, and the central unit will be described as illustrated in FIG. 2. It will be understood that the invention is cooperative with many entrances protecting either a single or multiple secured areas, depending on the layout. In F l6. 1, a rail 13 limits traffic to the door 10 and directs it past a turnstile 14. The rail 13 and the turnstile l4 prevent a group of people from entering the door 10 when it is opened for one person having a valid badge. Spaced some distance from the door 10 is the badge reader 12. Preferably, the badge reader is positioned so that in conjunction with the walls which define the secured area, the door location, the rail 13, and the turnstile 14, that only one individual can be admitted for each operation of the badge reader. While the entrance may differ in many circumstances, it might readily include the use of a wire screen to supplement the rail 13, light beams and photocells, and other equipment. The equipment shown in FIG. 1 to limit passage of one individual for each operation of the badge reader is mere- 1y representative, and can be enhanced through the application of such means as noted above. On the other hand, this equipment may be omitted in some circumstances.
The foregoing is directed to FlG. 1 which discloses an arrangement for directing traffic toward the entrance of a secured area. In or about a premises, several such entrances may be required for several secured areas, and, of course, they may be similar to or different from one another. This will be more readily understood from a description of the central equipment which is shown in FIG. 2.
In FIG. 2, the central equipment is indicated generally by the numeral 20. By central, reference is made to the fact that it is located at a central point or location where one individual can readily monitor its operation and the traffic into and out of various secured areas. The equipment illustrated generally at 20 is connected with a minimum of one entrance, there being no practical limit on the number of entrances to the secured area cooperative with the central unit. Thus, the equipment will typically find use and application with perhaps five of 10 entrances, although a greater number is permissable. Considering the apparatus of FlG. 2 more specifically, the equipment which is located at the various remote sites is shown separate and apart from the central equipment at 20. This will typically include a turnstile interlock 21 which is connected with a turnstile alarm 22 at the central equipment. The turnstile interlock meters or measures the number of people passing through the entrance, should this be desired, and provides an indication that more than one person has advanced through the turnstile 14 shown in FIG. 1. The alarm is preferably located at the central station and responds to excessive movement through the turnstile.
The remote equipment also includes a remote door control 23. The door control is shown in FIG. 1 in dotted line as being recessed within the wall to permit remote release of the door 10. conventionally, the door is provided with a lock built into the door control 23 which releases to permit the door to be pushed open. The door is preferably also equipped with a return spring. Thus, an individual can advance to the door and push upon it when the door control 23 is actuated and the lock is released. The individual can then advance through the door and the door will swing shut and be latched through operation of the door control 23. More will be noted concerning the actuation of the door control and associated equipment hereinafter.
The badge reader 12 was previously mentioned and its function will be noted in detail hereinafter.
An intercom 24 is also shown in FIG. 2. The intercom 24 is also shown in FIG. 1. The intercom 24 is typically in the form of a speaker mounted near or at the door as shown in FIG. 1. The intercom 24 permits twoway verbal communication between the person wishing access to the secured area and the person who monitors the equipment at the central location.
The numeral 25 in FIG. 2 identifies a closed circuit television camera which is also shown in FIG. 1. The camera is preferably located at a point to be focused on the face of an individual approaching the door. it is preferably positioned to view an individual at the door, those passing through the tum-stile, and those operating the badge reader 12. The television camera 25 is customarily used by an individual manning the central equipment to survey the situation and, in case of an individual seeking admission to an area where such admission is denied, to scan and interrogate the individual.
As also shown in FIG. 2, the central station 20 incorporates a remote station selector 26 which is connected to the intercom 24 and television camera 25. Ordinarily, the operator of the central equipment will not desire to hear or see the activities at all of the remote stations at one time. Hence, he is provided with a remote station selector for use in selecting the various entrances which are to be monitored at a particular time. The remote station selector permits switching from one intercom or television camera to another. Several small television monitors are provided at 27, and a large television monitor is located at 28. For convenience, the number may be altered depending on the number of secured entrances to be monitored, and the amount of traffic through the entrances. Additionally, the intercoms 24 at each of the entrances are switched through the remote station selector 26 to an intercom terminal at 30 to permit the operator to converse with a selected station. The remote station selector is operated through the agency of central unit controls which are indicated at 31 in HO. 2.
The central unit 20 incorporates a magnetic disc storage file at 32. The magnetic disc storage file is preferred over magnetic tape or a core memory because of cost and because access time is quite favorable. Disc files are available with access time no greater than about 16 milliseconds. A serially written tape might have shorter access time should the number of entries be small, but quite often, the number of entries would be sufficiently large that a disc file would provide the desired access time. The disc file is used to store badge numbers assigned to various individuals. The present invention utilizes the unique badge number assigned to each individual to determine whether or not access to a given area should be permitted or denied. The individual is given a unique badge number at the time of his employment, and the number of secured areas which are permitted to him are likewise identified. The secured areas may be identified by assigning an appropriate number to the various entrances. Thus, in a facility with ten entrances monitored by the present invention, the individual may be permitted access to some of the ID. The file 32 is utilized to store his unique badge number and the areas to which he may be admitted. The nonselected areas are not indicated in the tile.
in some installations, the secured areas may have an order of ascending significance. This will be analogous to an installation having governmental clearances which are confidential, secret, and top secret. It may well occur that some individuals are admitted to confidential areas only, and hence, these numbers can be entered in the file. Some individuals may be admissable to all areas, and hence, all numbers can be entered in the file. The exact numbering system chosen for a given installation of the security equipment of the present invention is subject to variation, but it should be appreciated that a system based on entry of code symbols within the file 32 for each individual is utilized with the present invention to permit or deny access of an individual to a given area.
The file 32 is connected with a display unit 33 which is also connected to a keyboard 34. The keyboard 34 is utilized to enter new data which is first displayed by a visual display 33 into the file 32. Thus, a new employee might be hired and assigned a newly created badge number. The badge number and areas or entrances for which access is permitted are entered through the keyboard 34 into the display 33, and into the file 32. This data is thus placed in the memory, thereby permitting the equipment to respond instantly to the hiring of the new employee.
The central unit 20 further includes a clock 35 which is connected with a tape memory system 36. The tape memory system records data from the clock 35 periodically, and records data from a comparator 37 whose purpose will be described in detail hereinafter.
The comparator 37 is connected with several badge readers 12, one at each entrance. The badge readers are similar, and hence, it is believed that a generalized representation of only one is required for the drawings. The several similar badge readers all form signals indicative of the badge of the individual seeking admission to the secured areas. Thus, the badge reader forms what may typically be a multidigit signal, perhaps from four to digits, describing the individual seeking entrance. The signal is supplied from the remote entrance to the comparator 37. The comparator 37 scans the file 32 electronically and determines whether or not the badge number is, indeed, a valid badge number. Moreover, the comparator 37 forms a signal to a badge release circuit 38 which is then returned to the badge reader to release the grip which the badge reader has on the individual badge as will be described hereinafter. The comparator 37 thus ascertains the perfect match of the badge number read by the badge reader 12 with the number stored in the file 32. Each badge reader is, of course, affiliated with an individual entrance. The comparator 37 therefore compares the identification of the individual badge reader 12 with the designations recorded in the file 32. Again, if a comparison is achieved, and presuming proper comparison of the badge numbers proper, then the signal is formed for the badge release circuit 38. The badge release circuit 38 causes the badge reader 12 to release the badge which has been inserted into it.
From the foregoing, it will be seen that two conditions must be properly met to permit an individual to enter a secured area through an entrance such as that illustrated in FIG. 1. The file 32 must contain his badge number and the particular entrance must be specifically be noted as an entrance permissable to the individual. As a consequence, the comparator 37 compares the two sets of data with the file information and indicates to the badge release 38 that the individual can be permitted to enter.
when the comparator operates, it forms a signal provided to the security logic 40 which is then input to the door control mechanism 23. The security logic forms a signal which permits release of the door 23. This also releases the tumstile interlock 21 to permit the individual to advance through the door. The door control mechanism 23 is thus signalled by the security logic 40 to permit entrance of the individual.
Note should be taken of the precise nature of the badge reader 12 and its mode of operation. The badge reader 12 is a bought item which is manufactured by Selectro Corp., or Amp, Inc. The badge reader responds to a plastic badge which has a code punched in it. The employees individual number is encoded in the badge which is inserted into the badge reader. The badge reader customarily closes on the badge and holds it securely to register the badge with the reading mechanism to make an accurate and correct reading. The grip of the badge reader 12 is thus only released when the signal is provided by the badge release circuit 38. Since the hold on the badge is maintained until released, should a bogus badge be presented, it can be seized and held by the badge reader and the individual presenting it cannot easily retrieve it from the machine without tearing up the badge. The secured area is thus further protected. in the event an employee should lose his badge, he need only report the loss to receive a new badge with a new number. At that instance, the keyboard 34 can be used to enter data into the data file 32 which will cancel the prior badge number and enter the newly assigned badge number. Thus, any lost badges which are in circulation present no particular problem inasmuch as the badge reader 12 may be used to capture" them should they be presented by an individual improperly seeking admission to the premises.
It might occur from time to time that several individuals would try to enter a secured area while only one person properly presents a badge. However, the tumstile must be coped with to be able to gather at the door 10 when it is opened for the one individual. While this might be accomplished, with some degree of difficulty, the tumstile mechanism presents a barrier to a group of people entering on a single badge reading. The tumstile may be ceiling high to prevent climbing over the typical three arms of the tumstile. Also, the rail may be quite tall. Alternatively, interlocked doors in a short hall can well serve to hold a person should a false entry be attempted. Of course, the tumstile can be omitted and a view of the entrance through the television camera 25 can be utilized to prevent more than one person from entering upon the presentation of only a single badge to the badge reader 12.
Many alterations and variations of the present invention may be readily adapted. The tumstile 14 and the rail 13 which defines the pathway to the door may be altered, modified or omitted as previously mentioned. Other structural techniques may be used in lieu of the tumstile, or the rail.
As would be appreciated, the intercom is preferably installed at each entrance, although it may be omitted due to unique circumstances. For instance, a particular entrance may be located a few feet from the point of installation of the central unit 20, and hence, the operator can readily view the entrance and may not need the intercom. The same may also be true of the remote closed circuit television camera 25.
For the use and operation of the intercom and the television camera, it may be helpful to install special speakers, microphones, remote lighting systems, and the like, which enhance their operation. These practicalities can be readily undertaken at the point of installation.
The foregoing is directed to a full and complete disclosure of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The terminology adapted herein is extended to the claims which are appended hereto.
What is claimed is:
1. A security system for use with multiple entrances into two or more secured areas for controlling admission to the areas wherein an individual is to be admitted to all or only a part of the secured areas and wherein the areas for an individual are designated, and individuals desiring admission to the secured areas are provided with badges having numbers encoded in such a badge, comprising:
a central unit adapted to receive a data file therein for storing a list of badge numbers for which admission to a secured area is permitted and also storing a list of coded symbols representative of a plurality of secured areas to which an individual is to be selectively and controllably admitted;
therebeing at least two entrances associated with selected ones of the secured areas;
at least a pair of badge reader means connected to said central unit, said badge reader means being adapted to be installed in proximity of the entrances;
comparator means included in said central unit and supplied with signals from said badge reader means and the data list in said central unit, said comparator means comparing the signals provided thereto to determine whether or not the number indicated for the badge of an individual is listed among those for whom access to a secured area is indicated, and forming an output signal;
means connected to said comparator means and receiving the output signal for signalling to the individual presenting the badge that admission to a secured area has been determined,
means associated with each of said badge reader means for forming a unique signal indicative of particular badge reader means, said means being further connected to said central unit; and,
second comparator means included in said central unit and being provided with signals from said means associated with said badge reader means and also from the data list in said central unit indicative of the particular secured areas, said second comparator means forming an indication that the individual presenting the badge to said badge reader means shall be admitted to or denied admission to a selected secured area dependent on the comparison by said second comparator means.
2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said signalling means includes a door release means cooperatively securing a door in a closed position at an entrance.
3. The invention of claim 1 wherein said signalling means includes an intercom means communicating from said control unit.
4. The invention of claim 1 wherein said signalling means includes a means for generating a badge release signal, and wherein said badge reader means seizes and holds a badge to be read thereby until receipt of a signal for release thereof.
5. The invention of claim 1 including at an entrance having a door:
a. said badge reader means being positioned outside such a door; and,
b. door release means remotely controlled from said central unit for controllably releasing such door to be opened.
6. The invention of claim 5 including a tumstile and rail constructed and arranged adjacent to the door to permit entry of only one individual through such door on release thereof by said door release means.
7. The invention of claim 5 including in said central unit an intercom selectively connected therefrom with an intercom at the remote entrance.
8. The invention of claim 5 including in said central unit a television monitor selectively connected therefrom with a television camera at the remote entrance.
9. The invention of claim 7 including in said central unit a television monitor selectively connected therefrom with a television camera at the remote entrance.
10. The invention of claim 5 wherein said signalling means includes a means for generating a badge release signal, and wherein said badge reader means seizes and holds a badge to be read thereby until receipt of a signal for release thereof.
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