PROGRAMMABLE METHODS OF PERFORMING COMPLEX OPTICAL COMPUTATIONS USING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Patent 0215008

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EP 0 215 008 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.03.1987 Bulletin 1987/13

(21)	Application number: 86900432.0

(22)	Date of filing: 05.12.1985

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G02F 1/ 03^{( . )}
G06E 3/ 00^{( . )}

G02F 3/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1985/002396

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1986/005608 (25.09.1986 Gazette 1986/21)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT NL

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Priority:

18.03.1985 US 19850713063

(71)	Applicant: Hughes Aircraft Company
	Los Angeles, California 90045-0066 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GRINBERG, Jan Los Angeles, CA 90049 (US) NUDD, Graham, R. Copgrove, West End Worcestershire, WR12 7JP (GB) SOFFER, Bernard, H. Pacific Palisades, CA 90250 (US)

(74)	Representative: KUHNEN, WACKER & PARTNER
	Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 D-85354 Freising D-85354 Freising (DE)

(54)	PROGRAMMABLE METHODS OF PERFORMING COMPLEX OPTICAL COMPUTATIONS USING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM