Phonetic typewriter

The important factors involved in the development of a phonetic typewriter are as follows: the particular form in which the words are typed; the means for analyzing the sounds of speech; the identification of the analyzed sounds; the encoding, coding, and decoding of the sounds for the operation of the actuating mechanism; the design of the mechanism for actuating the typewriter. A study has been made of these problems. As a result of this study a simplified model of a phonetic typewriter has been developed incorporating all of these aspects. This model serves to illustrate the principles involved and provides means for further study towards a complete system.