Abstract: A system for providing printing services at an education institution, campus, airport, shopping mall, or similar area through a plurality of separate, stand-alone printing kiosks or similar devices in several locations. The system comprises a software platform in a network or “cloud” environment connecting the printing kiosks in a network. The network can be wired or wireless. The system enables users to print from any location to the network of kiosks. The user uploads the document or file to be printed from his or her computing device, smartphone, or similar device to the printing network or “cloud,” and is given a release code. With the release code, or in an alternative embodiment, with a user name and password, the user can access and print out the document at any particular kiosk throughout the world. Users also may access the printing services directly at the kiosks.

Abstract: A synchronizing system for the control of the transmission of digital information which is composed of blocks separated by gaps and for which synchronization requires the production of a reference pulse. Each field of information includes a series of spaced coded synchronizing control words each of which is a coded representation of the separation between the word and the position required for the synchronizing signal. The synchronizer (FIG. 3) includes a decoder composed of read-only memories (IC2, IC3) which can set a counter (IC4, IC5 and IC6) in accordance with the separation. The decoded synchronizing control signal is compared by comparator IC8 and a read-only memory IC7 with the instantaneous contents of the counter and the counter is adjusted only if parity is not detected. If parity is detected and continues to be detected for each synchronizing control word, the counter counts towards a datum whereupon the synchronizing signal is produced.