Abstract: The appliance includes: a memory containing a series of telephone numbers; means for addressing said memory; dialing means suitable for transforming an address number into a sequence of multifrequency signals; and a first transducer suitable for transforming said sequence into acoustic signals, and capable of being coupled to the microphone of a telephone handset. According to the invention, the memory further contains, for each number, at least one associated voice signature; a second transducer is provided suitable for picking up a looked-for name as uttered by the user; voice recognition means are provided suitable for analyzing a picked-up name and for transforming it into an associated voice signature; and addressing means are provided comprising association means suitable for finding data in the memory that correspond to that provided by the voice recognition means and for addressing the corresponding position in the memory.

Abstract: Printer for printing machine comprising a plurality of styluses arranged in a plane parallel to the writing line and a corresponding number of electromagnets whose armatures cooperate with one end of the styluses mounted in a fixed guide, the other end being driven by a movable guide, characterized by means for subjecting the guide to a first alternating linear movement parallel to the writing line combined with a second alternating linear movement perpendicular to the first one, the amplitude of these linear movements corresponding to an integral number of characters printed in the form of dot matrixes.The invention can be applied to high speed printers operating at 300 to 500 lines per minute.