An ultrahigh-speed microfilm facsimile system

Current facsimile techniques for the direct recording of graphic material at a remote point are in widespread use in specific areas. These systems, however, are relatively slow with a scan rate of perhaps 15 and 20 lines per second as a useful upper limit. A need exists for more rapid generation and recording of facsimile information with the possibility of pushing transmission speeds, instead of a page a minute, to a page a second.