Changes: Pattern buffer

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Pattern buffer, Shattered mirror — The pattern buffer aboard the USS *Defiant*

The pattern buffer was a key component of transporter systems. The buffer was used to temporarily store the matter stream following dematerialization, but prior to sending the stream to its target. This was done because of the relative motion of transporter and target. By temporarily storing the matter stream, the Doppler compensators had enough time to adjust the targeting scanners.

A matter stream could not be stored indefinitely in the buffer; after 420 seconds, the stored pattern would degrade and the object was lost. The only known occurrence of a person surviving in a buffer longer than the theoretical maximum was Captain Montgomery Scott on board the USS Jenolan. Following the Jenolan's crash-landing on a Dyson sphere, Scott, with the help of Matt Franklin, was able to store his pattern in the buffer for 75 years. This was achieved by disabling the rematerialization subroutine, connecting the phase inducers to the emitter array, bypassing the override, and locking the buffer into a continuous diagnostic cycle. Although Captain Scott's pattern suffered less than 0.003% degradation, and was successfully recovered by Geordi La Forge of the USS Enterprise-D in 2369, Franklin was irretrievable, as one of the inducers had failed, causing a 53% degradation in his pattern. (TNG: "Relics")

In 2152, diamagnetic storms saturated with polaric energy were encountered on a planet visited by the crew of the starship Enterprise. The storms interfered with the operation of the ship's transporter, resulting in Hoshi Sato being trapped in its pattern buffer for 8.3 seconds while Malcolm Reed worked to reintegrate the matter stream. (ENT: "Vanishing Point")

On Galaxy-class starships, the pattern buffer was located immediately beneath the transporter pad.

When weapons were beamed to a rebel camp on Krios from a cargo transporter of the Enterprise-D in 2367, Miles O'Brien asked Geordi La Forge if he could check the reliability of the pattern buffers. (TNG: "The Mind's Eye")

When Jadzia Dax decided to stay on the planet Meridian in 2371, the transporter buffer of the USS Defiant was used to bring her quantum matrix in sync with that of the Meridians. (DS9: "Meridian")

Starships could also transfer patterns from one pattern buffer to another by "locking on" to the target buffer and energizing. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")

To eliminate the medical condition called transporter psychosis, Federation transporters were equipped with multiplex pattern buffers. (TNG: "Realm of Fear")

The transporter buffer of an Intrepid-class starship performed a version of a microcellular scan every time it was used. (VOY: "Favorite Son")

Cardassian transporter systems were still equipped with active feed pattern buffers in 2367; these were considered outdated by Starfleet. (TNG: "The Wounded")

In 2374, the crew of Voyager overloaded the ship's pattern buffers attempting to transport deuterium from beneath the surface of a Y-class planet. (VOY: "Demon")

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+[[File:Pattern buffer, Shattered mirror.jpg|thumb|The pattern buffer aboard the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}]]
-The '''pattern buffer''' is a key component of the [[transporter]] system. The buffer is used to temporarily store the [[matter stream]], following dematerialisation, but prior to sending the stream to its target. This is done because of the relative motion of transporter and target. By temporarily storing the matter stream, the Doppler compensators have the time to adjust the [[targeting scanner]]s.
+The '''pattern buffer''' was a key component of [[transporter]] systems. The buffer was used to temporarily store the [[matter stream]] following dematerialization, but prior to sending the stream to its target. This was done because of the relative motion of transporter and target. By temporarily storing the matter stream, the Doppler compensators had enough time to adjust the [[targeting scanner]]s.
-A matter stream cannot be stored indefinitely in the buffer; after 420 seconds, the stored pattern will degrade and the object will be lost. The only known record of a person surviving in a buffer longer than the expected figure was [[Captain]] [[Montgomery Scott]] onboard the [[USS Jenolan|USS ''Jenolan'']]. Following the ''Jenolan''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash-landing on a [[Dyson sphere]], Scott, with the help of [[Matt Franklin]], was able to store his pattern in the buffer for 75 years. This was achieved by disabling the rematerialisation subroutine, connecting the [[phase inducer]]s to the [[emitter array]], bypassing the override, and locking the buffer into a continuous diagnostic cycle. Although Captain Scott's pattern suffered less than 0.003% degradation, and was successfully recovered by [[Geordi La Forge]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] in [[2369]]. Franklin was irretreivable, as one of the inducers had failed, causing a 53% degradation in his pattern.  ({{TNG|Relics}})
+A matter stream could not be stored indefinitely in the buffer; after 420 seconds, the stored pattern would degrade and the object was lost. The only known occurrence of a person surviving in a buffer longer than the theoretical maximum was [[Captain]] [[Montgomery Scott]] on board the {{USS|Jenolan}}. Following the ''Jenolan''{{'}}s crash-landing on a [[Dyson sphere]], Scott, with the help of [[Matt Franklin]], was able to store his pattern in the buffer for 75 years. This was achieved by disabling the rematerialization subroutine, connecting the [[phase inducer]]s to the [[emitter array]], bypassing the override, and locking the buffer into a continuous diagnostic cycle. Although Captain Scott's pattern suffered less than 0.003% degradation, and was successfully recovered by [[Geordi La Forge]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2369]], Franklin was irretrievable, as one of the inducers had failed, causing a 53% degradation in his pattern.  ({{TNG|Relics}})
+In [[2152]], [[diamagnetic storm]]s saturated with [[polaric energy]] were encountered on a planet visited by the crew of the [[starship]] ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]''. The storms interfered with the operation of the ship's transporter, resulting in [[Hoshi Sato]] being trapped in its pattern buffer for 8.3 seconds while [[Malcolm Reed]] worked to reintegrate the matter stream. ({{ENT|Vanishing Point}})
-On [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy''-class]] [[starship]]s, the pattern buffer is located immediately beneath the transporter pad.
+On {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]]s, the pattern buffer was located immediately beneath the transporter pad.
-When weapons were beamed to a rebel camp on [[Krios Prime|Krios]] from a [[cargo transporter]] of the ''Enterprise''-D in [[2367]], [[Miles O'Brien]] asked [[Geordi La Forge]] if he could check the reliability of the pattern buffers. ({{TNG|The Mind's Eye}})
-When [[Jadzia Dax]] decided to stay on [[planet]] [[Meridian (planet)|Meridian]] in [[2371]], the transporter buffer of the [[USS Defiant]] was used to bring her [[quantum matrix]] in sync with that of the [[Meridian inhabitants|Meridian]]. ({{DS9|Meridian}})
+When weapons were beamed to a rebel camp on [[Krios Prime|Krios]] from a [[cargo transporter]] of the ''Enterprise''-D in [[2367]], [[Miles O'Brien]] asked Geordi La Forge if he could check the reliability of the pattern buffers. ({{TNG|The Mind's Eye}})
+When [[Jadzia Dax]] decided to stay on the [[planet]] [[Meridian (planet)|Meridian]] in [[2371]], the transporter buffer of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} was used to bring her [[quantum matrix]] in sync with that of the [[Meridian inhabitants|Meridians]]. ({{DS9|Meridian}})
-Starships can also transfer patterns from one pattern buffer to another by 'locking on' to the target buffer and energizing. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
+Starships could also transfer patterns from one pattern buffer to another by "locking on" to the target buffer and energizing. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
-To eliminate the medical condition called [[transporter psychosis]], [[Federation]] transporters are equipped with Multiplex pattern buffers. ({{TNG|Realm of Fear}})
+To eliminate the medical condition called [[transporter psychosis]], [[Federation]] transporters were equipped with multiplex pattern buffers. ({{TNG|Realm of Fear}})
-The transporter buffer of an [[Intrepid class|''Intrepid''-class]] [[starship]] performs a version of a [[microcellular scan]] every time it is used. ({{VOY|Favorite Son}})
-[[Cardassian]] transporter systems were still equipped with active feed pattern buffers in [[2367]], considered outdated by [[Starfleet]]. ({{TNG|The Wounded}})
+The transporter buffer of an {{class|Intrepid}} [[starship]] performed a version of a [[microcellular scan]] every time it was used. ({{VOY|Favorite Son}})
-In [[2374]], the crew of ''Voyager'' overloaded the ship's pattern buffers attempting to [[transporter|transport]] [[deuterium]] from beneath the surface of a [[class Y planet|Y-class planet]]. ({{VOY|Demon}}
+[[Cardassian]] transporter systems were still equipped with active feed pattern buffers in [[2367]]; these were considered outdated by [[Starfleet]]. ({{TNG|The Wounded}})
+In [[2374]], the crew of ''Voyager'' overloaded the ship's pattern buffers attempting to [[transporter|transport]] [[deuterium]] from beneath the surface of a [[class Y planet|Y-class planet]]. ({{VOY|Demon}})
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