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EP0339675A2
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Television receiver and method of displaying video information
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-04-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A television receiver includes a vertically oblong CRT (81) having an aspect ratio of about 3:4, and a first and a second display part (P1, P2) each having an aspect ratio of about 4:3 are formed together with a third display part (P3) (a status display part) in the display area of the CRT, so that a picture-in-picture display, a teletext display, etc. can be simultaneously produced on the first and second display parts together with a status display on the third display part without cutting out part of the displayed video information.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiko Yoshino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:52
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/01; H04N7/0117; H04N7/0122; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/488; H04N21/4888; H04N7/08; H04N7/087; H04N7/088; H04N7/0884; H04N21/41; H04N21/422; H04N21/42204; H04N21/43; H04N21/431; H04N21/4312; H04N21/4316; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445; H04N5/45
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A television receiver comprising means for arranging a single CRT display (81) in an attitude in which its display screen is vertically oblong, means for dividing the entire area of said display screen to provide a horizontally oblong display part defining a first display area (P₁), means for dividing the remaining area of said display screen to provide another horizontally oblong display part defining a second display area (P₂), and means for utilizing the final remaining area of said display screen to define a third display area (P₃).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A television receiver comprising means for arranging a single CRT display (81) in an attitude in which its display screen is vertically oblong, means for dividing the entire area of said display screen to provide a horizontally oblong display part defining a first display area (P₁), means for dividing the remaining area of said display screen to provide another horizontally oblong display part defining a second display area (P₂), and means for utilizing the final remaining area of said display screen to define a third display area (P₃).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A television receiver according to Claim 1, wherein video information is displayed on said first display area (P₁) or said second display area (P₂), and information related to or supplementing the video information displayed on said first or second display area is displayed on said second or first display area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A television receiver according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein information indicating the status of at least one of the information displayed on said first and second display areas (P₁, P₂) is displayed on said third display area (P₃).
Claim 5
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of displaying video information comprising the steps of arranging a single CRT display (81) of a television receiver in an attitude in which its display screen is vertically oblong, dividing the entire area of said display screen to provide a horizontally oblong display part defining a first display area (P1), dividing the remaining area of said display screen to provide another horizontally oblong display part defining a second display area (P₂), and utilizing the final remaining area of said display screen to define a third display area (P₃).
Claim 6
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of displaying video information comprising the steps of arranging a single CRT display (81) of a television receiver in an attitude in which its display screen is vertically oblong, dividing the entire area of said display screen to provide a horizontally oblong display part defining a first display area (P1), dividing the remaining area of said display screen to provide another horizontally oblong display part defining a second display area (P₂), and utilizing the final remaining area of said display screen to define a third display area (P₃).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method of displaying video information according to Claim 4, wherein video information is displayed on said first display area (P₁) or said second display area (P₂), and information related to or supplementing the video information displayed on said first or second display area is displayed on said second or first display area.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of displaying video information according to Claim 4 or 5, wherein information indicating the status of at least one of the information displayed on said first and second display areas (P₁, P₂) is displayed on said third display area (P₃).
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