Color display

Claim 2

In combination: a color display means including means responsive to input video data signals for displaying data corresponding to said signals and means responsive to color-controlling signals for causing the displayed data to be displayed in the colors called for by said color-controlling signals; means for producing for each line of information to be displayed video data signals which include a video color-indicating manifestation for indicating the color in which the data signals in that line are to be displayed; means responsive to said video color-indicating manifestation for storing a color-indicating signal for one liNe time, and in response to the stored signal, for applying a color-controlling signal to the means responsive to said color-controlling signals of said color display means, for that line time; and means for concurrently applying the remaining data signals for that same line to the means responsive to data signals of said color display means.

Claim 3

In combination: a color display system including means responsive to input video data display signals for displaying data corresponding to said signals and means responsive to input data color-indicating signals for causing the displayed data to be displayed in the colors called for by said color-indicating signals; means for producing for each line of information to be displayed video data signals which include both data display signals and a data color-indicating signal for indicating the color in which the data for that line is to be displayed; means coupled to said means responsive to input video data color-indicating signals and responsive to said data color-indicating signal for storing said color-indicating signal for one line time, and for controlling the color displayed during said line time in response to the stored signal; and means for concurrently applying the data display signals for that same line to the means responsive to data display signals of said color display means.

Claim 4

In combination: a color display system including means responsive to input video data display signals for displaying data corresponding to said signals and means responsive to input data color-indicating signals for causing the displayed data to be displayed in the colors called for by said color-indicating signals; means for producing for each line of information to be displayed video data signals which include both data display signals and a data color-indicating signal for indicating the color in which the data for that line is to be displayed; means coupled to said means responsive to input video data color-indicating signals and responsive to said data color-indicating signal for storing said color-indicating signal for one line time, and for controlling the color displayed during said line time in response to the stored signal; and means for concurrently applying the data display signals for that same line to the means responsive to data display signals of said color display means.

Claim 5

In combination: color display means responsive to input video data signals for displaying said signals in colors called for by ones of said data signals; means for supplying for each line of information to be displayed video data signals, including video color signals for indicating the color in which the data signals in that line are to be displayed; means responsive to the color signals for storing each color signal for one line time; and means responsive to said stored color signals for causing the data signals to be displayed in the color called for by said color signals.

Claim 6

In combination: color display means responsive to input video data signals for displaying said signals in colors called for by ones of said data signals; means for supplying for each line of information to be displayed video data signals, including video color signals for indicating the color in which the data signals in that line are to be displayed; means responsive to the color signals for storing each color signal for one line time; and means responsive to said stored color signals for causing the data signals to be displayed in the color called for by said color signals.

Claim 7

The combination claimed in claim 3, said color signals occurring during the first data signal space item interval in a line of information.

Claim 8

The combination claimed in claim 4, including means for blanking the color signals during the first data signal space time interval, prior to the line of information being displayed.

Claim 9

The combination claimed in claim 3, said means responsive to the color signals for storing each color signal for one line time comprising for each color signal means capable of assuming one of two states, said last-named means assuming the first state if a color signal is present and assuming the second state at the end of a line of information.

Claim 10

The combination claimed in claim 3, said means responsive to said stored color signals including a plurality of gates and color amplifiers.

Claim 11

In a color display system the combination comprising: a color display device having three input terminals, namely red, green and blue video input terminals; a source of input video data signals, including video color signals for indicating the color in which the data signals are to be displayed; means responsive to the video color signals for storing a color-indicating signal for one line time; three amplifiers, namely a red, green and blue video amplifier; gate means responsive to said color indicating signal and input video data signals for gating the input data signals to selected ones of said three amplifiers as called for by said color indicating signal; and means for coupling the red, green and blue video amplifiers to the red, green and blue video input terminals, respectively, of said color display device.

Claim 12

In a color display system the combination comprising: a color display device having three input terminals, namely red, green and blue video input terminals; a source of input video data signals, including video color signals for indicating the color in which the data signals are to be displayed; means responsive to the video color signals for storing a color-indicating signal for one line time; three amplifiers, namely a red, green and blue video amplifier; gate means responsive to said color indicating signal and input video data signals for gating the input data signals to selected ones of said three amplifiers as called for by said color indicating signal; and means for coupling the red, green and blue video amplifiers to the red, green and blue video input terminals, respectively, of said color display device.

Claim 13

A color display apparatus comprising, in combination: a source of binary data signals representing information to be displayed and including binary data signals denoting the color in which said information is to be displayed; means for storing a frame of video information to be displayed and for storing, for each line of video information In said frame to be displayed, video signals for indicating the color of that line; digital-to-video converter means responsive to said binary data signals for supplying to said frame storing means corresponding video data signals; means responsive to the video data signals indicative of the color of a line for producing color signals corresponding thereto and for storing said signals for the duration of said line; and color display means responsive to said frame of video data for displaying information corresponding thereto and responsive to said color signals for displaying said data in the color chosen.

Claim 14

A color display apparatus comprising, in combination: a source of binary data signals representing information to be displayed and including binary data signals denoting the color in which said information is to be displayed; means for storing a frame of video information to be displayed and for storing, for each line of video information In said frame to be displayed, video signals for indicating the color of that line; digital-to-video converter means responsive to said binary data signals for supplying to said frame storing means corresponding video data signals; means responsive to the video data signals indicative of the color of a line for producing color signals corresponding thereto and for storing said signals for the duration of said line; and color display means responsive to said frame of video data for displaying information corresponding thereto and responsive to said color signals for displaying said data in the color chosen.

Claim 15

A color display system comprising, in combination: a source of binary data signals representing display information and also representing the color in which said information is displayed; a single digital-to-video converter means responsive to said binary data for producing a plurality of frames of video data corresponding thereto including, for each line of video data, video signals for indicating the color in which that line of data will be displayed; a plurality of means, each for selecting and storing one of said plurality of frames to be displayed; a plurality of color display means, each responsive to the video data signals in its said frame storage means for displaying lines of information and responsive to color signals for displaying each line in the color indicated by said color signals; and a plurality of means, each responsive to the video signals for indicating color in its said frame store means, for producing and storing for one line time, color signals corresponding to the color in which said line of information is to be displayed.

Claim 16

A color display system comprising, in combination: a source of binary data signals representing display information and also representing the color in which said information is displayed; a single digital-to-video converter means responsive to said binary data for producing a plurality of frames of video data corresponding thereto including, for each line of video data, video signals for indicating the color in which that line of data will be displayed; a plurality of means, each for selecting and storing one of said plurality of frames to be displayed; a plurality of color display means, each responsive to the video data signals in its said frame storage means for displaying lines of information and responsive to color signals for displaying each line in the color indicated by said color signals; and a plurality of means, each responsive to the video signals for indicating color in its said frame store means, for producing and storing for one line time, color signals corresponding to the color in which said line of information is to be displayed.

Claim 17

The combination as set forth in claim 10 wherein said video signals for indicating color for each line stored in each of said frame store means occurs in a fixed position relative to the information in that line and wherein there is further included means for blanking the video signals for indicating color where that indication would otherwise be displayed in said lines of information.