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Video display of images with video enhancements thereto
Assignee: Harris Corp
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Filing: 1977-08-30
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Granted: 1980-05-20
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Expires: 1997-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A video display terminal is disclosed for use in displaying images of data characters on a display screen with modifications to the video characteristics thereof. Coded data characters are provided which represent images to be displayed. Associated with each data character is a coded enhancement character representing a video modification or enhancement to be made to the video image of the associated data character. Video signals are provided for forming the image represented by a data character. These video signals are modified by the enhancement represented by the associated enhancement character and the modified video signal is employed for forming the video image of the data character along with the video enhancement thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard E. Bakula
- 👤 Edward C. McCarthy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:53
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/22; G09G5/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A video display system for displaying dot pattern images of data characters on a display screen with dot pattern modifications to the video characteristics thereof and comprising: means for providing a plurality of coded data characters each representing a dot pattern image to be displayed and a like plurality of coded enhancement characters each representing one or more of a plurality of video dot pattern modification enhancements with each said enhancement character being associated with only one of said data characters, means responsive to each said coded data character for providing dot pattern video signals for forming the dot pattern image represented thereby, means responsive to each said coded enhancement character for modifying the dot pattern video signals for the associated data character in accordance with the video dot pattern enhancement therefor as represented by said coded enhancement character, and means responsive to said modified video signals for forming a video image with said video dot pattern enhancement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A video display system for displaying dot pattern images of data characters on a display screen with dot pattern modifications to the video characteristics thereof and comprising: means for providing a plurality of coded data characters each representing a dot pattern image to be displayed and a like plurality of coded enhancement characters each representing one or more of a plurality of video dot pattern modification enhancements with each said enhancement character being associated with only one of said data characters, means responsive to each said coded data character for providing dot pattern video signals for forming the dot pattern image represented thereby, means responsive to each said coded enhancement character for modifying the dot pattern video signals for the associated data character in accordance with the video dot pattern enhancement therefor as represented by said coded enhancement character, and means responsive to said modified video signals for forming a video image with said video dot pattern enhancement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A system as set forth in claim 1, said video image forming means includes vertical raster scanning means for forming lines of text of images of data characters by sequentially forming vertical columns of images of said data characters with each data image in a column forming one of the data character images of a said line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system as set forth in claim 2, wherein each said data character image is formed from a dot matrix comprising a plurality of columns and rows of dot positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system as set forth in claim 3, wherein said video signals for forming a data character image includes a plurality of instruction sequences for displaying dots at said dot positions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as set forth in claim 4, wherein said modifying means includes means for changing said instruction sequences in dependence upon the enhancement represented by said enhancement character.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said video signal providing means includes a read only memory for providing instruction sequences for forming the images of a data character as a plurality of dot slices.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as set forth in claim 6, wherein each dot slice comprises vertical column of dot positions and an instruction sequence commands display of dots at selected ones of said dot positions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system as set forth in claim 7, wherein said modifying means includes means for modifying said instruction sequence commands in dependence upon the enhancement represented by said enhancement character.
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