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US4291306A
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Figure displaying device
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1979-11-23
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Granted: 1981-09-22
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Expires: 1999-11-23
Abstract
Abstract Herein disclosed is a figure displaying device for producing and displaying a figure on a raster scan television. The figure displaying device includes first memory means for storing the vertical and horizontal coordinate values of the stop information of one frame to be displayed and second memory means for storing preset information. Further inclusive is control means for locating such dot information having a vertical coordinate value corresponding to the vertical scan of the television from the first memory means so that the dot information may be stored at the address of the second memory means corresponding to the horizontal coordinate value of the dot information located.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuyuki Kodama
- 👤 Kunihiro Okada
- 👤 Takakazu Huno
- 👤 Takeyuki Endo
- 👤 Yasutaka Shibuya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:12
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/42; G09B; G09B9/00; G09B9/02; G09B9/08; G09B9/30; G09B9/301; G09B9/302; G09G5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A figure displaying device for displaying a figure on the screen of a raster scan television in accordance with a plurality of dots, comprising: first memory means for storing dot information indicative of the ordinate and abscissa values of the respective dots on said screen; second memory means for storing preset information in a designated address by using the abscissa value of said dot information as an address; first control means for locating the dot information having the desired ordinate value from said first memory means so that the preset information may be stored in the address of said second memory means corresponding to the abscissa value of the dot information located; and second control means for sequentially reading out the information stored in said second memory means in accordance with the scanning operation of said screen so that the figure may be displayed on said screen in accordance with the information read out.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A figure displaying device for displaying a figure on the screen of a raster scan television in accordance with a plurality of dots, comprising: first memory means for storing dot information indicative of the ordinate and abscissa values of the respective dots on said screen; second memory means for storing preset information in a designated address by using the abscissa value of said dot information as an address; first control means for locating the dot information having the desired ordinate value from said first memory means so that the preset information may be stored in the address of said second memory means corresponding to the abscissa value of the dot information located; and second control means for sequentially reading out the information stored in said second memory means in accordance with the scanning operation of said screen so that the figure may be displayed on said screen in accordance with the information read out.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
179 words
A figure displaying device for displaying a figure on the screen of a raster scan television in accordance with a plurality of dots, comprising: first memory means for storing dot information indicative of the displayed conditions of respective dots and the ordinate and abscissa values of the same on said screen; second memory means provided for each of said displayed conditions for storing preset information in a designated address by using the abscissa value of said dot information as an address; first control means for locating the dot information having the desired ordinate value from said first memory means so that the preset information may be stored in such an address of said second memory means corresponding to the displayed condition of the dot information located as corresponds to the abscissa value of said dot information; and second control means for sequentially reading out the respective information stored in said second memory means in accordance with the scanning operation of said screen so that the figure may be displayed on said screen in accordance with the information read out.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
179 words
A figure displaying device for displaying a figure on the screen of a raster scan television in accordance with a plurality of dots, comprising: first memory means for storing dot information indicative of the displayed conditions of respective dots and the ordinate and abscissa values of the same on said screen; second memory means provided for each of said displayed conditions for storing preset information in a designated address by using the abscissa value of said dot information as an address; first control means for locating the dot information having the desired ordinate value from said first memory means so that the preset information may be stored in such an address of said second memory means corresponding to the displayed condition of the dot information located as corresponds to the abscissa value of said dot information; and second control means for sequentially reading out the respective information stored in said second memory means in accordance with the scanning operation of said screen so that the figure may be displayed on said screen in accordance with the information read out.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
A figure displaying device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising third memory means for storing the number of pieces of the dot information which is stored in said first memory means, wherein said first control means is made operative to restrict the number of the locations of the coordinate values, which are stored in said first memory means, in accordance with the storage of said third memory means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
A figure displaying device according to claim 2, wherein said second control means is made operative to select any of the storage of said second memory means, which are sequentially read out in accordance with the scanning operation of said screen, in accordance with a preset priority so that the display may be effected on said screen in accordance with the storage selected.
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