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Page selection device for videotext system

Assignee: Telediffusion de France ets Public de Diffusion
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Filing: 1980-05-22
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Granted: 1981-12-29
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Expires: 2000-05-22
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Abstract

Abstract A page selection device for a videotext system in which the incoming data are arranged in blocks comprising a data group following a prefix, some of the blocks having within said group specific codes called page headers, a page comprising the data between a page header and an end of page code, the page to be displayed being transferred to a page memory, said device comprising an input buffer having a capacity of at least one block, in which data are entered as they appear, an additional buffer with a capacity of at least one block, in which the incoming data are only entered if a page header has been detected, a main buffer with a capacity of at least one page, in which the content of the input buffer is transferred when a page header is detected, and means for comparing the page number entered in the additional buffer with the selected number and for controlling, according to whether the comparison is positive or not, either reading of the data entered in the main buffer for transfer to said memory or resetting to zero the additional and main buffers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles Hernandez
  • 👤 Jean-Francois Marquet

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 11:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/08; H04N7/087; H04N7/088; H04N7/0882

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
A page selection device for a videotext system in which the incoming data are arranged in blocks comprising a data group following a prefix, some of the blocks having within said group specific codes called page headers, a page comprising the data between a page header and an end of page code, the page to be displayed being transferred to a page memory, said device comprising an input buffer having a capacity of at least one block, in which data are entered as they appear, an additional buffer with a capacity of at least one block, in which the incoming data are only entered if a page header has been detected, a main buffer with a capacity of at least one page, in which the content of the input buffer is transferred when a page header is detected, and means for comparing the page number entered in the additional buffer with the selected number and for controlling, according to whether the comparison is positive or not, either reading of the data entered in the main buffer for transfer to said memory or resetting to zero the additional and main buffers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
A page selection device for a videotext system in which the incoming data are arranged in blocks comprising a data group following a prefix, some of the blocks having within said group specific codes called page headers, a page comprising the data between a page header and an end of page code, the page to be displayed being transferred to a page memory, said device comprising an input buffer having a capacity of at least one block, in which data are entered as they appear, an additional buffer with a capacity of at least one block, in which the incoming data are only entered if a page header has been detected, a main buffer with a capacity of at least one page, in which the content of the input buffer is transferred when a page header is detected, and means for comparing the page number entered in the additional buffer with the selected number and for controlling, according to whether the comparison is positive or not, either reading of the data entered in the main buffer for transfer to said memory or resetting to zero the additional and main buffers.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3927250A Cited
US4233628A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-12-28 1985-06-29 1985-12-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-12-28 1989-06-29 1989-12-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-12-28 1993-06-29 1993-12-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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