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Ornamental display device for electronic dictionary
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1986-08-04
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Granted: 1988-04-26
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Expires: 2006-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A display device for an electronic dictionary such as an electronic translator or an electronic language dictionary is featured by displaying ornamental patterns formed with ornamental data and word data when the dictionary is left unoperated. The display device includes a memory circuit for storing the ornamental data and the word data, a mixing circuit responsive to the memory circuit for mixing the ornamental data and the word data, and a display responsive to the mixing circuit for displaying the mixed ornamental patterns. In a specific form of the present invention, the ornamental patterns are displayed by shifting or running the overall data across the display.
Inventors
- 👤 Isamu Washizuka
- 👤 Mitsuhiro Saiji
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 21:31
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/40; G06F40/55; G06F15/00; G06F15/02; G06F15/0225; G06F40/20; G06F40/237; G06F40/242; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A display device in an electronic translator which displays translated word data in a second language in response to a keyboard input of corresponding original word data in a first language, said display device comprising: memory means for storing ornamental data, said translated word data, and said corresponding input original word data, said ornamental data including at least one animal symbol; mixing means, connected to said memory means, for generating mixed data, said mixed data including either of said original input word data or said translated word data being positioned adjacent said at least one animal symbol; detection means, responsive to the input of said original word data, for detecting when the electronic translator has been idle for a predetermined period of time and for generating a mixed data display signal in response thereto; and display means, responsive to said mixed data display signal, for displaying said mixed data generated by said mixing means, said display means being alternatively responsive to the input of said original word data for displaying said translated word data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A display device in an electronic translator which displays translated word data in a second language in response to a keyboard input of corresponding original word data in a first language, said display device comprising: memory means for storing ornamental data, said translated word data, and said corresponding input original word data, said ornamental data including at least one animal symbol; mixing means, connected to said memory means, for generating mixed data, said mixed data including either of said original input word data or said translated word data being positioned adjacent said at least one animal symbol; detection means, responsive to the input of said original word data, for detecting when the electronic translator has been idle for a predetermined period of time and for generating a mixed data display signal in response thereto; and display means, responsive to said mixed data display signal, for displaying said mixed data generated by said mixing means, said display means being alternatively responsive to the input of said original word data for displaying said translated word data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said ornamental data include a plurality of animal symbols and wherein said mixing means generates mixed data including either of said original input word data or said translated word data which is positioned between at least two of said plurality of animal symbols.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said mixed data is displayed by shifting the overall data across said display means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said mixing means comprises a driver circuit for driving said display means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The device of claim 4, wherein said mixing means further comprises first memory means for storing said mixed data to be fully displayed in said display means and second memory means for storing partial display information to be partially displayed in said display means, wherein said partial display information includes half of said mixed data.
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