US4816812A
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Method and system for displaying images in adjacent display areas
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1986-02-18
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Granted: 1989-03-28
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Expires: 2006-02-18
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for displaying an image in each of plural display areas that are adjacently defined in a row direction on a display screen having a plurality of display rows, by defining boundary data for determining a boundary in a row direction between each adjacent display areas for each display row, and switching the image display between each adjacent display area for each display row based on the corresponding boundary data for each row, thereby enabling definition of the boundary freely and simply.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyasu Iida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:49
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/153; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/14; G09G1/00; G09G1/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for displaying an image in each of a plurality of display areas that are adjacently defined in a row direction and in a vertical direction on a display screen having a plurality of display rows, comprising the steps of: storing boundary data for determining a boundary between row adjacent display areas for each of said plurality of display rows at each entry of a row table storage means; fetching said boundary data corresponding to each display row to a counter means prior to displaying an image of said each display row; counting until reaching a boundary value in said fetched boundary data, the number of display elements in the corresponding row for the display area associated with said boundary value; and switching the image display between adjacent display areas for each display row in response to completion of said counting step based on said fetched boundary data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for displaying an image in each of a plurality of display areas that are adjacently defined in a row direction and in a vertical direction on a display screen having a plurality of display rows, comprising the steps of: storing boundary data for determining a boundary between row adjacent display areas for each of said plurality of display rows at each entry of a row table storage means; fetching said boundary data corresponding to each display row to a counter means prior to displaying an image of said each display row; counting until reaching a boundary value in said fetched boundary data, the number of display elements in the corresponding row for the display area associated with said boundary value; and switching the image display between adjacent display areas for each display row in response to completion of said counting step based on said fetched boundary data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said corresponding boundary data is fetched for each display row after displaying an image for the just preceding display row.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for displaying an image in each of plural display areas that are adjacently defined in a row direction and in a vertical on a display screen having a plurality of display rows, comprising: image information storage means for storing image information; first row table storage means for storing for each display row at each entry a start address in said image information storage means for image information to be displayed in each display area; second row table storage means for storing for each display row at each entry boundary data defining a boundary between row adjacent display areas; first counter means in which said boundary data is loaded for indicating said boundary; register means for storing said start address; and second counter means, connected to said register means, for generating an address in said image information storage means for image information to be displayed in each display area and for switching generation of said address between each adjacent display area under control of said first counter means.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for displaying an image in each of plural display areas that are adjacently defined in a row direction and in a vertical on a display screen having a plurality of display rows, comprising: image information storage means for storing image information; first row table storage means for storing for each display row at each entry a start address in said image information storage means for image information to be displayed in each display area; second row table storage means for storing for each display row at each entry boundary data defining a boundary between row adjacent display areas; first counter means in which said boundary data is loaded for indicating said boundary; register means for storing said start address; and second counter means, connected to said register means, for generating an address in said image information storage means for image information to be displayed in each display area and for switching generation of said address between each adjacent display area under control of said first counter means.
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