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Electronic graph drawing apparatus
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1983-09-01
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Granted: 1990-01-30
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Expires: 2003-09-01
Abstract
Abstract An electronic graph drawing apparatus comprises an input device for inputting numerical data, a memory responsive to the input device for storing the input data, a selection circuit responsive to the memory for selecting the maximum numerical data from the input numerical data, and a define circuit responsive to the selection circuit for defining an integer as the maximum of the scale in a graph to be drawn. Additionally, a second define circuit may be provided for defining the number of sectional divisions between the maximum scale and the minimum scale. Further, a scale assignment circuit may be provided for assigning scale information. Still further a line drawing circuit may be provided for drawing broken lines parallel to the X- and the Y-axis.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Nakanishi
- 👤 Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:11
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/02; G06F15/0225; G06F15/0233; G06F3/00; G06F3/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
252 words
An electronic graph drawing apparatus comprising: input means for introducing a plurality of numerical data values desired to be graphed; first memory means, responsive to said input means, for storing said introduced numerical data values; second memory means for storing graph drawing information including maximum scale information and number of divisions for a plurality of graph classes, each said graph class corresponding to a class range of values of maximum data to be printed; and processor means for producing graph scale data from said plurality of numerical data values, said processor means using stored logic programs, and comprising, maximum value selection means for determining the maximum data value of said plurality of numerical data values stored in said first memory means, means, responsive to said maximum value selection means, for comparing said maximum data value selected thereby to said class range of values corresponding to each said graph class as stored in said second memory means, and for selecting said graph class having a class range of values within which said maximum data falls, means, responsive to selection of said graph class by said means for comparing and selecting, for recalling said graph drawing information from said second memory means, and means, responsive to said graph drawing information from means for recalling, for reading said numerical data values from said first memory means and for printing a graph in said selected graph class of said plurality of data values, said means for reading and printing further printing scale indicia and scale lines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
252 words
An electronic graph drawing apparatus comprising: input means for introducing a plurality of numerical data values desired to be graphed; first memory means, responsive to said input means, for storing said introduced numerical data values; second memory means for storing graph drawing information including maximum scale information and number of divisions for a plurality of graph classes, each said graph class corresponding to a class range of values of maximum data to be printed; and processor means for producing graph scale data from said plurality of numerical data values, said processor means using stored logic programs, and comprising, maximum value selection means for determining the maximum data value of said plurality of numerical data values stored in said first memory means, means, responsive to said maximum value selection means, for comparing said maximum data value selected thereby to said class range of values corresponding to each said graph class as stored in said second memory means, and for selecting said graph class having a class range of values within which said maximum data falls, means, responsive to selection of said graph class by said means for comparing and selecting, for recalling said graph drawing information from said second memory means, and means, responsive to said graph drawing information from means for recalling, for reading said numerical data values from said first memory means and for printing a graph in said selected graph class of said plurality of data values, said means for reading and printing further printing scale indicia and scale lines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The graph drawing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said scale information includes the placement of scale lines on said graph and the labels thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The graph drawing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for printing prints said scale lines in two dimensions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The graph drawing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said class range of values of minimum data to be printed is stored in said second memory means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The graph drawing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said processor means further comprises significant digit determination means, responsive to said maximum selection means for recognition only a selection number of most significant digits for supply to said means for comparing and selecting.
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