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Display apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-10-13
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Granted: 1990-04-24
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Expires: 2007-10-13
Abstract
Abstract A display apparatus has an original reader or a microfilm file, a CRT, high- and low-speed printers, a point device for indicating a command image, a CPU, a display control unit, and a display memory. More than one display information can be displayed simultaneously on the screen of the CRT, and printing or the like of one information can be performed during display operation of another information.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Kuo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/153; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A display apparatus comprising: memory means for storing therein image data to be edited and command image data representing a command for editing the image data to be edited, said image data and said command image data being stored in first and second memory areas, respectively; display means for displaying the image data and the command image data stored in said memory means, said display means having first and second display areas; control means adapted to display a part of the image data on said first display area and to display the command image data, in place of the remaining image data, on said second display area, said control means including a register for storing data corresponding to a display address of a boundary between said first display area and said second display area, said control means adapted to stop reading image data from said first memory area when a display address of the image data is coincident with data corresponding to a display address of the boundary during display of the image data, and further adapted to read the command image data from said second memory area and display same on said display means; and erasure means for changing data corresponding to a display address of the boundary stored in said register and erasing the command image displayed on said display means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
A display apparatus comprising: memory means for storing therein image data to be edited and command image data representing a command for editing the image data to be edited, said image data and said command image data being stored in first and second memory areas, respectively; display means for displaying the image data and the command image data stored in said memory means, said display means having first and second display areas; control means adapted to display a part of the image data on said first display area and to display the command image data, in place of the remaining image data, on said second display area, said control means including a register for storing data corresponding to a display address of a boundary between said first display area and said second display area, said control means adapted to stop reading image data from said first memory area when a display address of the image data is coincident with data corresponding to a display address of the boundary during display of the image data, and further adapted to read the command image data from said second memory area and display same on said display means; and erasure means for changing data corresponding to a display address of the boundary stored in said register and erasing the command image displayed on said display means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A display apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said display means displays a document image read by document reading means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display means displays data by means of raster scan, and wherein said control means includes count means for counting the number of the raster scan, and wherein said control means controls read-out of data from said first and second memory areas in accordance with a value of said count means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control means executes an interrupt program for controlling said changing means in accordance with mode selection by said selecting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means is adapted to display the remaining image data on said second display area when the command image is erased.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said erase means is adapted to change a display address of the boundary continuously.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
80 words
A display apparatus comprising: memory means for storing first and second image data in predetermined first and second memory areas; means for displaying the first and second image data stored in said memory means; control means for controlling read-out of the first and second image data from said memory means so as to overlay the first image data on said second image data in accordance with the memory areas when the first and second image data are overlapped and displayed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
A display apparatus comprising: memory means for storing first and second image data in predetermined first and second memory areas; means for displaying the first and second image data stored in said memory means; control means for controlling read-out of the first and second image data from said memory means so as to overlay the first image data on said second image data in accordance with the memory areas when the first and second image data are overlapped and displayed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said display means displays a document image read by document reading means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of image data to be displayed includes image data to be editing and command image data representing a command for editing the image data to be edited.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A display apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for shifting at least one of the image data displayed on said display means at a desired area on said display means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first image data represents a command for editing the second image data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
194 words
An image processing system comprising: reading means for reading a document; display means for displaying the document image read by said reading means; edit means for editing the document image displayed on said display means; printing means for printing the document image read by said reading means and the document image edited by said edit means; switching means for switching among a first transmission line for transmitting an image outputted from said reading means to said edit means, a second transmission line for transmitting an image outputted from said reading means to said printing means, and a third transmission line for transmitting an image outputted from said edit means to said printing means; selecting means for selecting a mode for printing an image read by said reading means by means of said printing means; and control means for controlling said switching means to connect said reading means with said printing means through said first transmission line so as to print an image read by said reading means by means of said printing means during an editing operation of said edit means without transmitting the image outputted from said reading means via said edit means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
194 words
An image processing system comprising: reading means for reading a document; display means for displaying the document image read by said reading means; edit means for editing the document image displayed on said display means; printing means for printing the document image read by said reading means and the document image edited by said edit means; switching means for switching among a first transmission line for transmitting an image outputted from said reading means to said edit means, a second transmission line for transmitting an image outputted from said reading means to said printing means, and a third transmission line for transmitting an image outputted from said edit means to said printing means; selecting means for selecting a mode for printing an image read by said reading means by means of said printing means; and control means for controlling said switching means to connect said reading means with said printing means through said first transmission line so as to print an image read by said reading means by means of said printing means during an editing operation of said edit means without transmitting the image outputted from said reading means via said edit means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image processing system according to claim 12, further comprising selection means for selecting energization or deenergization of said conrol means.
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