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Transmitter, receiver and/or record carrier for use with an information signal including a coded text line having character codes and control codes for controlling display of characters defined by the character codes
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
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Filing: 1995-01-04
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Granted: 2002-11-12
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Expires: 2015-01-04
Abstract
Abstract An information transfer system which transmits and receives an information signal including a coded text line, and displays characters, defined by character codes included in the coded text line, on a display unit having a display capacity which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line. The system includes a transmitter for producing and transmitting the information signal, a record carrier for storing the information signal, and a receiver for receiving the information signal and displaying the characters on the display unit. The information signal includes main data and sub data, which sub data includes the coded text line. The coded text line includes the character codes and control codes. The receiver includes the display unit and a display control unit for controlling display of the characters in accordance with the control codes.
Inventors
- 👤 Björn Bluthgen
- 👤 Richard C. Spiero
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 00:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/28; B; B01; B01D; B01D33/00; B01D33/06; B01D33/11; B01D33/44; B01D33/46; B01D33/466; B01D33/58; B01D33/60; B01D33/70; B01D33/74; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/147; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/04; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3063; G11B27/34; B01D2201/00; B01D2201/28; B01D2201/282
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A receiver, comprising: character display means for displaying characters defined by a number of character codes included in a coded text line, said character display means having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line; means for receiving an information signal having main data and sub data, the sub data including the coded text line, which coded text line also includes a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the characters on said display means; and display control means for controlling display of the characters in accordance with the serial control codes, which serial control codes include horizontal scrolling control codes for use in causing and/or controlling a horizontal scrolling of the characters on said display means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A receiver, comprising: character display means for displaying characters defined by a number of character codes included in a coded text line, said character display means having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line; means for receiving an information signal having main data and sub data, the sub data including the coded text line, which coded text line also includes a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the characters on said display means; and display control means for controlling display of the characters in accordance with the serial control codes, which serial control codes include horizontal scrolling control codes for use in causing and/or controlling a horizontal scrolling of the characters on said display means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising storage means for storing the coded text line in a memory; and wherein said display control means is adapted to initiate, in response to the horizontal scrolling control codes, said display means to horizontally scroll through the characters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising entry means for manually entering scroll commands; and wherein said display control means is further adapted to control the scroll in accordance with the scroll commands.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said display control means is further adapted to cause said display means to horizontally scroll through the characters with a speed dependent on the horizontal scrolling control codes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said display control means is further adapted to cause said display means to horizontally scroll through the characters with a speed dependent on the horizontal scrolling control codes or the scroll commands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sub data includes text packets which each include a coded text line and parallel control codes, certain of the text packets including an indicating control code indicating that that text packet includes a coded text line with text information to be displayed on said display means; and the receiver further comprises means for determining which of the text packets include the indicating control code, and means for exclusively supplying the certain text packets to said display control means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
An information transfer system, comprising: the receiver as claimed in claim 1 ; and a transmitter for transmitting the information signal via a transfer medium to the receiver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the serial control codes further include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes; and said display control means includes selecting means for selecting which of the characters are to be displayed on said display means on the basis of the marking codes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
132 words
A transmitter for producing an information signal for transmission through a transmission medium, the transmitter comprising: main data generator means for generating main data; sub data generator means for generating sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes in the coded text line, which serial control codes include horizontal scrolling control codes for use in causing and/or controlling a horizontal scrolling of the characters on the display unit; and combining means for combining the main data and the sub data into the information signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
132 words
A transmitter for producing an information signal for transmission through a transmission medium, the transmitter comprising: main data generator means for generating main data; sub data generator means for generating sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes in the coded text line, which serial control codes include horizontal scrolling control codes for use in causing and/or controlling a horizontal scrolling of the characters on the display unit; and combining means for combining the main data and the sub data into the information signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The transmitter as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the serial control codes include a code specifying a speed at which the horizontal scrolling should occur.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The transmitter as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the serial control codes further include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on the display unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
The transmitter as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the sub data includes text packets which each includes a coded text line and parallel control codes, certain of the text packets including an indicating code indicating that that text packet includes a coded text line with text information to be displayed on the display unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The transmitter as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the coded text line of each of the certain text packets includes a number of character codes and a number of serial control codes.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
An information transfer system, comprising: the transmitter as claimed in claim 9 ; and a receiver for receiving the information signal from the transmission medium and displaying the characters on the display unit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the receiver includes the display unit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
103 words
A record carrier having an information signal recorded thereon, the information signal including: main data; and sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line, which serial control codes include horizontal scrolling control codes for use in causing and/or controlling a horizontal scrolling of the characters on the display unit.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
103 words
A record carrier having an information signal recorded thereon, the information signal including: main data; and sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line, which serial control codes include horizontal scrolling control codes for use in causing and/or controlling a horizontal scrolling of the characters on the display unit.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The record carrier as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the serial control codes includes a code specifying a speed at which the horizontal scrolling should occur.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The record carrier as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the serial control codes further include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on the display unit.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
The record carrier as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the sub data includes text packets which each including a coded text line and parallel control codes, certain of the text packets include an indicating code indicating that that text packet includes a coded text line with text information to be displayed on the display unit.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
162 words
A receiver, comprising: character display means for displaying at least some characters defined by a number of character codes included in a coded text line, said character display means having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line; means for receiving an information signal having main data and sub data, the sub data including the coded text line, which coded text line also includes a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the at least some characters which are to be displayed on said display means; and display control means for controlling display of the at least some characters which are to be displayed in accordance with the serial control codes, which serial control codes include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on said display means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
162 words
A receiver, comprising: character display means for displaying at least some characters defined by a number of character codes included in a coded text line, said character display means having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line; means for receiving an information signal having main data and sub data, the sub data including the coded text line, which coded text line also includes a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of the at least some characters which are to be displayed on said display means; and display control means for controlling display of the at least some characters which are to be displayed in accordance with the serial control codes, which serial control codes include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on said display means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 20 , wherein said display control means includes selecting means for selecting which of the characters are to be displayed on said display means on the basis of the marking codes.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
46 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the marking codes include at least a start code preceding the portion of the character codes marked by the marking codes, and a pause code following the portion of the character codes marked by the marking codes.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
52 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 22 , wherein said display control means is adapted to (a) cause a space-type character to be displayed on said display means in response to the pause code and (b) prohibit any character from being displayed on said display means in response to the start code.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
88 words
The receiver as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the sub data includes text packets which each include a coded text line and parallel control codes, certain of the text packets including an indicating control code indicating that that text packet includes a coded text line with text information to be displayed on said display means; and the receiver further comprises means for determining which of the text packets include the indicating control code, and means for exclusively supplying the certain text packets to said display control means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
28 words
An information transfer system, comprising: the receiver as claimed in claim 20 ; and a transmitter for transmitting the information signal via a transfer medium to the receiver.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
139 words
A transmitter for producing an information signal for transmission through a transmission medium, the transmitter comprising: main data generator means for generating main data; sub data generator means for generating sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of at least some of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes in the coded text line, which serial control codes include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on the display unit; and combining means for combining the main data and the sub data into the information signal.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
139 words
A transmitter for producing an information signal for transmission through a transmission medium, the transmitter comprising: main data generator means for generating main data; sub data generator means for generating sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of at least some of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes in the coded text line, which serial control codes include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on the display unit; and combining means for combining the main data and the sub data into the information signal.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
46 words
The transmitter as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the marking codes include at least a start code preceding the portion of the character codes marked by the marking codes, and a pause code following the portion of the character codes marked by the marking codes.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
55 words
The transmitter as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the sub data includes text packets which each includes a coded text line and parallel control codes, certain of the text packets including an indicating code indicating that that text packet includes a coded text line with text information to be displayed on the display unit.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
33 words
An information transfer system, comprising: the transmitter as claimed in claim 26 ; and a receiver for receiving the information signal from the transmission medium and displaying the characters on the display unit.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the receiver includes the display unit.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
110 words
A record carrier having an information signal recorded thereon, the information signal including: main data; and sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of at least some of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line, which serial control codes include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on the display unit.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
110 words
A record carrier having an information signal recorded thereon, the information signal including: main data; and sub data including a coded text line having a number of character codes defining characters, and a number of serial control codes intermixed among the character codes for use in controlling display of at least some of the characters on a display unit having a predetermined number of character display positions which is less than the number of character codes included in the coded text line, which serial control codes include marking codes for marking a portion of the character codes defining a group of the characters to be displayed on the display unit.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
45 words
The record carrier as claimed in claim 31 , wherein the marking codes includes a start code preceding the portion of the character codes marked by the marking codes, and a pause code following the portion of the character codes marked by the marking codes.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
56 words
The record carrier as claimed in claim 31 , wherein the sub data includes text packets which each includes a coded text line and parallel control codes, certain of the text packets include an indicating code indicating that that text packet includes a coded text line with text information to be displayed on the display unit.
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