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Parallel run-length decoder

US4152697A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1976
Grant dateMay 1, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 11, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/42
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

System and method for parallel decoding of character data in run length format to produce data in dot matrix form for presentation to a display device. The data for successive runs is stored in registers and processed in parallel to provide address data for memory devices programmed to deliver predetermined output data patterns in response to the address data.

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