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Composite image display apparatus

US4249211A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1979
Grant dateFeb 3, 1981
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/45
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image display apparatus has an: image signal receiver for simultaneously receiving two different image signals, a first image signal and a second image signal; a memory for writing therein the second image signal; controlling means for controlling the writing position, writing frequency, writing sequence, reading-out sequence, reading-out frequency and start-timing of reading-out of the second image signal; a display for displaying full picture information or partial picture information of the second image signal a part of a displayed picture of the first image signal by selectively reading-out the second image signal under the control of the controller; and zoom-up device for stepwisely or continuously varying the writing position and reading-out position of the second image signal controlled by the controller so as to zoomwisely display the full or partial picture of the second image signal on the picture of the first image signal.

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