Apparatus for displaying grouped characters in scanning type display
US4521020A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/203
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cathode ray tube is coupled to an electric circuit to display characters on the screen thereof through horizontal scanning and vertical scanning. A plurality of characters are displayed in one character group comprising characters arranged in rows and columns. A dispaly signal for displaying such characters is obtained from a random-access memory, which comprises a plurality of storing regions having addresses corresponding to the characters arranged in rows and columns forming a character group. When characters are to be displayed the logic one is loaded in the storing regions of the corresponding address, and when the characters are not to be displayed the logic zero is loaded in the storing regions in the corresponding address. The horizontal address of the random-access memory is determined by a counting operation for performing horizontal scanning, while the vertical address of the random-access memory is determined by a counting operation for performing vertical scanning. The horizontal address signal is obtained for a period corresponding to the scanning of the horizontal width of the character being displayed, while the vertical address signal is obtained for a period cor…
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