Process for displaying a plurality of objects on a video screen
US4623147A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1983 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/203
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A process is disclosed for displaying a plurality of objects on a video display screen. A video computer system (VCS) includes a microprocessor unit (MPU), a television interface adapter (TIA) having first and second high-resolution player graphics capabilities, a video display screen in the form of a television set, operator controls, and a video game cartridge in the form of read-only memory (ROM) which contains digital program information including the steps of the present process stored in preselected address locations. The present process uses a first set of data for a high-resolution player graphics original and multiple resets of an associated player graphics register to display greater than three copies of the player graphics original on a single given horizontal scan line of the video display screen. As a result, the remaining high-resolution player graphics original is available to create other high-resolution player graphics copies on the same series of horizontal scan lines. The copies of the player graphics original can be selectively removed from the video display screen. A second embodiment of the present invention includes a process for using sets of data for the tw…
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