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Terminal controller with buffer memories storing edited screen data and control method therefor

US4910704A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 18, 1983
Grant dateMar 20, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/363
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a terminal controller for editing formatted screen data sent from a processing unit to produce edited screen data and for transferring the edited screen data to a terminal device. The edited screen data which can be repeatedly used is stored in a buffer memory which is separately provided in the terminal controller. In response to a command from the processing unit, this data is extracted from the buffer memory so that the screen data is transferred to the terminal device without being re-edited for each transfer. The data stored in the buffer memory is subjected, if desired, to a synthesizing processing before it is sent to the terminal device.

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