Asynchronous, minimal update display system
US5396587A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display management system for use with a computer that includes a display system, the display management system including means for generating a representation of a desired screen image; means for periodically updating the display system to display the desired screen image that corresponds to the state of the representation existing at the time of the update; and means for changing the representation so as to record the cumulative effect of a plurality of successive changes that are made to the desired screen image since the last update of the display system.
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