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Method and system for displaying images using a dynamically reconfigurable display memory architecture

US5598526A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 1995
Grant dateJan 28, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/123
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for dynamically regrouping display memory chips to efficiently implement 8-bit, 16-bit, and 24-bit per pixel display solutions is provided. The invention permits the implementation of 24-bit per pixel solutions in which 24-bit pixels do not straddle addressable regions, but without requiring the use of a unused byte of display memory per 24-bit pixel.

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