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Character display control circuit

US6064402A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1998
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/44504
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Data about display start positions are stored in an H register. An H start counter counts an original oscillation signal ORGCLK after the termination of a flyback period, and a comparator detects a start position. Flip flops and NOR gates form a clock having a cycle one and a half times as long as that of the original oscillation signal from the start position, and either the signal having a 1.5-fold cycle or the original oscillation signal is selected according to the level of a mode signal MODE. Thus, it is possible to obtain a clock OSDCLK having a frequency the same as that of the original oscillation signal up to the start position and a clock OSDCLK having a frequency corresponding to magnification from a display position. Therefore, by controlling display of characters based on the clock OSDCLK, display start positions can be made even regardless of magnification.

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