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Graphic processing method and system for displaying a combination of images

US6429871B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateAug 6, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/399
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A graphic processing method and system which is capable of displaying a combination of images from, for example, an external source such as TV signals and graphic data generated by a graphic processor, whereby the graphic processor fetches horizontal synchronizing signals and vertical synchronizing signals, via respective terminals, from a source external of the system, and reads out the data from a frame buffer in accordance with the fetched signals to display the data.

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