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US4249173A
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Logic signals control system
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1979-09-14
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Granted: 1981-02-03
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Expires: 1999-09-14
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure is of a system including a counter for generating a sequence of logic signals forming a truth table on its output lines. Some of the lines are coupled directly to a memory or buffer and then to a utilization means. Others are coupled through a controllable multiplexer to the memory so that overall, as the counter counts, a desired logic sequence or truth table appears on all of the lines feeding into the memory. The multiplexer can be operated so that several different sizes of matrices can be scanned by suitably setting the controllable multiplexer, and one use of the invention is for scanning and testing memories of various sizes.
Inventors
- 👤 James A. Lockhart, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:33
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C29/00; G11C29/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means for generating control signals for generating said raster scan and coupled to said display means, a plurality of said lines coupled directly to said converter means, and a control circuit coupled between the others of said lines and said converter means, said control circuit being operable to modify the logic signals provided at said converter means for generating raster scan matrices of different capacities.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means for generating control signals for generating said raster scan and coupled to said display means, a plurality of said lines coupled directly to said converter means, and a control circuit coupled between the others of said lines and said converter means, said control circuit being operable to modify the logic signals provided at said converter means for generating raster scan matrices of different capacities.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
125 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including horizontal and vertical control means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means coupled to said horizontal and vertical control means for generating control signals for generating said raster scan, a plurality of said lines coupled directly to said converter means, and a control circuit coupled between the others of said lines and said converter means, said control circuit being operable to modify the logic signals provided at said converter means for generating raster scan matrices of different capacities.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
125 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including horizontal and vertical control means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means coupled to said horizontal and vertical control means for generating control signals for generating said raster scan, a plurality of said lines coupled directly to said converter means, and a control circuit coupled between the others of said lines and said converter means, said control circuit being operable to modify the logic signals provided at said converter means for generating raster scan matrices of different capacities.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said control circuit comprises a multiplexer circuit including means for modifying selectively the logic signals on the others of said lines which are coupled thereby to said converter means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
137 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including horizontal and vertical control means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means coupled to said horizontal and vertical control means, a plurality of said lines coupled, without modification, directly to said digital to analog converter means, and a multiplexer and logic control means therefor coupled between the others of said lines and said digital to analog converter means, said multiplexer being settable by said logic control means to modify the logic signals provided at said digital to analog converter means whereby said display means can scan rasters of different sizes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
137 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including horizontal and vertical control means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means coupled to said horizontal and vertical control means, a plurality of said lines coupled, without modification, directly to said digital to analog converter means, and a multiplexer and logic control means therefor coupled between the others of said lines and said digital to analog converter means, said multiplexer being settable by said logic control means to modify the logic signals provided at said digital to analog converter means whereby said display means can scan rasters of different sizes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
149 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, a cathode ray tube having horizontal and vertical beam control apparatus, a first digital to analog converter for generating vertical control signals for said cathode ray tube and a second digital to analog converter for generating horizontal control signals for said cathode ray tube, a plurality of said lines coupled, without logic modification, directly to said converters, and a multiplexer and logic control means therefor coupled between the others of said lines and said digital to analog converters, said multiplexer being settable by said logic control means to modify the logic signals provided at said digital to analog converters whereby said display means can scan rasters of different sizes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
149 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, a cathode ray tube having horizontal and vertical beam control apparatus, a first digital to analog converter for generating vertical control signals for said cathode ray tube and a second digital to analog converter for generating horizontal control signals for said cathode ray tube, a plurality of said lines coupled, without logic modification, directly to said converters, and a multiplexer and logic control means therefor coupled between the others of said lines and said digital to analog converters, said multiplexer being settable by said logic control means to modify the logic signals provided at said digital to analog converters whereby said display means can scan rasters of different sizes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
172 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including horizontal and vertical control means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means coupled to said horizontal and vertical control means, a plurality of said lines coupled, without modification, directly to said digital to analog converter means, a multiplexer having an input and an output, the others of said lines being coupled to the input of said multiplexer, the output of said multiplexer having a plurality of lines coupled to said digital to analog converter along with said plurality of said lines from said counter, and logic control means coupled to said multiplexer, said multiplexer being settable by said logic control means to modify the logic signals provided at said digital to analog converter means to cause said display means to scan rasters of different sizes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
172 words
Signal processing apparatus comprising a counter having a plurality of output lines which can carry logic signals, a clock coupled to said counter for causing said counter to count and generate a sequence of logic signals on said output lines, display means including horizontal and vertical control means for generating a raster scan therein, digital to analog converter means coupled to said horizontal and vertical control means, a plurality of said lines coupled, without modification, directly to said digital to analog converter means, a multiplexer having an input and an output, the others of said lines being coupled to the input of said multiplexer, the output of said multiplexer having a plurality of lines coupled to said digital to analog converter along with said plurality of said lines from said counter, and logic control means coupled to said multiplexer, said multiplexer being settable by said logic control means to modify the logic signals provided at said digital to analog converter means to cause said display means to scan rasters of different sizes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus defined in claim 6 wherein said plurality of said lines from said counter and the output lines from said multiplexer are coupled also to a memory module whose positions can be scanned as the matrix is scanned in said display means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-02-03 | 1984-08-04 | 1985-02-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-02-03 | 1988-08-04 | 1989-02-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-02-03 | 1992-08-04 | 1993-02-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |