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Information display device and process for video display equipment using codes corresponding to font data
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-08-06
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Granted: 2000-03-07
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Expires: 2017-08-06
Abstract
Abstract An information display device for video display equipment comprises a memory for storing predetermined codes and attribute data of information to be displayed on a screen of the video display equipment; and an information display unit coupled to the memory for receiving desired ones of the predetermined codes and attribute data from the memory, decoding the received code, generating font data in accordance with the decoded result and adjusting an attribute of the generated font data in response to the received attribute data. Information display unit includes a controller for controlling a read operation of the memory, a display register for storing the desired codes from the memory under the control of the controller, an attribute register for storing the desired attribute data from the memory under the control of the controller; a font decoder for decoding the codes stored in the display register, and a font cell array including a plurality of font cells being selectively made active in response to output signals from the font decoder to generate the font data with the attribute adjusted in response to the attribute data stored in the attribute register.
Inventors
- 👤 Byoung-Han Kim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/22; G09G5/30; G09G5/24; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445; H04N5/44504
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
An information display device for video display equipment, comprising: a memory for storing predetermined codes corresponding to font data and for storing attribute data of information to be displayed on a screen of said video display equipment; and information display means for selectively receiving a desired at least one of said predetermined codes corresponding to font data and for receiving desired attribute data from said memory for said information to be displayed on said screen, for decoding received said desired at least one of said predetermined codes, for generating font data corresponding to said desired at least one of said predetermined codes and for adjusting at least one attribute of generated font data corresponding to said desired at least one of said predetermined codes in response to received said desired attribute data, wherein said information display means comprises: a controller for controlling a read operation of said memory; a display register for storing the desired at least one of said predetermined codes from said memory under the control of said controller; an attribute register for storing the desired attribute data from said memory under the control of said controller; a font decoder for decoding the desired at least one of said predetermined codes stored in said display register; and a font cell array including a plurality of font cells selectively activated in response to output signals from said font decoder to generate font data corresponding to the desired at least one of said predetermined codes with at least one attribute adjusted in response to the desired attribute data stored in said attribute register.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
An information display device for video display equipment, comprising: a memory for storing predetermined codes corresponding to font data and for storing attribute data of information to be displayed on a screen of said video display equipment; and information display means for selectively receiving a desired at least one of said predetermined codes corresponding to font data and for receiving desired attribute data from said memory for said information to be displayed on said screen, for decoding received said desired at least one of said predetermined codes, for generating font data corresponding to said desired at least one of said predetermined codes and for adjusting at least one attribute of generated font data corresponding to said desired at least one of said predetermined codes in response to received said desired attribute data, wherein said information display means comprises: a controller for controlling a read operation of said memory; a display register for storing the desired at least one of said predetermined codes from said memory under the control of said controller; an attribute register for storing the desired attribute data from said memory under the control of said controller; a font decoder for decoding the desired at least one of said predetermined codes stored in said display register; and a font cell array including a plurality of font cells selectively activated in response to output signals from said font decoder to generate font data corresponding to the desired at least one of said predetermined codes with at least one attribute adjusted in response to the desired attribute data stored in said attribute register.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The information display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of font cells are determined in number according to a size of font data and are arranged vertically and horizontally.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The information display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said memory comprises an electrically erasable and programmable read-only-memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
210 words
An information display device for video display equipment, comprising: a memory for storing predetermined codes corresponding to font data and for storing attribute data corresponding to information to be displayed on a screen of said video display equipment; a display register connected to said memory; an attribute register connected to said memory; a controller for addressing said memory to selectively retrieve from said memory a desired at least one of said predetermined codes corresponding to font data for said information to be displayed on said screen for temporary storage of the desired at least one of said predetermined codes at said display register, and to retrieve desired attribute data from said memory corresponding to said information to be displayed on said screen for temporary storage of the desired attribute data at said attribute register; a font decoder for decoding the desired at least one of said predetermined codes corresponding to font data stored in said display register; and a font cell array having a plurality of font cells selectively activated in response to output signals from said font decoder to generate font data corresponding to the desired at least one of said predetermined codes with attribute data adjusted in response to the desired attribute data stored in said attribute register.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
210 words
An information display device for video display equipment, comprising: a memory for storing predetermined codes corresponding to font data and for storing attribute data corresponding to information to be displayed on a screen of said video display equipment; a display register connected to said memory; an attribute register connected to said memory; a controller for addressing said memory to selectively retrieve from said memory a desired at least one of said predetermined codes corresponding to font data for said information to be displayed on said screen for temporary storage of the desired at least one of said predetermined codes at said display register, and to retrieve desired attribute data from said memory corresponding to said information to be displayed on said screen for temporary storage of the desired attribute data at said attribute register; a font decoder for decoding the desired at least one of said predetermined codes corresponding to font data stored in said display register; and a font cell array having a plurality of font cells selectively activated in response to output signals from said font decoder to generate font data corresponding to the desired at least one of said predetermined codes with attribute data adjusted in response to the desired attribute data stored in said attribute register.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The information display device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said plurality of font cells are determined in number according to a size of font data and are arranged vertically and horizontally.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The information display device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said memory comprises an electrically erasable and programmable read-only-memory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
199 words
A process of processing character data to be displayed on a screen of video display equipment, said process comprising the steps of: storing in a memory coded characters corresponding to font data and attribute data relating to said character data to be displayed on the screen of said video display equipment; selectively retrieving from said memory a desired at least one of said coded characters corresponding to font data for said character data to be displayed on the screen for temporary storage in a display register; retrieving desired attribute data corresponding to said character data to be displayed on the screen from said memory for temporary storage in an attribute register; decoding the desired at least one of said coded characters stored in said display register to produce font data corresponding to said character data to be displayed on the screen; and activating selected ones of a plurality of font cells arranged in a font cell array in response to the decoded desired at least one of said coded characters to generate corresponding font data with attribute data adjusted in response to the desired attribute data stored in said attribute register to display said character data on said screen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
199 words
A process of processing character data to be displayed on a screen of video display equipment, said process comprising the steps of: storing in a memory coded characters corresponding to font data and attribute data relating to said character data to be displayed on the screen of said video display equipment; selectively retrieving from said memory a desired at least one of said coded characters corresponding to font data for said character data to be displayed on the screen for temporary storage in a display register; retrieving desired attribute data corresponding to said character data to be displayed on the screen from said memory for temporary storage in an attribute register; decoding the desired at least one of said coded characters stored in said display register to produce font data corresponding to said character data to be displayed on the screen; and activating selected ones of a plurality of font cells arranged in a font cell array in response to the decoded desired at least one of said coded characters to generate corresponding font data with attribute data adjusted in response to the desired attribute data stored in said attribute register to display said character data on said screen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said memory comprises an electrically erasable and programmable read-only-memory.
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