CA1316271C - Dispositif pour supprimer rapidement l'affichage d'un systeme informatique - Google Patents

Dispositif pour supprimer rapidement l'affichage d'un systeme informatique

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CA1316271C
CA1316271C CA000599864A CA599864A CA1316271C CA 1316271 C CA1316271 C CA 1316271C CA 000599864 A CA000599864 A CA 000599864A CA 599864 A CA599864 A CA 599864A CA 1316271 C CA1316271 C CA 1316271C
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memory
information
frame
pixel positions
display
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William Joy
Serdar Ergene
Szu-Cheng Sun
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/14—Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G5/00—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
    • G09G5/36—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the display of a graphic pattern, e.g. using an all-points-addressable [APA] memory
    • G09G5/39—Control of the bit-mapped memory
    • G09G5/395—Arrangements specially adapted for transferring the contents of the bit-mapped memory to the screen
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G5/00—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
    • G09G5/02—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the way in which colour is displayed
    • G09G5/024—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the way in which colour is displayed using colour registers, e.g. to control background, foreground, surface filling
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G5/00—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
    • G09G5/14—Display of multiple viewports
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G5/00—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
    • G09G5/36—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the display of a graphic pattern, e.g. using an all-points-addressable [APA] memory
    • G09G5/39—Control of the bit-mapped memory
    • G09G5/393—Arrangements for updating the contents of the bit-mapped memory
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G5/00—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
    • G09G5/36—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the display of a graphic pattern, e.g. using an all-points-addressable [APA] memory
    • G09G5/39—Control of the bit-mapped memory
    • G09G5/399—Control of the bit-mapped memory using two or more bit-mapped memories, the operations of which are switched in time, e.g. ping-pong buffers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2340/00—Aspects of display data processing
    • G09G2340/12—Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Controls And Circuits For Display Device (AREA)
  • Digital Computer Display Output (AREA)
  • Image Generation (AREA)
  • User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
CA000599864A 1988-10-07 1989-05-16 Dispositif pour supprimer rapidement l'affichage d'un systeme informatique Expired - Fee Related CA1316271C (fr)

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US25495788A 1988-10-07 1988-10-07
US254,957 1988-10-07

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CA1316271C true CA1316271C (fr) 1993-04-13

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JP (1) JP2858137B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR960003073B1 (fr)
CA (1) CA1316271C (fr)
FR (1) FR2637706B1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2223651B (fr)
HK (1) HK98793A (fr)

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FR2637706A1 (fr) 1990-04-13
KR960003073B1 (ko) 1996-03-04
JPH02123422A (ja) 1990-05-10
GB2223651A (en) 1990-04-11
HK98793A (en) 1993-09-30
FR2637706B1 (fr) 1994-03-18
KR900007186A (ko) 1990-05-09
AU3458189A (en) 1990-04-12
JP2858137B2 (ja) 1999-02-17
GB8911381D0 (en) 1989-07-05
GB2223651B (en) 1993-03-31
AU616966B2 (en) 1991-11-14

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