CA1082824A - Graphics generator - Google Patents

Graphics generator

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CA1082824A
CA1082824A CA308,726A CA308726A CA1082824A CA 1082824 A CA1082824 A CA 1082824A CA 308726 A CA308726 A CA 308726A CA 1082824 A CA1082824 A CA 1082824A
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French (fr)
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Paul F. Green
Barry B. Mead
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Smiths Industries Inc
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Smiths Industries Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G1/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with cathode-ray tube indicators; General aspects or details, e.g. selection emphasis on particular characters, dashed line or dotted line generation; Preprocessing of data
    • G09G1/06—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with cathode-ray tube indicators; General aspects or details, e.g. selection emphasis on particular characters, dashed line or dotted line generation; Preprocessing of data using single beam tubes, e.g. three-dimensional or perspective representation, rotation or translation of display pattern, hidden lines, shadows
    • G09G1/08—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with cathode-ray tube indicators; General aspects or details, e.g. selection emphasis on particular characters, dashed line or dotted line generation; Preprocessing of data using single beam tubes, e.g. three-dimensional or perspective representation, rotation or translation of display pattern, hidden lines, shadows the beam directly tracing characters, the information to be displayed controlling the deflection and the intensity as a function of time in two spatial co-ordinates, e.g. according to a cartesian co-ordinate system
    • G09G1/10—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with cathode-ray tube indicators; General aspects or details, e.g. selection emphasis on particular characters, dashed line or dotted line generation; Preprocessing of data using single beam tubes, e.g. three-dimensional or perspective representation, rotation or translation of display pattern, hidden lines, shadows the beam directly tracing characters, the information to be displayed controlling the deflection and the intensity as a function of time in two spatial co-ordinates, e.g. according to a cartesian co-ordinate system the deflection signals being produced by essentially digital means, e.g. incrementally

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Controls And Circuits For Display Device (AREA)
  • Image Generation (AREA)
  • Testing, Inspecting, Measuring Of Stereoscopic Televisions And Televisions (AREA)
CA308,726A 1977-08-04 1978-08-03 Graphics generator Expired CA1082824A (en)

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US821,936 1977-08-04
US05/821,936 US4146925A (en) 1977-08-04 1977-08-04 Graphics generator

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CA1082824A true CA1082824A (en) 1980-07-29

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US (1) US4146925A (US07847105-20101207-C00016.png)
CA (1) CA1082824A (US07847105-20101207-C00016.png)
DE (1) DE2833175C2 (US07847105-20101207-C00016.png)
FR (1) FR2399698B1 (US07847105-20101207-C00016.png)
GB (1) GB2002207B (US07847105-20101207-C00016.png)
IT (1) IT1109434B (US07847105-20101207-C00016.png)
SE (1) SE428065B (US07847105-20101207-C00016.png)

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IT1109434B (it) 1985-12-16
SE428065B (sv) 1983-05-30
SE7808358L (sv) 1979-02-05
GB2002207A (en) 1979-02-14
DE2833175A1 (de) 1979-02-15
IT7850511A0 (it) 1978-07-27
US4146925A (en) 1979-03-27
DE2833175C2 (de) 1987-04-09
GB2002207B (en) 1982-01-27
FR2399698B1 (fr) 1986-03-21
FR2399698A1 (fr) 1979-03-02

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