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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4425559 | Method and apparatus for generating line segments and polygonal areas on a raster-type display A method and apparatus utilizes information describing linear line segments in terms (1) the horizontal scan line scan at which the line segment originates, (2) the horizontal position within the line of the point of origin, (3) the direction of the line ... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4388620 | Method and apparatus for generating elliptical images on a raster-type video display A method and apparatus provides for the generation of a number of elliptical images on a raster scan video display screen by storing information indicative of a predetermined model image, and for each elliptical image to be displayed, storing data indicat... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4375674 | Kinesimetric method and apparatus Disclosed are apparatus and method for the determination of functional capability of bodies. Reach as well as velocity, acceleration and force generation at various positions may be determined for a body by a three dimensional kinesimeter equipped with an... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4360884 | Figure displaying device A figure displaying device operates to display a plurality of fundamental figures each defined by a preset number of vectors on a display device of the raster scanning type. The figure displaying device stores the start and end point coordinates of the re... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4344145 | Display method and apparatus for efficiently communicating the status of an ongoing process or system by the simultaneous display of many normalized parameter deviations The management of complex ongoing systems and processes such as nuclear power plants, although increasingly computerized, requires better methods of real time coupling in of the unique capability of the human brain, namely judgment. This invention describ... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4311998 | Vector generator for a graphic console A vector generator for producing graphic images composed of line segments, having a discrete frequency multiplier 60 which comprises initializing means, stopping means and means for punctuating the drawing of the segments; input means for the M and N comp... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4280186 | Exposure apparatus using electron beams An exposure apparatus using an electron beam includes a first memory for storing pattern data representing various basic patterns, a data processor for reading from the first memory the pattern data necessary to form a pattern to be drawn, a second memory... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4249171 | Vector display scope A cathode-ray oscilloscope controlled by a circuitry receiving four (4) voltage inputs representative of the Cartesian coordinates of endpoints of two (2) vectors, for visually displaying the vectors in the form of a dashed line segment and a solid line s... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4241415 | Masking device for selectively preventing visualization of data from a data output system A data masking device having a first memory for storing information code signals convertible into visible information and a second memory containing specific code signals in locations corresponding to the code signals in the first memory which selectively... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4239351 | Apparatus for generating and displaying visual acuity targets First and second electro-optical display devices for displaying visual acuity targets, one of which is adapted to be viewed by a patient and the other of which is adapted to be viewed by an examiner. An electronic memory is connected to the display device... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4238826 | Method and apparatus for image signal generation and image display Method and apparatus for generating image-forming envelope and other wave forms for image display of an area or an object whose image is desired to be simulated. The image-forming envelope wave forms for complex objects and complex area silhouettes are fo... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4231096 | Digital typesetter A digital typesetter for imaging graphics quality characters of a specified font. The typesetter includes an electronic data processing system which receives first digital data defining the identity, form, size and placement of characters to be typeset; r... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4208719 | Edge smoothing for real-time simulation of a polygon face object system as viewed by a moving observer The visual system within an aircraft flight simulation system receives flight data and terrain data which is formated into a buffer memory. The image data is forwarded to an image processor which translates the image data into face vertex vectors Vf, defi... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4197590 | Method for dynamically viewing image elements stored in a random access memory array A computer graphics display system including random access raster memory for storing data to be displayed, a raster memory control unit for writing data into the raster memory, a video control unit for causing such information to be displayed on a CRT dis... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4193122 | Connecting line generator A circuit for interpolating discrete data points or horizontal line segments of a single valued function in one direction into a continuous line display. So that only one value need be produced from a memory for each display position along one axis of an ... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4181953 | Face vertex correction for real-time simulation of a polygon face object system The CRT visual system within an aircraft flight simulator receives flight data from a flight simulation computer, and polygon face terrain data from a gaming area data base. The vertices of each polygon face are defined by three object position coordinate... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4179823 | Real-time simulation of a polygon face object system as viewed by a moving observer The visual system within an aircraft flight simulation system receives flight data from a flight simulation computer, and terrain data from a gaming area data base. A computer within the visual system organizes this image data in a buffer memory according... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4179824 | Simulation of an object system formed by polygon faces having a series of fundamental shapes and dimension The terrain data within an aircraft flight simulation system includes two and three dimensional object items formed by polygon faces having shapes orientations and dimensions selected from a series of fundamental shapes orientations and dimensions. The im... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4152766 | Variable resolution for real-time simulation of a polygon face object system The visual system within an aircraft flight simulator receives flight data from a flight simulation computer, and polygon face terrain data from a gaming area data base. The visual system computer organizes this image data into the prescribed format, and ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4146925 | Graphics generator A graphics generator responds to signals defining a pattern to be displayed. The pattern comprises a plurality of pattern segments each of which may be a vector, conic or alpha numeric character. The graphics generator produces digital signals which are c... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4139838 | Color pattern and alphanumeric character generator for use with raster-scan display devices A color pattern and alphanumeric character generator for use with raster-scanned CRT display devices wherein the color background patterns and the characters are generated in an integrated manner. As a result, the apparatus utilized is considerably simpli... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4127849 | System for converting coded data into display data The present invention relates to an improved data converter system that will accept the 3-D definition or description of a geometric object or symbol and convert it into a form suitable for display on a 2-D display device. Once a symbol has been defined, ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4116444 | Method for generating a plurality of moving objects on a video display screen A method for generating a plurality of moving objects on a video display screen in, for example, a video amusement game which utilizes a system of time shared hardware to provide for a change in position of the moving objects on the video screen. The meth... | 09/26/1978 |
| 3996673 | Image generating means An apparatus for generating computed images on an electronically controlled display surface is provided which uses a function module for generating the deflection voltages necessary to display a shape, the shape being defined in terms of right edge and le... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3996585 | Video generator circuit for a dynamic digital television display A video generator is disclosed for use in a digital television display system, for converting randomly occurring data signals representing graphical patterns into a time-sequential video signal for use with a sequentially line scanned display device. The ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3964026 | Sequence block display system In a programmable logic controller in which the control sequence for a controlled-objective such as a machine tool is stored in a memory unit, and the controlled-objective is automatically operated in a predetermined sequence according to the control sequ... | 06/15/1976 |
