Apparatus for creating a cursor pattern by strips related to individual
scan lines
    15.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for creating a cursor pattern by strips related to individual scan lines 失效
    用于通过与各扫描线相关的条创建光标图案的装置

    公开(公告)号:US4987551A

    公开(公告)日:1991-01-22

    申请号:US421316

    申请日:1989-11-24

    CPC分类号: G09G5/08

    摘要: An architecture for generating a hardware cursor in the context of a bit mapped video display system operable from a frame buffer with non-displayed but addressable memory space. A segment of the non-displayed memory is loaded with cursor outline and pattern information. The cursor data is accessed from the non-displayed segment of the memory during horizontal blank time preceding the raster scan of the video pattern data subject to cursor overlay. Thereby, the video pattern data in the frame buffer and cursor data are arranged by scan or row line. The column location of the cursor pattern is defined by the computer and stored in a position counter to be synchronously incremented by pixel during the scan of the frame buffer line. At the appropriate count the cursor data is logically combined with frame buffer pattern data to superimpose the cursor characteristics upon the video pattern data. The cursor data buffer can thereby be relatively small yet overlay a relatively large cursor with minimal manipulation by the computer controlling the video display.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在从具有非显示但可寻址的存储器空间的帧缓冲器中操作的位映射视频显示系统的上下文中生成硬件光标的架构。 未显示的存储器的段被加载光标大纲和模式信息。 在光标覆盖的视频图案数据的光栅扫描之前的水平空白时间期间,从存储器的未显示段访问光标数据。 由此,帧缓冲器中的视频图形数据和光标数据通过扫描或行行排列。 光标图案的列位置由计算机定义并存储在位置计数器中,以在帧缓冲器线的扫描期间被同步递增像素。 在适当的计数下,光标数据与帧缓冲器模式数据逻辑组合,以将光标特性叠加在视频图形数据上。 因此,光标数据缓冲器可以相对较小,但是通过控制视频显示的计算机的最小化操作覆盖相对大的光标。