摘要:
Disclosed is a computer system for reliably running a plurality of programs performing garbage collection with less physical memory than in the past. For this purpose, there is disclosed a memory management method that releases unneeded areas in a plurality of memory areas that have been used by each of a plurality of programs stored in memory and executed on a processing unit, the processing unit acquires an index for determining the start of releasing a memory area, compares the index with a predetermined threshold, and when the index exceeds the threshold, selects one of the plurality of programs, collects unneeded areas of the memory areas used by the selected program, and releases the collected areas.
摘要:
A video display control system displays a multicolor animation pattern on a screen of a video display unit. The video display control system is mainly constructed by a video RAM (VRAM) and a video display processor (VDP). The VRAM stores animation pattern data, display position data and at least two color data. The VDP reads these data and makes an animation pattern image displayed in at least two colors at a display position on the screen. The animation pattern image, two colors and display position are determined by the animation pattern data, two color data and display position data. In another video display control system, the VRAM stores at least two sets of animation pattern data, display position data and color data. When displaying two animation patterns, the VDP effects a logical operation on the two color data with respect to the overlapping portion of the two patterns and makes the overlapping portion displayed in a new color corresponding to the operation result. When the animation patterns overlaps, the VDP can also deliver a collision signal in place of the logical operation, thereby enabling a CPU to recognize the position of the overlapping portion.
摘要:
A video display processor (VDP) produces a video signal by which a black and white image of an increased gradation can be displayed on a video display unit. The VDP reads from a video RAM (VRAM) either color codes each representative of a color of each display element, or amplitude data representative of amplitudes of a video signal to be reproduced. When displaying an image based on the color codes, the color codes are converted by a color palette circuit into color data each composed of three primary color data, and then supplied to a digital color encoder. The digital color encoder multiplies each of the three color data by predetermined coefficients at proper phase timings to output data representative of three chrominance signals. This output data is summed by an adder circuit and then converted into an analog signal to be supplied to the video display unit as the video signal. When displaying an image based on the amplitude data, the color palette circuit converts the amplitude data into gradation data. The digital color encoder multiplies the gradation data by other proper coefficients so that data proportional in value to the gradation data are obtained at the output of the adder circuit. This data is converted into an analog signal to thereby reproduce the video signal.
摘要:
A video display control system comprises a video display processor (VDP) which is capable of accessing to a video RAM (VRAM) at an extremely high-speed. The VRAM used in this system comprises first and second dynamic RAMs each having an address input terminal to which row address data and column address data are supplied, a row address strobe input terminal, a column address strobe input terminal, and a data input/output terminal. The row address data is latched at the leading edge of a row address strobe signal applied to the row address strobe input terminal, while the column address data is latched at the leading edge of a column address strobe signal applied to the column address strobe input terminal. An access to an address of each dynamic RAM is established when both of the row and column address data are latched. The VDP comprises a VRAM interface for controlling an access to the first and second dynamic RAMs which is connected to the RAMs through a common address bus. The VRAM interface first outputs row address data together with a row address strobe signal RAS and then outputs column address data together with two column address strobe signals CAS0 and CAS1 which are rendered active in sequence and supplied to the first and second dynamic RAMs, respectively.
摘要:
A video display control system displays a video image composed of a plurality of display elements on a screen of a video display unit. The system comprises a memory (VRAM) for storing a plurality of color codes each representing at least one display element and a video display controller (VDP). The VDP comprises a mode register for selecting one of normal display and transparency processing modes, display processing circuit for reading the color codes from the VRAM, a backdrop color register for storing a color code such as one representing a backdrop color, a detection circuit for detecting a predetermined color code from the color codes read by the display processing circuit, and a selector controlled by an output of the detection circuit. In the normal display mode, the selector outputs all color codes read by the display processing circuit to the display unit. In the transparency processing mode, the selector outputs the color codes read by the display processing circuit to the display unit when the predetermined color code is not detected, and outputs the color code contained in the backdrop color register to the display unit when the predetermined color code is detected. The VDP further comprises another detection circuit for detecting a second predetermined color code from the color codes outputted from the selector to output a control signal. And if the second predetermined color code is detected in the transparency processing mode, the display unit displays an image in accordance with an external video signal.
摘要:
A video display processor (VDP) for use with a central processing unit, a video RAM (VRAM) and a video display unit is capable of writing video image data supplied from an external video device such as a television set into the VRAM. The VDP comprises a first input terminal for receiving the external video image data and a second input terminal for receiving horizontal and vertical synchronization signals from the external video device. The VDP generates address data in accordance with the horizontal and vertical synchronization signals and supplies the address data to the VRAM when processing of the external video image data is designated. The VDP also supplies the received external video image data to the VRAM thereby to write the external video image data into addresses of the VRAM designated by the address data. The external video image data may be either color codes representative of colors of display elements of a video image displayed at the external video device or data representative of amplitude levels of an analog video signal outputted from the external video device.
摘要:
A memory management method, which is used in a computer including a CPU and a memory to unload an area no longer necessary out of a memory area used by a program stored in the memory and executed by the CPU, comprising: generating a first processing system for executing the program in the memory; generating a second processing system in the memory when a first opportunity occurs; copying a content of a memory area of the first processing system to a memory area of the second processing system; determining an unnecessary area out of the copied memory area of the second processing system; transmitting a determination result regarding the unnecessary area to the program of the first processing system when a second opportunity occurs receiving the determination result; unloading the unnecessary area in the memory area of the first processing system.
摘要:
A video display control system displays a multicolor animation pattern on a screen of a video display unit. The video display control system is mainly constructed by a video RAM (VRAM) and a video display processor (VDP). The VRAM stores animation pattern data, display position data and at least two color data. The VDP reads these data and makes an animation pattern image displayed in at least two colors at a display position on the screen. The animation pattern image, two colors and display position are determined by the animation pattern data, two color data and display position data. In another video display control system, the VRAM stores at least two sets of animation pattern data, display position data and color data. When displaying two animation patterns, the VDP effects a logical operation on the two color data with respect to the overlapping portion of the two patterns and makes the overlapping portion displayed in a new color corresponding to the operation result. When the animation patterns overlaps, the VDP can also deliver a collision signal in place of the logical operation, thereby enabling a CPU to recognize the position of the overlapping portion.
摘要:
A video display processor (VDP) is connectable to an input control device such as a light pen and a mouse. The VDP comprises a counter circuit which is composed of an X counter and a Y counter. When a mouse mode is selected, X and Y pulse signals are supplied to the X and Y counters so that the contents of the X and Y counters represent the amount of movement of the mouse. When a central processing unit (CPU) connected to the VDP reads the contents of the X and Y counters in this mouse mode, the X and Y counters are reset. When a light pen mode is selected, the X and Y counters effect a count operation of a clock signal generated in the VDP in synchronism with the display of image on a screen so that the contents of the X and Y counters represents X-Y coordinates of a display element which is currently displayed on the screen. The CPU reads the contents of the X and Y counters in response to a light detection signal outputted from the light pen thereby to input the X-Y coordinates of the display element selected by the light pen. In a collision detection mode, the counter circuit effects the same counting operation as that effected in the light pen mode. The CPU reads the contents of the X and Y counters in response to a collision detection signal, which is generated by an associated circuit when animation patterns of the video image displayed on the screen overlap, thereby to input the X-Y coordinates of the collision position.
摘要:
An improved display control system for use in a computer is disclosed which is equipped with functions of X, Y addressing and area movement so as to reduce the execution time necessary for display operations of the computer. Also, in this display control system, means for executing line commands is composed of the hardware so as to reduce the execution time necessary for display operations on the line commands.