Abstract:
The light sensed by a light ''''probe'''' or ''''pen'''' during each field displayed on a persistent screen causes a signal to be stored for a duration which is a fraction of the field time. The placing of the probe in a light sensing position causes a second signal of a duration at least equal to one field time to be stored and which starts at a time after the pen is placed in its light sensing position at which the next field starts. A circuit responsive to the concurrent presence of both stored signals produces an output pulse which may be employed to signal the computer associated with the light probe.
Abstract:
The versatility of a character generator system, suitable for use in a television broadcast controller, is enhanced by employing a read/write character generator memory of a given overall storage capacity, rather than a ROM, and organizing the memory to store symbols in any selected single one of a given number of different predetermined dot-matrix sizes. Logic means responsive to the selected dot-matrix size are provided for digitally generating symbols for display on a display device exhibiting a television raster scan employing the particular alphabet of symbols then stored in the memory in the selected dot-matrix size.
Abstract:
A data source transmits data signals, which represent information to be displayed and the colors in which it is to be displayed, to a display means such as a kinescope. The colorindicating data signals are stored for one line time and the stored signals are employed to cause the display means to display the remaining data signals of the line in the color called for by the stored signal.
Abstract:
A graphic symbol, completely digital, video signal generator, suitable for use in a television broadcast display control system, derives high resolution (50 nanosecond video dot period) symbols with edging employing off-the-shelf low resolution (200 nanosecond period) shift registers. This is accomplished by employing four different phase clocks each having a low repetition rate (5 MHz). Separate independent edge key and monochrome video signals are derived as the symbol video output of the generator.