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Color display apparatus

  • US 4,232,311 A
  • Filed: 03/20/1979
  • Issued: 11/04/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a color display system wherein a graphic is displayed in color in response to indicia representing the graphic shape and other indicia representing the color of the graphic, the method of selecting indicia representing colors for graphics to be displayed comprising the steps of storing a plurality of sets of indicia, each set representing a different color of a palette of colors, displaying in response to each set of indicia a color patch, selecting different color patches to establish a subset of working colors and in response to the selection of each color patch storing the set of indicia associated therewith in a register of an addressed memory, and thereafter, when assigning a working color to a graphic to be displayed, coupling to the indicia associated with the graphic the address of the register containing the indicia associated with the assigned working color so that the indicia representing the colors of the graphic to be displayed is obtained from the addressed memory.

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