Process for mapping high resolution data into a lower resolution depiction
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1. A process to apply relatively high-resolution data to a relatively low-resolution display so as to minimize distortion resulting from electrical noise, comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing a data-capture device capable of producing relatively high resolution separate data points;
(b) providing a display comprising a matrix of pixels, the number of pixels being substantially less than the number of points which can be resolved by the data capture device;
(c) entering data on the data-capture device to produce digitized high resolution data for appearance on said display;
(d) converting said digitized high resolution data from the data capture device into lower resolution data for energizing selected individual pixels of the display by use of direction dependent values which prevents change of the lower resolution data unless a given minimum threshold change in the high resolution data takes place; and
(e) energizing said selected individual pixels of the display.
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Abstract
A technique for mapping high resolution data into a lower resolution frame, in applications in which the original high resolution data contains a small amount of noise. The improvement is achieved by the introduction of a hysteresis loop into the mapping process.
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1. A process to apply relatively high-resolution data to a relatively low-resolution display so as to minimize distortion resulting from electrical noise, comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing a data-capture device capable of producing relatively high resolution separate data points; (b) providing a display comprising a matrix of pixels, the number of pixels being substantially less than the number of points which can be resolved by the data capture device; (c) entering data on the data-capture device to produce digitized high resolution data for appearance on said display; (d) converting said digitized high resolution data from the data capture device into lower resolution data for energizing selected individual pixels of the display by use of direction dependent values which prevents change of the lower resolution data unless a given minimum threshold change in the high resolution data takes place; and (e) energizing said selected individual pixels of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A process to apply relatively high-resolution data to a relatively low-resolution display so as to minimize distortion resulting from electrical noise, comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing a data capture device capable of producing relatively high resolution separate data points; (b) providing a display comprising a matrix of pixels, the number of pixels being substantially less than the number of points which can be resolved by the data capture device; (c) entering data on the data capture device to produce digitized high-resolution data HRD for appearance on said display; (d) providing a scale factor S defining the scale relationship between the high resolution data HRD and lower resolution data LRD; (e) dividing said high resolution data HRD by said scale factor S to produce a quotient Q and a remainder R; (f) providing first and second hysteresis threshold values TH1 and TH2; (g) determining whether remainder R is less than TH1; (h) if step (g) is true, determining whether a previous lower resolution data value PLRD is less than the quotient Q; (i) if step (h) is true, setting the lower resolution at a value LRD equal to Q-1; (j) if step (h) is not true, setting the lower resolution data value LRD equal to Q; (k) following steps (i) or (j) as applicable setting a previous lower resolution data value LRD and returning to step (c) to generate another graphical information value; (l) if step (g) is not true, determining whether R is greater than TH2; (m) if R is not greater than TH2, setting the lower resolution data value LRD equal to Q, setting a previous lower resolution data value PLRD equal to the lower resolution data value LRD and returning to step (c); (n) if R is greater than TH2, determining whether the previous lower resolution data PLRD is greater than Q, (o) if PLRD is not greater than Q, setting the lower resolution data value LRD equal to Q, setting a previous lower resolution data value PLRD equal to the lower resolution data value LRD and returning to step (c); (p) if PLRD is greater than Q, setting the lower resolution data LRD equal to Q+1 and then setting the previous lower resolution data PLRD equal to LRD and returning to step (c); and (q) applying the lower resolution data LRD to the display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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