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Computer system and method for displaying images with superimposed partially transparent menus

  • US 5,283,560 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1991
  • Issued: 02/01/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer display control system, comprising:

  • a central processing unit (CPU);

    a program memory, coupled to said CPU, that stores software programs executed by said CPU; and

    a monitor, coupled to said CPU, that displays images under the control of said software programs stored in said program memory;

    said software programs stored in said program memory including an image generating program that generates and displays a first set of images on said monitor, and a menu generating program that displays a control menu on said monitor;

    said menu generating program including means for generating a control menu, stippling said control menu so as to make said control menu partially transparent, and superimposing said control menu over said first set of images displayed on said monitor;

    wherein said first set of images, over which said control menu is superimposed, remains visible on said monitor below said control menu.

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