Multi-scan type display system with pointer function

• US 5,517,210 A
• Filed: 09/02/1993
• Issued: 05/14/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Tamuro, Yasuharu, Ikeda, Miyuki, Inoue, Fumio, Ogino, Masanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Hjerpe, Richard
• Assistant Examiner(s): Liang, Regina
• Application Number:
  US08/115,025
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 345/113, 345/157, 345/156, 345/10, 345/7, 345/158, 345/180, 345/22, 348/744, 348/516, 348/546, 348/548, 348/222, 348/229, 356/365, 353/42
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/08 Cursor circuits

Abstract

A multi-scan type display apparatus with pointer function includes a multi-scan type display unit for displaying a plurality of kinds of main picture signals having different numbers of scanning lines and a pointer position identifying signal generating circuit for generating a pointer position identifying signal. The pointer position identifying signal generating circuit transfers the pointer position identifying signal to the multi-scan type display unit, the multi-scan type display unit includes a universal vertical position address signal generating circuit, a horizontal position address signal generating circuit, a pointer signal generating circuit and a superimposing circuit. The pointer signal generating circuit generates a pointer signal in response to the pointer position identifying signal, a universal vertical position address signal and a horizontal position address signal, the pointer signal is superimposed on the main picture signal by the superimposing circuit, so that even if the input signal to the multi-scan type display unit is changed over to a different one having a different number of scanning lines, a pointer display position is kept constant on the display unit, and the pointer position can be moved to a desired position by controlling the pointer position identifying signal.

Claims

1. A multi-scan type display system with a pointer function for indicating a desired position on a display comprising:

multi-scan type display means for displaying a plurality of kinds of main picture signals having different numbers of scanning lines; and

pointer position identifying signal generating means for generating a pointer position identifying signal,

wherein said pointer position identifying signal generating means transfers the pointer position identifying signal to said multi-scan type display means;

said multi-scan type display means includes;

universal vertical position address signal generating means,

horizontal position address signal generating means,

pointer signal generating means, and

superimposing means,

wherein said pointer signal generating means generates a pointer signal in response to the pointer position identifying signal, a universal vertical position address signal and a horizontal position address signal, said universal vertical position address signal addressing universally consistent screen position by compensation of said different numbers of scanning lines, and

wherein said superimposing means superimposes the pointer signal on the main picture signal.

2. A multi-scan type display system with pointer function according to claim 1, wherein said universal vertical position address signal generating means includes phase detector means, voltage control oscillator means and counter means to be actuated in response to an input of a vertical synchronizing signal of the main picture signal.

3. A multi-scan type display system with pointer function according to claim 1, wherein said universal vertical position address signal generating means includes at least means for dividing coordinates based on a real number of scanning lines of the main picture signal by a total number of scanning lines.

4. A multi-scan type display system with pointer function according to claim 1, wherein a transmission path for an output signal from said superimposing means is connected to limiter means for correcting gamma characteristics.

5. A multi-scan type display system with pointer function according to claim 1, further comprising flickering means for flickering the pointer signal.

6. A multi-scan type display system with pointer function according to claim 1, said multi-scan type display means further includes:

a sub-picture signal input terminal added to a main picture signal input terminal, and

frame memory means,

wherein writing of the sub-picture signal into said frame memory means is carried out by horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals of the sub-picture signal, reading of the sub-picture signal from said frame memory means is carried out by the universal vertical position address signal and horizontal position address signal, and superimposition of the sub-picture signal on the main picture signal is carried out by said superimposing means.

7. A multi-scan type display system with pointer function according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal position address signal is commonly used in a horizontal address signal for correcting convergence of said multi-scan type display means.