Information displaying system which displays combined video and graphics images
First Claim
1. An information displaying apparatus for displaying combined source information with animated graphic objects, comprising:
- communication means for receiving control signals for said information displaying apparatus from a controlling computer;
host processor means for interpreting the received control signals and for generating graphics commands according to the received controls signals,real-time object graphics processor means, controlled by said host processor means, for receiving the generated graphics commands and for generating graphics object image data in real-time and in a rasterised display order without the use of an image frame storage according to the received graphics commands; and
video coder means, controlled by said host processor means, for receiving the generated graphics object image data and for outputting a video signal, at least a part of which comprises the received graphics object image data.
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Abstract
Information displaying apparatus for displaying animated video signals and combination animated and real-time video signals includes a controller for providing control signals for the information displaying apparatus and a host processor for generating graphics commands according to the provided control signals. A real time object graphics processor, controlled by the host processor, receives the generated graphics commands and generates graphics object image data in real-time according to the received graphics commands. A video coder, controlled by the host processor, receives the generated graphics object image data and outputs a video signal which comprises at least part of the received graphics object image data.
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16 Claims
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1. An information displaying apparatus for displaying combined source information with animated graphic objects, comprising:
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communication means for receiving control signals for said information displaying apparatus from a controlling computer; host processor means for interpreting the received control signals and for generating graphics commands according to the received controls signals, real-time object graphics processor means, controlled by said host processor means, for receiving the generated graphics commands and for generating graphics object image data in real-time and in a rasterised display order without the use of an image frame storage according to the received graphics commands; and video coder means, controlled by said host processor means, for receiving the generated graphics object image data and for outputting a video signal, at least a part of which comprises the received graphics object image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information display network comprising a plurality of information displaying video apparatus, each said apparatus comprising:
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communication means for receiving control signals for said information displaying apparatus from a controlling computer; host processor means for interpreting the received control signals and for generating graphics commands according to the received control signals; real-time object graphics processor means controlled by said host processor means, for receiving the generated graphics commands and for generating graphics object image data in real-time and in a rasterised display order without the use of an image frame storage according to the received graphics commands; and video coder means, controlled by said host processor means for receiving the generated graphics object image data and for outputting a video signal, at least a part of which comprises the received graphics object image data; wherein said plurality of said apparatus are interconnected together by said communication means to form a multiple information display system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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