Image display apparatus for processing graphics instructions from a storage device

• US 5,801,676 A
• Filed: 08/16/1995
• Issued: 09/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Victor Company of Japan Limited (JVC Kenwood Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Victor Company of Japan Limited (JVC Kenwood Corporation)
• Inventors: Maruyama, Toshihiro, Hikawa, Kazuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Powell, Mark R.
• Application Number:
  US08/515,901
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 345/185, 345/123-125, 345/326, 395/341, 395/973, 434/307 A, 434/316
• US Class Current: 715/784
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/34 for rolling or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/363 using optical disks, e.g. CD, CD-ROM, to store accompaniment information in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/022 Control panels
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/16 Manual control

Abstract

In response to a "PAUSE RELEASE" command, a CD drive 1 resumes a playback operation earlier than the "PAUSE" position. The control module 2 analyzes whether continuity is recognized in the time information between a newly entered instruction and a finally processed instruction memorized in the memory 7. Graphic processing and development processing are canceled until the continuity is found. The image data developed in an internal memory 8 is transferred to an external memory 10 through a format conversion module 9. The control module 2 cancels a processing of the newly entered instruction when the newly entered instruction is either Soft Scroll Screen with Preset instruction or Soft Scroll Screen with Copy instruction having a scroll dot number smaller than a predetermined number. Alternatively, all the dot units scroll can be canceled while only the character units scroll can be performed.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus processing graphics instructions stored in a compact disc, said apparatus comprising:

judging means for making a judgement, when a new instruction from said compact disc is either a Soft Scroll Screen with Preset instruction or a Soft Scroll Screen with Copy instruction, as to whether or not a designated scroll dot number of said newly entered instruction is smaller than a predetermined number; and

control means for canceling processing of said newly entered instruction when said judging means judges that said designated scroll dot number is smaller than said predetermined number.

5. The image display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said judging means initializes a scroll position when said designated scroll dot number is smaller than said predetermined number.

2. An image display apparatus processing graphics instructions stored in a compact disc, said apparatus comprising:

judging means for making a judgement, when a new instruction from said compact disc is either a Soft Scroll Screen with Preset instruction or a Soft Scroll Screen with Scroll instruction, as to whether said newly entered instruction designates a dot units scroll or a character units scroll; and

control means for canceling processing of said newly entered instruction when said judging means judges that said newly entered instruction designates the dot units scroll, and executing processing of said newly entered instruction when said judging means judges that said newly entered instruction designates the character units scroll.

6. The image display apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said judging means initializes a scroll position when said newly entered instruction designates the character units scroll.

3. A method of processing graphics instructions stored in a compact disc, comprising the steps of:

judging, when a new instruction from said compact disc is either a Soft Scroll Screen with Preset instruction or a Soft Scroll Screen with Copy instruction, as to whether or not a designated scroll dot number of said newly entered instruction is smaller than a predetermined number; and

canceling processing of said newly entered instruction when it is judged that said designated scroll dot number is smaller than said predetermined number.

4. A method of processing graphics instructions stored in a compact disc, comprising the steps of:

judging, when a new instruction from said compact disc is either a Soft Scroll Screen with Preset instruction or a Soft Scroll Screen with Scroll instruction, as to whether said newly entered instruction designates a dot units scroll or a character units scroll; and

canceling processing of said newly entered instruction when it is judged that said newly entered instruction designates the dot units scroll, and executing processing of said newly entered instruction when it is judged that said newly entered instruction designates the character units scroll.