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Bifocal picture display system

  • US 5,812,111 A
  • Filed: 07/31/1995
  • Issued: 09/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A picture display system wherein bit map data, corresponding to predefined sections of an original picture, which are stored in bit map memories are read out to display a Bifocal figure, said picture display system comprising:

  • at least two xy magnified bit map memories, each of said at least two xy magnified bit map memories storing xy magnified bit map data obtained from an original picture by magnifying said original picture and a first group of said predefined sections of said original picture by a predetermined magnification coefficient p, where p is greater than 1, in both x and y directions and supplemented with detailed information which is different from detailed information corresponding to any other one of said at least two xy magnified bit map memories;

    a selector for selecting one of said at least two xy magnified bit map memories to be read;

    an x magnified bit map memory for storing x magnified bit map data obtained from said original picture by magnifying a second group of said predefined sections of said original picture by said coefficient p in said x direction and de-magnifying said second group of said predefined sections of said original picture by a predetermined de-magnification coefficient 1/q, where q is greater than 1, in said y direction;

    a y magnified bit map memory for storing y magnified bit map data obtained from said original picture by de-magnifying a third group of said predefined sections of said original picture by said coefficient 1/q in said x direction and magnifying said third group of said predefined sections of said original picture by said coefficient p in said y direction;

    an xy de-magnified bit map memory for storing xy de-magnified bit map data obtained from said original picture by de-magnifying a fourth group of said predefined sections of said original picture by said coefficient 1/q in both said x and y directions;

    a picture information storing unit for storing information to be referred to for generating said Bifocal figure from said xy magnified bit map data, said x magnified bit map data, said y magnified bit map data and said xy de-magnified bit map data;

    a display picture generating unit which designates said one of said at least two xy magnified bit map memories to be selected by said selector and calculates boundary addresses of bit map data corresponding to said predefined sections of said original picture to be read for generating said Bifocal figure, said bit map data corresponding to said predefined sections being read from said one of said at least two xy magnified bit map memories, said x magnified bit map memory, said y magnified bit map memory and said xy de-magnified bit map memory, said boundary addresses being calculated based on said coefficient p, said coefficient 1/q, coordinates of a magnified area of said Bifocal figure, which corresponds to xy magnified bit map data of one of said first group of predefined sections, and information stored in said picture information storing unit;

    a display data reading unit for reading out bit map data stored in said one of said at least two xy magnified bit map memories, said x magnified bit map memory, said y magnified bit map memory, and said xy de-magnified bit map memory according to said boundary addresses calculated by said display picture generating unit;

    a display data processing unit for generating color signals for each bit map data read out by said display data reading unit; and

    a display unit for displaying said Bifocal figure with said color signals generated at said display data processing unit.

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