System of data storage
First Claim
1. A multi-address digital data store for storing at appropriate addresses in the store blocks of digits representing information, including input circuit means for receiving input data comprising blocks of information digits each representing a data row of a data page having a plurality of data rows, each said block having an associated group of address digits representing an address comprising first and second parts;
- decoder means connected for response to said groups of address digits to produce address selection signals corresponding to said first parts of said addresses, first store means having a capacity equivalent to a single full page of information digit rows and connected to receive said blocks of information digits for storage at addresses determined by said address selection signals;
selector means for permitting storage by said first store means only of those said blocks of information digits having associated therewith a particular second part address;
serial access storage means having storage capacity several times that of said first store means; and
transfer means for transferring blocks of information digits from said first store means to a selected part of said serial access storage means in a predetermined order of addresses of said first store.
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Abstract
In a Teletext transmission system data is transmitted in digital form during lines in the field blanking period of the composite video signal of a television transmission. On reception the information is decoded to generate a display comprising a page having a predetermined number of rows of information in alphanumeric or graphics form. The data is received in blocks comprising information digits each block associated with a respective group of two-part address inputs, one part providing page identification and the other data row information. A plurality of serially accessed data storage registers is provided for the data rows, each uniquely corresponding to a selected one of the two-part address digits. A decoder is responsive to transmitted address data to independently address the corresponding shift register via a first switch to write data into the store and is responsive to address data to read data from a selected register via a second switch for display generation. Data entered into the shift register may be recirculated until required for display. Transmission of data rows out of page and row number sequence is thus accommodated so that only data rows containing information and data rows needing updating need be transmitted.
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14 Claims
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1. A multi-address digital data store for storing at appropriate addresses in the store blocks of digits representing information, including input circuit means for receiving input data comprising blocks of information digits each representing a data row of a data page having a plurality of data rows, each said block having an associated group of address digits representing an address comprising first and second parts;
- decoder means connected for response to said groups of address digits to produce address selection signals corresponding to said first parts of said addresses, first store means having a capacity equivalent to a single full page of information digit rows and connected to receive said blocks of information digits for storage at addresses determined by said address selection signals;
selector means for permitting storage by said first store means only of those said blocks of information digits having associated therewith a particular second part address;
serial access storage means having storage capacity several times that of said first store means; and
transfer means for transferring blocks of information digits from said first store means to a selected part of said serial access storage means in a predetermined order of addresses of said first store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- decoder means connected for response to said groups of address digits to produce address selection signals corresponding to said first parts of said addresses, first store means having a capacity equivalent to a single full page of information digit rows and connected to receive said blocks of information digits for storage at addresses determined by said address selection signals;
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11. In television broadcast receiver apparatus including display means and data extraction means for extracting input data from a composite broadcast signal received by said receiver, said input data comprising blocks of information digits each representing a data row of a data page having a plurality of data rows, each block having an associated group of address digits comprising a first part address representing a page number and a second address part representing a data row number on a page;
- a multi-address digital data store for storing at appropriate addresses in said store blocks of said information digits and including;
decoder means connected for response to said groups of address digits to produce address selection signals corresponding to said first address parts, first store means having a capacity equivalent to a single full page of information digits and connected to receive said blocks of information digits for storage at addresses determined by said address selection signals;
selector means for permitting storage by said first store means only of said blocks of information digits having associated therewith a particular first address part;
serial access storage means having storage capacity several times the storage capacity of said first store means;
first transfer means for transferring blocks of information digits from said first store means to a selected part of said serial access storage means in a predetermined order of addresses of said first store means;
second transfer means for transferring data from a selected part of said serial access storage means into said first store means; and
character generator means coupled to said digital data store for receiving blocks of said information digits therefrom, said display means coupled to said character generator means for response thereto to display alphanumeric and/or graphics characters determined by said blocks of information data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
- a multi-address digital data store for storing at appropriate addresses in said store blocks of said information digits and including;
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14. In combination with television broadcast receiver apparatus, multi-digital data storage means comprising data extraction means for extracting input data from a composite broadcast signal received by said receiver, said input data comprising blocks of information digits each representing a data row of a data page having a plurality of data rows, each block having an associated group of address digits comprising a first part address representing a page number and a second address part representing a data row number on a page;
- decoder means connected for response to said groups of address digits to produce address selection signals corresponding to said first address parts;
first store means having a capacity equivalent to a single full page of information digits and connected to receive said blocks of information digits for storage at addresses determined by said address selection signals;
selector means for permitting storage by said first store means only of said blocks of information digits having associated therewith a particular first address part;
serial access storage means having storage capacity several times the storage capacity of said first store means;
first transfer means for transferring blocks of information digits from said first store means to a selected part of said serial access storage means in a predetermined order of address of said first store means;
second transfer means for transferring data from a selected part of said serial access storage means into said first store means; and
character generator means coupled to said digital data store for receiving blocks of said information digits therefrom to generate data display signals corresponding to alphanumeric and/or graphics characters determined by said blocks of information data.
- decoder means connected for response to said groups of address digits to produce address selection signals corresponding to said first address parts;
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