Video display system and method for generating and individually positioning high resolution inset images
First Claim
1. A visual display system comprising:
- background image projection means for generating a background image having a predetermined size and resolution;
inset image generation means for producing video signals representative of a plurality of inset images;
inset image projection means, responsive to said inset image generation means, for generating a plurality of inset images, each having a smaller size and a higher resolution than the background image, in response to the video signals produced by said inset image generation means, said inset image projection means including;
an inset image projector having a plurality of video lines; and
dividing means for dividing the plurality of video lines into a plurality of subraster blocks wherein each subraster block can generate an inset image; and
inset image processing means, responsive to said inset image generation means, for controlling the generation of inset images by said inset image projection means, said inset image processing means including;
allocation means for assigning the video signals representative of each individual inset image to an individual subraster blocks of said inset image projector; and
deflection means, responsive to said allocation means, for producing positioning signals corresponding to the individual positions of each of the subraster blocks to which an inset image is assigned by said allocation means relative to the background image.
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Abstract
A visual display system and method according to the present invention includes an inset image generator for producing video signals representative of a plurality of inset images and an inset image projection means for generating a plurality of inset images, each having a smaller size and a higher resolution than a background image, in response to the video signals. The inset image projection means includes an inset image projector having a number of video lines and dividing means for dividing the plurality of video lines into a number of subraster blocks, each of which can generate an inset image. Each subraster block is individually positioned by deflection means such that the high resolution of inset images can be individually positioned relative to the background image. In addition, the visual display system and method includes an inset image processor including allocation means for assigning the video signals representative of each individual inset image to an individual subraster block and, in some embodiments, assigning the video signals based upon a predetermined priority allocation criteria such that only predetermined ones of the inset images are displayed.
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23 Claims
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1. A visual display system comprising:
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background image projection means for generating a background image having a predetermined size and resolution; inset image generation means for producing video signals representative of a plurality of inset images; inset image projection means, responsive to said inset image generation means, for generating a plurality of inset images, each having a smaller size and a higher resolution than the background image, in response to the video signals produced by said inset image generation means, said inset image projection means including; an inset image projector having a plurality of video lines; and dividing means for dividing the plurality of video lines into a plurality of subraster blocks wherein each subraster block can generate an inset image; and inset image processing means, responsive to said inset image generation means, for controlling the generation of inset images by said inset image projection means, said inset image processing means including;
allocation means for assigning the video signals representative of each individual inset image to an individual subraster blocks of said inset image projector; and
deflection means, responsive to said allocation means, for producing positioning signals corresponding to the individual positions of each of the subraster blocks to which an inset image is assigned by said allocation means relative to the background image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A flight simulation system comprising:
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background image projection means for generating a background image having a predetermined size and resolution; inset image generation means for producing video signals representative of a plurality of inset images; inset image projection means, responsive to said inset image generation means, for generating a plurality of inset images, each having a smaller size and a higher resolution than the background image, in response to the video signals produced by said inset image generation means, said inset image projection means including; an inset image projector having a plurality of video lines, each video line being comprised of a predetermined number of pixels; converging means for reducing the size of the pixels such that the resulting inset image has a smaller size and higher resolution than the background image; dividing means for dividing the plurality of video lines into a plurality of subraster blocks wherein each subraster block can generate an inset image; and inset image processing means, responsive to said inset image generation means, for controlling the generation of inset images by said inset image projection means, said inset image processing means including;
allocation means for assigning the video signals representative of each individual inset image to an individual subraster blocks of said inset image projector; and
deflection means, responsive to said allocation means, for producing positioning signals corresponding to the individual positions of each of the subraster blocks to which an inset image is assigned by said allocation means relative to the background image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying a composite video image having a plurality of inset images and a background image wherein the inset images are smaller and of a higher resolution than the background image, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a background image having a predetermined size and resolution; producing video signals representative of a plurality of inset images, each having a smaller size and a higher resolution than the background image; dividing the plurality of video lines of an inset image projector into a plurality of subraster blocks; assigning the video signals representative of each individual inset image to an individual subraster block; generating a plurality of inset images in response to the assigned video signals wherein one inset image is generated by each subraster block; and deflecting each individual subraster blocks relative to the background image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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