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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1977
Edward C McCarthy, Indian Harbor Beach, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The system displays video images of data characters or other graphics with video modifications being made thereto. A coded data character is provided which represents a first graphical image from a first library, such as a font, of related images to be displayed. A second coded data character is provided which represents a second graphical image from a second library, such as a font, of related images wherein the first library of related images is independent of the second library of related images. A storage facility is provided for each library with the facility storing video display instructions for forming each character or graphical image in the library of graphical images. The storage facility for the first library of images is interrogated by the first coded data character to obtain therefrom the video display instructions for forming the image represented by that data character. The storage facility of images for the second library of images is interrogated by the second coded data character to obtain from the storage facility the video display instructions for forming the graphical image represented by that data character. The video display instructions for forming the video image of the character from the first library are combined with the instructions for forming the graphical image from the second library. The combined video display instructions are employed for forming a graphical image having the combined video characteristics of the images represented by the first coded data character and the second coded character.