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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1993
Gregory M Eitzmann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John D Hallesy, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John A Klenoski, Fremont, CA (US);
Greg Sadowski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David L Dignam, Belmont, CA (US);
Nathaniel D Naegle, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A programmable video output format (VOF) generator that enables a processing system to drive different video display devices with varying video format requirements. The programmable VOF generator includes a compiler that generates video formats based on user input, and a state machine that generates all video signals with requisite output format. The compiler allows the user to provide minimal information on general display parameters using a high-level language. Therefore, no specialized knowledge of the video display hardware requirements is required from the user.