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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Stephen V Kowalski, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A parallel computer synthesizes a digital map. The computer includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a background processor for generating a map background image and N overlay processors for generating first through Nth map overlay images of non-relocatable map features. First and second sets of interim buffers are alternately connected to the background processor and to the N overlay processors. The second stage includes a second stage processor connected to the output of the first and second sets of interim buffers for combining, according to a predetermined priority, the overlay images generated by the processors of the first stage to generate a composite map image. The second stage processor also generates a final map overlay image of relocatable features, and combines the composite map image with the overlay image of relocatable features to generate a display map image. A pair of output buffers is connected to the output of the second stage processor so that each buffer of the pair is alternately connected to the processor.
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