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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norifumi Yanai, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Ryo Fujita, Hitachi, JP;
Koyo Katsura, Hitachiota, JP;
Yasushi Fukunaga, Hitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Toyko, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348584 ; 348589 ; 348598 ; 348563 ;
Abstract
An image composing and displaying apparatus includes frame memory constituent elements of an identical structure, a video input section, a video output section, a controller for selecting connection of each element to the video input or output section, and an image drawing section for reading and writing video data from and in the elements. The memory elements can be used for the input and output operations and hence the size thereof can be easily expanded; moreover, the numbers of the elements respectively connected to the video input and output sections can be adaptively varied.