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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Kazumi Suga, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikazu Shibamiya, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuya Nakajima, Hiratsuka, JP;
Kenji Inoue, Hiratsuka, JP;
Masayuki Sawada, Atsugi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A display control apparatus having a plurality of different display modes for displaying a plurality of types of image signals corresponding to different resolutions and dot clocks, includes a discrimination circuit for displaying the display mode of the currently displayed image signal, and a selection circuit for selecting on-screen display data to be displayed on the basis of the display mode discriminated by the discrimination circuit. In addition, an input circuit inputs the on-screen display data selected by the selection circuit in place of the currently displayed image data, and an output circuit outputs the on-screen display data input by the input circuit in the display mode of the image signal.