Roll-up method for a display unit United States Patent 04196430

04196430 is referenced by 20 patents and cites 5 patents.

A roll-up method for a display unit according to this invention consists of supplying data for designating a roll-up region to a roll-up address counter to designate an address for a refresh memory storing a character display data portion and a control data portion and modifying the contents of said address counter to modify the stored information of said refresh memory in a fly-back time of the display unit by means of a roll-up instruction, thereby rolling up said region.

Title
Roll-up method for a display unit
Application Number
5/871112
Publication Number
4196430
Application Date
January 19, 1978
Publication Date
April 1, 1980
Inventor
Masatoshi Denko
Ome
JP
Agent
Cushman Darby & Cushman
Assignee
Tokyo Shibaura Electric
JP
IPC
G06K 15/20
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Citations: 20 (view full list)

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