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EP 0085480 A2 19830810 - Improvements in or relating to video display systems.

Title (en)

Improvements in or relating to video display systems.

Title (de)

Video-Anzeigesysteme.

Title (fr)

Systèmes d'affichage vidéo.

Publication

EP 0085480 A2 19830810 (EN)

Application

EP 83300104 A 19830110

Priority

GB 8200883 A 19820113

Abstract (en)

A video display system suitable for use in video games includes a store for storing information to be displayed, a video controller for selecting from the store a plurality of dots on a raster scan display on which the information is obtained from the store is passed to a parallel to serial converter to provide data on each dot sequentially to the raster scan display.

IPC 1-7

G09G 1/16; G09G 1/28

IPC 8 full level

G09G 5/06 (2006.01); G09G 5/39 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09G 5/06 (2013.01); G09G 5/39 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0085480 A2 19830810; EP 0085480 A3 19860108; AU 1030683 A 19830721; GB 2116004 A 19830914; GB 8300502 D0 19830209

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83300104 A 19830110; AU 1030683 A 19830112; GB 8300502 A 19830110