Title (en)

DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING ALPHANUMERIC AND GRAPHICS CHARACTERS

Publication

EP 0130301 A3 19860115 (EN)

Application

EP 84104627 A 19840425

Priority

• US 49945183 A 19830531
• US 49945283 A 19830531
• US 49945383 A 19830531
• US 49945883 A 19830531

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0130301A2] The invention relates to a computer having an all points addressable display terminal (44) and a cursor positioning device (52). It comprises means for storing one or several tables of selectable characters, means for selecting a cursor character from said table, said character being movable by said cursor positioning device on the display, and means for fixing the selected character at a desired point on the display. The cursor characters may be alphanumeric characters, graphics characters, alphanumeric character strings or even blank characters.

IPC 1-7

G09G 1/00; G09G 1/16; G06F 15/72

IPC 8 full level

G09G 5/08 (2006.01); G09G 5/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09G 5/08 (2013.01); G09G 5/40 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [A] EP 0026382 A1 19810408 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
• [X] BCC-NACHRICHTEN, vol. 63, no. 10, 1981, pages 358-368, Mannhem, DE; P. BRÜCKNER: "Das Farbsichtgerätesystem PAN 30 M in wehrtechnischen Führungssystemen"
• [A] REGELUNGSTECHNISCHE PRAXIS, vol. 19, no. 9, September 1977, pages 265-271, München, DE; M. SHAHATA: "Dialogbedienung über Bildschirm und virtuelle Tastaturen bei der Bildkonstruktion"

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0130301 A2 19850109; EP 0130301 A3 19860115; EP 0130301 B1 19900718; DE 3482732 D1 19900823; HK 35293 A 19930416; SG 10793 G 19930416

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84104627 A 19840425; DE 3482732 T 19840425; HK 35293 A 19930408; SG 10793 A 19930203