Device for displaying alphanumeric and graphics characters

(19)

(11)

EP 0 130 301 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.01.1986 Bulletin 1986/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	09.01.1985 Bulletin 1985/02

(21)	Application number: 84104627

(22)	Date of filing: 25.04.1984

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

(30)

Priority:

31.05.1983 US 499451
31.05.1983 US 499458
31.05.1983 US 499452
31.05.1983 US 499453

(71)	Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
	()

(72)	Inventor:
	Stephens, Lawrence Keith ()

(54)	Device for displaying alphanumeric and graphics characters

(57) @ 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.

Search report