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(11) EP 0 149 788 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.08.1987 Bulletin 1987/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
31.07.1985 Bulletin 1985/31

(21) Application number: 84115208

(22) Date of filing: 12.12.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 14.12.1983 JP 23433483
26.12.1983 JP 24367783
26.12.1983 JP 24367883

(71) Applicant: Ascii Corporation
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(72) Inventor:
  • Ishi, Takatoshi
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(54) Display control system


(57) An improved display control system is disclosed which is capable of reducing the time necessary for executing its display operation. In this display control system, when a display memory (4) is to be accessed, its software supplies values of the X, Y coordinates of a display screen and these values are then converted into the physical addresses of the memory (4). For this purpose, a limit check function (33) is provided. Also, an X register (30) for setting up values on the X coordinate in a display unit (3A) may be formed by a counter, thereby eliminating the need for setting the values on the X coordinate each time.
The display control system may also be capable of dealing with the change of a plurality of screen configurations in the above-mentioned X, Y coordinate system.







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