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EP 0 431 754 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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14.08.1991 Bulletin 1991/33 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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12.06.1991 Bulletin 1991/24 |
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Date of filing: 05.11.1990 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE |
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Priority: |
07.12.1989 US 447306
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Applicant: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
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Sunnyvale, CA 94088 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- Bakhmutsky, David M.
Cupertino, CA (US)
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Representative: Wright, Hugh Ronald et al |
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Brookes & Martin
High Holborn House
52/54 High Holborn
London WC1V 6SE
London WC1V 6SE (GB) |
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Color translation circuit |
(57) Disclosed is a color translation circuit utilizing a monitor circuit to identify
and prioritize windows to be displayed in a multi window environment on a screen.
Through the use of the monitor circuitry the size of video memory is reduced.