METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT MEMORY-READ OPERATIONS WITH A VGA-COMPLIANT VIDEO DISPLAY ADAPTOR

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EP 0 927 387 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/27

(21)	Application number: 98909862.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.03.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 12/ 00^{( . )}
G06T 1/ 60^{( . )}
G09G 5/ 36^{( . )}
G09G 5/ 395^{( . )}

G06F 3/ 00^{( . )}
G09G 5/ 00^{( . )}
G09G 5/ 39^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP1998/001297

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/043154 (01.10.1998 Gazette 1998/39)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

25.03.1997 US 19970824128

(71)	Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
	Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	LYONS, George Langley, British Columbia V3A 7X7 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
	Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT MEMORY-READ OPERATIONS WITH A VGA-COMPLIANT VIDEO DISPLAY ADAPTOR