Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1996-06-28
1998-03-31
Trammell, James P.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
395526, 39520047, 39520048, 39520049, 345213, 345189, 345 2, 348464, 348476, 348569, 711112, 360 7303, G06F 1342, G09G 512
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ABSTRACT:
A World Wide Web terminal appliance utilizes a disk drive for local storage of Web pages previously downloaded and rendered for display during the course of a Web surfing session. The disk drive rotates at a rate substantially in synchronization with a display refresh time interval of a display device, preferably a raster refresh cycle time of a video monitor. Therefore, the image being displayed need not occupy random-access memory, but rather is sent directly from the disk to a display interface for coupling to the display device. Little or no RAM buffering is required, so the appliance need not include a large quantity of video RAM storage. A relatively inexpensive disk is used instead, thereby bringing about advantageous cost savings.
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Dam Tuan Q.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Pintner James C.
Trammell James P.
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