Multiplexed video generation

Claim 1

Apparatus for multiplexing a segmented character generator to generate a complete frame of symbols for a plurality of display devices, comprising: a plurality of segment generators equal in number to the number of lines required to form a symbol, divided by the number of fields per frame of information displayed wherein each of said segment generators simultaneously generates a segment of a plurality of symbols to be displayed on a plurality of display devices; a plurality of sequential line buffer registers for storing coded information signals representative of symbols to be displayed on said plurality of display devices; and gating means for gating the outputs of each of said plurality of segment generators simultaneously to different display devices at the correct time interval.

Claim 4

A method of multiplexing a segmented symbol generator for generating all symbols to be displayed on a plUrality of display devices comprising the steps of: a. applying simultaneously a plurality of input signals to each of a plurality of segment generators; b. simultaneously generating a plurality of symbol segments for a plurality of different display devices in response to said plurality of input signals; c. simultaneously gating said generated symbol information to a plurality of different display devices in proper time sequence to display a plurality of symbols on a plurality of display devices.

Claim 5

A method of multiplexing a segmented symbol generator for generating all symbols to be displayed on a plUrality of display devices comprising the steps of: a. applying simultaneously a plurality of input signals to each of a plurality of segment generators; b. simultaneously generating a plurality of symbol segments for a plurality of different display devices in response to said plurality of input signals; c. simultaneously gating said generated symbol information to a plurality of different display devices in proper time sequence to display a plurality of symbols on a plurality of display devices.

Claim 7

A method of multiplexing a segmented symbol generator comprising the steps of: a. transmitting a Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a first segment generator at a first time; b. generating a first segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal said first segment to be displayed on a Qth output device; c. transmitting said Kth information signal representing said Pth symbol to be displayed to a second segment generator and transmitting a K+1th information signal representing a P+1th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a second time; d. generating a second segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, and generating a first segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, said second segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device and said first segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on a Q+1th output device; e. transmitting said Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a third segment generator, said K+1th information signal representing said P+1th symbol to be displayed to said second segment generator, and a K+2th information signal representing a P+2th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a third time; f. generating a third segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, a second segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, and a first segment of said P+2th symbol in response to said K+2th information signal, said third segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device, said second segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on said Q+1th output device, and said first segment of said P+2th symbol to be displayed on a Q+2th output device; g. transmitting said Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a fourth segment generator, said K+1th information signal representing said P+1th symbol to be displayed to said third segment generator, said K+2th information signal representing said P+2th symbol to be displayed to second segment generator, and a K+3th information signal representing a P+3th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a fourth time; h. generating a fourth segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, a third segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, a second segment of said P+2th symbol in response to said K+2th information signal, and a first segment of said P+3th symbol in response to said K+3th information signal, said fourth segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device, said third segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on said Q+2th output device, said second segment of said P+2th symbol to bE displayed on said Q+2th output device, and said first segment of said P+3th symbol to be displayed on a Q+3th output device; i. transmitting said Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a fifth segment generator, said K+1th information signal representing a P+1th symbol to be displayed to said fourth segment generator, said K+2th information signal representing said P+2th symbol to be displayed to said third segment generator, said K+3th information signal representing said P+3th symbol to be displayed to said second segment generator, and a K+4th information signal representing a P+4th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a fifth time; j. generating a fifth segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, a fourth segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, a third segment of said P+2th symbol in response to said K+2th information signal, a second segment of said P+3th symbol in response to said K+3th information signal, and a first segment of said P+4th symbol in response to said K+4th information signal, said fifth segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device, said fourth segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on said Q+1th output device, said third segment of said P+2th symbol to be displayed on said Q+2th output device, said second segment of said P+3th symbol to be displayed on said Q+3th output device, and said first segment of said P+4th symbol to be displayed on a Q+4th output device; k. repeating said steps of transmitting and generating until all segments of all symbols on Q output devices have been displayed.

Claim 8

A method of multiplexing a segmented symbol generator comprising the steps of: a. transmitting a Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a first segment generator at a first time; b. generating a first segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal said first segment to be displayed on a Qth output device; c. transmitting said Kth information signal representing said Pth symbol to be displayed to a second segment generator and transmitting a K+1th information signal representing a P+1th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a second time; d. generating a second segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, and generating a first segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, said second segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device and said first segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on a Q+1th output device; e. transmitting said Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a third segment generator, said K+1th information signal representing said P+1th symbol to be displayed to said second segment generator, and a K+2th information signal representing a P+2th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a third time; f. generating a third segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, a second segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, and a first segment of said P+2th symbol in response to said K+2th information signal, said third segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device, said second segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on said Q+1th output device, and said first segment of said P+2th symbol to be displayed on a Q+2th output device; g. transmitting said Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a fourth segment generator, said K+1th information signal representing said P+1th symbol to be displayed to said third segment generator, said K+2th information signal representing said P+2th symbol to be displayed to second segment generator, and a K+3th information signal representing a P+3th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a fourth time; h. generating a fourth segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, a third segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, a second segment of said P+2th symbol in response to said K+2th information signal, and a first segment of said P+3th symbol in response to said K+3th information signal, said fourth segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device, said third segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on said Q+2th output device, said second segment of said P+2th symbol to bE displayed on said Q+2th output device, and said first segment of said P+3th symbol to be displayed on a Q+3th output device; i. transmitting said Kth information signal representing a Pth symbol to be displayed to a fifth segment generator, said K+1th information signal representing a P+1th symbol to be displayed to said fourth segment generator, said K+2th information signal representing said P+2th symbol to be displayed to said third segment generator, said K+3th information signal representing said P+3th symbol to be displayed to said second segment generator, and a K+4th information signal representing a P+4th symbol to be displayed to said first segment generator at a fifth time; j. generating a fifth segment of said Pth symbol in response to said Kth information signal, a fourth segment of said P+1th symbol in response to said K+1th information signal, a third segment of said P+2th symbol in response to said K+2th information signal, a second segment of said P+3th symbol in response to said K+3th information signal, and a first segment of said P+4th symbol in response to said K+4th information signal, said fifth segment of said Pth symbol to be displayed on said Qth output device, said fourth segment of said P+1th symbol to be displayed on said Q+1th output device, said third segment of said P+2th symbol to be displayed on said Q+2th output device, said second segment of said P+3th symbol to be displayed on said Q+3th output device, and said first segment of said P+4th symbol to be displayed on a Q+4th output device; k. repeating said steps of transmitting and generating until all segments of all symbols on Q output devices have been displayed.