Computer auxiliary viewing system
OwnerLane T. Hauckinventor
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Abstract
A computer auxiliary viewing system that enables a rapid review of previously entered information, in a similar manner to the retrieval of information using a microfiche reader so that by the simple manual turning of a control knob, all previously entered data can be scrolled for review on a screen. The system includes videographics generating devices responsive to stored information signals in buffer devices for causing the reproduction of the desired scrolling image, and control devices for retrieving selectively the stored information signals in the buffer devices to cause the generation of the image signals by an auxiliary monitor device, independently of information signals being transferred from the input device to the computer processor unit.
Claims18
A computer auxiliary viewing system for an associated computer system having a computer central processing unit, a video monitor and input means for entering information in the associated computer system, comprising:
- auxiliary monitoring means for generating scrolling image signals indicative of information signals entered by the input means for visual display purposes;
- means for receiving the information signals entered from the input means for visual display purposes;
- buffer means for storing said received information signals;
- a manually rotatable control knob for controlling the display of information signals entered by the input means for visual display purposes on said auxiliary monitoring means;
- rotary shaft encoder means for generating knob displacement control signals indicative of control knob rotational displacement;
- means responsive to the knob displacement control signals for generating knob speed control signals indicative of the angular sped of said knob;
- means responsive to said signals indicative of the angular speed of said knob for causing the image scrolling rate to be accelerated when the angular speed of said knob is greater than a predetermined rate;
- means responsive to said knob speed signals for scrolling said information images displayed on said auxiliary monitoring means at a given scrolling rate;
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- said given scrolling rate corresponding to either the angular speed and direction of rotation of said control knob when the angular speed of said knob is less than said predetermined rate or an accelerated scrolling rate when the angular speed of said knob is greater than said predetermined rate in response to said means for causing the image scrolling rate to be accelerated, said accelerated scrolling rate being greater than the angular speed of said knob.
An auxiliary video monitor system for a central processing unit having input means and a video monitor for displaying computer-generated information, comprising:
- a manually rotatable control knob for controlling the display of computer-generated information on the video monitor;
- rotary shaft encoder means for generating knob displacement control signals indicative of control knob rotational displacement;
- means responsive to the knob displacement control signals for generating signals indicative of the angular speed of said knob;
- means responsive to said signals indicative of the angular speed of said knob for causing the image scrolling rate to be accelerated when the angular speed of said knob is greater than a predetermined rate;
- means responsive to said knob speed signals for scrolling said information images displayed on said video monitor at a given scrolling rate;
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- said given scrolling rate corresponding to either the angular speed and direction or rotational of said control knob or an accelerated scrolling rate corresponding to the angular direction of said control knob, said accelerated scrolling rate being greater than the angular speed of said knob.
A method for displaying computer-generated information comprising:
- using a video monitor unit on which to display selected computer-generated information, and a manually rotatable control knob for controlling the display of computer-generated information on said video monitor unit;
- generating a control signals indicative of the angular speed and direction of said control knob;
- causing the image scrolling rate to be accelerated when the angular speed of said knob is greater than a predetermined rate;
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- scrolling said information images displayed on said video monitor unit at a given scrolling rate, said given scrolling rate corresponding to either the angular speed and direction of rotation of said control knob when the angular speed of the knob is less than said predetermined rate or an accelerated scrolling rate when the angular speed of said control knob is greater than said predetermined rate, said accelerated scrolling rate being greater than the angular speed of said knob.
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