Abstract: A method for processing motion information in an input interlace-scanned pixel signal is disclosed. The motion information processing method includes the steps of detecting motion information of a target pixel based on difference information of a pixel signal at the same location between two fields, outputting the motion information of the target pixel by determining the motion information of the target pixel based on the detected motion information of the target pixel in the target field and the motion information of the target pixel in a past field prior to the target field, and determining whether moving pixels of at least a predetermined number are present within an area containing a plurality of adjacent pixels containing the target pixel in the target field, wherein the moving pixel has motion information indicating a moving picture.

Abstract: A video information processing apparatus capable of accurately making a motion decision is provided. The apparatus stores interlaced video information for a plurality of fields, generates motion information on each of the pixels contained in a plurality of fields from at least one of the interlaced video information and stored video information, and generates motion information on an interpolation pixel from motion information on pixels contained in the same field as the interpolation pixel among the generated motion information on each of the pixels. The apparatus also generates motion information on the interpolation pixel from motion information on the pixels contained in fields previous and next to the interpolation pixel at the same position as the interpolation pixel, and determines the motion information on the interpolation pixel from the motion information on these pixels.

Abstract: An apparatus for programming recording of a TV program and/or a radio program and a control method therefor performs displaying an analog clock; and displaying programmed recording information at a corresponding time position of the displayed analog clock in a superposed manner.

Abstract: When channels include a plurality of channels, which have the same lineups of programs to be broadcasted in a predetermined time band, a system controller (11) makes display control for displaying, on a display (7), information indicating programs to be broadcasted by one of the plurality of channels in place of the plurality of channels.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has the capability of making a registration for timer-controlled automatic viewing/recording not only in units of programs but also in units of sub-programs. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit for displaying information on a display on the basis of the program information data such that when a program includes a plurality of sub-programs, sub-program information associated with sub-programs is displayed on the display, a processing unit for performing a specified process on sub-program content data of a sub-program included in the program content data received by the receiving means, and a timer-controlled automatic operation setting unit for specifying a sub-program indicated by the sub-program information displayed on the display and setting a timer-controlled automatic operation for the specified sub-program such that the specified process is to be performed on the specified sub-program at a specified time.

Abstract: The presence/absence of an image information request signal HSYNC output from each of a plurality of display devices is monitored. Based on the monitoring result, image information stored in an image memory of a display controller incorporated in a host computer is distributed to each display device.

Abstract: A display control apparatus comprises display control means for receiving image signals corresponding to a plurality of images, to perform image processing on the image signals, and to synthesize images corresponding to the thus-processed image signals. While the images are displayed in a main picture and a sub-picture, the display control means further displays, adjacently to the sub-picture, a list of a plurality of images.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image display control apparatus and method for outputting an image signal to a display device to thereby display an image on the display device. A resolution converter converts the resolution of image data, which is transmitted to the display device, in comparison with the resolution of the display device. The image data that has undergone the resolution conversion is reduced in amount by a reducing processor on a per-line basis or per-pixel basis in conformity with the display resolution of the display device. The image data the amount of data whereof has been reduced by the reducing processor is transmitted to the display device together with a synchronizing signal. In accordance with a select signal from a display timing generator, an image data selector operates so as to transmit control data such as a program to the display device within a transfer time in which idle time has been produced based upon the amount of the reduction in data.

Abstract: A multi-window display apparatus is provided with such characteristics that, when a data telecast window is displayed as one window of multi-window display, the user can view the screen with improved visibility of a character area of the data telecast and the multi-window display, without disturbing the “standardized presentation” of the data telecast window intended by a telecast service provider. In scale-down display of the date telecast window, an area of character telecast display part is discriminated, the area is displayed with focus to facilitate recognition of the character part, and, in response to user's selection of the focus part on a remote controller, the character area is displayed in a scale-up state of original size.

Abstract: The presence/absence of an image information request signal HSYNC output from each of a plurality of display devices is monitored. Based on the monitoring result, image information stored in an image memory of a display controller incorporated in a host computer is distributed to each display device.

Abstract: A display control apparatus for a display device capable of performing updating of a display state for a display element subjected to a change in display includes a display data memory for storing display data, a display controller capable of sequentially reading out the display data stored in the memory and transferring the readout display data to the display device at a predetermined period and capable of performing a partial rewrite operation of the display data stored in the memory, and a rewrite detector for detecting an address for accessing the display data memory to cause the display controller to perform the partial rewrite operation. In addition, a transfer permitting unit reads the address detected by the rewrite detector and permits transfer of only the display data of the read address to the display controller.

Abstract: A disturbance of an image in the case where a display format is switched during the display operation is prevented without exerting an adverse influence on the operation of a display apparatus side.

Abstract: A display control apparatus for a display device, capable of updating a display state for a display element subjected to a change in display updating, includes a display data memory for storing display data, and a display controller capable of sequentially reading out the display data stored in the memory and transferring the readout display data to the display device at a predetermined period and capable of performing a partial rewrite operation of the display data stored in the memory.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a storage unit for storing display data at each position corresponding to a display screen of a display device, a setting unit for setting a read start position of the display data from the storage unit, and a data supply unit for reading out display data in a predetermined amount from the storage unit on the basis of the read start position set by the setting unit and supplying the readout display data to the display device. The read start position set by the setting unit is set on the basis of the display data stored in the storage unit. A display control method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a memory for storing information supplied from a processing apparatus, a detector for detecting a storage portion of the information, a display controller for performing display on a display device on the basis of the information stored in the portion detected by the detector, and a limiting unit for limiting the portion detected by the detector.

Abstract: An image is displayed in an optimum state in accordance with the state of a display. For this purpose, an FLCD interface mounted in an information processing apparatus and an FLCD for actually displaying an image are connected through a data transfer bus for transferring image data to be displayed and a serial communication line for performing communications between them. When the FLCD detects a change in its own state, this information is supplied to a CPU of the FLCD interface through the serial communication line. An instruction for changing, e.g., the operating mode is also transmitted from the FLCD interface to the FLCD through the serial communication line.

Abstract: A display controller for outputting display data stored in a display memory to a display includes an address memory for storing an address, subjected to a write access, of the display memory, and a reciprocal number memory for storing a reciprocal number, calculated by a reciprocal calculator, of the number of display pixels of one horizontal line on the screen. A multiplier multiplies the address stored in the address memory with the reciprocal number calculated by the reciprocal calculator, and a horizontal line number determinator obtains a display line number of the screen on the basis of a multiplication result by the multiplier.

Abstract: A high quality display image is displayed on a screen by providing an; image area information generator means (203) for generating image area information for designating an area for displaying binarization image data to be obtained by image processing of image data in the multi-level frame buffer on the screen and the area for displaying binarization image data to be obtained by approximate color conversion, based on a computer software, and a processor for processing the image data based on the image area information.

Abstract: A display control apparatus for a display device, capable of updating a display state for a display element subjected to a change in display updating, includes a display data memory for storing display data, and a display controller capable of sequentially reading out the display data stored in the memory and transferring the readout display data to the display device at a predetermined period and capable of performing a partial rewrite operation of the display data stored in the memory.

Abstract: A display control apparatus for a display apparatus having a display device in which a liquid crystal such as a ferroelectric liquid crystal is used as an operating medium for display-updating and the updated display state can be held by applying an electric field or the like. The display control apparatus comprises a first updating circuit to update the display content of the entire screen of the display apparatus, a second updating circuit to update the display content of a part of the display screen, a detector to detect an external factor such as a temperature of the display apparatus, and a switching circuit to switch the first and second updating circuits in accordance with the detected external factor.