Control device and remote controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9928558-B2
Application number	US-201314762251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2013
Priority date	Feb 21, 2013
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

The storage unit prestores element image data presenting an element image contained in a display image in an image data region that is a continuous storage region, and prestores draw command data containing data for creating display data presenting the display image in which the element image is placed in a draw command region that is a continuous storage region. The central processing unit makes reference to a screen management table when a predetermined drawing condition is satisfied to identify and output the draw command identification data corresponding to the satisfied drawing condition. The draw processing unit acquires from the storage unit the draw command data identified with the output draw command identification data, and creates and outputs to the display unit the display data placing the element image based on the acquired draw command data.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device, comprising:
a storage unit configured to:
prestore element image data presenting an element image contained in a display image that is an image to be displayed on a display unit in an image data region, and
prestore draw command data containing data for creating display data presenting the display image in which the element image is placed in a draw command region;

a central processing unit configured to:
identify a draw command identification data associated with a drawing condition data presenting a predetermined drawing condition, and
output the identified draw command identification data; and

a draw processing circuit configured to:
acquire from the storage unit the draw command data presented by the draw command identification data output from the central processing unit,
create the display data based on the acquired draw command data, and
output the created display data to the display unit, wherein:

the draw command data contains part of the data for creating the display data and a draw interrupt flag indicating that the rest of the data for creating the display data is acquired from the central processing unit, and
the draw processing circuit comprises:
an interface configured to:
acquire the output draw command identification data when the draw command identification data are output from the central processing unit,
output to the central processing unit a draw interrupt signal for requesting for the rest of the data for creating the display data, and
acquire from the central processing unit the rest of the data for creating the display data;

an interpreter configured to:
acquire from the storage unit the draw command data presented by the draw command identification data acquired by the interface,
interpret the acquired draw command data to extract part of the data for creating the display data, and
causes the interface to output the draw interrupt signal according to the draw interrupt flag; and
a drawer configured to:
create the display data presenting an image in which the element image is placed based on the part of the data for creating the display data extracted by the interpreter and the rest of the data for creating the display data acquired by the interpreter, and
output the created display data to the display unit.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the central processing unit comprises:
a state storage configured to retain state data presenting the state of display data at a predetermined address; and
an interrupt response table storage configured to store an interrupt response table associating, for each combination of the draw command identification data and a draw interrupt count that is the number of times of the draw interrupt signal being acquired, a reference destination address for acquiring the state data from the state storage and the rest of the data for creating the display data corresponding to the content of the state data, and

when the draw interrupt signal is acquired from the draw processing circuit, the central processing unit:
makes reference to the interrupt response table to identify the reference destination address corresponding to the draw command identification data and draw interrupt count,
extracts the rest of the data for creating the display data corresponding to the content of the state data stored at the identified reference destination address, and
outputs the extracted rest of the data for creating the display data to the draw processing circuit.

3. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the central processing unit:
comprises a buffer configured to store the rest of the data for creating the display data;
after outputting the draw command identification data, makes reference to the interrupt response table corresponding to the draw command identification data, and stores in the buffer the data presenting the address in sequence in the ascending order of associated interrupt signal acquisition count as the rest of the data for creating the display data; and
when the draw interrupt signal is acquired from the draw processing circuit, the central processing unit outputs the data stored in the buffer to the draw processing circuit in sequence.

4. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the draw command region is a continuous storage region.

5. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the image data region is a continuous storage region.

6. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the central processing unit:
prestores a screen management table associating the drawing condition data and the draw command identification data, and
when the drawing condition is satisfied identifies the draw command identification data associated with the drawing condition data presenting the satisfied drawing condition based on the screen management table.

7. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a mode switcher configured to switch between a normal mode in which the central processing unit and draw processing circuit execute a procedure to output the display data and an update mode for updating data stored in the storage unit is provided,
the central processing unit outputs to the draw processing circuit input data entered along with address data presenting the addresses to store in the storage unit as they are during the update mode,
the draw processing circuit outputs to the storage unit the address data and input data entered from the central processing unit as they are during the update mode, and
the storage unit stores the input data entered from the draw processing circuit at the addresses contained in the address data.

8. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the draw command identification data presents an address within the storage unit where the draw command data are stored, and
the draw processing circuit acquires from the storage unit the draw command data stored at the address presented by the draw command identification data output from the central processing unit.

9. The control device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the draw command data contains element identification data presenting the address where the element image data are stored and element placement data for identifying the display position of the element image;
the interpreter is further configured to interpret the acquired draw command data to extract the element identification data and element placement data; and
the drawer is further configured to:
acquire from the storage unit the element image data stored at the address presented by the element identification data extracted by the interpreter, and
prior to outputting the created display data to the display unit, create the display data presenting an image in which the element image presented by the acquired element image data is placed based on the element placement data extracted by the interpreter.

10. A control device, comprising:
a storage unit configured to:
prestore element image data presenting an element image contained in a display image that is an image to be displayed on a display unit in an image data region, and
prestore draw command data containing data for creating display data presenting the display image in which the element image is placed in a draw command region;

a central processing unit configured to:
identify a draw command identification data associated with a drawing condition data presenting a predetermined drawing condition, and
output the identified draw command identification data; and

a draw processing circuit configured to:
acquire from the storage unit the draw command data-presented by the draw comman

Assignees

• Gyota Tomoaki
• Mukai Takuya
• Nakata Masanori
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Gyota Tomoaki
• Mukai Takuya
• Nakata Masanori

Classifications

• G06T1/20

  Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining · CPC title

• G06T1/60

  Memory management · CPC title

• G06T11/20

  Drawing from basic elements · CPC title

• G09G5/222 Primary

  Control of the character-code memory · CPC title

• G09G5/42

  characterised by the display of patterns using a display memory without fixed position correspondence between the display memory contents and the display position on the screen · CPC title