Inventors:
Joseph K. Okor - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
G06K 1520
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improved data converter system that will accept the 3-D definition or description of a geometric object or symbol and convert it into a form suitable for display on a 2-D display device. Once a symbol has been defined, it may be manipulated in several ways, a few of which are rotation of the symbol and moving the symbol from one location to another. Special effects may also be performed on the symbols on display, some of which include fade-in, fade-out and zoom. The data converter system also includes a video distributor that makes it possible to display the resulting picture of the symbols on a plurality of display devices each adapted to show part or all of the picture.