US 7,460,086 B1
Multiple and hybrid graphics display types
John Spencer Cunningham, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); Scott Richard Maass, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); and Thomas A. Odegard, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, N.J. (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 1999, as Appl. No. 9/460,197.
Int. Cl. G09G 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 345—3.1  [345/1.1] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer device for driving multiple displays of different types using formats designed for raster displays, said device comprising:
means for linking generated code from said formats to a standard graphics library;
means for driving a plurality of displays of different types with a single display routine, said plurality of displays comprising stroke displays, raster displays and hybrid displays, wherein said hybrid displays comprise stroke and raster displays, from output of said graphics library; and
means for dynamically switching between said displays in real time.