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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7254776 | Information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus is provided that inputs and outputs images of different resolutions. When a resolution of a line drawing input via an interface is lower than the resolution of the monitor and the resolution of an image input via the interface is ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227519 | Method of driving display panel, luminance correction device for display panel, and driving device for display panel In conventional methods of correction luminance in displays, it has been necessary to interrupt video display during use in order to carry out correction. This is a problem in that interruptions are not good for workability from the perspective of the user of the im... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227593 | Apparatus for preventing auto-convergence error in projection television receiver Disclosed is a video display an auto-convergence error in a projection television receiver (TV) capable of preventing generation of an error when an auto-convergence is performed. The apparatus includes a screen for displaying an image signal, first to eighth sensin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227592 | Self-correcting rear projection television In a rear projection television, cathode ray tubes are mounted inside an enclosure so that each cathode ray tube projects output images onto a rear projection screen using a corresponding electron beam. Calibration images are generated for each cathode ray tube. A c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215362 | Auto-calibration of multi-projector systems The method for automatically calibrating a multi-projector system with at least two projectors, a digital camera and a control unit for controlling the projectors and the camera is performed according to the following steps: produc... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7170550 | Television data management system Information about various adjustments made to TVs during assembly is entered into a database after each adjustment, to facilitate monitoring and reporting of the assembly process, so that corrective action when appropriate can be taken more quickly. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7141942 | Digital device for correcting the image formed on the screen of a cathode ray tube Device for correcting the line and/or frame fields of a deflector for cathode ray tube comprising: a current sensor for evaluating the value of a line current Il a series of comparators intended to compare the value of the line current Il w... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115866 | Site stepping for electron beam micro analysis A method of measuring properties of a sample using an electron beam. Coordinates of a measurement site on the sample, and a diameter of the electron beam are defined. Multiple measurement locations are determined within the measurement site, using the coordinates of... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7050074 | Color correction in image display The image display apparatus comprises: an image processor for outputting image data including plural color component data; a gain corrector for correcting levels of the image data output by the image processor; and an image display device having a plurality of pixel... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7034817 | Method and device of alignment of a video image with an edge of a display screen The aligning a video image with an edge of a display screen, the video image being displayed by a scanning of lines of the display screen by at least one electron beam modulated by a modulation signal, including, for each scanned line of the screen, storing successi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034900 | Color display device and method utilizing convergence correction In a color display device, apparatus and method are provided to produce a convergence correction signal based on digital convergence correction values. The data rate by which the data is supplied to the apparatus varies, depending on the area of the display correspo... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6999133 | Digital correction module for video projector Digital correction module for video projector where a correction module is provided to give a non-linear re-imaging of an image so that it is displayed correct on a non-ideal screen (curved screen) where a correction module is provided in each of a plurality of vide... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6967758 | System and method for sub-pixel electronic alignment In one embodiment, a delay circuit is configured to delay pixel information from an image source, such as a frame buffer. The delay circuit may be configured to delay the pixel information by an amount of time that would move a pixel projected on a surface by a dist... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6952242 | Convergence correction of a CRT screen or projector A control signal for controlling a correction circuit for at least one electron beam that scans a screen line by line, the amplitude of which varies along each line according to a curve of a first type determined by line parameters, each of the line parameters varyi... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6836298 | Apparatus and method for correcting distortion of image and image displayer using the same An apparatus and a method for correcting a distorted image is capable of correcting an optical distortion of an image and misconvergence by prewarping an inputted image without using a convergence yoke, and an image displayer using the same. The apparatus for correc... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6804569 | Distributed manufacturing with feedback Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for assembling a device, such as a digital convergence monitor, at more than one site where data is supplied from a first site to a second site and then the data is used in assembly of the device at the second site. In ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6642676 | Electromagnetic quadrupole circuit which independently corrects ac and dc components of correction current An electromagnetic quadrupole circuit capable of always performing the optimal correction of the spot form is provided with: a current detecting section 20 for detecting the peak value and bottom value of current flowing along an electromagnetic quadrupol... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6580233 | Cathode ray tube and intensity controlling method Disclosed is a cathode ray tube and a intensity controlling method achieving a reduced amount of factors for correcting intensity prepared and capable of performing proper intensity control so that the joint portion of split picture planes is inconspicuou... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6567058 | Digital convergence correction device and display device A problem to be solved by the invention is to prevent a digital convergence correction device from lowering in precision of correction performed when a relation between screen raster and effective area of picture varies. A vertical display area detection signa... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6538705 | Image projecting system In a system according to the invention, fine image data 2 created and output by a personal computer 1 is input to an image processing/dividing section 4. The image processing/dividing section 4 determines, on the basis of parameters stored in a projector ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6496231 | Method and apparatus for correcting convergence and geometry errors in display devices An apparatus for correcting convergence and geometry errors in a display device re-maps the positioning of pixels in a video signal based on predetermined convergence and geometry errors in a display device. The apparatus includes counters for determining... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6473139 | Data error recovery for digital beam landing error correction arrangement In a video display, correction data for a digital convergence arrangement are stored in a first non-volatile memory. During power turn on procedure, the correction data are read out of and stored in a volatile memory. During each deflection cycle, the dat... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6392369 | Digital realtime convergence correction circuit and method thereof A convergence correction circuit including a coordinate unit which sets a predetermined range with first level values according to a screen length; an interval unit which divides the screen length; an interval decoder which calculates the value of the bra... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6362579 | Circuit for correction of deflection errors in a television display A circuit for correction of deflection errors in a television set, in which a correction current having alternate forward-sweep and flyback periods is supplied to a correction coil for an error parameter. An amplitude of the correction current is reduced ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6222593 | Image projecting system In a system according to the invention, fine image data 2 created and output by a personal computer 1 is input to an image processing/dividing section 4. The image processing/dividing section 4 determines, on the basis of parameters stored in a projector ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6148112 | Digital image correction device and display device A digital image correction device in which correction data at correction points corresponding one by one to positions on a CRT screen displayed by raster scanning system is stored as a relation pattern expressing the relative relation with the correction ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6128048 | Convergence correction apparatus for projection television and method thereof An improved convergence correction apparatus for a projection television and a method thereof which are capable of moving a convergence correction data corresponding to modes to a memory during a mode switching without increasing the capacity of the memor... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6011592 | Computer convergence device controller for managing various display characteristics A computer convergence device, operable in a computer mode and, for example, a television mode, includes a computer, a display monitor for displaying images in both the computer mode and the television mode, and multiple video inputs for receiving various... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6008596 | Convergence adjustment method and convergence adjustment circuit A convergence adjusting method and a convergence adjusting circuit, for improving the preciseness of adjustment while reducing a time required for the adjustment and for avoiding an occurrence of non-continuity distortion on a display screen. An adjustmen... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5939843 | Adaptive convergence adjustment for multi-scan monitor The present invention relates to a multi-frequency display system and method for providing color convergence. The system comprises a convergence circuit that is configured to receive a first set and a second set of color input signals. The first of color ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5883476 | Convergence correction system with recovery function and display apparatus using the same A plurality of photo detectors are arranged outside the display screen of a projection display apparatus having a built-in digital convergence correction system and a function for adjusting data in the frame memory so as to coincide the photoelectric devi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5835029 | Digital convergence apparatus NTSC convergence adjusting data corresponding to a plurality of portions on a display screen is stored in a data storage section in advance. Convergence adjusting data is stored in a field memory in a NTSC scanning mode. Adjusting data transferred to the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5793447 | Digital convergence apparatus A field memory stores convergence adjusting data which corresponds to a plurality of points on a display screen. An interpolation calculation circuit creates interpolation convergence adjusting data for correction points located between adjacent adjusting... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5790210 | Apparatus and method for digital convergence correction Among the total sampling points for digital convergence, a portion are selected as seed points. Correction data of each of the selected seed points is efficiently stored in a first memory. The correction data of the sampling points which are not stored is... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5734233 | Digital convergence apparatus The invention presents a digital convergence apparatus of high precision, relating to a digital convergence apparatus applicable to a color display device for displaying various image information in various signal formats, and capable of correcting conver... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5694181 | Digital convergence correcting circuit A digital convergence correcting circuit for digitally correcting a convergence of R, G and B, which includes a memory for storing only seed data and a convergence correcting part for interpolating and latching the stored seed data with 16 points of sampl... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5657079 | Correction for monitor refraction using empirically derived data A system for transforming coordinate systems in an automated video monitor alignment system includes a camera and computer to capture an image of the display bezel surrounding the cathode ray tube and of the image displayed on the CRT. Three dimensional m... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5627605 | Method for correcting digital convergence of multi-mode projection television A method for correcting digital convergence performed with respect to four modes of NTSC, ED, MUSE and ZENITH only by adjusting the convergence for a single mode on a software basis includes the steps of adjusting a specific mode and calculating correctio... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5592240 | Digital convergence apparatus A digital convergence apparatus using two different kinds of data to correct the convergence of odd and even scanning lines, respectively. A first memory stores data for the convergence correction corresponding to plural correction executing points aligne... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5506481 | Registration error correction device A device for digital convergence correction of raster distortion correction of a picture displayed on a screen of a display device using a cathode-ray tube, in which scanning lines include a first class of scanning lines, called correction scanning lines,... | 04/09/1996 |
