Shadow mask color system with calligraphic displays

• US 4,970,500 A
• Filed: 06/20/1984
• Issued: 11/13/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1978
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. (Elevate Entertainment, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. (Elevate Entertainment, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hintze, Richard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trafton, David
• Application Number:
  US06/608,637
• Time in Patent Office: 2,337 Days
• Field of Search: 340/703, 340/732, 340/736, 340/744, 340/751, 315/368, 315/395, 315/396, 315/397, 358/103, 358/183
• US Class Current: 345/22
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 1/07 with combined raster scan and calligraphic display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 1/285 Interfacing with colour displays, e.g. TV receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/28 Arrangements for convergence or focusing

Abstract

A display system is disclosed utilizing a cathode ray display device utilizing three electron beams which are directed through a shadow mask to excite three-color phosphor dots, and which is incorporated in a system to alternately provide raster scan display signals and calligraphic display signals to obtain the benefits of both raster scan and calligraphic displays (dot or line drawings). A deflection unit is disclosed with the X and Y deflection coils each driven by two pairs of transistor circuits. The transistor circuits are controlled so that alternatively one transistor in each set passes current to provide bi-directional currents at desired levels to obtain specific beam displacement. A resistive element between individual deflection coils provides an indication of deflection current, which indication is processed by a differential amplifier to indicate displacement. In accordance with the instant position of the beam, a convergence unit is controlled to reflect spherical considerations. Specifically, the convergence of each color beam is varied in accordance with first and higher orders of X and Y displacement. Focus is controlled to avoid certain effects and obtain others.

Claims

1. A color display system for providing a dynamic color presentation comprising:

a display device incorporating beam excitation means, beam deflection means and beam modulation means in combination with a three-color screen and wherein said deflection means includes convergence means for varying the convergence correction of beams in said display device in accordance with displacement of said beams to different quadrants of said screen with different correction constants for each said different quadrants;

means for providing raster scan color display signals for modulating said display device to produce a display;

means for providing calligraphic display signals for modulating said display device to produce a display;

driver means for said deflection means to provide deflection in said display device to accommodate both said raster scan display signals and said calligraphic display signals; and

sequencing means to sequences both the operation of said driver means and the alternate application of said raster scan signals and said calligraphic display signals to control said display device for producing a dynamic color presentation manifesting both said raster scan color display signals and said calligraphic display signals.

2. A color display system according to claim 1 wherein said convergence means is driven in accordance with products of the X and the Y component displacements.

3. A color display system according to claim 1 wherein said convergence means implements control of each beam based on the defining expression X² plus or minus Y² plus or minus XY plus or minus X plus or minus Y with the terms of said expression individually related to individual constants depending on quadrants and hemispheres and wherein X and Y represent horizontal and vertical displacement respectively.