Convergence correction apparatus for use in a color display

• US 5,398,083 A
• Filed: 10/26/1993
• Issued: 03/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Sakanishi, Yasuaki, Inoue, Ikunori, Tsujihara, Susumu
• Primary Examiner(s): Groody, James J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Murrell, Jeffrey S.
• Application Number:
  US08/142,684
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 348/466, 348/558, 348/615, 348/807, 348/806, 315/368.12, 315/368.13, 315/365, 315/367
• US Class Current: 348/807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/28 Arrangements for convergence or focusing

Abstract

A signal generating apparatus comprises: a scanning-line number detector (2) for detecting the number of scanning lines with receipt of a sync signal; a convergence memory (3) for storing convergence correction data; an on-screen display memory (5) for storing on-screen display data; an interpolator (4) for performing vertical interpolation of output data derived from the memories (3, 5) according to the detection signal derived from the scanning-line number detector (2); and a frame memory (6) for successively reading data elements corresponding to the individual scanning lines interpolated by the interpolator (4). The apparatus detects the number of scanning lines and generates a correction signal and a character signal through vertical processing of convergence correction data and on-screen character data.

Claims

1. A signal generating apparatus, comprising:

first storage means for storing convergence correction data corresponding to a plurality of adjustment points provided on a screen;

second storage means for storing on-screen character data;

detection means for detecting number of scanning lines based upon an input sync signal;

interpolation means for subjecting correction data derived from said first storage means to approximate interpolation between the adjustment points and also subjecting character data derived from said second storage means to interpolation in n-folding and decimation processing of character font, based on the number of scanning lines detected by said detection means; and

reading means for reading the convergence correction data and character data interpolated by said interpolation means in synchronization with a scanning frequency.

2. The signal generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said interpolation means performs the decimating interpolation by selecting font data elements closer to the vector on the scanning lines.

3. The signal generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reading conversion rate of character data is n times faster than that of correction data.