Image size adjusting apparatus for a digital display monitor

• US 5,818,416 A
• Filed: 07/02/1997
• Issued: 10/06/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Ho-Dae
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US08/887,128
• Time in Patent Office: 461 Days
• Field of Search: 345/99, 345/127, 345/129, 345/130, 345/131, 345/132, 345/342, 345/202, 348/704, 348/581, 348/582
• US Class Current: 345/667
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/4084 in the transform domain, e.g. fast Fourier transform [FFT] domain scaling
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/005 Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/18 Timing circuits for raster scan displays specially adapted for television H04N ; synchronisation between the display unit and other display units, videodisc player G09G5/12

Abstract

An image size adjusting apparatus for a digital display monitor using a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes a frequency multiplier circuit having a programmable divider, and six line memories in which two line memories are designated per each color picture signal line. The adjustment of the horizontal size of the display image can be achieved by changing the amount of sampling data in cooperation with the PLL circuit and the programmable divider. Also, adjustment of the vertical size can be achieved by changing the number of scanning lines such that double scanning is performed during one period of the horizontal synchronization signals, using the line memories. Thus, the apparatus provides for a simplification of adjusting operations of the horizontal and vertical image size of a digital display monitor.

Claims

1. An image size adjusting apparatus for a digital display monitor, comprising:

input terminals for receiving analog color picture signals;

a frequency multiplier for receiving a first frequency f_IN of a horizontal synchronization signal of the analog color picture signals and for producing a first clock signal Dclk1 of a second frequency f_out1 corresponding to a data value of a horizontal size control signal H_SIZE supplied by a micro-controller which controls the digital monitor and a second clock signal Dclk2 of a third frequency f_out2 corresponding to the division of the second frequency f_OUT1 wherein said second frequency is higher than said first frequency, and said third frequency is higher than said first frequency but is lower than said second frequency;

an analog-to-digital converter for converting the analog color picture signals fed from the input terminals into digital color picture signals in synchronism with the second clock signal Dclk2;

a selector means for selectively outputting one of the first clock signal Dclk1 and the second clock signal Dclk2 in response to a data value of the vertical size control signal V_SIZE supplied by the micro-controller;

a timing circuit for generating a select control signal SEL corresponding to the data value of the vertical size control signal V_SIZE in synchronism with the clock signal Dclk1 supplied by the frequency multiplier;

a line memory having a first and second memory regions, each memory region being placed in a write enable state in response to the second clock signal Dclk2 and being placed in a read enable state in response to the output signal of the selector means;

output terminals for outputting the digital color picture signal data read out from the line memory;

a first switching means for selectively transferring the digital color picture signals to one of the first and second memory regions in response to the horizontal synchronization signal; and

a second switching means for selectively transferring the digital color picture signals read from one of the first and second memory regions to the output terminals in response to the select control signal SEL of the timing circuit.

2. The image size adjusting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the frequency multiplier comprising:

a phase locked loop (PLL) for receiving the first frequency f_IN of the horizontal synchronization signal and a fourth frequency f_REF of a feedback signal, and for comparing the first frequency f_IN with the fourth frequency f_REF to produce the first clock signal Dclk1 of the second frequency which is locked to the first frequency;

a first divider for dividing the second frequency f_out1 of the first clock signal Dclk1 by a predetermined magnification rate in order to produce the second clock signal Dclk2 having the third frequency f_out2 ; and

a second divider for dividing the third frequency f_out2 of the second clock signal Dclk2 fed from the first divider by a magnification rate corresponding to the data value of the vertical size control signal V_SIZE in order to produce the feedback signal CLK_REF of the fourth frequency f_REF to be supplied by the PLL.

3. The image size adjusting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, the magnification rate of the first divider being set to one-half.

4. The image size adjusting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the selector means comprising a multiplexer having two input terminals for receiving the first clock signal Dclk1 and the second clock signal Dclk2, respectively, a control signal input for receiving the vertical size control signal V_SIZE, and an output terminal connected to read enable ports of the line memory.

5. The image size adjusting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the first switching means comprising a plurality of demultiplexers having input ports for receiving the digital color picture signals from the analog-to-digital converter, a control input for receiving the horizontal synchronization signal, a first output port for connecting to a data input port of the first memory region of the line memory, and a second output port for connecting to a data input port of the second memory region of the line memory.

6. The image size adjusting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the second switching means comprising a plurality of multiplexers having a first input port connected to the data output port of the first memory region, a second input port connected to the data output port of the second memory region, a control input port for receiving the select control signal of the timing circuit, and an output port connected to the output terminal of the digital color picture signals.

7. An image size adjusting apparatus for a digital display monitor, comprising:

input terminals disposed to receive color picture signals representing visual images for display on a screen of a digital monitor;

a frequency multiplier receiving a first frequency of a horizontal synchronization signal for said color picture signals and producing a first clock signal having a second frequency corresponding to a data value of a horizontal size control signal supplied by a micro-controller driving the digital monitor and a second clock signal of a third frequency corresponding to the division of the second frequency, with said second frequency being higher than said first frequency, and said third frequency being higher than said first frequency but lower than said second frequency;

a converter synchronizing said color picture signals with the second clock signal;

a selector selectively generating a selection signal comprising one of the first clock signal and second clock signal in dependence upon a data value indicated by a vertical size control signal supplied by the micro-controller;

a timing circuit generating a select control signal corresponding to the data value of the vertical size control signal in synchronism with said first clock signal;

a line memory having a first and second memory regions, with each of said memory regions being in a write enable state accommodating storage of said color picture signals as picture data in response to said second clock signal and being in a read enable state accommodating reading of said picture data in response to said selection signal generated by said selector;

output terminals disposed to conduct said picture data read from said line memory;

a first switch selectively transferring said color picture signals to one of said first and second memory regions in response to the horizontal synchronization signal; and

a second switch selectively transferring said picture data from one of the first and second memory regions to said output terminals in response to said selective control signal.

8. The image size adjusting apparatus of claim 7, with said frequency multiplier comprising:

a phase locked loop receiving the first frequency of the horizontal synchronization signal and a fourth frequency of a feedback signal, and comparing the first frequency with the fourth frequency to produce the first clock signal at the second frequency which is locked to the first frequency;

a first divider dividing the second frequency of the first clock signal by a predetermined magnification rate in order to produce the second clock signal at the third frequency; and

a second divider dividing the third frequency of the second clock signal fed from the first divider by a magnification rate corresponding to the data value of the vertical size control signal in order to produce the feedback signal of the fourth frequency to be supplied by said phase locked loop.

9. The image size adjusting apparatus of claim 8, with said magnification rate of the first divider being set to one-half.

10. The image size adjusting apparatus of claim 7, with said selector comprising a multiplexer having two input terminals for receiving said first clock signal and said second clock signal, respectively, a control signal input connected to receive said vertical size control signal, and an output terminal connected to read enable ports of said line memory.

11. The image size adjusting apparatus of claim 7, with said first switch comprising:

a plurality of demultiplexers each having input ports receiving said color picture signals, a control input receiving said horizontal synchronization signal, a first output port operationally connected to a data input port of said first memory region of said line memory, and a second output port operationally connected to a data input port of said second memory region of said line memory.

12. The image size adjusting apparatus of claim 7, with said second switch comprising;

a plurality of multiplexers each having a first input port connected to a data output port of said first memory region, a second input port connected to a data output port of said second memory region, a control input port receiving said select control signal, and an output port connected to a corresponding one of said output terminals.

13. The image size adjusting apparatus of claim 7, with said second switch comprising;

said first switch comprising a plurality of demultiplexers each having input ports receiving said color picture signals, a control input receiving said horizontal synchronization signal, a first output port operationally connected to a data input port of said first memory region of said line memory, and a second output port operationally connected to a data input port of said second memory region of said line memory; and

said second switch comprising a plurality of multiplexers each having a first input port connected to a data output port of said first memory region, a second input port connected to a data output port of said second memory region, a control input port receiving said select control signal, and an output port connected to a corresponding one of said output terminals.