Method and apparatus for obtaining correction values for video lines of a video frame

• US 6,108,054 A
• Filed: 07/18/1997
• Issued: 08/22/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Deutsche Thomson-Brandt Gmbh (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Deutsche Thomson Brandt Gmbh
• Inventors: Heizmann, Friedrich, Gleim, Gunter
• Primary Examiner(s): Powell, Mark R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sajous, Wesner
• Application Number:
  US08/896,641
• Time in Patent Office: 1,131 Days
• Field of Search: 348/745, 348/746, 348/747, 348/806, 348/807, 348/190, 348/191
• US Class Current: 348/745
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/28 Arrangements for convergence or focusing

Abstract

A method and apparatus for obtaining correction values for convergence setting in video projection devices includes calculating the correction values for the individual video lines at least in part by interpolation between correction interpolation point values. The correction interpolation point values are in this case distributed in the form of a grid over the screen area of the video projection device. During the calculation of correction values for the video lines of a first field of the video frame, a respective set of two intermediate or final values for the interpolation is calculated, which set is applicable to neighbouring lines in different video fields, but in each case only one intermediate or final value is used for the convergence correction in the current video line. As a result, optimal convergence correction can be set for each video line without a high memory outlay and without high computing complexity.

Claims

1. Method for obtaining correction values for video lines of a video frame, in particular for convergence setting in a video projection device, comprising the steps of:

defining interpolation intervals between each adjacent pair of a plurality of original values being distributed in the form of a grid over the screen area of the video projection device;

calculating correction values for the video lines at least in part by means of interpolation within each said interpolation interval;

calculating a respective set of two intermediate or final values during the calculation of the correction value for a current video line, one intermediate or final value being applicable to a video line of a first field and the other intermediate or final value being applicable to the corresponding video line of a second field of the video frame;

selecting in each case that intermediate or final value which is applicable to the current video line of the current field for the purpose of correction;

performing a weighted combination of correction step values during the interpolation wherein the intermediate value in each case constitutes at least one weight coefficient for the interpolation calculation;

calculating a correction step value for a respective interpolation interval by linear interpolation within said interpolation interval; and

calculating the correction values in a current interval based upon said correction step values for said current interpolation interval and for interpolation intervals before and after said current interpolation interval.

2. Method according to claim 1, in which the respective final value constitutes the correction value for the respective video line.

3. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of weighting the correction step values of said interpolation intervals before and after said current interpolation interval in accordance with the position of the interpolation value which is currently to be calculated within the current interval.

4. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of calculating each weight coefficient for the current video line of a current interval recursively from each weight coefficient of the preceding, neighbouring video line on the screen, in which either incrementation of a weight coefficient, addition of an incremented summand or addition of a decremented summand is carried out.

5. Apparatus for obtaining correction values for video lines of a video frame having a computing unit for calculating convergence correction values for the video lines of a video frame in a video projection device, by means of interpolation between original convergence correction values stored in a memory unit, the apparatus comprising:

the computing unit having computing and selection means which, during the calculation of the correction value for a current video line, calculate a respective set of two intermediate or final values, one intermediate or final value being applicable to the current video line of a first field and the other intermediate or final value being applicable to the corresponding video line of a second field of the video frame, and which in each case select that intermediate or final value for the correction which is applicable to the current video line of the current field;

the computing unit having further computing means which, during the interpolation, calculate correction step values and perform a weighted combination of correction step values; and

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the further computing means effecting, in order to calculate a correction step value for a respective interval bounded by two original values, linear interpolation between the original values, and using, in order to calculate the correction values in a current interval, not only the correction step value for the current interval but also at least the correction step value of a preceding and/or succeeding interval.

6. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the computing means calculate weight coefficients to provide weighting in accordance with the position of the current video line within the current interval.

7. Apparatus according to claim 5, in which a line counter is provided as the selection means and decides, on the basis of its current counter reading, which intermediate or final value is to be used for the current video line during the correction.

8. Apparatus for obtaining correction values for video lines of a video frame having a computing unit for calculating correction values for the video lines of a video frame, in particular for convergence correction in a video projection device, by means of interpolation between original values in which the original values are stored in a memory unit, the apparatus comprising:

the computing unit having computing and selection means which, during the calculation of the correction value for a current video line, calculate a respective set of two intermediate or final values, one intermediate or final value being applicable to the current video line of a first field and the other intermediate or final value being applicable to the corresponding video line of a second field of the video frame, and which in each case select that intermediate or final value for the correction which is applicable to the current video line of the current field; and

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in each case during the calculation of the correction value, the computing means calculating weight coefficients for two neighbouring video lines on the screen together, one of the two neighbouring video lines belonging to a first field of the video frame and the other belonging to a second field of the video frame.