Monitoring apparatus for television

• US 8,624,979 B1
• Filed: 07/11/2013
• Issued: 01/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Jia
• Primary Examiner(s): Harold, Jefferey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rahman, Mustafizur
• Application Number:
  US13/939,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20140015983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 180 Days
• Field of Search: 348/180, 348/184, 348/465, 348/461, 348/473, 348/540, 348/541, 348/542, 348/543, 348/544, 348/571, 348/687, 348/707, 348/714, 348/715, 348/725, 348/730, 348/733, 348/735, 382/254, 455/556.1, 455/454, 455/262, 455/309, 455/311, 455/323, 332/117, 702/65, 324/522, 324/525, 324/537, 324/382, 324/519, 324/548, 324/658
• US Class Current: 348/180
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/00 Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details

Abstract

A monitoring apparatus includes a detection circuit, a filter circuit, an amplifying circuit, a regulation circuit, a delay and charging circuit, and a driving circuit. The detection circuit receives a video signal, and performs an operation to obtain an image signal from the video signal. The filter circuit obtains an average intensity of a luminance signal corresponding to the image signal. The delay and charging circuit charges an input capacitor when receiving a low level regulated signal from the amplifying circuit. The driving circuit activates an alarm when a charging voltage of the chargeable capacitor exceeds a predetermined value.

Claims

1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:

a detection circuit to receive a video signal, and perform a first operation to obtain an image signal from the video signal;

a filter circuit to receive the image signal, and perform a second operation to obtain an average intensity of a luminance signal corresponding to the image signal;

an amplifying circuit to filter out a high frequency part of the luminance signal, and amplify a low frequency part of the luminance signal to generate an amplified signal;

a regulation circuit to regulate the amplified signal to output a regulated signal, wherein the regulation circuit outputs a low level regulated signal in response to the average intensity of the luminance signal being without the low frequency part;

a delay and charging circuit to charge an input capacitor when receiving the low level regulated signal; and

a driving circuit enabling an alarm to active when a charging voltage of the input capacitor exceeds a predetermined value.

2. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a power circuit with a first power terminal and a second power terminal, wherein the power circuit is configured to convert a first voltage from the first power terminal to a second voltage, and provides the second voltage to the detection circuit, the filter circuit, the amplifying circuit, the regulation circuit, the delay and charging circuit, and the driving circuit through the second power terminal.

3. The monitoring apparatus of claim 2, wherein the detection circuit comprises first to third resistors, a first capacitor, a first rheostat, and a first electronic switch;

a first terminal of the first electronic switch receives the second power, a second terminal of the first electronic switch is connected to ground through the first resistor, a third terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to a wiper terminal of the first rheostat through the first capacitor, the third terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to the second power terminal through the second resistor, and is connected to ground through the third resistor;

a first terminal of the first rheostat is configured to receive the video signal, a second terminal of the first rheostat is connected to ground;

wherein when the third terminal of the first electronic switch is at a high voltage level, the first terminal of the first electronic switch is connected to the second terminal of the first electronic switch, when the third terminal of the first electronic switch is at a low voltage level, the first terminal of the first electronic switch is disconnected from the second terminal of the first electronic switch.

4. The monitoring apparatus of claim 3, wherein the filter circuit comprises second and third rheostats, and second and third capacitors, wherein a first terminal of the second rheostat is coupled to the second terminal of the first electronic switch, a second terminal of the second rheostat is connected to ground through the second and third capacitors connected in parallel, the second terminal of the second rheostat is coupled to a wiper terminal of the second rheostat, and coupled to a first terminal of the third rheostat;

a second terminal of the third rheostat is connected to ground, a wiper terminal of the second rheostat is connected to the amplifying circuit.

5. The monitoring apparatus of claim 4, wherein the amplifying circuit comprises a second electronic switch, fourth and fifth capacitors, and fourth to seventh resistors, a first terminal of the second electronic switch is coupled to the second power terminal through the fourth resistor, a second terminal of the second electronic switch is connected to ground through the fifth resistor, a third terminal of the second electronic switch is coupled to the wiper terminal of the third rheostat through the fifth capacitor, and is coupled to the second power terminal through the sixth resistor, the third terminal of the second electronic switch is connected to ground through the seventh resistor and the fourth capacitor connected in parallel, wherein when the third terminal of the second electronic switch is at a high voltage level, the first terminal of the second electronic switch is connected to the third terminal of the second electronic switch, when the third terminal of the second electronic switch is at a low voltage level, the first terminal of the second electronic switch is disconnected from the second terminal of the second electronic switch.

6. The monitoring apparatus of claim 5, wherein the amplifying circuit further comprises a sixth capacitor, the second terminal of the second electronic switch is connected to ground through the sixth capacitor.

7. The monitoring apparatus of claim 5, wherein the regulation circuit comprises a third electronic switch, a seventh capacitor, and eighth to eleventh resistors, a first terminal of the third electronic switch is coupled to the second power terminal through the eighth and ninth resistors in that order, a second terminal of the third electronic switch is connected to ground, a third terminal of the third electronic switch is coupled to the first terminal of the second electronic switch through the seventh capacitor, the third terminal of the third electronic switch is coupled to the second power terminal through the tenth resistor, and is connected to ground through the eleventh resistor, wherein when the third terminal of the third electronic switch is at a high voltage level, the first terminal of the third electronic switch is connected to the third terminal of the third electronic switch, when the third terminal of the third electronic switch is at a low voltage level, the first terminal of the third electronic switch is disconnected from the second terminal of the third electronic switch.

8. The monitoring apparatus of claim 7, wherein the regulation circuit further comprise an eighth capacitor, the first terminal of the third electronic switch is coupled to the second power terminal through the tenth resistor and the eighth capacitor in that order.

9. The monitoring apparatus of claim 8, wherein the delay and charging circuit comprises a fourth electronic switch, a ninth capacitor, and twelfth and thirteenth resistors, the ninth capacitor is the input capacitor, a first terminal of the fourth electronic switch is connected to ground through the twelfth and thirteenth resistors in that order, a second terminal of the fourth electronic switch is coupled to the second power terminal, a third terminal of the fourth electronic switch is coupled to a node between the twelfth and thirteenth resistors, the node between the twelfth and thirteenth resistors is coupled to the second power terminal through the ninth capacitor, wherein when the third terminal of the fourth electronic switch is at a low voltage level, the first terminal of the fourth electronic switch is connected to the second terminal of the fourth electronic switch, when the third terminal of the fourth electronic switch is at a high voltage level, the first terminal of the fourth electronic switch is disconnected from the second terminal of the fourth electronic switch.

10. The monitoring apparatus of claim 9, wherein the driving circuit comprises a control chip, a tenth capacitor, a fourteenth resistor, a relay, and a fifth electronic switch, wherein the relay comprises a coil and a switch, reset and power pins of the control chip are coupled to the second power terminal, trigger and threshold pins of the control chip are coupled to the node between the twelfth and the thirteenth resistors, a ground pin of the control chip is connected to ground, a voltage control pin of the control chip is connected to ground through the tenth capacitor, a first terminal of the fifth electronic switch is coupled to a first end of the coil, a second terminal of the fifth electronic switch is connected to ground, a third terminal of the fifth electronic switch is coupled to an output pin of the control chip;

a second end of the coil is coupled to the second power terminal;

the alarm is coupled to the switch;

when the charging voltage of the ninth capacitor exceeds the predetermined value, the output pin of the control chip outputs a high voltage signal to the third terminal of the fifth electronic switch, the first terminal of the fifth electronic switch is connected to the second terminal of the fifth electronic switch, the switch of the relay is turned on, the alarm gives an alert;

when the charging voltage of the ninth capacitor is less than the predetermined value, the output pin of the control chip outputs a low voltage level signal to the third terminal of the fifth electronic switch, the first terminal of the fifth electronic switch is disconnected from the second terminal of the fifth electronic switch, the alarm gives no alert.

11. The monitoring apparatus of claim 10, wherein the power circuit comprises a power chip and eleventh to thirteenth capacitors, an input pin of the power chip is coupled to the first power terminal, the input pin of the power chip is connected to ground through the eleventh and twelfth capacitors connected in parallel, an output pin of the power chip is configured to output the second power terminal, the output pin of the power chip is connected to ground through the thirteenth capacitor, a ground pin of the power chip is connected to ground.

12. The monitoring apparatus of claim 10, wherein the driving circuit further comprises a diode, the first terminal of the fifth electronic switch is coupled to an anode of the diode, a cathode of the diode is coupled to the second power terminal.

13. The monitoring apparatus of the claim 12, wherein the first to third, and fifth electronic switches are npn transistors, the fourth electronic switch is a pnp transistor, wherein collectors, emitters, and bases of the transistors are the first, second, and third terminals of the first to fifth electronic switches, respectively.