Autoconvergence of a cathode ray tube using a semiconductor detector
US4617495A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/28
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A CRT calibration system is provided having a CRT with a display screen, an electron gun system, and a plurality of feedback elements. Each feedback element has an active area disposed proximately to the display screen at a preselected location such that an electron beam from the electron gun system can strike at least a portion of the active area. In response to being struck by electrons, each feedback element provides a feedback signal related to the area of the portion struck. The system also includes a detector system for detecting each feedback signal, and an integrating analog-to-analog converter which, in response, provides a digital signal related to the portion of the active area struck and thereby to the position of the electron beam relative to the particular feedback element interrogated. Also included is a control system for directing the electron beam to strike a sequence of portions of the active area for each feedback element, thereby evoking a corresponding sequence of feedback signals for each feedback element and a corresponding sequence of digital signals, enabling the control system to determine the location of each feedback element.
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