Image registration method and apparatus
US5020116A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/31
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image registration system for registering multiple images on a screen is disclosed. A single registration sensor, such as a photodetector, is disposed at an image plane of the system, typically adjacent an edge of the image plane of an image whose position is to be controlled and registered. A sensor mask having a square opening is disposed adjacent the photodetector, and between the image projector and the photodetector. A calibration light pattern is generated, illuminating the entire active area of the photodetector during a calibration time interval. The photodetector output is saved as a calibration value. A vertical test pattern is generated nominally illuminating only one vertical half of the sensor active area, and the sensor output is saved as a vertical pattern value. A horizontal test pattern is generated, nominally illuminating only one horizontal half of the sensor active area, and the sensor output is saved as a horizontal pattern value. The calibration, vertical pattern and horizontal pattern signals are then processed to provide image position correction signals.
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