Image processing apparatus with improved data conversion testing
US5544240A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/66
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises a first memory for storing a plurality of data words corresponding to different pixels of a test image, each data word being set to a common test data value. The data words are converted into one or more analog video signals using an digital to analog convertor. The one or more video signals are converted, using an analog to digital convertor, into captured data values with each captured data value corresponding to a different one of the data words stored in the first memory. The captured data values are stored in a second memory and averaged to generate a mean captured value. Any difference between the mean captured value and the test data value is determined to identify any amplification error in the captured data values. First and second tolerance values are set to be respectively greater than and less than the mean captured value. The captured data values between the first and second tolerance limits are then counted to identify any quantization errors in the captured data values.
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