Patent · US Expired

Television vertical timebase circuit

US5606228A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1994
Grant dateFeb 25, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N3/223
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A television vertical timebase circuit includes an arrangement (10, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45) for generating a vertical ramp voltage of first and second slopes corresponding to 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. An arrangement (50,55,65) adds a predetermined voltage to a predetermined portion of the 16:9 ratio ramp voltage such that unwanted visible signals are positioned outside the visible screen area when displaying 16:9 aspect ratio pictures.

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