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Image distortion correcting device and image distortion correcting method

US6989872B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2001
Grant dateJan 24, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N3/2335
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A write PLL circuit generates a write clock signal for writing a video signal into a line memory. A readout PLL circuit generates a read clock signal for reading out the video signal stored in the line memory. An inner pincushion distortion correction voltage generation circuit modulates a correction waveform in the horizontal scanning period of time by a correction waveform in the vertical scanning period of time, to generate an inner pincushion distortion correction waveform, and adds a DC correction pulse to the inner pincushion distortion correction waveform and outputs the inner pincushion distortion correction waveform as an inner pincushion distortion correction voltage. A capacitive coupling circuit superimposes the inner pincushion distortion correction voltage on an output voltage of a loop filter of the readout PLL circuit, and feeds the inner pincushion distortion correction voltage to a VCO as a control voltage.

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