Screen mapping of a cathode ray tube

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1996-04-26

2000-01-11

Hsia, Sherrie

Television

Monitoring, testing, or measuring

Testing of image reproducer

348806, H04N 1700

Patent

active

060141689

ABSTRACT:
A system for generating correction factor data that is representative of the distortion characteristics of a cathode ray tube. The correction factor data is stored with a cathode ray tube to allow later alignment of a video signal, or can be provided on a storage medium or on a network. Distortion data, and resultant correction factor data is generated for a series of discrete physical locations on the cathode ray tube screen. In this manner, the entire screen surface can be utilized to align a video image. Maximum correctable distortion data is also generated in accordance with the present invention to provide exit criteria for cathode ray tube manufacturers. The exit criteria is based upon maximum correction factor data that can be generated to correct distortions. A characterization module is provided that can be coupled to cathode ray tube coils that stores the correction factor data or an identification number for the cathode ray tube that can be used to retrieve the correction factor data from any desired source such as CD ROMS, a LAN, a database coupled to a WAN, or the Internet, etc. Interpolation techniques can be used to generate correction factor data for any desired number of interpolation points based upon correction factor data provided for a lesser number of characterization locations.

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