Global Patent Index - EP 0961261 A1

EP 0961261 A1 19991201 - Method and circuit for automatic phase and frequency adjustment of a regenerated clock in a digital image display apparatus

Title (en)

Method and circuit for automatic phase and frequency adjustment of a regenerated clock in a digital image display apparatus

Title (de)

Verfahren und Schaltung zur automatischen Phasen- und Frequenzeinstellung von einem rückgewonnenen Takt in einer digitalen Bildanzeigevorrichtung

Title (fr)

Méthode et circuit pour le réglage automatique de phase et de fréquence d'un signal d'horloge récupéré dans un appareil digital d'affichage d'image

Publication

EP 0961261 A1 19991201 (EN)

Application

EP 99107443 A 19990427

Priority

JP 14536098 A 19980527

Abstract (en)

An digital image display apparatus (IDA) converting an analog image input signal (Sia) into digital form to display images has an A/D converting unit (ADCU) for converting the analog image input signal (Sia) into a digital image signal (Sid) in a given cycle based on a clock (Scd) and phase data (Sp), an image start/termination coordinate detector (3) for detecting horizontal image start coordinates (HcS) and horizontal image termination coordinates (HcE) in a horizontal period (Ph1 - Ph2) based on the digital image signal (Sid), a horizontal synchronizing signal (Hsync) and a vertical synchronizing signal (Vsync), and a clock (Sc), an image start/termination storage (6) for storing the horizontal image start coordinates (HcS) and the horizontal image termination coordinates (HcE) related to the phase data in the A/D converting unit (ADCU), a display controller (4R) for outputting the phase data (Sp) and computing the clock count data (Scd) related to a frequency of the clock (Sc) from the horizontal image start coordinates (HcS) and the horizontal image termination coordinates (HcE). The display controller (4R) successively generates the phase data (Sp), then measures a value obtained by subtracting the horizontal image start coordinates (HcS) from the horizontal image termination coordinates (HcE) for each phase data (Sp) to successively store, and thereby automatically adjusts the number of waves of the clock (Sc) so that the minimum value among the values successively stored matches a pixel count (NHP) in an effective horizontal display period determined when the analog image input signal (Sia) is digitally generated. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G09G 5/18; G09G 3/20; G09G 3/36; H04N 5/12

IPC 8 full level

G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09G 5/008 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0961261 A1 19991201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99107443 A 19990427