EP0595649A1
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Projected image displaying apparatus and method of correcting color unevenness therein
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1993-10-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-10-29
Abstract
Abstract A chromaticity meter measures chromaticity of light output for each of picture elements selected. Calculated from the measurement is corrective data on each of RGB colors, which in turn used to calculate corrective data on each of RGB at unselected picture elements. In this method, original video signals for each of RGB colors will be correctively modulated based on the thus obtained corrective data. A projected image displaying apparatus is constructed such that adjustment of chromaticity as to white as well as to black from the measurement by the chromaticity meter of chromaticity throughout the entire image, is carried out uniformly and reliably by automatic control using a micro-computer so as to determine optimal condition for correctively modulating the original video signal. This apparatus further includes means for storing the thus obtained optimal condition in a non-volatile memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidenori Fukuda
- 👤 Hirokazu Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3179; H04N9/3182; H04N17/00; H04N17/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A projected image displaying apparatus for forming images by projecting on a screen three kinds of lights corresponding to the primary color components of video signals, comprising: chromaticity measuring means for measuring chromaticity at arbitrary coordinate points on said screen; first operating means for calculating first corrective data on each of the primary color components uniquely from the chromaticity at the coordinate points measured by said chromaticity measuring means; memory means for storing said first corrective data in association with the coordinates of the points at which chromaticity has been measured; second operating means reading out said first corrective data in association with a plurality of coordinate points from said memory means and calculating, based on the read-out first corrective data, second corrective data used for correctively modulating video signals to be applied to display elements emitting three primary color components in order to form picture elements at which no measurement of chromaticity was made; and correctively modulating means, preparing video correcting signals for three primary color components based on said first and second corrective data calculated by said first and second operating means and modulating original video signals with said prepared video correcting signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
199 words
A method for correcting color unevenness in a projected image displaying apparatus for forming images by projecting on a screen three kinds of lights corresponding to the primary color components of video signals, comprising the steps of: measuring chromaticity at arbitrary coordinate points on said screen (first step); calculating first corrective data on each of the primary color components uniquely from the chromaticity at the coordinate points measured in the first step (second step); storing said first corrective data into memory means in association with the coordinates of the points at which chromaticity has been measured (third step); reading out said first corrective data in association with a plurality of coordinate points from said memory means and calculating, based on the read-out first corrective data, second corrective data used for correctively modulating video signals to be applied to display elements emitting three primary color components in order to form picture elements at which no measurement of chromaticity was made (fourth step); and preparing video correcting signals for three primary color components based on said first and second corrective data calculated in the second and fourth steps and modulating original video signals by said prepared video correcting signals (fifth step).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A projected image displaying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: voltage varying means capable of separately changing the amplitude voltages and bias voltages of video signals outputted to said display elements; controlling means outputting control information for controlling said voltage varying means; and memory means storing the control information outputted from said controlling means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
A projected image displaying apparatus, comprising: a projected image displaying unit which comprises: voltage varying means capable of separately changing the amplitude voltages and bias voltages of video signals outputted to display elements; first controlling means outputting first control information for controlling said voltage varying means; and memory means storing the first control information outputted from said first controlling means, and a chromaticity adjusting system which comprises: chromaticity measuring means for measuring chromaticity of light output emitted by said projected image displaying unit; and second controlling means outputting second controlling signals instructing said first controlling means to output first control information for controlling said voltage varying means, based on the measurement of chromaticity outputted from said chromaticity measuring means.
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