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Method and apparatus for displaying color images

Assignee: Ikegami Tsushinki Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-11-16
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Granted: 1995-03-14
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Expires: 2013-11-16
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Abstract

Abstract The field image signal for each of the color components of a frame color image signal is formed into a signal of odd number field groups and even number field groups of predetermined color sequence connected together in series, and with the color component sped up several times. The signal is scanned, with the signal of a specific color component deflected vertically by half the horizontal scanning spacing amount, the odd number fields and even number fields being deflected in opposite directions. As a result odd number and even number field images are displayed on the black and white display at respective established locations. At the same time, the light color changing means is driven with a signal corresponding to the color component signal, and the non color light signal displayed in black and white is changed into a light signal of a color component corresponding to the signal. As a result a high resolution color image is displayed without color aberration.

Inventors

  • 👤 Katsutoshi Hoashi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 19:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/16; H04N9/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 270 words
A method for displaying color images comprising: a signal processing step, wherein the field image signals for each color resolved component of a frame color image signal comprising odd number and even number field images, are connected together in series in a predetermined color sequence as odd number field groups and even number field groups, and changed into a signal having the color components sped up several times, a vertical deflection shift step, wherein said changed signal is output to a black and white image display means having an interlace function to display odd number field images and even number field images alternately by a vertical deflection control on an electron beam of a cathode ray tube, and said vertical deflection control in said black and white image display means is adjusted so that a signal for a characteristic color component of said change signal is shifted by only half the horizontal scanning spacing in a vertical direction, with the signals for the odd number field images and even number field images being shifted in opposite vertical directions, and the shifted signals are scanned on said black and white image display means, so that the odd number and even number field images are displayed at respective established locations on the black and white image display means, a light color changing step, wherein a signal which has been divided up corresponding to the color component signal of said changed signal, is input and the non color light signal displayed on said black and white display means is changed into a light signal having a color component corresponding to the input signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 270 words
A method for displaying color images comprising: a signal processing step, wherein the field image signals for each color resolved component of a frame color image signal comprising odd number and even number field images, are connected together in series in a predetermined color sequence as odd number field groups and even number field groups, and changed into a signal having the color components sped up several times, a vertical deflection shift step, wherein said changed signal is output to a black and white image display means having an interlace function to display odd number field images and even number field images alternately by a vertical deflection control on an electron beam of a cathode ray tube, and said vertical deflection control in said black and white image display means is adjusted so that a signal for a characteristic color component of said change signal is shifted by only half the horizontal scanning spacing in a vertical direction, with the signals for the odd number field images and even number field images being shifted in opposite vertical directions, and the shifted signals are scanned on said black and white image display means, so that the odd number and even number field images are displayed at respective established locations on the black and white image display means, a light color changing step, wherein a signal which has been divided up corresponding to the color component signal of said changed signal, is input and the non color light signal displayed on said black and white display means is changed into a light signal having a color component corresponding to the input signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A method for displaying color images as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light color changing step is carried out by changing the drive of a liquid crystal shutter.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 270 words
An apparatus for displaying color images comprising: a signal processing means, whereby the field image signals for each color resolved component of a frame color image signal comprising odd number and even number field images, are connected together in series in a predetermined color sequence as odd number field groups and even number field groups, and changed into a signal having the color components sped up several times, a vertical deflection shift means, whereby said changed, signal is output to a black and white image display means having an interlace function to display odd number field images and even number field images alternately by a vertical deflection control on an electron beam of a cathode ray tube, and said vertical deflection control in said black and white image display means is adjusted so that a signal for a characteristic color component of said change signal is shifted by only half the horizontal scanning spacing in a vertical direction, with the signals for the odd number field images and even number field images being shifted in opposite vertical directions, and the shifted signals are scanned on said black and white image display means, so that the odd number and even number field images are displayed at respective established locations on the black and white image display means, a light color changing means, whereby a signal which has been divided up corresponding to the color component signal of said changed signal, is input and the non color light signal displayed on said black and white display means is changed into a light signal having a color component corresponding to the input signal.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 270 words
An apparatus for displaying color images comprising: a signal processing means, whereby the field image signals for each color resolved component of a frame color image signal comprising odd number and even number field images, are connected together in series in a predetermined color sequence as odd number field groups and even number field groups, and changed into a signal having the color components sped up several times, a vertical deflection shift means, whereby said changed, signal is output to a black and white image display means having an interlace function to display odd number field images and even number field images alternately by a vertical deflection control on an electron beam of a cathode ray tube, and said vertical deflection control in said black and white image display means is adjusted so that a signal for a characteristic color component of said change signal is shifted by only half the horizontal scanning spacing in a vertical direction, with the signals for the odd number field images and even number field images being shifted in opposite vertical directions, and the shifted signals are scanned on said black and white image display means, so that the odd number and even number field images are displayed at respective established locations on the black and white image display means, a light color changing means, whereby a signal which has been divided up corresponding to the color component signal of said changed signal, is input and the non color light signal displayed on said black and white display means is changed into a light signal having a color component corresponding to the input signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus for displaying color images as claimed in claim 3, wherein said light color changing means is a liquid crystal shutter and a drive means therefor.

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