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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1980

Filed:

May. 05, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:

Alois V Tuma, Schlieren, CH;

Leopold A Harwood, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Willem H Groenweg, Ottenbach, CH;

Assignee:

RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358 34 ; 358168 ; 358172 ;
Abstract

Brightness control apparatus for a video signal image reproducing system including a video signal processing channel, a source of reference voltage for establishing a desired level of image brightness, and a keyed comparator circuit. The comparator forms a closed control loop with the signal processing channel, and is keyed during periodic blanking intervals of the video signal to sense the magnitude of the reference voltage and a brightness representative blanking level of the video signal which may vary undesirably. The comparator provides an output control signal indicative of a voltage difference between the reference voltage and the blanking level. The control voltage is applied to the signal channel for translating the blanking level in a direction to minimize the voltage difference, so that a desired relationship between the reference voltage and the blanking level is preserved.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tuma, Alois. (1980). Brightness control circuit employing a closed control loop (U.S. Patent No. 4197557). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4197557

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