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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Hiroaki Sato, Kawanishi, JP;
Abstract
An automatic beam current limiting apparatus for limiting beam currents of R, G, and B colors separately without affecting the the CRT drive. In particular, the Average Picture Level (APL) of each of the R, G, and B color video signals at the preceding stage of a video power amplifier is detected and compared with a reference voltage. When the APL of the video signal is higher than the reference voltage, the amplitude of the video signal is controlled to limit the beam current driving the CRT. In addition, the G1 voltage, and G2 voltage may be compared with a reference voltage and a result calculated by the APL calculating circuit. When the result is higher than the reference voltage, the amplitude of the video signal is controlled to limit the beam current driving the CRT.