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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Daniel Mark Hutchinson, Carmel, IN (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Mark Hutchinson, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/24 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2006.01); H04N 5/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus within a television receiver for electronically aligning signals within the receiver by controlling support circuitry for an IF module. A control voltage source controls both video alignment and picture IF (PIF) mute functions. The DAC is coupled to a video level control circuit within the video amplifier circuitry of the television receiver. The control signal controls both the video level as well as a PIF mute circuit.