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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Randal E. Stokes, Goleta, CA (US);
Patrick Walp, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ralph Fuquay, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Randal E. Stokes, Goleta, CA (US);
Patrick Walp, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ralph Fuquay, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H03M 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is provided that measures the delay time of a first timing signal transmitted from a control unit to an imager and back to a phase detector. The phase detector also receives a second timing signal that is used as a reference to measure against the received/delayed first timing signal. Based on the phase detection, the system will retard or advance the first timing signal to compensate for the phase shift.