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Convergence control system for multiple vertical formats

CA 2039143 C · Owner: Chauvin, Jacques · Inventors: Chauvin, Jacques; Gleim, Gunter; Rodriquez-Cavazos, Enrique

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A convergence control system for multiple vertical modes or formats, having respective rasters with different vertical heights, comprises a selector (4) for initiating operation in one of the available vertical modes and a, circuit (40) for generating convergence correction signals responsive to the selector. The correction signals are generated from known convergence correction values and by interpolation of the known values. The convergence correction values may be stored and sequentially processed by digital circuits and the interpolation may be undertaken by analog circuits. The circuit for generating convergence correction signals may comprise a digital data store (46) for different …

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  • Filed August 22, 1990 and granted April 25, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 22, 2010.
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FiledAugust 22, 1990
GrantedApril 25, 2000
Term endedAugust 22, 2010
Patent numberCA 2039143 C
Classification (IPC)H04N3/16 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedAug 22, 1990Patent grantedApril 25, 2000Term endedAug 22, 2010

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