Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Black level calibration method and system
- Patent Title (中): 黑色电平校准方法和系统
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Application No.: US12582715Application Date: 2009-10-21
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Publication No.: US08564697B2Publication Date: 2013-10-22
- Inventor: Nguyen Dong , Amit Mittra , Chi-Shao Lin
- Applicant: Nguyen Dong , Amit Mittra , Chi-Shao Lin
- Applicant Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Assignee: Himax Imaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Himax Imaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Agency: SU IP Consulting
- Main IPC: H04N9/64
- IPC: H04N9/64

Abstract:
Black level calibration methods and systems are generally disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of calibrating a black level signal in a frame includes performing an iteration of averaging a first set of digital values corresponding to a first set of adjusted black level signals associated with a first set of black pixels of the frame, determining whether an average value based on the first set of digital values has reached a target black level, determining a calibration offset based on a difference between the average value and the target black level and an accumulator step, converting the calibration offset to an analog signal, generating a calibration signal based on the analog signal for a second set of black pixels of the frame, and repeating the iteration for the frame until a predetermined condition is determined to have been met.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110090238A1 BLACK LEVEL CALIBRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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