Abstract:
A convergence data recovering method and a projection television employing the same are provided. The convergence data recovering method includes storing a plurality of convergence data in a memory that are recognized as a data matrix, storing reference row data and reference column data for each row and each column of the data matrix in the memory, calculating comparative row data for each row based on convergence data forming each row of the data matrix, calculating comparative column data to each column based on convergence data forming each column of the data matrix, detecting target data according to whether the reference row data and the comparative row data are identical, and whether the reference column data and the comparative column data are identical, and recovering the target data. Accordingly, target data may be more accurately detected from the convergence data stored in the memory and then recovered.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS  
       [0001]     This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-0036537 filed on Apr. 30, 2005, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0003]     Apparatuses and methods consistent with the present invention relate to a convergence data recovering method and a projection television employing the same, and more particularly, to a convergence data recovering method and a projection television employing the same, capable of accurately detecting and recovering damaged data targeted for recovery, from convergence data stored in a memory.  
         [0004]     2. Description of the Related Art  
         [0005]     A projection television using a cathode ray tube (CRT) projects the colors of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) to display images on a screen, by use of CRTs for the respective colors. The picture quality of this projection television is dependent upon white uniformity (W/U), bright uniformity (B/U), convergence, focus, distortion and so on.  
         [0006]     The term “convergence” is defined as “to meet electron beams emitted by respective electron guns for R, G and B at the same point on the screen by the magnetic field of a deflection yoke.” However, the electron beams may not be deflected to a desired direction because of an abnormality of the deflection yoke or influence from a magnetic field, thereby causing mis-convergence. The mis-convergence causes images on the screen to be displaced.  
         [0007]     A point on which electron beams for R, G and B are precisely met is whitened. The mis-convergence results in degrading the picture quality since the vicinity of the white line is indicated with a colored line to which any of red, green or blue is added.  
         [0008]     A convergence calibration method has been widely used, by which horizontal and vertical positions on the point on which the electron beams emitted from the respective color CRTs are projected are adjusted by applying calibration currents proper for horizontal and vertical directions to convergence yokes of each color CRT.  
         [0009]     Recently a digital convergence calibration method has been used. That is, convergence data for convergence calibration is stored in a memory such as an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), and the horizontal and vertical positions of the electron beams emitted from the respective color CRTs are calibrated based on the convergence data stored in the memory.  
         [0010]     However, when the convergence data is stored in the EEPROM as in the conventional convergence calibration method, precise convergence calibration cannot be assured if the convergence data stored in the memory has been damaged or modified for any reason.  
         [0011]     Especially, because of inherent properties of CRTs, the memory in which the convergence data is stored may have a risk of being exposed to electric shocks due to a surge. This electric shock would work as a main cause to damage or modify the convergence data stored in the memory.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0012]     An aspect of the present invention is to provide a convergence data recovering method and a projection television employing the same, capable of more accurately detecting and recovering damaged data targeted for recovery, from convergence data stored in a memory.  
         [0013]     According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a convergence data recovering method of a projection television, comprising storing a plurality of convergence data in a memory so that a plurality of convergence data are recognized as a data matrix, storing reference row data and reference column data corresponding to each row and each column of the data matrix in the memory, calculating comparative row data corresponding to each row of the data matrix based on convergence data forming each row of the data matrix, calculating comparative column data corresponding to each column of the data matrix based on convergence data forming each column of the data matrix, detecting target data for recovery according to whether the reference row data and the comparative row data are identical, and the reference column data and the comparative column data are identical, and recovering the target data, based on any one of comparisons of the reference row data and the comparative row data, and of the reference column data and the comparative column data.  
         [0014]     The plurality of convergence data forming the data matrix may comprise any one of red horizontal convergence data, red vertical convergence data, green horizontal convergence data, green vertical convergence data, blue horizontal convergence data, and blue vertical convergence data.  
         [0015]     The detecting the target data for recovery may comprise detecting a target row for recovery whose reference row data and the comparative row data are not identical or do not match, from the data matrix, detecting a target column for recovery whose reference column data and the comparative column data are not identical, from the data matrix, and detecting the convergence data on the position where the target row and the target column intersect on the data matrix as the target data.  
         [0016]     The recovering the target data comprises recovering either a deviation between the sum of convergence data forming the target row excluding the target data, and the reference row data corresponding to the target row, and a deviation between the sum of convergence data forming the target column excluding the target data and the reference column data corresponding to the target column as the target data.  
         [0017]     The detecting the target data further comprises detecting the reference row data or the reference column data corresponding to either the target row or the target column which is detected, as the target data, when either the target row or the target column is detected in detecting the target row and the target column.  
         [0018]     The recovering the target data comprises recovering the sum of the convergence data forming the target row or the target column which is detected, as the target data, when the reference row data or the reference column data are detected as the target data.  
         [0019]     Storing the plurality of convergence data in the memory so that the plurality of convergence data are recognized as the data matrix comprises storing at least two of red horizontal convergence data, red vertical convergence data, green horizontal convergence data, green vertical convergence data, blue horizontal convergence data and blue vertical convergence data, in the memory so that the data matrix formed by at least two of the red horizontal convergence data, the red vertical convergence data, the green horizontal convergence data, the green vertical convergence data, the blue horizontal convergence data and the blue vertical convergence data, respectively are recognized as faces of a three dimensional (3D) data matrix.  
         [0020]     The recovering method further comprises storing reference face data corresponding to the same row and column of the 3D data matrix in the memory, and calculating a comparative face data corresponding to each face based on the convergence data having the same row and column of the 3D data matrix, wherein the detecting the target data comprises detecting the target data based on at least two of whether the reference row data are identical to the comparative row data, the reference column data are identical to the comparative column data, and the reference face data are identical the comparative face data.  
         [0021]     The recovering the target data comprises recovering the target data based on at least one of whether the reference row data are identical to the comparative row data, the reference column data are identical to the comparative column data, and the reference face data are identical the comparative face data.  
         [0022]     The detecting the target data comprises detecting at least two of a target row whose reference row data are not identical to the comparative row data in the 3D data matrix, a target column for recovery whose reference column data are not identical to the comparative column data in the 3D data matrix, and a target face for recovery whose reference face data are not identical to the comparative face data, and detecting the convergence data on the position where two or more of the target row, the target column or the target face intersect as the target data.  
         [0023]     The recovering the target data comprises recovering one of a deviation between the sum of convergence data forming the target row excluding the target data and the reference row data corresponding to the target row, a deviation between the sum of convergence data forming the target column excluding the target data and the reference column data corresponding to the target column, and a deviation between the sum of convergence data forming the target face excluding the target data and the reference face data corresponding to the target face, as the target data.  
         [0024]     The detecting the target data further comprises detecting the reference column data, the reference row data or the reference face data corresponding to one of the target row, the target column or the target face as the target data, when one of the target row, the target column or the target face is only detected during the detecting at least two of the target column, the target row and the target face.  
         [0025]     The recovering the target data comprises recovering the sum of the convergence data forming the target row, the target column or the target face as the target data, when the reference row data, the reference column data or the reference face data are detected to the target data.  
         [0026]     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a projection television having a plurality of CRTs for plural colors, comprising a memory to store convergence data therein, a convergence calibration circuit unit to calibrate convergence of the CRTs, and a convergence control unit to store convergence data in the memory according to the convergence data recovering method, recovering the convergence data stored in the memory according to the recovering method, and controlling the convergence calibration circuit unit in order that it calibrates the convergence of the CRTs based on the convergence data.  
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0027]     The above and other aspects of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:  
         [0028]      FIG. 1  illustrates a construction of a projection television according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0029]      FIG. 2  illustrates calibration points on the screen of the projection television of  FIG. 1 ;  
         [0030]      FIG. 3  illustrates an example of a data matrix to explain convergence data recovery of a projection television according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0031]      FIG. 4  is a flow chart to explain convergence data recovery of a projection television according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and  
         [0032]      FIG. 5  illustrates an example of a three-dimensional data matrix to explain convergence data recovery of a projection television according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS  
       [0033]     Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.  
         [0034]     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the projection television according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises CRTs  13  for plural colors, a memory  11 , a convergence calibration circuit unit  12  and a convergence control unit  10 .  
         [0035]     The CRTs  13  may include a CRT  13  for the color of red, a CRT for the color of green (not shown), and a CRT for the color of blue (not shown), respectively emitting electron beams of R, G and B. The electron beams emitted from the respective CRTs  13  are enlarged by a lens unit  14  and projected on the screen  15 , thereby allowing images to be displayed on the screen  15 . In the projection television according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the CRTs are disposed in the rear of the screen  15  by way of example. However, the CRTs may be disposed in the rear lower part of the screen  15  whereby the electron beams emitted from the CRTs  13  are reflected by reflecting mirrors and projected on the screen  15 .  
         [0036]     The convergence calibration circuit unit  12  adjusts horizontal and vertical positions of the electron beams emitted from the respective CRTs  13  and projected on the screen  15 , by adjusting the intensity of calibration currents to horizontal and vertical directions applied to the convergence yoke CY of each of the CRTs  13 .  
         [0037]     In the memory  11  is stored convergence data. The convergence data is composed of horizontal and vertical convergence data for convergence calibration of the CRTs  13  for the respective colors, that is, the CRT for the color of red, the CRT for the color of green and the CRT for the color of blue. That is, the convergence data consists of red horizontal convergence data, red vertical convergence data, green horizontal convergence data, green vertical convergence data, blue horizontal convergence data and blue vertical convergence data.  
         [0038]     Each of red horizontal convergence data, red vertical convergence data, green horizontal convergence data, green vertical convergence data, blue horizontal convergence data and blue vertical convergence data comprises convergence data for a plurality of calibration points on the screen  15 .  FIG. 2  illustrates the screen  15  on which a total 15 calibration points, 5 horizontal calibration points by 3 vertical calibration points, are set up by way of example. That is, the red horizontal convergence data, red vertical convergence data, green horizontal convergence data, green vertical convergence data, blue horizontal convergence data and blue vertical convergence data have respectively 15 convergence data points.  
         [0039]     The convergence control unit  10  controls the convergence calibration circuit unit  12  so that calibration currents are applied to the convergence yoke CY of each CRT  12 , based on the convergence data stored in the memory  11 . For example, the convergence control unit  10  adjusts the horizontal position of the red electron beam on each calibration point on the screen  15  through the convergence yoke CY of the red CRT  13 , based on the red horizontal convergence data stored in the memory  11 .  
         [0040]     Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the convergence data recovering method of the projection television according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail. In describing this convergence data recovering method of the projection television, a method of recovering red horizontal convergence data, based on which the horizontal convergence calibration for calibration points of the red CRT  13  is made, will be described by way of example.  
         [0041]     The convergence control unit  10  recognizes the red horizontal convergence data stored in the memory as a data matrix  20  comprising the red horizontal convergence data to each calibration point as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . That is, the red horizontal convergence data is stored in the memory  11  so that the red horizontal convergence data can be recognized as the data matrix  20  by the convergence control unit  10 .  
         [0042]     Where the calibration points on the screen  15  have a 5×3 matrix structure as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the red horizontal convergence data can be stored in the memory  11  so as to be recognized as the 5×3 matrix, as illustrated in  FIG. 3 .  
         [0043]     Reference row data and reference column data to each row and each column of the data matrix  20  are stored in the memory  11 . The reference row data to each row is calculated by summing actual values of the red horizontal convergence data constituting the concerned row before damage occurs, among the red horizontal convergence data constituting the data matrix  20 , that is, a checksum. In the same manner, the reference column data to each column is calculated by the checksum of the actual values of the red horizontal convergence data constituting the concerned column before damage occurs. According to this, in the case of the 5×3 data matrix  20 , 3 reference row data and 5 reference column data are stored in the memory  11 .  
         [0044]     As described above, the red horizontal convergence data is stored in the memory  11  in such a manner that the red horizontal convergence data is recognized as the data matrix  20 . Under the condition that the reference row data and the reference column data to each row and each column are stored in the memory  11 , the convergence control unit  10  detects damaged target data for recovery, from the red horizontal convergence data, at a regular interval, and recovers the damaged target data.  
         [0045]     The convergence data recovering method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to  FIG. 4 .  
         [0046]     The convergence control unit  10  sums the red horizontal convergence data for each row and calculates row data to be compared (“comparative row data”). The comparative row data being obtained at a point in time after the reference row data is obtained.  
         [0047]     The convergence control unit  10  determines whether any row whose reference row data to a corresponding row is not identical to the comparative row data calculated per row, such that a target row for recovery is identified at operation S 10 . For example, where D( 1 , 2 ) is damaged, among the red horizontal convergence data, the convergence control unit  10  determines that the comparative row data of the second row is not identical to the reference row data of the second row, and detects the second row as a target row.  
         [0048]     Where it is determined that the target row having damage is present, the convergence control unit  10  sums the red horizontal convergence data constituting each column and calculates column data to be compared (“comparative column data”). The comparative column data being obtained at a point in time after the reference column data is obtained. Calculation of the comparative column data to each column may be made prior to comparison of the reference row data with the comparative column data described above.  
         [0049]     The convergence control unit  10  detects whether there is present any column whose reference column data to a corresponding column is not identical to the comparative column data calculated to each column, such that a target column for recovery is identified S 11 . For example, where D( 1 , 2 ) is damaged among the red horizontal convergence data as described above, the convergence control unit  10  determines that the comparative column data of the third column is not identical to the reference column data to the third column, and detects that the third column is targeted for recovery.  
         [0050]     Here, the convergence control unit  10  detects that the red horizontal convergence data at the point where the target row detected in operation S 10  and the column detected in operation S 11  intersects, that is, on the second row and the third column.  
         [0051]     Next, the convergence control unit  10  recovers the target column based on the reference row data or the reference column data at operations S 12  and S 13 . For example, the convergence control unit  10  calculates a deviation between the reference row data to the target row and the sum of values for the red horizontal convergence data, excluding the target data from the red horizontal convergence data constituting the target row, as recovery data to the target data at operation S 12 , and stores the calculated recovery data in the memory  11  as the target data at operation S 13 . Or, the convergence control unit  10  may recover the target data in the same manner, by use of the reference column data to the target column.  
         [0052]     When no target row is detected in operation S 10 , the convergence control unit  10  detects whether any target column is present as in operation S 11 , at operation S 14 . Where it is determined that no target column is present, the convergence control unit  10  determines that there is no damaged red horizontal convergence data and terminates the recovery process.  
         [0053]     However, where any target column is detected in operation S 14 , that is, only a target column is detected under the condition that any target row is not detected in operation S 10 , the convergence control unit  10  detects the reference column data of the detected target column as damaged target data. The convergence control unit  10  sums the red horizontal convergence column constituting the target column at operation S 15  and stores the summed value in the memory  11  as the value of the reference column data detected as the target data at operation S 16 .  
         [0054]     Where no target column is detected in operation S 11 , that is, a target row for recovery is detected, the convergence control unit  10  detects the reference row data of the detected target row as damaged target data. The convergence control unit  10  data sums the red horizontal convergence data constituting a target row at operation S 17 , and stores the summed value in the memory  11  as the value of the reference row data detected as the target data at operation S 18 .  
         [0055]     Hereinafter, the convergence data recovering method of a projection television according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 5 . In the memory  11  of the projection television, according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, is stored two-dimensional (2D) data matrixes formed by each of the red horizontal convergence data, red vertical convergence data, green horizontal convergence data, green vertical convergence data, blue horizontal convergence data and blue vertical convergence data, among which at least two or more of the 2D data matrixes  31  and  32  are stored so as to be recognized as faces of three-dimensional (3D) data matrixes. Here, a construction of 2D data matrixes  31  and  32  corresponds to a construction of the data matrix  20  according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , and thus, description thereof will be omitted.  
         [0056]      FIG. 5  illustrates a 3D data matrix  30  constructed with a 2D data matrix  31  formed by the red horizontal convergence data (hereinafter referred to as “red horizontal data matrix”) and a 2D data matrix  32  formed by the red vertical convergence data (hereinafter referred to as “red vertical data matrix”), by way of example. Two or more 2D data matrixes, among six 2D data matrixes formed by red horizontal convergence data, red vertical convergence data, green horizontal convergence data, green vertical convergence data, blue horizontal convergence data and blue horizontal convergence data, may be combined to form the 3D data matrix  30 . That is, the 3D data matrix  30  having two or three or more faces can be formed.  
         [0057]     A reference face data to faces having the same row and column positions on the 3D data matrix  30  is stored in the memory  11 . Referring to  FIG. 5 , the data value of the red horizontal convergence data DH( 0 , 0 ) of the red horizontal data matrix  31  before they are damaged and that of the red vertical convergence data DV( 0 , 0 ) of the red vertical data matrix  32  before they are damaged are summed, and the summed value is stored as the reference face data DHv( 0 , 0 ) to a concerned face. In this manner, 2D reference face data matrix  33  is formed by summing data positioned on the same row and column on the red horizontal data matrix  31  and the red vertical data matrix  32 . Here, the reference face data matrix  33  may form the 3D data matrix along with the red horizontal data matrix  31  and the red vertical data matrix  32 .  
         [0058]     Where any target data is detected, the convergence control unit  10  sums the red horizontal convergence data and the red vertical convergence data constituting each face of the same column and row on the red horizontal data matrix  31  and the red vertical data matrix  32 , between the red horizontal convergence data and the red vertical convergence data stored in the memory  11 , and calculates comparative face data for each face.  
         [0059]     The convergence control unit  10  determines whether the calculated comparative face data and the corresponding reference face data are identical, and detects any face whose comparative face data and the reference face data are not identical as a target face for recovery.  
         [0060]     According to this, the convergence control unit  10  substantially detects convergence data on the position where the target row, the target column and the target face intersect as damaged target data, thereby detecting the target data more accurately.  
         [0061]     For example, where DV( 1 , 2 ), DV( 1 , 3 ) and DV( 2 , 2 ) on the red vertical data matrix  31  are damaged, two rows and two columns targeted for recovery detected by the red vertical data matrix  32  are respectively detected, and thus, it is difficult to determine whether DV( 2 , 3 ) is damaged or not. In this case, as three faces targeted for recovery are detected in the 3D data matrix  30 , the damaged target data, DV( 1 , 2 ), DV( 1 , 3 ) and DV( 2 , 2 ), are precisely detected from the red vertical data matrix  32 .  
         [0062]     At this time, the recovery values of the respective target data, that is, DV( 1 , 2 ), DV( 1 , 3 ) and DV( 2 , 2 ), can be calculated through deviations between the concerned reference face data and the red horizontal convergence data on the concerned row and column of the red horizontal data matrix  31 .  
         [0063]     The convergence data recovering method of the projection television according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention can also apply to the recovering method according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. When the exemplary recovering method is applied, application by arbitrary combinations of two of face, row and column, from the 2D data matrix, can be made. In addition, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the first exemplary recovering method can apply to the reference face data matrix  33 .  
         [0064]     In the above-described embodiment, the reference row data is set to a summed value of the data of the convergence data on the concerned row before they are damaged, and calculates the comparative row data by summing the convergence data stored in the memory  11 , constituting the concerned row, by way of example. However, the reference row data and the comparative row data can be calculated based on the same calculation criteria, but with other calculation methods than the sum, by use of the convergence data constituting the concerned row. This can also apply to the reference column data and the comparative column data, and the reference face data and the comparative face data in the same manner.  
         [0065]     As described above, the present invention provides a convergence data recovering method and a projection television employing the same, capable of more accurately detecting damaged target data from the convergence data stored in the memory, and recovering them.  
         [0066]     Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various replacements, modifications and changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. Therefore, it is to be appreciated that the above-described embodiment is for purposes of illustration only and not to be construed as a limitation of the invention.