Patent ID: 6970203

Claim:
An automatic cut-off system, comprising: a video data processing circuit for adding a cut-off reference pulse having a predetermined level to primary-color signals of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) at different timings within a single vertical blanking interval, and outputting the resultant signals, and also outputting latch timing signals respectively indicating the timings; a cut-off control circuit for shifting a level of each primary-color signal having the cut-off reference pulse added thereto based on a corresponding cut-off control signal and outputting the resultant signal; a drive circuit for driving each electrode of a display based on a corresponding one of the primary-color signals received from the cut-off control circuit, and outputting a voltage corresponding to a cathode current flowing through each cathode as a common feedback signal; and a level control section for latching the feedback signal obtained according to each cut-off reference pulse in response to each latch timing signal and outputting a signal having a level corresponding to the latched value as the cut-off control signal of a corresponding one of the primary-color signals, wherein the video data processing circuit outputs a selector control signal indicating a timing of separating the cut-off reference pulse to the level control section, and the level control section includes: a selector for receiving the feedback signal and separating to output the received feedback signal as outputs of the selector according to the selector control signal within the vertical blanking interval; three latch circuits each receiving a corresponding one of the outputs of the selector, latching the received output according to a corresponding one of the latch timing signals, and outputting the latched output; three subtractors each obtaining a value indicating a difference between the output of a corresponding one of the latch circuits and a corresponding preset reference value, and individually outputting the value thus obtained; and three multipliers each multiplying the output of a corresponding one of the subtractors by a predetermined loop gain and individually outputting the resultant value as the cut-off control signal.