DE3003536

• Main Authors: SHANLEY II, ROBERT LOREN, INDIANAPOLIS, IND., US, WITTMANN, ERWIN JOHANN, NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., US, HARWOOD, LEOPOLD ALBERT, BRIDGEWATER, N.J., US
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.06.1985
• Edition: 3
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

Brightness control apparatus for a video signal image reproducing system including a video signal processing channel, a kinescope driver for supplying video signals to an image reproducing kinescope, and a source of substantially fixed potential to which signals processed by the kinescope driver are referenced. A comparator senses the substantially fixed reference potential and a blanking level which occurs during periodic blanking intervals of the video signal, and provides an output control signal indicative of the voltage difference between the reference potential and the blanking level. The control voltage is applied to the video channel for translating the blanking level in a direction to minimize the voltage difference, to thereby establish the conduction of the kinescope driver during image intervals of the video signal at a level corresponding to a desired image black level condition when such condition is manifested by the video signal.