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Apparatus for discriminating a moving region and a stationary region in a video signal

CA 1287161 C · Owner: Nec Corporation · Inventors: Furukawa, Akihiro

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The invention is an apparatus for discriminating between a moving region and a stationary region in a video signal correctly. It includes a delay circuit for delaying an input video signal a circuit for calculating the, difference between brightness amplitude values of each of different picture elements at spatially corresponding positions between the delayed video signal and the input video signal and a circuit for computing a first value of each of a number of blocks in response to the difference. The blocks are previously designated on a picture screen. The moving region or the stationary region for each block is determined by taking the correlation of the first values of the blocks …

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  • Granted July 30, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 30, 2008.
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FiledSeptember 16, 1985
GrantedJuly 30, 1991
Term endedJuly 30, 2008
Patent numberCA 1287161 C
Classification (IPC)H04N7/12 +2 more

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19861989199219951998200120042007Application filedSep 16, 1985Patent grantedJuly 30, 1991Term endedJuly 30, 2008

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