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Method and apparatus for expanding compressed video data

CA 1304151 C · Owner: Technology, Inc. 64 · Inventors: Keith, John Michael

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RCA 84,946, Abstract, A processor which expands a compressed video signal is disclosed. The compressed video signal applied to the processor is generated by partitioning a video image into segments and then describing how each segment is filled by using a bilinear equation, that is to say a, linear equation which is a function of a horizontal coordinate X and a vertical coordinate Y. The coefficients of the X and Y coordinates each include integer and fractional parts. The circuitry develops a table of values from the coefficient of the X coordinate by repeatedly adding the coefficient in an accumulator. As each sum is produced, the integer part of the sum is stored. The table of values is …

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  • Granted June 23, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 23, 2009.
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FiledNovember 10, 1988
GrantedJune 23, 1992
Term endedJune 23, 2009
Patent numberCA 1304151 C
Classification (IPC)H04N7/12 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedNov 10, 1988Patent grantedJune 23, 1992Term endedJune 23, 2009

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