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Color signal matrix circuits

CA 1310404 C · Owner: Fukuda, Tokuya · Inventors: Senda, Tetsuya; Fukuda, Tokuya; Matsumoto, Hiroaki

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A color signal matrix circuit for producing first and second color difference signals from three primary color signals employs a reduced number of digital circuit elements and includes a first subtractor for producing a first color subtraction signal based on red and green primary color signals, a second subtractor for producing a second color subtraction signal based on blue and green primary color signals, a first level adjuster receiving the first color subtraction signal, a second level adjuster with a variable level factor receiving the second color subtraction signal a third subtractor receiving the first color subtraction signal from the first level adjuster and the second color …

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  • Granted November 17, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 17, 2009.
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FiledFebruary 3, 1989
GrantedNovember 17, 1992
Term endedNovember 17, 2009
Patent numberCA 1310404 C
Classification (IPC)H04N9/67

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