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Progressive scan video signal processor

CA 1311835 C · Owner: Dischert, Robert Adams · Inventors: Topper, Robert Joseph; Dischert, Robert Adams; Shyu, William Ming-Jen

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RCA 82,215, ABSTRACT, PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSOR A speed-up circuit time compresses and interlaces field delayed (Yd) and interpolated (Yi) lines of a video input signal (Y1) for display in progressive scan fashion. The interpolated lines (Yi) are produced by adding low and high frequency components derived from the video input signal. The low frequency component (s5) is produced by frame-combing (in 62) and low pass filtering the input signal. The high frequency component is obtained by field delaying (in 56), line comb filtering (in 66) and high pass filtering the input signal. The combined low and high frequency components are spatially and temporally coincident thereby …

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  • Granted December 22, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 22, 2009.
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FiledMay 22, 1987
GrantedDecember 22, 1992
Term endedDecember 22, 2009
Patent numberCA 1311835 C
Classification (IPC)H04N7/01 +2 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedMay 22, 1987Patent grantedDec 22, 1992Term endedDec 22, 2009

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