Television receiver with auxilliary input connector for video signals of a separated y-c format
CA 2014586 C · Owner: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. · Inventors: Sendelweck, Gene Karl
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An auxiliary video input terminal (S-terminal) couples luminance amd chrominance input signals to respective inputs of peaking circuits in the display processor of a receiver. The chrominance input signal is subjected to pre-distortion (de-peaking) to correct for sideband amplitude distortion in the chrominance peaking filter of the receiver thereby preventing color distortion in displayed images. The luminance signal is subjected to additional peaking at a frequency greater than the characteristic peaking frequency of the luminance peaking filter thereby enhancing the sharpness of wideband luminance input signals displayed by the receiver.
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- Filed April 12, 1990 and granted July 25, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 12, 2010.
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