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Shaded picture signal processing system and method

US4366507A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 1981
Grant dateDec 28, 1982
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/40087
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shaded picture signal processing system and method which produces recorded pictures of high quality with a small number of gradation levels with the resolution of the picture maintained nearly unchanged. False contours appearing as quantization distortion are removed by dispersing noise of equal magnitude to the false contours throughout the whole picture or a specified portion of the picture so that the false contours cannot be detected by the human eye.

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