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Driving equipment for multi-gradation level reproduction

US4368491A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1981
Grant dateJan 11, 1983
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/40031
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input picture signal is converted, for each picture element, into a K-bit, first time-serial signal having "ls" corresponding in number to the gradation level of the picture element, and the first time-serial signal are written in a random access memory, sequentially updating its column addresses upon every writing of K bits in its column direction. The random access memory is read out, updating its row addresses upon every reading out of M bits in the row direction. A second time-serial signal thus read out from the random access memory is subjected to a serial-parallel conversion by steps of M bits and parallel outputs of the M bits are supplied to recording elements respectively corresponding thereto.

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