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Noise reducing system for video signal

US4618893A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1984
Grant dateOct 21, 1986
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/923
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A noise reducing system for a video signal, comprises a vertical pre-emphasis circuit supplied with an input video signal which is to be transmitted, for pre-emphasizing the input video signal and transmitting a pre-emphasized video signal to a transmitting system, and a vertical de-emphasis circuit supplied with a pre-emphasized video signal which is pre-emphasized by the vertical pre-emphasis circuit and is transmitted through the transmitting system, for de-emphasizing the pre-emphasized video signal. The vertical pre-emphasis circuit has a non-linear pre-emphasis characteristic for relatively emphasizing a high-frequency component of the input video signal in a vertical spatial frequency of a picture compared to a low-frequency component of the input video signal, with the degree of emphasis being reduced as the level of the input video signal increases. The vertical de-emphasis circuit has a non-linear de-emphasis characteristic for relatively attenuating a high-frequency component of the pre-emphasized video signal in a vertical spatial frequency of the picture compared to a low-frequency component of the pre-emphasized video signal, with the degree of attenuation being reduc…

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