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Noise reduction apparatus for video signal

US4825289A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 1987
Grant dateApr 25, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/21
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A noise reduction apparatus includes a vertical filter for extracting a component having a high vertical frequency from an input video signal, a two-dimensional filter for extracting a component having a low vertical frequency and a high horizontal frequency from the input video signal, a detector for detecting a vertical line image portion from output components of the vertical filter and the two-dimensional filter, and a controllable two-dimensional filter which suppresses a component having a high vertical frequency at the vertical line image portion according to a detection signal from the dector. By this apparatus, the noise superposed on the vertical line image signal is effectively reduced without deteriorating the vertical resolution.

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