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Diagonal correction in composite video decoder

US4847683A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 1988
Grant dateJul 11, 1989
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/646
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A diagonal correction method of a composite video decoder for reducing cross color errors detects the presence of diagonal luminance information in a luminance signal recovered from an encoded video signal. The recovered luminance signal is filtered to produce a diagonal correction value which is added to the recovered luminance signal as well as to a corresponding recovered chrominance signal when the diagonal luminance information is detected. The resulting luminance and chrominance signals have enhanced contrast and reduced chrominance error.

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