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Chrominance signal processing circuit for a chroma-signal noise reducer

US5373326A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 1993
Grant dateDec 13, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/83
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal from an input terminal (1) is supplied to a video signal processing circuit (2) which derives a carrier chrominance signal. The carrier chrominance signal is supplied through a low-pass filter (3) to an A/D converter circuit (4). A signal converted by the A/D converter circuit (4) is supplied to a bandpass filter (5) which limits the band of the chrominance signal. A signal from the bandpass filter (5) is supplied to a decoder circuit (6) which alternately derives color difference signals (R-Y) and (B-Y). The signal from the decoder circuit (6) is supplied to a decimation filter (7) which effects a decimation. The signal thus decimated is supplied to a multiplexer (8) and thereby generated as 2-bit series data. A signal from the multiplexer (8) is supplied to a CNR (chroma noise reducer) circuit (9). Thus, the number of bits can be reduced without reducing the number of lines of a chroma signal and data gradation.

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