Versatile video transformation device
US6124893A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/0125
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A versatile video transformation device and adaptive image processing methodology thereof to digitally scan convert, that is, reformat TV raster scan video and particularly high definition (HD) and/or digital DTV (particularly those for example in 1920.times.1080i or 1280.times.720p format) video data and associated synchronizing signals, for the purpose of making present standard television sets compatible at low cost with the latest advancements in free HD whilst allowing a multitude of other DTV programs and ancillary data to fill to a greater extent the remaining channel allocations by FCC to TV broadcasters.
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