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Method and circuit for signal processing of format conversion of picture signal

US6144412A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1997
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/0122
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to carry out format conversion or scaling processing of picture signal by a memory having a small capacity, picture signals of interlace scanning are converted into picture signals of progressive scanning by interpolation by using an IP convertor 1 and a multiple scan convertor 3, a scaling processing of expansion and compression in the horizontal direction is firstly performed by using a horizontal scaling unit 5, processing of expansion, compression, frame rate conversion, synchronization and the like are secondly performed by using a vertical scaling unit 6 and commonly using memories used in scaling processing in the vertical direction and finally, color space conversion or inverse gamma processing is performed by using a picture quality improving unit 8 thereby converting the picture signals into picture signals S6 having a predetermined format.

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