Generation of progressive video from interlaced video
US6256069A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/012
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The generation of progressive output video from interlaced source video is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a computerized system includes an interlaced source video and a progressive output video. The interlaced source video has a number of lines and includes a first field having odd lines and a second field haveing even lines. The progressive output video has a number of lines half that of the number of lines of the interlaced source video. Each line of the progressive output video heavily weight weights a corresponding line of each of the first field and the second field of the interlaced source video. Desirably, each line of the progressive output video also lightly weights an immediately successive and an immediately preceding line of each of the first field and the second field of the interlaced video source.
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