Versatile video transformation device
US6489997B1 · kind B1 · utility
7Cited by
13References
11Claims
0Family size
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2020 |
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 1920×1080i or 1280×720p 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.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.