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Method, system and article of manufacture for identifying the source type and quality level of a video sequence

US6867814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2001
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/440218
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A deinterlacing system which converts an interlaced video stream into a progressive video stream is disclosed. The deinterlacing system includes a field assembly responsive to a last field, a next field, a current field and progressive source phase and operative to develop a progressive output frame, a source detection module responsive to last, next and current fields and operative to develop a progressive source phase and a progressive source detected and an intra-frame deinterlacer responsive to the progressive output frame and the progressive source detected and operative to develop a progressive frame output.

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