Method, apparatus, and system for displaying widescreen video images on standard video displays
US7084924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S348/913
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for displaying widescreen video images on a stand video display is disclosed. Letterboxing, which occurs when a widescreen image is displayed in its entirety on a standard video display, is removed by enlarging the widescreen image and panning the enlarged widescreen image responsive to a multi-channel audio signal corresponding to the widescreen image.
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