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Method and apparatus for processing video pictures, in particular for large area flicker effect reduction

US7227581B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

15Claims

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Assignee

Thomson Licensing · FR

Inventors

Carlos Correa · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Sebastien Weitbruch · Kirchberg, DE
Rainer Zwing · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Gangolf Hirtz · Niedereschach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 11, 2004
Grant date	Jun 5, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S348/91
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Plasma Display Panels (PDP) are becoming more and more interesting for TV technology. Due to the larger size of PDPs, with larger viewing angle the large area flicker effect will become more serious in the future, in particular when handling 50 Hz video standards. This invention proposes a different sub-field organisation, with different coding, which reduces large area flicker artefact, and which is characterised by:

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