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Re-inserting VBI data using OSD apparatus and method

US7312831B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2003
Grant dateDec 25, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/435
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of reinserting Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) data in a digital video signal includes creating a gray scale palette in a an On Screen Display (OSD) memory; sizing a VBI area in an OSD memory; locating a VBI area in an OSD memory; generating a VBI luma waveform bitmap; and overlaying the VBI luma waveform bitmap in a DVB video bit stream according to the gray scale palette, size and location data stored in the OSD memory.

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