Method and apparatus for concealing portions of a video screen
US8493510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/44008
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A simple, cost-effective, and robust method and system to obstruct crawls, logos, and other annoying and distracting images overlaid on a video signal and displayed on a TV set or monitor is provided. The method and system may detect the presence of the unwanted images and block them automatically, or they may accept manual input from the user via a handheld control device to block or obstruct these images.
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