Patents Examined by Bipin H. Shawala
  • Electronic picture reproduction device
    Patent number: 5471247
    Abstract: In a method of reproducing a television picture composed of picture points represented by digital signals, the picture points are grouped into blocks which are separated by block edges. The blocks are one of at least two types of blocks, picture point values for points in one type of block are calculated using one set of rules and picture point values for another type of block are calculated using another set of rules. Values for picture points within the block edges are obtained by combining the values obtained for the respective blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Hartnack