Abstract: A video signal memory holds blocks of data representing luminance and first and second chrominance signals, the first and second chrominance signals being held in interleaved rows within the blocks, data being transferred from said blocks to a temporary store for use by a processor in predicting picture frames from the stored data.

Abstract: A video display converting circuit for converting scanning patterns from interlaced scanning to sequential scanning of a display device includes an input terminal for receiving an input interlaced scanning video signal having alternating odd and even fields of scanning lines; a first line memory for storing picture elements of the input interlaced scanning video signal in a first line of an odd field; a second line memory for storing picture elements of the input interlaced scanning video signal in a last line of an even field; a plurality of sequential line memories for storing picture elements of the input interlaced scanning video signal in sequence for each scanning line; a demultiplexer for sequentially inputting the picture elements of the input interlaced scanning video signal into each of the first line memory, the second line memory and each of the plurality of sequential line memories in accordance with a write clock signal; a first multiplexer for producing a first output signal by multiplexing bet

Abstract: Textual and graphical displays are provided on a television screen using a hypertext markup language (HTML). On-screen display devices allow a user to invoke hyperlinks to different pages of HTML-coded data in addition to functions calls for controlling television and non-television appliance functions. A method provides HTML-coded display data which is processed to provide a signal suitable for reproduction on a television. The display data may provide information on a featured movie or other presentation of an associated video programming service signal such as a network television broadcast. Function calls allow the control of various television functions and programming options, such as the purchase of pay-per-view programming, or television display options such as aspect ratio, channel, brightness, picture-in-picture, or split-screen. Non-television appliances which may be controlled with function calls include audio equipment which is associated with the programming service (e.g.

Abstract: A video projector employs an acousto-optic deflector for moving a horizontal line of pixels vertically to form an image on a remote screen. Because the pixel images are formed from parallel beams, rather than by reimaging a line of pixel images on a vertical deflector, the image formed is in focus at all screen distances. The horizontal line of pixels is formed from a single laser beam which is expanded laterally and passes through individual intensity modulators before being aimed at the vertical deflector. The horizontal line of beams may be divided into zones, one above the other, and later reorganized into a single line at the vertical deflector, in order to reduce the size of the projector.

Abstract: Sync separator and video detector circuits, including a sync tip clamp having symmetrical and non-symmetrical clamps. The symmetrical clamp clamps the input video signal to a reference voltage during composite sync pulses, so the coupling capacitor discharge current is kept small between composite sync pulses. For startup, the non-symmetrical clamp employs an operational amplifier, diode and controllable current source to charge the coupling capacitor to a minimum desired level, and to discharge the capacitor e.g. when there is a change in DC level so that the output level is too high. A sync slicing detector is also provided, using two comparators. One comparator compares the slicing level with the clamped video and produces a properly sliced composite sync output, while the other compares the clamped video with a small reference voltage and produces a fixed sync output.

Abstract: A pump-up circuit includes a first capacitor C1 connected to the power supply Vcc via a first change-over switch SW1 to the reference potential point or a second capacitor C2. The second capacitor C2 is charged by the voltage control circuit 45 under the control of the pump-up voltage control signal so that the capacitors C1 and C2 are charged respectively during the scanning period. Upon input of a NTSC signal, the change-over switch SW1 is connected to the reference potential point and the charging voltage of the first capacitor C1 is used as the pump-up voltage. Upon input of a signal having a short vertical flyback period such as the signal from personal computers, the total of the charging voltages at the first and second capacitors C1 and C2 is used as the pump-up voltage.