Abstract: A projection television apparatus has three monochromatic picture tubes disposed in a planar orientation defining a central picture tube and two outer picture tubes. Each of the picture tubes includes a deflection unit responsive to deflection currents and raster correction signals for vertical and horizontal deflection. A control circuit, including a signal generator, supplies vertical and horizontal raster correction signals formulated for the central picture tube to all three of the picture tubes and supplies additional vertical and horizontal raster correction signals formulated for the two outer picture tubes respectively to the two outer picture tubes, respectively. Conductive paths for the formulated for the central picture tube correction signals can include variable resistors for effecting small changes in signal amplitude.

Abstract: A current source (70) is coupled to supply an output current to a circuit node (60) proportional to a video input signal (R). A first resistor (65), coupled between the circuit node (60) and a source of supply voltage (68), develops an amplified video signal which is coupled from the circuit node to the cathode (K1) of a kinescope (20) via a second resistor (85). A capacitor (100 or 110) is provided having a first electrode coupled to the cathode (K1) of the kinescope (20) and having a second electrode coupled to the circuit node (60) via an amplifier(90). Advantageously, the combined resistance of the two resistors imparts gamma correction to the kinescope, the capacitor and amplifier compensate for stray capacitance associated with the cathode without subjecting low frequency components to any possibility of distortion in the amplifier. Additionally, the capacitance (110) may be varied as a function of the beam current for stabilizing the overall driver amplifier frequency response.

Abstract: An SLM-based digital display system (10) having a graphics display subsystem (13 and 18) for closed captioning, on-screen displays, and other graphics images that are overlaid on the video image. The graphics display subsystem (13 and 18) has a graphics processor (21) that prepares the graphics data, which is inserted into the video data path after video data processing and prior to a look-up table unit (27). A select logic unit (24) provides a control signal to a multiplexer (26) that selects between video data and graphics data for input to the look-up table unit (27). The look-up table unit (27) performs its mapping according to the type of data received, such as by linearizing video data or palletizing graphics data.

Abstract: A method for processing video data to produce a progressively scanned signal from an input of conventional interlaced video. The data is received at a processor (1), used to determine a motion signal (26) over time between field of the data. The motion signal is filtered to reduce errors caused by noise-corrupted video sources and then further filtered to spread out the determined motion signal. Edge information (30) is located and combined with the motion signal to produce an integrated progressive-scan signal (36) for display on a video display device, producing images with sharper edges and motion signals which have a lower susceptibility to noise.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to use signal decoding circuits for a first generation EDTV signal and a second generation EDTV signal in common and to suppress an increase of circuit scale.An EDTV signal decoding apparatus of the present invention is constructed with a cascade connection of a first A/D converter, a first signal processing circuit, a first D/A converter, a second A/D converter, a second signal processing circuit and a second D/A converter. The first group composed of the first A/D converter, the first signal processing circuit and the first D/A converter are driven by a clock signal synchronizing with a color burst signal. The second group composed of the second A/D converter, the second signal processing circuit and the second D/A converter are driven by a clock signal synchronizing with a horizontal sync signal.

Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus having a low-pass filter for detecting a luminance component of an image pickup signal and a band-pass filter for detecting a contour component of the image pickup signal, a digital system for performing a digital signal processing action is arranged to have the low-pass filter and the band-pass filter not cascade-connected to each other. The arrangement is such that the signal processing action is performed without bringing about any spurious contour, any deterioration in frequency characteristic, etc., due to place cancelling peculiar to a digital system. The apparatus reduces the possibility of deterioration of images, permits simplification of circuit arrangement, permits reduction in electric energy consumption and in scale of the circuit, and thus facilitates adoption of an integrated circuit arrangement.

Abstract: A device for converting image signal frame format including a motion compensator for restoring image signals by carrying out motion compensations employing motion information, variable length decoding, inverse multiplex conversion, displaced frame difference, inverse quantization, and inverse discrete cosine conversion. A first frame ratio convertor is used for classifying areas by pixels and converting frame ratios of image signals received from the motion compensator according to the classified areas. The device provides users with the advantage of natural display pictures having good picture quality by carrying out classification of the corresponding pixel areas and subsequent interpolation utilizing various informations applied from an image signal decoder.

Abstract: A circuit within a video monitor for making corrections during horizontal scan includes a data storage device containing information relating to a selected display parameter, an integrator receptive of the stored information and adapted to produce an integrated signal therefrom, and an amplifier receptive of the integrated signal for supplying signals to the video monitor based on the integrated signal. The information supplied from the data storage device to the integrator is encoded in a pulse density modulated wave form via a tri-state gate and a one-shot timer. The information stored in the data storage device is stored in bytes, each byte containing a "sign bit" and a plurality of data bits.

Abstract: Jitter of an overlay display with respect to the primary display of a television receiver is avoided by assuring that the vertical and horizontal blanking signal components are sufficiently time spaced by preventing the number of clock pulses occurring between the horizontal and vertical components of the blanking signal from going below a selected number. The number of clock pulses between the negative going transition of the vertical blanking signal and the positive going transition of the first horizontal blanking signal is tracked and when the number of pulses fails to exceed a reference value the number of pulses is changed to effectively shift the transitions with respect to one another.

Abstract: A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote superimposes portions of a scroll program guide over a basic programming signal for display on the viewer's display screen. A tuner has an input for receiving TV signals in a plurality of cable channels and an output for passing a signal of any selected one of said channels. A computer has an input for receiving any of a plurality of control signals from the TV viewer remote and an output for controlling the tuner to pass the signal of the selected one of the channels in response to one of the plurality of control signals from the TV viewer remote. The computer receives and stores a scroll input picture image signal containing local program guide data and generates a scroll output picture image signal consisting of at least a portion of the scroll input picture image signal. A combiner superimposes output picture image signal over the passed signal to provide a display signal for input to the viewer's display screen.

Abstract: A method and circuit for correcting color errors in displaying a color video signal on the display of a color television receiver, the color television receiver having drive circuits for each of the colors red, green and blue, for forming respective color drive signals, in response to color signal components present in the color video signal, for the display, the method including setting up the color drive circuits of the color television receiver for conversion of the color signal components in the color video signal to the color drive signals to a ratio for producing a white color temperature higher than that specified in a television standard, detecting the presence and amount of color in the color video signal to be displayed on the display of the color television receiver, and reducing the color drive signals for at least two of the colors in dependence on the detected amount of color in the color video signal, whereby the resulting chromaticity of the displayed colors is the same as that when the color

Abstract: A projection apparatus creates laser generated visible images utilizing the interference of light principle, and includes individual laser projection devices, positioned and disposed in opposite sets, each structured to emit a select color laser beam which is modified and split by optical phase modulators and beam splitters, respectfully, to form an array of beams which intersect with beams from the oppositely disposed laser projectors to produce the desired multi-colored image. The apparatus is supported above or below the desired area of the generated image with the laser devices mounted on computer controlled motorized swivel mounts, providing the capability to selectively locate the produced images at various preprogrammed locations within a defined area.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for demodulating the sound signals in a television signal is described, which circuit arrangement ensures a simple and low-cost structure, also for operation at different transmission standards.To this end, the circuit arrangement according to the invention includes an oscillation-generating stage which derives a (first) oscillation from a television signal (IF television signal) modulated on a first intermediate-frequency carrier oscillation, whose frequency corresponds to the frequency of an intermediate-frequency picture carrier oscillation in the IF television signal and encloses a phase angle of at least substantially 90.degree. with the picture carrier oscillation, a (first) mixer stage, a first input of which can receive the (first) oscillation, and a switching device for optionally applying the IF television signal or a sound signal (IF sound signal) modulated on a second intermediate-frequency carrier oscillation to a second input of the (first) mixer stage.

Abstract: An electronic still camera indicates the available capacity of a recording medium and the number of frames remaining that may be photographed, as well as warning by stages in at least two forms, based on the available capacity of the recording medium. The electronic still camera includes a photo lens, mirror, CCD, signal executing circuit, A/D converter, buffer memory, compression circuit, CPU, memory card, and indicator device. A CPU reads in the gross capacity and the written-on portion from a memory card and calculates the available capacity. When the available capacity becomes small, the indicator device that indicates the available capacity or the number of frames remaining that can be photographed begins to flash the display slowly on and off. When the available capacity grows even smaller and is almost gone, the display flashes rapidly on and off. In this way, the photographer can easily detect how many more frames he or she may photograph on the memory card.

Abstract: An apparatus for converting a frame format of a television signal to a display format includes a scanning format conversion circuit for converting a scanning format of an input video signal to a progressive scanning type if it is of an interlaced scanning type, a scanning line conversion circuit for converting the number of vertical scanning lines of an output video signal from the scanning format conversion circuit to that of the display format, a horizontal pixel conversion circuit for converting the number of horizontal pixels of an output video signal from the scanning line conversion circuit to that of the display format, and a format control circuit for controlling the scanning format conversion circuit, the scanning line conversion circuit and the horizontal pixel conversion circuit to convert a frame format of the input video signal to the display format.

Abstract: A method and system in a data processing system for modifying an image source data file to compensate for distortions resulting from a projection of an image source onto a surface that is not perpendicular to an image source projection system. A data processing system image source data file is identified and a test pattern is displayed utilizing a data processing system visual output device. A user is permitted to enter a distortion compensation factor, the displayed test pattern is modified utilizing the distortion compensation factor. Once a final distortion compensation factor is selected in response to the appearance of the modified test pattern, the data processing system image source data file is modified, utilizing the selected distortion compensation factor, thereby enhancing the projection of an image source onto a surface that is not perpendicular to an image source projection system.

Abstract: A system and method of supporting pause-resume in a video-on-demand service of a type which can accommodate multiple viewers sharing a common data stream is described. When a video server receives a performance request from one of the viewers for showing a particular video, it identifies and reserves a look-ahead stream. The look-ahead stream is another video stream which is scheduled to become available after a predetermined time period. When the video is commenced, a common data stream for the video is concurrently transmitted from the video server to reception equipment at the viewers' locations. Transmission of the common data stream causes the particular video to be performed on the viewers' reception equipment. When the video server receives a pause request and then a subsequent resume request from one of the viewers, it transmits the video via the look ahead stream instead of the common data stream.

Abstract: A surveying technique transmits a combined signal made up of a programming signal and a survey signal, both of which are acoustically reproduced by a speaker in the audible range. The survey signal is uniquely coded to identify a signal source such as a radio station or television channel. At the receiver, the acoustic survey signal is controlled so as not to be heard at an appreciable distance from the speaker, and is converted to a non-acoustic signal. The converted non-acoustic signal is transmitted for detection by a portable unit worn by a person being monitored for his listening and/or viewing habits. The detection of the converted survey signal by the portable unit identifies the signal source to which the person was tuned. The conversion avoids the possibility of disturbing the monitored individual by the acoustic survey signal.

Abstract: A decoder circuit for receiving a video input signal which includes Manchester coded data bits and a range tone component having a frequency of about 102.6 kilohertz. A phase lock loop circuit detects the presence of the 102.6 kilohertz range tone component and then generates a system clock signal which is phase locked to the range tone component of the video input signal. The system clock signal is provided to a clock generating circuit which generates a clock signal having four phases. The phase lock loop circuit also provides a logic signal which is supplied to a data detecting circuit allowing the data detecting circuit to convert the Manchester coded data bits to digital data bits.

Abstract: A television projection system for generating picture points of a television picture has at least three light sources which may be controlled in intensity for light signals (R.sub.L ', G.sub.L ', B.sub.L ') of different wavelengths, wherein the hue of each picture point is fixed by means of color value signals (R, G, B) in a first base system which may be represented in a CIE diagram by corner points of a hue region which are defined via wavelengths of screen phosphors. The wavelengths of the light signals determine a second base system which shares a common range of hues with the first base system. Further, an input circuit is provided for generating at least three electrical signals which are proportional to the color value signals (R, G, B) or contain a mixture thereof, and a control device is provided for controlling the light sources.