Abstract: Memories are provided for correction signal values respectively for a hue signal, a saturation signal and a luminance signal derived from a digital color television signal. Each of the memories consists of two memory units which are alternately used for storing new correction signal values and for reading out previously stored correction signal values. The corrected signal values are modified by a key signal, if present, in each case and are then supplied to calculation circuits to each of which a signal derived from the saturation signal is applied. The resulting fully corrected hue and saturation signals are converted back into color difference signals, but the finally corrected luminance signal requires no conversion. The correction signal values are supplied from a computer into which control magnitudes can be entered to produce them. These control magnitudes can be used to define corner points of a deflected line function from which the raw correction signals are derived.
Abstract: A signal processing system is disclosed in which the image resolution is improved by extending the horizontal frequency bands of separated luminance and chrominance signals and compensating the contour of an input image signal, the frequency band of the input chrominance signal is extended by the chrominance signal processing part, and by the extension of frequency band, the transition time of the high frequency components of the image signal is reduced for the high frequency image signal processing and reducing the short data processing time.
Abstract: The present invention provides a color misregistration easing system for inputting a color image signal of a subject imaged by a field sequential type imaging device and carrying out color misregistration easing.
Abstract: An OSD circuit for displaying advertising picture data on the screen of a television receiver is disclosed, and the circuit includes: an oscillator, a first counter, a second counter, a third counter, an F/F circuit, a ROM, and automatic color adjusting circuitry. The oscillator supplies clock signals to the first counter, and the first and second counters supplies horizontal and vertical scanning addresses to the ROM so as for the advertising picture data to be outputted from the ROM. The third counter, supplies a delay signal for displaying of an advertising picture data of a picture scene at a time, thereby inhibiting the output of the ROM for a certain period of time. The F/F circuit prevents a dual display of the advertising picture on the screen, and the ROM stores the advertising picture data separately for main color data, first sub-color data, second sub-color data and brightness data.
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for correcting a color reproduction distortion for each of all the hues are provided. A predetermined demodulating axis of three demodulating axes SR, SG and SB for the three primary colors R, G and B, herein, the R-Y demodulating axis SR is formed by combining the two demodulating axes SR2 and SR3. The demodulating axis SR2 provides a different demodulating gain from the standard demodulating axis. The demodulating axis SR3 provides a different demodulating angle from the standard demodulating axis in addition to the different demodulating gain. Then, a smaller one of the signals demodulated by the demodulating axes SR2 and SR3 is selected. It means that the signal changing along the vector orbit E1 indicated by oblique lines is made to be a color difference signal R-Y.
Abstract: Video systems generally include chroma processors. The chroma processor may be configured as a chroma keyer, a key signal generator or a color collector. The chroma processor includes dual input look-up tables which are loaded by a central processor. The dual input look-up tables may be read and written to simultaneously. The look-up tables are addressed by chrominance signals, luminance signals or key signals input into the chroma processor. The look-up tables provide an exceptionally fast apparatus and exceptionally flexible method of keying one or more simultaneous regions of the display based on one or more unique chroma/luma combinations, new key signals, chrominance signals, and luminance signals. The chroma processor receives color modification parameters from a software user interface. Preferably, the chroma processor utilizes Y luminance signals, and U and V chrominance signals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 1992
Date of Patent:
May 17, 1994
Assignee:
Colorgraphics Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Richard T. Daly, Robert N. Stabler, Paul C. Post, Randy Wiggins