Color Television Patents (Class 348/728)
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Patent number: 10484084Abstract: A method and system for providing high throughput communications via a Radio Frequency (RF) satellite are disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of information bit streams intended for a plurality of downlinks; modulating an uplink stream including the plurality of information bit streams with an uplink modulation scheme to generate an uplink signal; transmitting the uplink signal to the satellite; and partitioning, at the satellite, the uplink signal into a plurality of downlink signals, each one intended for one of the plurality of downlinks. In the method, the uplink stream includes the plurality of information bit streams.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Lin-Nan Lee, Mustafa Eroz
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Patent number: 9025085Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing access to program channels, e.g., high definition programs and program channels which corresponding to a standard definition program and/or program channels are described. In accordance with the invention, a high definition auto tune function is supported. When enabled, in one exemplary embodiment, if a user selects a standard program definition channel, a check is automatically made to determine if a corresponding high definition program channel is available. The corresponding high definition program channel is a channel which provides the same program as on the selected standard definition channel but in high definition. When the auto tune function is enabled and a corresponding high definition channel is available, the device, e.g., set to box or tuner implementing the auto tune feature of the present invention, automatically tunes to the high definition channel instead of the standard definition channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventor: Hugh Josephs
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Patent number: 8982287Abstract: Provided is a data processing apparatus including a correction circuit. In at least one embodiment, the data correction circuit acquires pixel data of a first pixel for display of a first color component and pixel data of a second pixel for display of a second color component, the second pixel being driven by a scanning signal line which drives the first pixel and being driven by a data signal line which is adjacent to the first pixel, and corrects the pixel data of the second pixel in accordance with a relationship between a value of the pixel data of the first pixel and a value of the pixel data of the second pixel. Thus, it is possible to cause a liquid crystal driving panel to perform uniform display without causing display unevenness even in a case where a halftone of a specific color component is uniformly displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshikazu Tsuchiya, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
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Publication number: 20150009411Abstract: A light emission portion of a video signal is detected, and the display intensity of the light emission portion is enhanced for emphasis display. At this moment, the intensity stretch amount is controlled in accordance with a status of video black display, thereby increasing the feeling of brightness and hence improving the video quality. A light emission detecting portion (12) generates a histogram obtained by integrating numbers of pixels for a predetermined feature value of an input video signal and detects, as a light emission part, a high-level area of a predetermined range of the histogram. An area-active-control/luminance-stretching portion (14) stretches and increases the intensity of a backlight portion (16) on the basis of an index related to a brightness calculated, on the basis of a predetermined condition, from the input video signal, and lowers the video signal intensity of the non-light emission part excluding the light emission part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiyuki Fujine, Yoji Shiraya
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Patent number: 8780276Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing access to program channels, e.g., high definition programs and program channels which corresponding to a standard definition program and/or program channels are described. In accordance with the invention, a high definition auto tune function is supported. When enabled, in one exemplary embodiment, if a user selects a standard program definition channel, a check is automatically made to determine if a corresponding high definition program channel is available. The corresponding high definition program channel is a channel which provides the same program as on the selected standard definition channel but in high definition. When the auto tune function is enabled and a corresponding high definition channel is available, the device, e.g., set to box or tuner implementing the auto tune feature of the present invention, automatically tunes to the high definition channel instead of the standard definition channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventor: Hugh Josephs
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Patent number: 8760584Abstract: A memory space configuration method applied in a video signal processing apparatus is provided. The method includes: arranging a first memory space and a second memory space in a memory, the first and second memory spaces being partially overlapped; determining a type of a signal source; when the signal source is a first video signal source, enabling a first processing circuit and buffering data associated with the first video signal source by using the first memory space; and, when the signal source is a second video signal source, enabling a second processing circuit and buffering data associated with the second video signal source by using the second memory space. The second processing circuit is disabled when the first processing circuit is enabled; the first processing circuit is disabled when the second processing circuit is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: MSTAR Semiconductor, Inc.Inventor: Po-Jen Yang
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Patent number: 8730402Abstract: Provided is an analog front end of a digital TV, a digital TV system having the same, and a method of operating the same. The analog front end includes: a first selection circuit which selectively outputs differential sound intermediate frequency signals or differential TV broadcast signals in response to a first selection signal; a second selection circuit which outputs a clock signal among a plurality of clock signals having a different sampling frequencies, in response to a second selection signal; and an analog-to-digital converter which converts output signals output from the first selection circuit to a digital code, according to a sampling frequency of a clock signal output from the second selection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., ltd.Inventors: Sang Ho Kim, Ho Jin Park, Hyung Woan Koo, Ki Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20140132842Abstract: Provided is a data processing apparatus including a correction circuit. In at least one embodiment, the data correction circuit acquires pixel data of a first pixel for display of a first color component and pixel data of a second pixel for display of a second color component, the second pixel being driven by a scanning signal line which drives the first pixel and being driven by a data signal line which is adjacent to the first pixel, and corrects the pixel data of the second pixel in accordance with a relationship between a value of the pixel data of the first pixel and a value of the pixel data of the second pixel. Thus, it is possible to cause a liquid crystal driving panel to perform uniform display without causing display unevenness even in a case where a halftone of a specific color component is uniformly displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshikazu TSUCHIYA, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
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Patent number: 8692942Abstract: Provided is a data processing apparatus including a correction circuit. In at least one embodiment, the data correction circuit acquires pixel data of a first pixel for display of a first color component and pixel data of a second pixel for display of a second color component, the second pixel being driven by a scanning signal line which drives the first pixel and being driven by a data signal line which is adjacent to the first pixel, and corrects the pixel data of the second pixel in accordance with a relationship between a value of the pixel data of the first pixel and a value of the pixel data of the second pixel. Thus, it is possible to cause a liquid crystal driving panel to perform uniform display without causing display unevenness even in a case where a halftone of a specific color component is uniformly displayed.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshikazu Tsuchiya, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
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Publication number: 20130314550Abstract: Disclosure is directed to providing projected output from a receiver that includes ambiance or environmental images and sounds for display to and/or listening by a user. Other aspects are directed to processing or altering program service video to produce a compensated video that is output by a projector component of a receiver. The modified image compensates for characteristics associated with the ambient light conditions and/or characteristics of the projection surface upon which the projector outputs an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: ECHOSTAR UKRAINE L.L.C.Inventors: Maxim Litvinov, Andrey Kuplevakhsky, Taras Stetsyuk, Denys Gonchar
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Patent number: 8526508Abstract: A method of processing broadcast data in a transmitting system includes randomizing enhanced data; Reed-Solomon (RS) encoding and Cyclic Redundancy Check encoding the randomized enhanced data to build an RS frame; encoding the enhanced data in the built RS frame at a coding rate of at least ½ or ¼; first interleaving the encoded enhanced data; deinterleaving the first interleaved enhanced data; first multiplexing enhanced data packets including the deinterleaved enhanced data with main data packets including main data; randomizing the main data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets; second interleaving the enhanced data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets and the randomized main data to output a data group having the interleaved enhanced data and the interleaved main data; trellis encoding data in the data group in a trellis encoding unit; and second multiplexing the trellis-encoded data with field synchronization data and segment synchronization data.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byoung Gill Kim, In Hwan Choi, Kyung Won Kang, Kook Yeon Kwak, Woo Chan Kim
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Patent number: 8355451Abstract: A method of processing a digital broadcast signal includes Reed-Solomon (RS) encoding enhanced service data for each column of at least one RS frame payload and adding a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) checksum byte at a right end of each row of the at least one RS frame payload to build at least one RS frame and forming data groups including the enhanced service data in the built RS frame and a plurality of known data sequences. Forming the data groups includes mapping the RS encoded enhanced service data into each of the data groups and inserting a place holder for a non-systematic RS parity into each of the data groups. The method further includes deinterleaving data in each of the data groups including the enhanced service data and the place holder and multiplexing the enhanced service data in each of the formed data groups with main service data.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byoung Gill Kim, In Hwan Choi, Kyung Won Kang, Kook Yeon Kwak, Woo Chan Kim
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Publication number: 20130002963Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to obtain high brightness and high color reproducibility in a liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display device 10 according to the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel 11 and a backlight unit 12. The liquid crystal panel 11 includes a pair of substrates 11a and 11b, and a liquid crystal layer 11c. The liquid crystal layer 11C includes liquid crystal between the substrates 11a and 11b. The liquid crystal is a substance having optical characteristics that vary with application of an electric field. The backlight unit 12 includes a light source. The back light unit 12 is configured to irradiate light onto the liquid crystal panel 11. At least one of the substrates 11a and 11b of the liquid crystal panel 11 includes a color filter 19 with a plurality of color sections R, G, B, and Y that exhibit the colors of blue, green, red, and yellow, respectively. The backlight unit 12 includes LEDs 24 as the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventor: Masashi Yokota
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Publication number: 20120293720Abstract: A television screen control system which generates an instantaneous blanking video signal to reduce power consumption and have control of undesirable images is described in this document. It refers to a system which principally consists of two units, a transmitter unit (1) and a receiver control unit (2). The receiver control unit includes a processing unit (2c) and a video signal selector (2d). In an inoperative mode, the receiving unit allows the output of the input signal of the video source (3) and remains waiting for a switching instruction coming from the emitter unit, by the interface user (2a) or by the programmed automatic interruption. In an operational mode, the control receiving unit generates a blanking video signal through the processing unit and switches the video signal selector to allow the output of the generated blanking signal making the TV displays a dark image without altering the sound signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2010Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventor: Hector Vicente Francisco Leaño Aceves
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Patent number: 8204137Abstract: A channel equalizer includes a first transformer, an estimator, an average calculator, a second transformer, a coefficient calculator, a compensator, and a third transformer. The first transformer converts normal data into frequency domain data, where a known data sequence is periodically repeated in the normal data. The estimator estimates channel impulse responses (CIR) during known data intervals adjacent to each normal data block. The average calculator calculates an average value of the CIRs. The second transformer converts the average value into frequency domain data. The coefficient calculator calculates equalization coefficients using the average value, and the compensator compensates channel distortion of each normal data block using the coefficients. The third transformer converts the compensated data block into time domain data.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byoung Gill Kim, In Hwan Choi, Kyung Won Kang, Kook Yeon Kwak, Woo Chan Kim
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Patent number: 8159618Abstract: A method for searching a signal source suitable for a multimedia apparatus with multiple signal terminals is disclosed. The method provides an ordered search list of the signal terminals to save the search sequence of the signal terminals. The multimedia apparatus sequentially detects the signal terminals according to the ordered search list of the signal terminals to identify whether an input signal is available. When a specific signal terminal of the signal terminals is found to have an input signal, the sequence of the specific signal terminal in the ordered search list of the signal terminals is set as the first sequence position.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chih-Heng Fan Chiang, Wen-Chang Chien, Hsin-Chi Chen
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Patent number: 8054891Abstract: A channel equalizer includes a first transformer, an estimator, an average calculator, a second transformer, a coefficient calculator, a compensator, and a third transformer. The first transformer converts normal data into frequency domain data, where a known data sequence is periodically repeated in the normal data. The estimator estimates channel impulse responses (CIR) during known data intervals adjacent to each normal data block. The average calculator calculates an average value of the CIRs. The second transformer converts the average value into frequency domain data. The coefficient calculator calculates equalization coefficients using the average value, and the compensator compensates channel distortion of each normal data block using the coefficients. The third transformer converts the compensated data block into time domain data.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byoung Gill Kim, In Hwan Choi, Kyung Won Kang, Kook Yeon Kwak, Woo Chan Kim
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Publication number: 20110261266Abstract: Provided is a data processing apparatus including a correction circuit. In at least one embodiment, the data correction circuit acquires pixel data of a first pixel for display of a first color component and pixel data of a second pixel for display of a second color component, the second pixel being driven by a scanning signal line which drives the first pixel and being driven by a data signal line which is adjacent to the first pixel, and corrects the pixel data of the second pixel in accordance with a relationship between a value of the pixel data of the first pixel and a value of the pixel data of the second pixel. Thus, it is possible to cause a liquid crystal driving panel to perform uniform display without causing display unevenness even in a case where a halftone of a specific color component is uniformly displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshikazu Tsuchiya, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
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Publication number: 20110249180Abstract: Color information decoding on a composite video signal that includes modulated color information for an analog television receiver. A first burst locked oscillator (BLO) operates in a first loop gain, and a second BLO operates in second loop gain and is operatively connected to the first BLO. The first loop gain is higher than the second loop gain. A method includes receiving, in a first burst accumulator, mixed down color information directly from a first phase detector without filtering the mixed down color information, converting the composite video signal to a burst gate signal, accumulating one or more of the burst gate signal, and calculating a frequency offset for the second BLO in the first BLO expedite the calculating of the frequency offset and to compensate for the second BLO operating in the second gain loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: NEWPORT MEDIA, INC.Inventor: Yongru Gu
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Patent number: 7876835Abstract: A channel equalizer includes a first transformer, an estimator, an average calculator, a second transformer, a coefficient calculator, a compensator, and a third transformer. The first transformer converts normal data into frequency domain data, where a known data sequence is periodically repeated in the normal data. The estimator estimates channel impulse responses (CIR) during known data intervals adjacent to each normal data block. The average calculator calculates an average value of the CIRs. The second transformer converts the average value into frequency domain data. The coefficient calculator calculates equalization coefficients using the average value, and the compensator compensates channel distortion of each normal data block using the coefficients. The third transformer converts the compensated data block into time domain data.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byoung Gill Kim, In Hwan Choi, Kyung Won Kang, Kook Yeon Kwak, Woo Chan Kim
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Patent number: 7860180Abstract: The invention enables the transmission of continuous complex numbers using a symbol based transmission scheme such as OFDM. Accordingly, complex numbers are mapped to the constellation map, enabling a fine granularity of constellation points. This scheme may be used, for example, in the transmission of video where the coefficients representing the higher frequency of each of the video components, as well as the quantization error values of the DC and near DC components, or some, possibly non-linear transformation thereof, are sent as pairs of real and imaginary portions of a complex number that comprises a symbol.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Amimon LtdInventors: Zvi Reznic, Nathan Elnathan, Meir Feder, Shay Freundlich
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Patent number: 7834935Abstract: A video receiver for SCART input includes an input configured to receive a composite video signal, RGB signals, and a switch-indicating signal, a first digitizer module coupled to the input and including a one-bit slicer configured to receive and convert the switch-indicating signal to a one-bit digital signal, the first digitizer further including a downconverter configured to convert the one-bit signal to a multi-bit digital signal with non-abrupt transitions between a logical zero and a logical one, and a combiner module configured to receive and combine indicia of the composite video signal and the RGB signals to produce a total video output signal as a function of the indicia of the multi-bit digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: ATI Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dongsheng Wu, Huijuan Liu
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Patent number: 7830968Abstract: A digital receiver for processing one of a packetized input data stream and a digitized standard definition input signal is provides a delay in the processing of the standard definition audio input signal to maintain synchronism with the processing of a corresponding standard definition video signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1999Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Michael Scott Deiss, Mark Robert Anderson
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Publication number: 20100157161Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gamma correction apparatus comprises a histogram module configured to acquire histograms of upper and lower portions of one frame which are obtained by dividing the frame into two by a given horizontal scanning line, and a correcting module configured to make gamma correction on a current frame based on the histogram of the upper portion of the current frame and the histogram of the lower portion of a preceding frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventor: Kenichi Tanahashi
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Patent number: 7532257Abstract: Base band compensation for an IF stage in a television provides significant advantages over compensation applied to the composite signal. Each base band color difference signal is filtered to obtain cross-talk elements, which are then applied to the opposite channel to eliminate the cross-talk components from the color difference signal channels. The compensation technique is applicable to IF stages generally, including those based on SAW filters. High and low gain compensation of the cross-talk compensated signals may also be performed to reduce distortion in the compensated signals. The base band compensation tends to reduce or eliminate visual artifacts in a television image, especially where sharp contrast transitions occur in the image.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Weider Peter Chang, Karl Hertzian Renner, Shereef Shehata
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Publication number: 20090033794Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video signal processing apparatus includes a signal processor. The signal processor receives a digital video signal transmitted in a format conforming to a specific digital signal transmission standard to perform signal processing for video display. The signal processor selectively switches signal processing corresponding to a standard colorspace and signal processing exceeding the standard colorspace. A message is displayed such that a received digital video signal corresponds to a colorspace exceeding the standard colorspace, and the signal processor is set to a function of performing signal processing corresponding to the standard colorspace.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Toshiyuki Arisaka
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Patent number: 7483085Abstract: An analog TV receiver implementation on DSP allows mobile platforms to view analog TV broadcasting on LCD displays. The analog television receiver includes a demodulator for demodulating a received analog television signal, an analog to digital converter for digitizing the demodulated television signal and a digital signal processor for producing display signals from the digitized television signals. The digital signal processor being programmed to search for a horizontal synchronization signal in the television signal, track the horizontal synchronization signal and search for a vertical synchronization signal in the television signal. Next the processor separates a luminance and a pair of chrominance components of the television signal and demodulates the pair of chrominance components. Red, green and blue values are constructed from the demodulated chrominance components and the luminance components. Display signals are produced from the red, green and blue values.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2005Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Sandbridge Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hua Ye, Daniel Iancu, John Glossner, Vladimir Kotlyar, Andrei Iancu
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Publication number: 20080266464Abstract: A security processor may be embedded within a digital cable ready (DCR) digital TV (DTV) system-on-chip to performing content protection operations during digital TV signal processing. The embedded security processor may be used to perform operations that are currently performed by an external entity, such as, for an example, a CableCard. The embedded security processor maybe configured to use a conditional access function including, but not limited to, CableLabs® Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) based function. The security processor may be reprogrammable to enable the system-on-chip to be reconfigured with a different function and/or to allow operation with a new cable service provider. The security processor may enable secure reprogrammability of the system-on-chip utilizing security algorithms and/or other mechanisms including use of chip-specific identification information. The SoC may be enabled to operate with a CableCard whenever the security processor may be disabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventor: Xuemin Chen
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Patent number: 7061542Abstract: A receiving section for digital television broadcasting and a receiving section for analog television broadcasting are provided. When a digital television broadcasting program is selected, it is judged whether or not an analog television broadcasting program having the same contents as those of the selected digital television broadcasting program is being broadcast. In a case where the analog television broadcasting program having the same contents as those of the selected digital television broadcasting program is being broadcast, when the digital television broadcasting program cannot be received, the analog television broadcasting program having the same contents as those of the selected digital television broadcasting program is received and outputted.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuyuki Ikeguchi
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Patent number: 6933986Abstract: A sharply tuned bandpass RF filter is presented herein. The filter has an input port for receiving television RF signals and passing same to an output port for application to a load. The filter is tuned such that it exhibits the characteristic of passing only RF signals having frequencies within a given frequency channel out of a plurality of channels, all having the same frequency bandwidth while rejecting all other frequencies. The bandwidth of each channel is on the order of W MHz. The filter exhibits an amplitude response within a mandated mask such that when operated in an RF transmitter the amplitude of the response is attenuated uniformly about the center frequency of the given channel within a frequency range of about ±0.5W MHz to a maximum of about ±(0.5W+0.45) MHz and extending to an attenuated level of about ?1 to ?18 dB from the in-band power level.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Harris CorporationInventor: Robert J. Plonka
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Patent number: 6714255Abstract: A video apparatus has a video source with a luminance output carrying a first luminance signal and a chrominance output carrying a chrominance signal, an OSD circuit generating OSD signals and a fast-blanking signal, and a connector for delivering video signals. A converter outputs a second luminance signal based on the OSD signals and a first switch is controlled by the fast-blanking signal selectively connects the converter or the luminance output to the connector and a second is switch is controlled by the fast-blanking signal selectively connects the chrominance output or a circuit generating a constant chrominance signal to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2001Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.Inventors: Frank Dumont, Chee Lam Tan, Qing Jin Zhou
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Patent number: 6567058Abstract: A problem to be solved by the invention is to prevent a digital convergence correction device from lowering in precision of correction performed when a relation between screen raster and effective area of picture varies. A vertical display area detection signal that corresponds to a position in vertical direction of a picture display area on a screen is generated in accordance with a vertical deflecting current. An address counter for generating an address for reading out correction data is controlled in accordance with the signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2000Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takeshi Chujo
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Patent number: 6545728Abstract: Receiving apparatus for digital television signals digitizes a final intermediate frequency signal supplied from a triple-conversion radio receiver and synchrodynes the digitized final intermediate frequency signal to baseband. The triple-conversion radio receiver selects one of a plurality of digital television signals for upconversion to that portion of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum above the channels that are used for television broadcasting, amplifies a first intermediate-frequency signal in a first intermediate frequency band generated by that upconversion, amplifies a second intermediate-frequency signal in a second intermediate frequency band generated by downconverting the amplified first intermediate-frequency signal, and supplies a third intermediate-frequency signal in a third intermediate frequency band generated by downconverting the amplified second intermediate-frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1999Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chandrakant B. Patel, Allen LeRoy Limberg
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Patent number: 6307598Abstract: Plural-conversion radio receivers for receiving DTV signals, in accordance with the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standard, or analog TV, in accordance with the National Television Sub-Committee (NTSC) standard, utilize a first intermediate-frequency band spanning 917-923 MHz and a second intermediate-frequency band spanning 35.5-41.5 MHz. A local oscillator generates local oscillations at 958.5 MHz for mixing with signal in the first intermediate-frequency band to generate signal in the second intermediate-frequency band. These local oscillations do not interfere with the aeronautical navigation band or with channel 81 television broadcasting. The second harmonic of sound carrier in the second intermediate-frequency band falls below the 88-108 MHz FM broadcast band.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1998Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Allen LeRoy Limberg
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Patent number: 6008862Abstract: In a method of obtaining an improved perceived color transient, an artificial transient signal is inserted (50) into a luminance signal (Yin) when it is detected (10, 20, 30) that there is an edge in a chrominance signal (Cin) in the absence of an edge in the luminance signal (Yin).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1997Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Patent number: 5949498Abstract: An antenna diversity system for the mobile reception of VHF and UHF television signals in different frequency ranges that are separated by gaps by a mobile television receiver connected to a plurality of antennas through an antenna switch, wherein the output of the receiver includes a color decoder for producing color and luminance video signals. There is provided a separate frequency diversity control circuit connected to the receiver for testing the UHF and VHF signals received by the antennas and for switching the antennas to receive the best quality video and audio signals. The diversity circuit tests and reverses the antenna switch within the blanking gap of the horizontal synchronization lines of the TV signal. Memory circuits are coupled to the color decoder of the receiver for receiving at least one synchronization line of the video signal from the color decoder wherein either the complete video signal or corresponding color and luminance signals thereof are continuously read line by line.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Fuba Automotive GmbHInventor: Georg Rudolph
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Patent number: 5703662Abstract: A television for storing and displaying a stored still picture, which includes: a memory for storing a still picture of a desired scene; a decoder for separating a video signal of a broadcast channel into an RGB signal and a synchronizing signal; a synchronizing signal detector for outputting a detection signal according to the existence of the synchronizing signal; a microcomputer for controlling so that the RGB signal output from the decoder can be displayed on a picture tube by recognizing the detection signal when a normal broadcast signal is input and so that the still picture stored in the memory can be displayed on the picture tube when a normal broadcast signal is not input. Thus, if a broadcast channel goes off the air, or a channel which is not on the air is selected, a selected picture is retrieved from the memory and displayed on the television screen, thereby reducing eye fatigue.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1995Date of Patent: December 30, 1997Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyung-su Yoon
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Patent number: 5673088Abstract: A channel selection apparatus is provided for allowing receipt of signals broadcast according to the NTSC, SECAM and PAL broadcast modes. A controller discriminates the signal's broadcast mode based on the horizontal sync signal included in the received signal and alters a circuit connection path. Accordingly, a desired broadcast mode can be automatically selected without requiring any particular switch manipulation by a user. Further, a video signal processing path is separated from a sound signal processing path, in order to obtain excellent sound quality, even when receiving a stereo broadcast. Also, it is possible to easily automate the manufacturing process for the apparatus, thereby improving productivity.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1995Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Il-koo Nah
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Patent number: 5473390Abstract: A bias source (R7,R8,C24) connected to a summing amplifier (Q1) produces a first DC bias at the amplifier input (emitter) and a second DC bias at the amplifier output (collector). A first circuit node (B) is AC coupled (22) to a luminance signal source (Y1, 18), DC coupled via a first resistor (R4) to the input of the summing amplifier and DC coupled via a first amplifier (28) to a luminance load (Y3,30). A second circuit node (A) is AC coupled (20) to a chrominance signal source (C1,18), DC coupled via a second resistor (R3) to the input (emitter, Q1) of the summing amplifier and DC coupled via a second amplifier (26) to a chrominance signal load (C3,30). A third amplifier (Q2) provides DC coupling of the output of the summing amplifier (Q1) to a composite video signal load (E,40).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1995Date of Patent: December 5, 1995Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Thomas D. Gurley, Gene K. Sendelweck, Thomas D. Yost
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Patent number: 5416534Abstract: In a monitor apparatus for a television system, a dynamic range of a brightness level of an image quality is widened, and an image very similar to a picture of a movie film is represented on the monitor apparatus. With employment of the YM function for performing the half blanking process by controlling the gain of the video processor, for instance, when an image quality mode such as "theater" mode is selected, the video processor outputs such a control signal that the overall picture period becomes an H level (namely, YM function is turned ON). In the video processor into which such a control signal is inputted, the gain control is carried out. The video signal outputted from the video processor owns such a waveform that the half blanking process has been executed over the entire picture period. The brightness of the overall image can be lowered by this YM function.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1994Date of Patent: May 16, 1995Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshihide Hayashi, Keiji Shirato
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Patent number: 5341179Abstract: In a BS (direct broadcast by satellite) timer recording mode, a constant voltage diode for controlling 18 V is directly inserted in a power circuit. Alternatively, a delay circuit is inserted at the input of a switching circuit for switching the constant voltage diode, thus absorbing the switching time difference between 140-V control and 18-V control. Therefore, the secondary side output voltages can be prevented from being increased, and the output voltages can be stabilized both in the BS timer recording mode (light load powering) and in the television mode (maximum load powering).Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1992Date of Patent: August 23, 1994Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirofumi Konishi
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Patent number: RE36708Abstract: In an FM television signal angle modulated with luminance and chrominance information, there exists a high degree of correlation between picture elements occurring one line period apart. In an effort to steer the pass band of a tunable bandpass filter to the instantaneous frequency of the incoming television signal, a steering signal is developed which utilizes this high degree of correlation. For NTSC systems, luminance information is delayed by one-line period (63.5 us in the U.S.A.) and combined with suitable delayed chrominance information to form the filter's steering signal. For MAC systems, one-line delayed luminance and two-line delayed chrominance information are alternately applied to the filter as its steering signal. By steering the pass band of the filter to the incoming signal, maximum signal will be captured with minimum noise, enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio of a color television system.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1995Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.Inventor: Joseph G. Mobley