Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A wide-screen television signal transmitting apparatus, at the transmitting; side comprising: wide-screen television signal generating means for generating a wide-screen television signal source; scanning line converting means for down-converting said wide-screen television signal with simple conversion ratio just as 2 to 1 to obtain a conventional television-compatible signal with upper and bottom black bars; vertical augmentation signal generating means for generating vertical augmentation signal to enhance the vertical resolution at the receiving side. adding means for adding said conventional television-compatible signal and said vertical augmentation signal to obtain a conventional television-compatible composed signal; and transmitting means for transmitting said conventional television-compatible composed signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, which includes, horizontal augmentation signal generating means for generating horizontal augmentation signal to enhance the horizontal resolution at the receiving side; and adding means for adding said horizontal augmentation signal in addition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
146 words
A wide-screen television signal transmitting apparatus, at the receiving side comprising: video signal detecting means for detecting a video signal from a transmitted modulated conventional television-compatible composed signal to obtain a base-band video signal; signal separating means for separating said base-band video signal into luminance and chrominance signals with upper and bottom black bars; scan-converting means for up-converting said luminance and chrominance signals with upper and bottom black bars into luminance and chrominance signals without upper and bottom black bars with simple ratio just as 1 to 2; vertical augmentation signal processing means for recovering vertical augmentation signal transmitted through upper and bottom black bars; adding means for adding said luminance and chrominance signals without upper and bottom black bars and vertical augmentation signal to obtain wide-screen television signal with high vertical resolution; and displaying means for displaying said wide-screen television signal with high vertical resolution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, which includes, horizontal augmentation signal processing means for recovering a horizontal augmentation signal transmitted; and adding means for adding said horizontal augmentation signal in addition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
162 words
A wide-screen television signal transmitting apparatus, at the transmitting side comprising: wide-screen television signal generating means for generating more than 2 wide-screen television signals with different aspect ratio and different number of horizontal scanning lines; selecting means for selecting a wide-screen television signal from said more than 2 wide-screen television signals; scanning line converting means for down-converting said wide-screen television signal with integer conversion ratio just as 2 to 1 to obtain a conventional television-compatible signal with upper and bottom black bars which includes some lines depending on said wide-screen television signal; vertical augmentation signal generating means for generating vertical augmentation signal to enhance the vertical resolution at the receiving side. multiplexing means for multiplexing identification signal which shows aspect ratio of said wide-screen television signal to said a conventional television-compatible signal; adding means for adding said conventional television-compatible signal and said vertical augmentation signal to obtain a conventional television-compatible composed signal; and transmitting means for transmitting said conventional television-compatible composed signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, which includes, horizontal augmentation signal generating means for generating horizontal augmentation signal to enhance the horizontal resolution at the receiving side; and adding means for adding said horizontal augmentation signal in addition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
199 words
A wide-screen television signal transmitting apparatus, at the receiving side comprising: video signal detecting means for detecting a video signal from a transmitted modulated conventional television-compatible composed signal to obtain a base-band video signal; signal separating means for separating said base-band video signal into luminance and chrominance signals with upper and bottom black bars; identification signal separating means for separating identification signal of aspect ratio of said video signal; scan-converting means for up-converting said luminance and chrominance signals with upper and bottom black bars into luminance and chrominance signals without upper and bottom black bars with simple ratio just as 1 to 2 according to identification signal; vertical augmentation signal processing means for recovering vertical augmentation signal transmitted through upper and bottom black bars; time-axis compressing means for time-axis-compressing said luminance and chrominance signals without upper and bottom black bars according to identification signal; adding means for adding said luminance and chrominance signals without upper and bottom black bars and vertical augmentation signal to obtain wide-screen television signal with high vertical resolution; displaying means for displaying said wide-screen television signal with high vertical resolution; and ` deflection controlling means for controlling deflection of said display according to identification signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, which includes, horizontal augmentation signal processing means for recovering a horizontal augmentation signal transmitted; and adding means for adding said horizontal augmentation signal in addition.