Method of color television using subtractive filters

Claim 1

IN A COLOR TELEVISION SYSTEM, THE METOD OF TRANSLATING AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT WHICH COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING STEPS: PROJECTING AN OPTICAL IMAGE OF SAID OBJECT THROUGH A UNIPLANAR FILTER SYSTEM CONSISTING OF INTERPERSED CONTIGUOUS MINUS RED, MINUS GREEN AND MINUS BLUE FILTER ELEMENTS TO DEVELOP A MODIFIED IMAGE COMPOSED OF THREE COMPLEMENTARY PRIMARY COLOR COMPONENTS; DEVELOPING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE OF SAID MODIFIED IMAGE; SCANNING SAID CHARGE IMAGE TO DEVELOP A FIRST SET OF THREE COLOR SIGNALS INDIVIDUALLY INCLUDING TWO ADDITIVE PRIMARY COLOR COMPONENTS AND COLLECTIVELY REPRESENTING THE LUMINANCE AND CHROMATICITY OF SAID OBJECT IN TERMS OF A FIRST COLOR REFERENCE; DERIVING FROM SAID FIRST SET OF COLOR SIGNALS A SECOND SET OF COLOR SIGNALS COLLECTIVELY REPRESENTING THE LUMINANCE AND THE CHROMATICITY OF SAID OBJECT IN TERMS OF A SECOND COLOR REFERENCE; AND UTILIZING SAID SECOND SET OF COLOR SIGNALS TO RECONSTITUTE AN IMAGE OF SAID OBJECT IN SIMULATED NATURAL COLOR.