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Control circuit for a memory array

Assignee: TDK Micronas GmbH
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Filing: 1988-02-01
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2008-02-01
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Abstract

Abstract A control circuit includes a data reduction decoder and an interpolating filter, the data reduction decoder having an line memory for the video signal included in a scanning line. The interpolating filter cooperates with the line memory and includes a first adder, a subtracter, a first and a second multiplier, and a second adder. The control circuit controls the writing of digital signals of a field corresponding to any of the conventional television standards into a memory array and the readout of digital signals at an increased field rate, preferably at twice the field rate.

Inventors

  • 👤 David Gillies

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/01; H04N7/0127; H04N7/0132; H04N19/00; H04N19/50; H04N19/587; H04N19/59; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S348/00; Y10S348/91

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 300 words
An interpolating filter for use in combination with a line memory in a data reduction circuit of a television receiver, said line memory having an input for receiving digital video signals of a scanning line of a field corresponding to any of the conventional television standards and an output for generating delayed digital video signals corresponding to said received video signals, said interpolating filter receiving said video signals at said input and output of said line memory and delivering an output signal at an increased field rate, said interpolating filter comprising: a first adder having a first and a second input connected to the input and the output, respectively, of said line memory; a subtracter having a minuend input and a subtrahend input connected to the input and the output, respectively, of said line memory; a first multiplier having an input and an output, said input of said first multiplier connected to the output of said first adder, and said output having a value of one-half said input; a second multiplier having a first and a second input and an output, said first input of said second multiplier connected to the output of said subtracter, and said second input of said second multiplier provided with a presettable input signal having an absolute value between zero and one, said presettable input signal having a positive value that is effective during one field, a corresponding negative value during the next field, and the positive value again during the next field but one; and a second adder having a first and a second input and an output, said first and second inputs of said second adder connected to the output of said first multiplier and the output of said second multiplier, respectively, and said output of said second adder providing said output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 300 words
An interpolating filter for use in combination with a line memory in a data reduction circuit of a television receiver, said line memory having an input for receiving digital video signals of a scanning line of a field corresponding to any of the conventional television standards and an output for generating delayed digital video signals corresponding to said received video signals, said interpolating filter receiving said video signals at said input and output of said line memory and delivering an output signal at an increased field rate, said interpolating filter comprising: a first adder having a first and a second input connected to the input and the output, respectively, of said line memory; a subtracter having a minuend input and a subtrahend input connected to the input and the output, respectively, of said line memory; a first multiplier having an input and an output, said input of said first multiplier connected to the output of said first adder, and said output having a value of one-half said input; a second multiplier having a first and a second input and an output, said first input of said second multiplier connected to the output of said subtracter, and said second input of said second multiplier provided with a presettable input signal having an absolute value between zero and one, said presettable input signal having a positive value that is effective during one field, a corresponding negative value during the next field, and the positive value again during the next field but one; and a second adder having a first and a second input and an output, said first and second inputs of said second adder connected to the output of said first multiplier and the output of said second multiplier, respectively, and said output of said second adder providing said output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 62 words
The interpolating filter as defined in claim 1, wherein said output signal is related to said input and output of said line memory in accordance with the following: SG=H1(0.5+V)+H2(0.5-V), where SG is the output signal, H1 is the input of said line memory, H2 is the output of said line memory and V is said presettable input signal to said second multiplier.

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