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Method and apparatus for increasing the definiton of an NTSC video signal using an augmentation channel
Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-04
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Granted: 1990-10-23
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Expires: 2008-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A method for increasing the definition of an NTSC video signal using an augmentation channel involves the generation of both a line summation signal as well as a line difference signal. From the line summation signal, a horizontal detail signal may be derived which may be diagonally filtered and added to a diagonally filtered vertical detail signal and transmitted in a bandwidth of approximately 2.5 mega-hertz. Furthermore, the line summation signal may be applied for the derivation of a standard NTSC video signal which is transmitted separately from the augmentation channel. Decoder apparatus comprises a single digital diagonal filter having complimentary output functions resulting in both improved horizontal and vertical resolution at low cost.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith Lucas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N11/00; H04N11/24; H04N11/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A method at a transmitter for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel to increase the resolution of the standard resolution video signal, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of generating a line summation signal, deriving a horizontal detail signal from the line summation signal, diagonally filtering the horizontal detail signal to provide a horizontal definition portion of the augmentation channel signal, and transmitting the horizontal and vertical definition portions of the augmentation channel for increasing the definition of the standard resolution video signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
A method at a transmitter for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel to increase the resolution of the standard resolution video signal, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of generating a line summation signal, deriving a horizontal detail signal from the line summation signal, diagonally filtering the horizontal detail signal to provide a horizontal definition portion of the augmentation channel signal, and transmitting the horizontal and vertical definition portions of the augmentation channel for increasing the definition of the standard resolution video signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 further characterized by the step of generating a standard resolution video signal for transmission with the augmentation channel from the generated line summation signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 further characterized by the step of transmitting both the horizontal and vertical portions of the augmentation channel within a bandwidth of approximately 2.5 megahertz prior to compression.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 further characterized by the step of adding the horizontal detail signal to the vertical definition signal prior to transmission.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 further characterized by the step of negating of alternate samples to translate high frequency energy to baseband prior to diagonal filtering.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
81 words
A method at a receiver for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of diagonally filtering the augmentation channel to recover a horizontal and a vertical detail portion, modulating the horizontal detail portion to high frequency, and adding the horizontal and vertical detail portions to the standard signal to generate odd and even lines respectively.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
81 words
A method at a receiver for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of diagonally filtering the augmentation channel to recover a horizontal and a vertical detail portion, modulating the horizontal detail portion to high frequency, and adding the horizontal and vertical detail portions to the standard signal to generate odd and even lines respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 further characterized in that the filtering step comprises a digital diagonal filtering with a characteristic function f(w), the function f(w) providing the vertical detail signal and the complimentary function 1-f(w) providing the horizontal detail.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 further characterized in that in the modulating step, the high frequency is a multiple of the color subcarrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 further characterized by the step of time expanding the augmentation channel containing horizontal and vertical detail portions by 2:1 prior to diagonal filtering.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
An encoder for encoding detail information for transmission in a separate augmentation channel for providing improved horizontal and vertical definition to a separately transmitted standard resolution video signal by means of the separate augmentation channel, the encoder characterized by means for generating a line summation signal, means for deriving a horizontal detail signal from the generated line summation signal, and means for diagonally filtering the horizontal detail signal to provide a horizontal detail portion of the augmentation channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
78 words
An encoder for encoding detail information for transmission in a separate augmentation channel for providing improved horizontal and vertical definition to a separately transmitted standard resolution video signal by means of the separate augmentation channel, the encoder characterized by means for generating a line summation signal, means for deriving a horizontal detail signal from the generated line summation signal, and means for diagonally filtering the horizontal detail signal to provide a horizontal detail portion of the augmentation channel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
An encoder in accordance with claim 10 further characterized by means for combining the horizontal detail portion with a vertical detail portion for transmission.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
An encoded in accordance with claim 10 further characterized by means for deriving a standard resolution signal from the generated line summation signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
88 words
A decoder for decoding an augmentation channel for providing improved horizontal and vertical definition to a separately transmitted standard resolution video signal, the decoder comprising a time expansion circuit, responsive to the augmentation channel signal portion, for reading in and more slowly reading out line samples from a line memory, a diagonal filter circuit coupled to the output of the time expansion circuit for deriving vertical detail and horizontal detail signals and a summation circuit for adding the horizontal and vertical detail to the standard resolution video signal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
88 words
A decoder for decoding an augmentation channel for providing improved horizontal and vertical definition to a separately transmitted standard resolution video signal, the decoder comprising a time expansion circuit, responsive to the augmentation channel signal portion, for reading in and more slowly reading out line samples from a line memory, a diagonal filter circuit coupled to the output of the time expansion circuit for deriving vertical detail and horizontal detail signals and a summation circuit for adding the horizontal and vertical detail to the standard resolution video signal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The decoder of claim 13 wherein the filter circuit more particularly comprises a digital diagonal filter having a diagonal function f(w), the diagonal function f(w) providing the vertical detail and the complimentary function 1-f(w) providing the horizontal detail.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
97 words
A method at a transmitter for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of generating a line summation signal, deriving a horizontal detail signal from the line summation signal by high pass filtering, diagonally filtering the horizontal detail signal to provide a horizontal definition portion of the augmentation channel signal, and transmitting the horizontal and vertical portions on the augmentation channel for increasing the definition of the standard resolution video signal.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
97 words
A method at a transmitter for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of generating a line summation signal, deriving a horizontal detail signal from the line summation signal by high pass filtering, diagonally filtering the horizontal detail signal to provide a horizontal definition portion of the augmentation channel signal, and transmitting the horizontal and vertical portions on the augmentation channel for increasing the definition of the standard resolution video signal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 15 further characterized by the step of generating a standard resolution video signal for transmission with the augmentation channel from the generated line summation signal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 15 further characterized by the step of deriving side panel information portions for transmission with the horizontal and vertical portions on the augmentation channel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 15 further characterized in that the horizontal and vertical portions are transmitted within a bandwidth of 2.5 megahertz prior to compression of the augmentation channel.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 15 further characterized in that prior to the horizontal detail signal filtering step alternate samples are negater to translate high frequency energy to baseband.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
80 words
A method at a receiver for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of diagonally filtering the augmentation channel to recover a horizontal and a vertical detail portion, modulating the horizontal detail portion to high frequency, and adding the horizontal and vertical detail to the standard signal to generate odd and even lines respectively.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
80 words
A method at a receiver for increasing the definition of a standard resolution video signal using a separate augmentation channel, the augmentation channel comprising a line difference signal portion for improving vertical definition, the method characterized by the steps of diagonally filtering the augmentation channel to recover a horizontal and a vertical detail portion, modulating the horizontal detail portion to high frequency, and adding the horizontal and vertical detail to the standard signal to generate odd and even lines respectively.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 20 further characterized by the step of time expanding the received augmentation channel prior to diagonal filtering.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
93 words
A decoder for decoding an augmentation channel for providing improved horizontal and vertical definition to a separately transmitted standard resolution video signal, the decoder comprising a time expansion circuit, responsive to an augmentation channel signal portion, for reading in and more slowly reading out line samples from a line memory, a diagonal filter circuit coupled to the output of the time expansion circuit for deriving vertical and horizontal detail signals and a summation circuit for adding the horizontal and vertical detail to the standard resolution video signal to generate odd and even lines.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
93 words
A decoder for decoding an augmentation channel for providing improved horizontal and vertical definition to a separately transmitted standard resolution video signal, the decoder comprising a time expansion circuit, responsive to an augmentation channel signal portion, for reading in and more slowly reading out line samples from a line memory, a diagonal filter circuit coupled to the output of the time expansion circuit for deriving vertical and horizontal detail signals and a summation circuit for adding the horizontal and vertical detail to the standard resolution video signal to generate odd and even lines.
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