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Video noise reduction system with measured noise input
Assignee: Philips North America LLC
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Filing: 1989-11-06
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Granted: 1991-06-18
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Expires: 2009-11-06
Abstract
Abstract A television receiver includes a motion detection circuit which compares corresponding portions of the picture signal from adjacent fields or frames and based on this comparison generates movement signals. In addition, the television receiver includes a noise measurement circuit which compares corresponding portions of succeeding scanning lines, these corresponding portions having identical contents with the exception of any added noise, accumulates the results of these comparisons, and output the accumulated results at the end of each field as a noise signal. The motion signals and the noise signal are then applied as control signals to an adjustable noise reduction circuit for reducing the noise content in the television signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Ted A. Darby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/21
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
Television receiver apparatus, comprising: receiving means for receiving a television signal having noise superimposed thereon and for furnishing a received television signal in response thereto; first means connected to said receiving means for generating a noise signal varying, at least in part, in accordance with the amplitude of said superimposed noise; second means connected to said receiving means for generating movement signals indicative, at least in part, of desired changes in said television signal resulting from actual changes in the television image; and processing means, connected to said first means and said second means, for forming, in response to said noise signal and said movement signals, an output television signal having a noise content adjustably reduced from that in said received television signal, said processing means comprising a noise reduction circuit coupled to said second means for forming said output television signal with said noise content being adjusted in response to a control signal applied to a control input of said noise reduction circuit, and control signal generating means comprising subtraction means connected to said first means and said second means for subtracting said noise signal form said movement signals, an output of said subtraction means being coupled to said control input of said noise reduction circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
Television receiver apparatus, comprising: receiving means for receiving a television signal having noise superimposed thereon and for furnishing a received television signal in response thereto; first means connected to said receiving means for generating a noise signal varying, at least in part, in accordance with the amplitude of said superimposed noise; second means connected to said receiving means for generating movement signals indicative, at least in part, of desired changes in said television signal resulting from actual changes in the television image; and processing means, connected to said first means and said second means, for forming, in response to said noise signal and said movement signals, an output television signal having a noise content adjustably reduced from that in said received television signal, said processing means comprising a noise reduction circuit coupled to said second means for forming said output television signal with said noise content being adjusted in response to a control signal applied to a control input of said noise reduction circuit, and control signal generating means comprising subtraction means connected to said first means and said second means for subtracting said noise signal form said movement signals, an output of said subtraction means being coupled to said control input of said noise reduction circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
207 words
Television receiver apparatus, comprising: receiving means for receiving a television signal having noise superimposed thereon and for furnishing a received television signal in response thereto; first means connected to said receiving means for generating a noise signal varying, at least in part, in accordance with the amplitude of said superimposed noise; second means connected to said receiving means for generating movement signals indicative, at least in part, of desired changes in said television signal resulting from actual changes in the television image; and processing means, connected to said first means and said second means, for forming, in response to said noise signal and said movement signals, an output television signal having a noise content adjustably reduced from that in said received television signal, said processing means comprising a noise reduction circuit coupled to said second means for forming said output television signal with said noise content being adjusted in response to a control signal applied to a control input of said noise reduction circuit, and control signal generating means comprising dividing means connected to said first means and said second means for dividing said movement signals by said noise signal, an output of said dividing means being coupled to said control input of said noise reduction circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
207 words
Television receiver apparatus, comprising: receiving means for receiving a television signal having noise superimposed thereon and for furnishing a received television signal in response thereto; first means connected to said receiving means for generating a noise signal varying, at least in part, in accordance with the amplitude of said superimposed noise; second means connected to said receiving means for generating movement signals indicative, at least in part, of desired changes in said television signal resulting from actual changes in the television image; and processing means, connected to said first means and said second means, for forming, in response to said noise signal and said movement signals, an output television signal having a noise content adjustably reduced from that in said received television signal, said processing means comprising a noise reduction circuit coupled to said second means for forming said output television signal with said noise content being adjusted in response to a control signal applied to a control input of said noise reduction circuit, and control signal generating means comprising dividing means connected to said first means and said second means for dividing said movement signals by said noise signal, an output of said dividing means being coupled to said control input of said noise reduction circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
Television receiver apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said first means for generating a noise signal comprises: means for delaying said television signal for at least one scanning line; means for comparing corresponding portions of said television signal and said delayed television signal, said corresponding portions containing identical information with the exception of noise content; means for accumulating the results of said comparison; and means for outputting said accumulated results at the end of each field in said television signal, whereby said accumulated results in said noise signal.
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