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Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
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Filing: 1989-06-02
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2009-06-02
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for digital encoding are described for compressing the augmentation channel signals (chrominance and luminance signals for panel information and high frequency luminance and line difference signal) so that this information can be transmitted in a 3 MHz wide RF channel using a digital transmission scheme such as QPSK. Analog signal components are sampled and converted to digital signals. Each of the signals is fed into a separate coder which reduces the number of bits/pixel required to reconstruct the original signal. Compression is achieved by quantization and removal of redundancy. The compression scheme is based on the use of DCT together with VLC. Each augmentation signal has its own coder, which is adapted to the unique statistics of this signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Faramarz Azadegan
- 👤 Eberhard H. Fisch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/24; H04N7/52; H04N7/54; H04N11/00; H04N11/24; H04N11/26; H04N19/00; H04N19/10; H04N19/102; H04N19/124; H04N19/126; H04N19/129; H04N19/134; H04N19/136; H04N19/14; H04N19/169; H04N19/17; H04N19/176; H04N19/18; H04N19/13; H04N19/146; H04N19/152; H04N19/90; H04N19/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A method for digitally processing a high definition television (HDTV) signal comprised of a plurality of signal components, said method comprising the steps of: a) deriving said signal components from a high definition television source; b) digitizing said signal components forming thereby a plurality of digitized components and; c) compressing each of said digitized components in a coder optimized for its respective digitized component.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
64 words
A method for digitally processing a high definition television (HDTV) signal comprised of a plurality of signal components, said method comprising the steps of: a) deriving said signal components from a high definition television source; b) digitizing said signal components forming thereby a plurality of digitized components and; c) compressing each of said digitized components in a coder optimized for its respective digitized component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein each said coder compresses its respective digitized component using a discrete cosine transform process and a variable length coding process.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said signal components comprise at least one luminance component and at least one chrominance component.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
77 words
An apparatus for digitally processing an HDTV signal comprised of a plurality of signal components, said apparatus comprising: a) means for deriving said signal components from a high definition television source; b) digitizing means coupled to said deriving means for digitizing said signal components forming thereby a plurality of digitized components and c) coding means coupled to said digitizing means for compressing each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
77 words
An apparatus for digitally processing an HDTV signal comprised of a plurality of signal components, said apparatus comprising: a) means for deriving said signal components from a high definition television source; b) digitizing means coupled to said deriving means for digitizing said signal components forming thereby a plurality of digitized components and c) coding means coupled to said digitizing means for compressing each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein each of said coding means compresses its respective digitized component using a discrete cosine transform process and a variable length coding process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said signal components comprise at least one luminance component and at least one chrominance component.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
70 words
A system for transmitting a television signal, comprising: a) means for deriving a plurality of signal components from a television source signal; b) digitizing means coupled to said deriving means for digitizing said signal components so as to form a plurality of digitized components; and c) coding means coupled to said digitizing means for compressing each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
70 words
A system for transmitting a television signal, comprising: a) means for deriving a plurality of signal components from a television source signal; b) digitizing means coupled to said deriving means for digitizing said signal components so as to form a plurality of digitized components; and c) coding means coupled to said digitizing means for compressing each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A receiver for receiving the digitized components provided by the transmitting system of claim 7, comprising: a) means for decoding each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components so as to form a plurality of decoded components; and b) means for combining said decoded components into a television display.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
97 words
A system for transmitting an HDTV signal wherein an HDTV source signal is divided into a conventional television signal and an augmentation signal and said augmentation signal comprises a plurality of digitized signal components, said system comprising: a) means for deriving from said HDTV source signal a plurality of augmentation signals; b) means coupled to said deriving means, for digitizing said augmentation signal so as to form said plurality of digitized components; and c) means coupled to said digitizing means for compressing each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
97 words
A system for transmitting an HDTV signal wherein an HDTV source signal is divided into a conventional television signal and an augmentation signal and said augmentation signal comprises a plurality of digitized signal components, said system comprising: a) means for deriving from said HDTV source signal a plurality of augmentation signals; b) means coupled to said deriving means, for digitizing said augmentation signal so as to form said plurality of digitized components; and c) means coupled to said digitizing means for compressing each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
A receiver for receiving the digitized components derived by the transmitting system of claim 9, comprising: a) means for decoding each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective component so as to form a plurality of decoded components; and b) means combining said decoded components into an HDTV display.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
74 words
A receiver for receiving a plurality of digitized components each representing respective signal components derived from a television signal and processed in a manner optimized for each of said respective components, said receiver comprising: a) means for decoding each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components so as to form a plurality of decoded components; and b) means for combining said decoded components into a television display.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
74 words
A receiver for receiving a plurality of digitized components each representing respective signal components derived from a television signal and processed in a manner optimized for each of said respective components, said receiver comprising: a) means for decoding each of said digitized components in a manner optimized for each of said respective components so as to form a plurality of decoded components; and b) means for combining said decoded components into a television display.
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