US5285264A
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Image reproduction apparatus with plural program processing
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1992-06-08
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Granted: 1994-02-08
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Expires: 2012-06-08
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an image reproduction apparatus for performing video signal processing by utilizing a plurality of DSPs. A digital video signal is supplied to a DSP signal processor constituted by combining the plurality of DSPs, and programs to be supplied to the plurality of DSPs are time-divisionally switched on the basis of a transmission timing of the video signal, so that the DSP signal processor can execute a plurality of systems of processing operations, and many functions can be added without increasing a circuit scale.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Matsushita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/21; H04N5/211; H04N9/00; H04N9/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
An image reproduction apparatus for converting an input video signal into a digital signal and performing a plurality of systems of signal processing operations of the digital video signal, comprising: a DSP signal processor constituted by combining a plurality of DSPs each incorporating a program memory which stores a plurality of programs corresponding to the plurality of systems of signal processing operations in independent areas; switching means for addressing said areas of said program memory incorporated in each of said plurality of DSPs of said DSP signal processor to time-divisionally switch the programs to be supplied to said plurality of DSPs on the basis of a transmission timing of the video signal, wherein said switching means selects first and second programs corresponding to different systems of signal processing operations during a video period and a blanking period, respectively, of the video signal from said program memory of each of said DSPs, and wherein said first and second programs correspond to luminance signal processing and chrominance signal processing, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
An image reproduction apparatus for converting an input video signal into a digital signal and performing a plurality of systems of signal processing operations of the digital video signal, comprising: a DSP signal processor constituted by combining a plurality of DSPs each incorporating a program memory which stores a plurality of programs corresponding to the plurality of systems of signal processing operations in independent areas; switching means for addressing said areas of said program memory incorporated in each of said plurality of DSPs of said DSP signal processor to time-divisionally switch the programs to be supplied to said plurality of DSPs on the basis of a transmission timing of the video signal, wherein said switching means selects first and second programs corresponding to different systems of signal processing operations during a video period and a blanking period, respectively, of the video signal from said program memory of each of said DSPs, and wherein said first and second programs correspond to luminance signal processing and chrominance signal processing, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
150 words
An image reproduction apparatus for converting an input video signal into a digital signal and performing a plurality of systems of signal processing operations of the digital video signal, comprising: a DSP signal processor constituted by combining a plurality of DSPs each incorporating a program memory; memories, arranged outside said plurality of DSPs of said DSP signal processor, for storing a plurality of programs corresponding to a plurality of systems of signal processing operations; and switching means for time-divisionally switching desired programs from said memories on the basis of a transmission timing of the video signal, and causing said program memory of each of said DSPs to load the switched program, wherein said switching means transfers first and second programs corresponding to different systems of signal processing operations during a video period and a blanking period, respectively, of the video signal to said program memory of each of said DSPs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
150 words
An image reproduction apparatus for converting an input video signal into a digital signal and performing a plurality of systems of signal processing operations of the digital video signal, comprising: a DSP signal processor constituted by combining a plurality of DSPs each incorporating a program memory; memories, arranged outside said plurality of DSPs of said DSP signal processor, for storing a plurality of programs corresponding to a plurality of systems of signal processing operations; and switching means for time-divisionally switching desired programs from said memories on the basis of a transmission timing of the video signal, and causing said program memory of each of said DSPs to load the switched program, wherein said switching means transfers first and second programs corresponding to different systems of signal processing operations during a video period and a blanking period, respectively, of the video signal to said program memory of each of said DSPs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first and second programs correspond to video signal processing and ghost cancel processing, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first and second programs correspond to luminance signal processing and chrominance signal processing, respectively.
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