Color smear correcting apparatus

Claim 2

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; and means for independently setting a color smear correction on said parent picture and the color smear correction on said son picture, when one of said states is judged to be a moving picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 3

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected at a predetermined timing, when one of said states is judged to be a moving picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 4

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected at a predetermined timing, when one of said states is judged to be a moving picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 5

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal; and means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.

Claim 6

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal; and means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.

Claim 7

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing different levels in which one of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from an endoscope apparatus including a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; and means for independently setting a color smear correction on said parent picture and the color smear correction on said son picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 8

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing different levels in which one of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from an endoscope apparatus including a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; and means for independently setting a color smear correction on said parent picture and the color smear correction on said son picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 9

A color smear correcting apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4 wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal is a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having a different level for representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture.

Claim 10

A color smear correcting apparatus means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected at a predetermined timing, when one of said states is judged to be a moving picture on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected is a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter starting counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and switching said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected over to each other by a signal produced on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal.

Claim 11

A color smear correcting apparatus means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected at a predetermined timing, when one of said states is judged to be a moving picture on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected is a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter starting counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and switching said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected over to each other by a signal produced on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal.

Claim 12

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal is a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter starting counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and producing and outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal; and means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.

Claim 13

A color smear correcting apparatus comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal representing whether one of the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus corresponds to either a moving picture or a still picture; means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal is a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter starting counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and producing and outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal; and means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.

Claim 14

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture; and means for independently setting a color smear correction on said parent picture and the color smear correction on said son picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 15

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture; and means for independently setting a color smear correction on said parent picture and the color smear correction on said son picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 16

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 17

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 18

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture, means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction operation on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal; and means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.

Claim 19

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture, means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction operation on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal; and means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.

Claim 20

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from an endoscope apparatus including a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said discriminating signal has different levels corresponding to a moving picture and a still picture, respectively, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture; and means for independently setting a color smear correction on said parent picture and the color smear correction on said son picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 21

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal output from an endoscope apparatus including a single frame sequential imaging apparatus, wherein said discriminating signal has different levels corresponding to a moving picture and a still picture, respectively, wherein said means for outputting said discriminating signal consists of a means for discriminating either a moving picture or a still picture from the varied amount in each field of the average of a luminance signal, and outputting a signal having different levels, each level representing either a moving picture or a still picture for the parent picture and the son picture; and means for independently setting a color smear correction on said parent picture and the color smear correction on said son picture on the basis of said discriminating signal.

Claim 22

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a frame sequential imaging apparatus; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected over to each other at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected consists of a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter which starts counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and switching between said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected by a signal produced on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal.

Claim 23

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a frame sequential imaging apparatus; means for correcting a color smear of said video signal and outputting the video signal having had the color signal smear corrected; and means for switching said video signal and said video signal having had said color smear corrected over to each other at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for switching between said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected consists of a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter which starts counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and switching between said video signal and said video signal having had the color smear corrected by a signal produced on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal.

Claim 24

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a frame sequential imaging apparatus; means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal consists of a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter which starts counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and producing and outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal, means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.

Claim 25

A color smear correcting apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a discriminating signal corresponding to the states of a parent picture and a son picture of a video signal from a frame sequential imaging apparatus; means for outputting a color smear correction executing/stopping signal for executing/stopping a color smear correction on said video signal at a predetermined timing on the basis of said discriminating signal, wherein said means for outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal consists of a means for producing a signal having a level different in the parent picture and the son picture from the output value of a counter which starts counting with a horizontal synchronizing signal as a trigger and producing and outputting said color smear correction executing/stopping signal on the basis of this signal and said discriminating signal, means for executing/stopping the color smear correction on said video signal by said color smear correction executing/stopping signal.