US5457499A
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Source adaptive television system
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Filing: 1993-09-08
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Granted: 1995-10-10
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Expires: 2013-09-08
Abstract
Abstract A television transmitter for transmitting a television signal representing a series of scenes, the series of scenes having a non-program-content characteristic. The transmitter includes a processor for processing the series of scenes so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of scenes, means for inserting identification information into the television signal, the identification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of scenes, and a signal transmitter for broadcasting the television signal. Also disclosed is an advanced video system for receiving, processing and displaying received source material having non-program-content characteristics. The system includes a classifier unit for identifying different classes of received source material based upon the non-program-content characteristics of the received source material, and an adaptive processor unit for treating each class of received source material according to its non-program content characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Jae S. Lim
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/08; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/46; H04N7/01; H04N7/0112; H04N19/00; H04N19/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A television transmitter for transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the transmitter comprising: a processor for processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in a television signal; means for inserting identification information into the television signal, the identification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and a signal transmitter for broadcasting a signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is frame rate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A television transmitter for transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the transmitter comprising: a processor for processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in a television signal; means for inserting identification information into the television signal, the identification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and a signal transmitter for broadcasting a signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is frame rate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
The television transmitter of claim 1 wherein the series of frames comprises a series of frames from a film source and a series of frames from a non-film source, the frame rate of the film source is different from the frame rate of the non-film source, the processor includes means for processing the series of frames from the film source and the series of frames from the non-film source so as to retain the difference in frame rate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
A television transmitter for transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the transmitter comprising: a processor for processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in a television signal; means for inserting identification information into the television signal, the identification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and a signal transmitter for broadcasting a signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is spatial resolution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A television transmitter for transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the transmitter comprising: a processor for processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in a television signal; means for inserting identification information into the television signal, the identification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and a signal transmitter for broadcasting a signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is spatial resolution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
A television transmitter for transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the transmitter comprising: a processor for processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in a television signal; means for inserting identification information into the television signal, the identification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and a signal transmitter for broadcasting a signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is scanning format (such as interlaced or progressive).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
A television transmitter for transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the transmitter comprising: a processor for processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in a television signal; means for inserting identification information into the television signal, the identification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and a signal transmitter for broadcasting a signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is scanning format (such as interlaced or progressive).
Claim 8
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of: processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in the television signal; inserting identification information into the television signal, the indentification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and broadcasting the signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is frame rate, and the broadcast signal retains the same frame rate as the series of frames prior to said processing.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of: processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in the television signal; inserting identification information into the television signal, the indentification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and broadcasting the signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is frame rate, and the broadcast signal retains the same frame rate as the series of frames prior to said processing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of transmitting of claim 5 wherein the series of frames comprises a series of frames from a film source and a series of frames from a non-film source, the frame rate of the film source is different from the frame rate of the non-film source, the processing step comprises processing the series of frames from the film source and the series of frames from the non-film source so as to retain the difference in frame rate.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of: processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in the television signal; inserting identification information into the television signal, the indentification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and broadcasting the signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is spatial resolution.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of: processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in the television signal; inserting identification information into the television signal, the indentification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and broadcasting the signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is spatial resolution.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of: processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in the television signal; inserting identification information into the television signal, the indentification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and broadcasting the signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is scanning format (such as interlaced or progressive).
Claim 14
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of transmitting a television signal, the signal comprising a series of frames, the series of frames having a non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of: processing the series of frames so as to retain a non-program-content characteristic of the series of frames in the television signal; inserting identification information into the television signal, the indentification information being indicative of the non-program-content characteristic retained in the processed series of frames; and broadcasting the signal representing the processed series of frames, wherein the non-program-content characteristic is scanning format (such as interlaced or progressive).
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