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Method and apparatus for optimal NTSC rejection filtering and transmitter and receiver comprising same
Assignee: Funai Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-07-07
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Granted: 1996-11-05
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Expires: 2014-07-07
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises an optimal causal, monic (first coefficient of filter is 1) NTSC rejection filter for use at an ATV receiver which is designed to optimally process the interference caused by an NTSC co-channel signal while keeping the noise enhancement to a desirably low value. In other words, the design method gives the filter with the BEST NTSC rejection capability for a given noise enhancement.
Inventors
- 👤 Monisha Ghosh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 00:43
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/426; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/21; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/03; H04L25/03828; H04L25/03834
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A transmitter for transmitting a digital television signal to a television receiver, said television receiver comprising: a) means for receiving a digital television signal accompanied by noise, and an interference component resulting from a co-channel signal; and b) an interference rejection filter for reducing the effect of said interference component on said digital television signal, wherein said interference rejection filter flattens the frequency spectrum of the co-channel signal and minimizes the energy of the interference component while simultaneously limiting enhancement of the noise due to the interference rejection filter to a specified level, said interference filter using a plurality of coefficients, said transmitter comprising a precoder which precodes said digital signal prior to its transmission using said plurality of coefficients.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A transmitter for transmitting a digital television signal to a television receiver, said television receiver comprising: a) means for receiving a digital television signal accompanied by noise, and an interference component resulting from a co-channel signal; and b) an interference rejection filter for reducing the effect of said interference component on said digital television signal, wherein said interference rejection filter flattens the frequency spectrum of the co-channel signal and minimizes the energy of the interference component while simultaneously limiting enhancement of the noise due to the interference rejection filter to a specified level, said interference filter using a plurality of coefficients, said transmitter comprising a precoder which precodes said digital signal prior to its transmission using said plurality of coefficients.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
159 words
A television receiver comprising: a) means for receiving a precoded digital television signal accompanied by noise and an interference component resulting from a co-channel signal; and b) an interference rejection filter for reducing the effect of said interference component on said precoded digital television signal, wherein said interference rejection filter is a digital filter defined by a plurality of coefficients that flatten the frequency spectrum of the co-channel signal and minimize the energy of the interference component while simultaneously constraining enhancement of the noise due to the interference rejection filter to a specific level, wherein said precoded digital television signal is precoded using said plurality of coefficients, and wherein said plurality of coefficients have been predetermined by producing a correlation matrix of signal samples taken from an interference signal that includes noise and using said correlation matrix to compute optimum coefficients for said interference rejection filter while constraining noise enhancement by said interference rejection filter to a specified value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
159 words
A television receiver comprising: a) means for receiving a precoded digital television signal accompanied by noise and an interference component resulting from a co-channel signal; and b) an interference rejection filter for reducing the effect of said interference component on said precoded digital television signal, wherein said interference rejection filter is a digital filter defined by a plurality of coefficients that flatten the frequency spectrum of the co-channel signal and minimize the energy of the interference component while simultaneously constraining enhancement of the noise due to the interference rejection filter to a specific level, wherein said precoded digital television signal is precoded using said plurality of coefficients, and wherein said plurality of coefficients have been predetermined by producing a correlation matrix of signal samples taken from an interference signal that includes noise and using said correlation matrix to compute optimum coefficients for said interference rejection filter while constraining noise enhancement by said interference rejection filter to a specified value.
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