Method and apparatus for enhancing video displays
First Claim
1. A method of enhancing the quality of a video signal, comprising the steps of:
- generating in real time from an input video signal having a first presentation bandwidth and including a succession of interlaced video fields a set of pixel values representing an image, each of said pixel values comprising a multi-bit digital value representing video signal intensity;
deriving in real time a single set of subpixel values for each said pixel value according to a predetermined function, said function deriving each subpixel value solely from the values of a central pixel and a set of pixels surrounding said central pixel and contained in a video field which is interlaced with the video field containing the central pixel, and said function providing said subpixel values as multi-bit digital values; and
converting in real time only the subpixel values obtained in said deriving step into an output signal corresponding to a video signal having a second presentation bandwidth higher than said first presentation bandwidth.
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Abstract
An NTSC composite color video signal is dematrixed and its RGB components are digitized so that each image or input frame is represented by a 512×512 pixel array. One high resolution output field is generated for each input frame by deriving a plurality of subpixel values for each input pixel. The subpixel values for a given pixel are derived by examining the nearest neighboring pixels and by utilizing enhancement algorithms represented by data in lookup tables. Signal to noise ratio improvement is achieved by comparing each given pixel value to the values of its neighboring pixels and then deciding whether or not to keep the given pixel value or to replace it with the median of it and its nearest neighbors. The subpixel values are fed through a digital to analog converter where the appropriate synchronization is added so that the analog outputs of the three branches of the device conform to the RS 343A format.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of enhancing the quality of a video signal, comprising the steps of:
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generating in real time from an input video signal having a first presentation bandwidth and including a succession of interlaced video fields a set of pixel values representing an image, each of said pixel values comprising a multi-bit digital value representing video signal intensity; deriving in real time a single set of subpixel values for each said pixel value according to a predetermined function, said function deriving each subpixel value solely from the values of a central pixel and a set of pixels surrounding said central pixel and contained in a video field which is interlaced with the video field containing the central pixel, and said function providing said subpixel values as multi-bit digital values; and converting in real time only the subpixel values obtained in said deriving step into an output signal corresponding to a video signal having a second presentation bandwidth higher than said first presentation bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for enhancing the quality of a video signal, comprising:
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means for generating in real time from an input video signal having a first presentation bandwith and including a succession of interlaced video fields a set of pixel values representing an image, each of said values representing video signal intensity; means for deriving in real time a single set of subpixel values for each said pixel value according to a predetermined function, said function deriving each subpixel value solely from the values of a central pixel and a set of pixels surrounding said central pixel and contained in a video field which is interlaced with the video field containing the central pixel, and said function providing said subpixel values as multi-bit digital values; and means for converting in real time only said subpixel values for said image into an output signal corresponding to a video signal having a second presentation bandwidth higher than said first presentation bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of enhancing the quality of a video signal comprising the steps of;
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generating, in real time from an input video signal having successive odd and even interlaced input fields to produce successive input frames, a set of pixel values representing an image; storing a set of pixel values representing an input field; deriving in real time a plurality of multi-bit subpixel values for each pixel value of an input frame generated from two successive interlaced input fields of said input video signal, one of said input fields including a stored input field; and converting in real time said derived subpixel values into an output signal having the format and synchronization required to produce a single output field on a video display. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An apparatus for enhancing the quality of a video signal, comprising:
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means for generating, in real time from an input video signal having successive odd and even interlaced input fields to produce successive input frames, a set of pixel values representing an image; means for storing a set of pixel values representing an input field; means for deriving in real time a plurality of multi-bit detail subpixel values for each pixel value of an input frame generated from two successive interlaced input fields of said input video signal, one of said input fields including a stored input field; and means for converting in real time said derived subpixel values into an output signal having the format and synchronization required to produce a single output field on a video display. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of enhancing the quality of a video signal, comprising the steps of:
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generating a sequence of pixels having a first rate from an input video signal which includes a succession of interlaced video fields, each of said pixels being expressed in the form of a multi-bit digital pixel value representing video signal intensity; deriving a single set of subpixels for each of a predetermined group of pixels in said pixel sequence according to a predetermined function, said function deriving each subpixel value solely from the values of a central pixel and a set of pixels surrounding said central pixel and contained in a video field which is interlaced with the video field containing the central pixel, each of said subpixels being expressed in the form of a multi-bit digital subpixel value; formatting the subpixels derived from said pixel sequence as an output subpixel sequence having an output rate higher than said first rate; and providing said output subpixel sequence for display in analog video format. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for enhancing the quality of a video signal, comprising:
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means for generating a sequence of pixels having a first rate from an input video signal and including a succession of interlaced video fields, each of said subpixels being expressed in the form of a multi-bit digital subpixel value; means for deriving a single set of subpixels for each of a predetermined group of pixels in said pixel sequence according to a predetermined function, said function deriving each subpixel value solely from the values of a central pixel and a set of pixels surrounding said central pixel and contained in a video field which is interlaced with the video field containing the central pixel, each of said subpixels being expressed in the form of a multi-bit digital subpixel value; means for formatting the subpixels derived from said pixel sequence into an output subpixel sequence having an output rate higher than said first rate; and means for providing said output subpixel sequence for display in analog video format. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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