Three dimensional composite video motion detection
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1. A method for detecting motion in a composite video signal for display on a television receiver or monitor comprising:
- generating a first set of vectors indicative of picture content of a single frame in a received composite video signal;
resolving said first set of vectors;
comparing said resolved vectors with a preselected convergence range; and
providing an indication of intra-frame motion when said resolved vectors fall outside said preselected convergence range.
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Abstract
A system and method for motion detection in a composite video signal is disclosed. These dimensional (horizontal, vertical and time) analysis is performed on actual picture element content to monitor variations therein. Vector generation, approximation and analysis gives information on picture element content for intra-field, inter-frame and inter-field signal processing. Additionally, noise immunity through selection of a convergence zone for the disclosed vector analysis is also provided. Control signals for further video signal processing are likewise generated.
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1. A method for detecting motion in a composite video signal for display on a television receiver or monitor comprising:
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generating a first set of vectors indicative of picture content of a single frame in a received composite video signal; resolving said first set of vectors; comparing said resolved vectors with a preselected convergence range; and providing an indication of intra-frame motion when said resolved vectors fall outside said preselected convergence range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for improving television system response to noise in a transmission environment comprising:
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generating a first set of signals indicative of variations in picture content within a single frame of a received composite video signal; and combining said first set of signals; generating a first signal indicative of a first method for further processing of said composite video signal when combined signals exceed a preselected value; and generating a second signal indicative of a second method for further processing of said composite video signal when said combined signals do not exceed said preselected value. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for use in detecting motion in a television signal including:
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generating a first signal indicative of spatial variance in a received television signal; generating a second signal indicative of temporal variance in said received television signal; comparing said first signal with a first preselected value; generating a first state signal when said first signal exceeds said first preselected value; comparing said second signal with a second preselected value; and generating said first state signal when said second signal exceeds said second preselected value. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for detecting motion in a television signal including:
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generating a first signal indicative of spatial variance in a received television signal, comprising generating at least one pair of spatial vectors representative of variations in content within a frame of a television picture signal; and generating a second signal indicative of temporal variance in said received television signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for detecting motion in a television signal including:
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generating a first signal indicative of spatial variance in a received television signal; and generating a second signal indicative of temporal variance in said received television signal comprising generating at least one pair of temporal vectors representative of variations in content between two or more fields of a television picture signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for detecting motion in a television picture signal comprising:
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means for generating a first signal indicative of spatial variance in a received television signal by generating a set of vectors representative of variation in picture content within one or more frames of a television picture signal; and means for generating a second signal indicative of temporal variance in said received television signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for detecting motion in a television picture signal comprising:
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means for generating a first signal indicative of spatial variance in a received television signal; and means for generating a second signal indicative of temporal variance in said received television signal by generating a set of vectors representative of variation in picture content between two or more fields of a television picture signal. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for improving noise sensitivity in composite video signal processing comprising:
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first means for combining signals representative of picture content in a display field to generate one or more signals indicative of intra-field motion; second means for combining signals representative of picture content between two adjacent display fields to generate one or more signals indicative of inter-field motion; and third means for combining signals representative of picture content in two adjacent display frames to generate one or more signals indicative of inter-frame motion. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for processing television picture signals based on actual picture content to allow improved noise discrimination comprising:
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first combining means for combining a vector indicative of the difference between pixels of a like, first chroma polarity in a first display field with a vector indicative of the difference between pixels of a like, but opposite, chroma polarity in another display field to produce an output; second combining means for combining a vector indicative of the difference between pixels having the same chroma polarity, opposite to said first chroma polarity, in said first display field and a vector indicative of the difference between pixels having the same, first chroma polarity in said another display field to produce an output; means for resolving an output of each of said first and second combining means to a first value if said output has a magnitude less than or equal to preselected magnitude; and comparison means coupled to said means for resolving for generating a first output signal when the output of each of said combining means has been resolved to said first value indicative of an acceptable variance in picture content within said first and another display fields and for otherwise generating a second output signal. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A system for generating signals indicative of content in a received television signal comprising:
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delay means responsive to a plurality of signals representative of one or more pixels in a current display line and one or more pixels from other display lines from the current and previous display fields; and combining means responsive to said plurality of signals and to said delay means for providing a plurality of combined output signals. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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