Source adaptive television system
DCFirst Claim
1. A television receiver for receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal comprising at least two different classes of source material, the difference between the two classes of source material being a difference in a non-program-content characteristic, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames, and wherein the transmitted television signal has identification information inserted therein indicating the difference in the non-program-content characteristic retained in the encoded image frames, said receiver comprising:
- means for receiving said identification information; and
means for using the identification information to process the encoded image frames of said at least two different classes of source material present in the television signal based on said non-program-content characteristic.
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Abstract
A new source distinguishing video system which exploits differences between video material originated from different video sources (such as from film or from a video camera). Method and apparatus exploits these different characteristics in an advanced receiver such that video quality can be significantly improved. The invention has a wide variety of applications including design of an improved NTSC system, an improved freeze-frame system, an extended definition television (EDTV) system and a high definition television (HDTV) system, for example.
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1. A television receiver for receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal comprising at least two different classes of source material, the difference between the two classes of source material being a difference in a non-program-content characteristic, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames, and wherein the transmitted television signal has identification information inserted therein indicating the difference in the non-program-content characteristic retained in the encoded image frames, said receiver comprising:
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means for receiving said identification information; and means for using the identification information to process the encoded image frames of said at least two different classes of source material present in the television signal based on said non-program-content characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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