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Digital video system and methods for providing same

  • US 6,380,978 B1
  • Filed: 10/06/1998
  • Issued: 04/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A digital image enhancer comprising:

  • a video processor receptive to an interlaced video stream and providing a deinterlaced video stream comprising;

    a first deinterlacer operative to analyze progressive frames of said interlaced video stream in an attempt to determine an original source type and sequencing used for the interlaced video stream and further operative to convert said interlaced video stream into a deinterlaced video stream using a conversion process that is dependent upon said detection of said original source type and sequencing; and

    a second deinterlacer operative to reduce motion artifacts detected by a frequency analysis of said interlaced video stream; and

    an output processor receptive to said deinterlaced video stream and operative to provide a scaled, deinterlaced video stream.

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