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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120105726 | Analog Television Receiver An analog television (TV) receiver converts a received analog TV signal to a digital TV signal and performs digital demodulation to increase demodulation efficiency. The analog TV receiver includes a radio frequency (RF) turner and an intermediate frequency (IF) circuit... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120069245 | Video System Sampling Phase Determination A phase for an analog-to-digital converter sampling clock is determined. The analog-to-digital converter samples a video signal to generate pixel values. Differences of successive pixel values are compared to a threshold. The number of times the threshold is exceeded is... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120008007 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL CONVERSION METHOD An adjacent color difference data generator calculates a differential between adjacent data in a data row having different color information per pixel of the digital signal to thereby generate a first color difference data having a first code format. A code converter co... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110293236 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER AND MANAGING METHOD An electronic device and a corresponding managing method include arranging a plurality of cameras into two camera groups, and setting a switch interval. A plurality of analog to digital converters (ADCs) in the electronic device uses first channels to acquire a first im... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110273617 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM An optical device is capable of controlling a projector, wherein the projector is capable of wirelessly receiving an image signal from a data source, combining an identification signal into the image signal to generate a projection signal, and projecting a projection im... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110249184 | Apparatus and Method for Adaptive Filtering An apparatus and a method for adaptive filtering includes an antenna that receives analog video broadcast signal data; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the antenna and converting the received analog video broadcast signal data to digital video signal data; a fr... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110249185 | Apparatus and Method for Equalizing Analog TV Signals An apparatus and method for equalizing analog TV signals includes an antenna that receives the signal data, wherein the signal data comprises a luminance carrier comprising a luminance channel and a chrominance carrier comprising a chrominance channel; an analog-to-digi... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110234895 | System and Method for Video Downscaling A system and method for downscaling signal data, where the system includes an antenna receiving video signal data; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the antenna and converting the received analog signal data to digital signal data; a memory storing video downsca... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110234909 | RECEIVING DEVICE According to one embodiment, a receiving device includes an amplifier for amplifying signals received from the outside, a decimation filter for decimating signals converted to digital signals, a channel selection filter for selecting a desired wave included in signals f... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110149162 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD Disclosed herein is a transmission system including a digital transmission path configured to transmit a digital video signal outputted from an imaging apparatus to a processing apparatus that executes one of processing and relaying of a video signal received from the i... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110096184 | Signal Processing Apparatus, Signal Processing Method, Computer Program, Image Processing Apparatus, and Image Capturing Apparatus A signal conversion apparatus which converts an input signal x from an image sensor into an output signal y by a function relation represented by Expression 1:
| 04/28/2011 |
| 20110075034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT MULTI-CHANNEL RECEPTION In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, a method and apparatus for receiving multiple channels from a broadcast source and interfacing to multiple demodulators within a common silicon implementation is disclosed. A receiver apparatus is disclosed that may ... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110043700 | Method and Apparatus for Analog Graphics Sample Clock Frequency Offset Detection and Verification A method and apparatus for an analog-to-digital video signal converter. The converter is controlled by a clock with controllable frequency and phase for sampling an analog signal. A circuit corrects the clock frequency using a period of a columnar frame differences as a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100328534 | PORTABLE MEDIA ENCODER A portable media encoder is disclosed. The portable media encoder comprises a video input port configured to receive a video input from a video source, an audio input port configured to receive an audio input from an audio source, and a digital output port for providing... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100321576 | Digitizer with Variable Sampling Clock and Method Using the Same A digitizer includes an analog to digital converter (ADC), a sampling frequency generator, and a controller. The ADC samples an IF signal to generate a digital signal. The sampling frequency generator is connected to the ADC and provides a sampling clock of variable fre... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100315554 | COLOR SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, COLOR SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND TELEVISION SYSTEM According to embodiments, a color signal processing circuit includes: an A/D converter configured to convert an analog television signal into a digital signal by using a clock; a color signal demodulation circuit configured to color-demodulate the television signal conv... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100271460 | Method for Improving Image Quality and Color Compensating Device and Image Processing Device A method for improving image quality in an image processing device comprises receiving an image signal comprising a plurality of field signals corresponding to a plurality of fields, each field signal comprising a plurality of pixel signals corresponding to a plurality ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271550 | CRT TO LCD CONVERSION A method and apparatus are provided for providing a cockpit display in an aircraft. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of independent signals formatted for generating a cockpit image on a cathode ray tube of the aircraft, converting the received plur... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100260476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE CONFIGURATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Method and apparatus for ensuring the security of configuration or programming data supplied to an electronic device, such as a video consumer electronic device. This is achieved by storing within an integrated circuit video processor in the device both logic and data f... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100245669 | TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING LIMITED BANDWIDTH OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING CONTENT To effectively utilize the bandwidth of a cable TV network, which is limited, analog TV program material is digitized and compressed before its transmission over the network. The resulting signals consume only part of the analog TV band traditionally needed for transmis... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100231795 | APPARATUS TO PROCESS SIGNAL OF DIGITAL INTERFACE AND METHOD THEREOF A device and method of processing signals of a digital interface include the digital interface (e.g., HDMI) transmitting digital A/V signals through one cable such that compatibility between devices is improved and no load is applied to A/V operations. In order to disti... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100231789 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTING APPARATUS AND CLOCK SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS An apparatus includes a voltage controlled oscillator for outputting a clock signal having an oscillation frequency in accordance with an input voltage; a convertor for converting the analog video signal inputted from the exterior into the digital video signal synchroni... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100231794 | MULTIPLE DIGITAL SIGNALS FROM A SINGLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Multiple digital signals from a single integrated circuit (IC) may be provided. The IC may receive an analog signal comprising a plurality of channels, convert the analog signal to a digital signal, and provide the digital signal to a plurality of digital channel tuners... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100211982 | A/V PREMISES DECODER, A CONTENT MANAGER, A VIDEO INSERTION SYSTEM INCLUDING BOTH THE DECODER AND MANAGER, AND A METHOD OF INSERTING LOCAL CONTENT INTO A VIDEO STREAM AT A CUSTOMERS PREMISES A multimedia (audio and video) insertion system, an A/V premises decoder, a content manager and a method of inserting local content into a multimedia stream at a customer's premises. In one embodiment, the A/V premises decoder includes: (1) a signal converter configured... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100149418 | VIDEO IMPROVEMENT PROCESSOR A video device includes a video processor operable to upgrade a video image. The video device is capable of displaying video images. The video device includes a video input configured to receive a composite video signal. The composite video signal includes synchronizati... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100085485 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR OUTPUTTING ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNALS TO A PLURALITY OF DISPLAY APPARATUSES, SYSTEM AND METHOD There are provided a display apparatus, a display system and a display method. The display apparatus includes: a first input unit through which a first image signal having a first type is inputted; an image processing unit which processes the first image signal for disp... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100008575 | System and Method for Tuning a Sampling Frequency A system and method for tuning a sampling frequency. A method comprises detecting a sampling frequency of an analog image signal, generating a set of histograms from samples of pixels from the analog image signal, using the set of histograms to determine whether the det... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100007795 | System and Method for Clock Offset Detection A system and method for detecting a sampling clock offset of an analog-to-digital converter used to digitize an analog image signal. A method comprises buffering samples of an analog image signal, computing a value of an autocorrelation function using the buffered sampl... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100002144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS An integrated circuit device for processing a signal includes: a digital television (DTV) demodulator which receives and demodulates a modulated DTV signal, and outputs a demodulated DTV signal; an analog TV demodulator which receives and demodulates a modulated analog ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20100002143 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PHASE DETECTION METHOD THEREOF A display apparatus including an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module, a phase detecting module, and a clock generator is provided. The ADC module is used to receive a first analog video signal, and convert the first analog video signal into a digital signal accordi... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090322950 | Receiver device, tuner, and television receiver A receiver device is provided singly capable of applying demodulator circuits with differing frequency characteristics with respective signals of desired frequencies for the demodulator circuits. The receiver device in accordance with the present invention switches betw... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090290066 | SIGNAL ADJUSTING CIRCUIT AND VIDEO APPARATUS THEREOF A signal adjusting circuit and a video apparatus thereof are provided. The signal adjusting circuit includes a delay unit, a minimum value acquisition device, and a first operating unit. The delay unit receives a digital signal and delays the digital signal for N period... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090273714 | DIGITIZED ANALOG TV SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM A digitized analog television signal processing system is disclosed, comprising an analog-to-digital converter, a demodulation unit, a decoding unit, and a control unit. The analog-to-digital converter samples a television signal comprising a video signal. The demodulat... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090273671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCAPSULATING DIGITAL AERIAL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ON ANALOG VIDEO SIGNAL An aerial surveillance apparatus for processing an analog video signal is described. The aerial surveillance apparatus includes a first input configured to receive an analog video signal from a video camera, a processor coupled with the analog video signal and configure... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090268094 | TELEVISION RECEIVING SYSTEM A television receiving system is disclosed, comprising an input terminal, a down-converter, an amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a demodulator, and an isolation circuit. The input terminal receives an RF signal. The down*converter, coupled to the input te... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090262244 | PHASE DETERMINATION FOR RESAMPLING VIDEO A method, and apparatus, and logic encoded in one or more computer-readable media to carry out a method. The method is to sample analog video at a sample clock rate and at a phase selected from a set of phases based on a quality measure determined from the sampled video... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090244383 | Video receiving apparatus A video receiving apparatus comprises a switch, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a video processing circuit and a decoder is provided. The ADC receives a first analog channel data from the switch within a plurality of first periods and receives a second analog chan... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090244384 | ANALOG TV BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND ANALOG TV BROADCAST SIGNAL DEMODULATING APPARATUS Disclosed herein is an analog television broadcast signal receiving apparatus including: a tuner section configured to convert an analog television broadcast signal into a predetermined intermediate frequency band signal; a demodulation circuit section configured to obt... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090225185 | PIPELINE A/D CONVERTER AND DIGITAL CAMERA In each of a plurality of stages, an input analog signal is quantized, so that a digital signal corresponding to each part of bits is generated. A DA conversion portion generates an analog reference signal based on the digital signal, and a remainder operation portion p... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090201425 | MULTISAMPLING WITH REDUCED BIT SAMPLES A relatively non-complex signal processor supporting an active pixel sensor imaging system is disclosed. The signal processor only requires the first sample from a group of samples in a multiple sample to be transmitted to the signal processor at full resolution. The su... | 08/13/2009 |
