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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7202591 | Electrostrictive compound actuator The present invention presents a system for a compound actuator. The system includes first and second electrode layers each including two electrode sections, an intermediate electrode layer between the first and second electrode layers, and first and second electros... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187417 | Video signal processing apparatus that performs frame rate conversion of a video signal A video signal processing apparatus which performs a frame-rate conversion of a progressive line-scan video signal based on a film source of M film frames per second (wherein M is a natural number) into a video signal in which a same film frame is repeated N times f... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6959450 | Transmission and display of video data A system (1) and a method for transmitting and presenting video data as well as a communications terminal (4) suitable therefor and a suitable video center (2), users being able to request and obtain video data from the video center (2) b... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6903843 | Process automatically selecting the size of print support for editing digital images The invention relates to the automatic printing of medical digital images. Medical imaging systems especially comprise a medical imaging device 1, a signal processing and image display station 2, a data entry device 4 allowing the selection of t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6658161 | Signal-processing method and device therefore A signal-processing method for performing a coordinate transformation operation and a quantization operation on an input data to obtain quantization outputs, and a signal-processing device therefor. A search strategy based on the characteristic of the inp... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6100924 | Film scanner A photographic film scanner for scanning a film strip containing a plurality of photographic images wherein the film strip is continuously advanced through the scanner and a digital image of the film strip is created. Individual images contained in the di... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6094217 | Automatic regenerating method for film image A developed photographic film including a magnetic layer is transported up to an image reading part so as to read a film image thereon. The film images are sequentially displayed on a TV monitor in accordance with automatic regenerating information. The a... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6091446 | Consecutive frame scanning of cinematographic film A method and device are disclosed for transferring information from cinema film at a first speed to broadcast quality video signals at a second and different, predetermined speed which may be greater or less than the first speed in a telecine containing a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5872591 | Film scanner A photographic film scanner for scanning a film strip containing a plurality of photographic images is disclosed. The film strip is continuously advanced through the scanner and a digital image of the film strip is created. Individual images contained in ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5719621 | Film image reproducing apparatus A film image reproducing apparatus comprises a chamber which receives a film cartridge holding a film with a magnetic recording section. A frame position detector detects a position of a frame of the film with the magnetic recording section in which an im... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5680172 | Consecutive frame scanning of cinematographic film A new and useful method is disclosed for transferring information from cinema film at a first speed to broadcast quality video signals at a second and different, predetermined speed which may be greater or less than the first speed, in a telecine with an ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5666156 | System and method to improve the quality of reproduced images on a film to video transfer device A system and method to improve the quality of reproduced images on a film to video transfer device by scanning extra lines to reduce vertical aliasing and performing vertical sample rate reduction to produce the correct number of video output lines High f... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5650816 | Correction of film instability based on movement of the video image Film unsteadiness in a flying spot film scanner (10) is measured by reference to film image movement based on a measure of the direction of movement acquired by examination by a movement compensator 30 of spatial and temporal differences around a given pi... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5361092 | Method of and apparatus for scanning cinematographic film while avoiding blemishes in the phosphor face of a CRT scanner To avoid the effect of blemishes in a CRT phosphor of a CRT film scanner a map is produced identifying areas of the phosphor that are blemished. When a line scan traverses a blemish the signal produced by that scan is inhibited and the area of film is res... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5293100 | Cathode ray tube burn compensation Compensation for phosphor burn in a CRT scanner is achieved by offsetting the scan by half a line spacing on alternate scans when the film is stationary in the scanner. To avoid unpleasant effects the offset scan output is supressed and the previous frame... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5276522 | Electronic film editing with system having telecine mode and film writing mode A telecine can be adapted to write video signals onto film. The film gate and flying spot scanner are enclosed in a light-tight shield and a four-segment (R, G, B, and clear) color filter wheel is interposed in the optical path between the scanner and the... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5243433 | Digital image interpolation system for zoom and pan effects A video image alteration apparatus is described that separates the vertical and horizontal aspects of image alteration. Pixels relating to an input image derived from a frame of film are sampled at a predetermined rate related to a film scanning speed and... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5173780 | Method and apparatus for correcting drift in the level of a video signal in a telecine In a flying spot telecine including cathode ray tube scanning circuit for generating flying spot and a photodetector for receiving light transmitted by a film strip being scanned by the telecine, a control circuit is provided for causing the CRT scanning ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5150957 | Real time registration weave correction system A weave correction system for the transfer of film to video or video to film operable in real time is disclosed. The digital real time registration weave correction system includes: a high powered deflection system and low inductance yoke in conjunction w... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5014133 | Telecine with improved blemish concealment In a method of converting an optical signal into an electronic video signal by means of cathode ray tube (`CRT`) scanning means, each image is scanned in a plurality of scanning operations with each scanning operation using a different area of the screen ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4984086 | Scanner with electronically variable raster to produce picture effects In a flying spot telecine used to generate video signals by scanning a film, the scanning raster is adjustable angularly relative to the film being scanned. The output video signal hence represents the image on the film but angularly displaced relative to... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4914520 | Video transfer method using time-spaced interleaved fields An improved method is disclosed for transferring motion pictures from film to videotape, with an improved video image quality for moving objects. In the preferred embodiment, the motion picture is filmed at twice the video frame rate, and alternating scan... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4897729 | Telecine with electronically variable raster to produce picture effects In a flying spot telecine used to generate video signals by scanning a film, the scanning raster is adjustable angularly relative to the film being scanned. The output video signal hence represents the image on the film but angularly displaced relative to... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4881125 | Progressive scan display of video derived from film A system for providing a progressive-scan video display signal from a received video signal derived from a film having successive image frames by producing odd and even video fields from each film frame, with the video fields being produced at a greater r... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4814885 | Compressive film to video transfer method An improved method is disclosed for transferring motion pictures from film to videotape, with an improved video image quality for moving objects. In the preferred embodiment, the motion picture is filmed at twice the video frame rate, and alternating scan... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4746985 | Generating picture effects in video signals Several effects are described which are programmable in telecines. Variable aperture correction is described which allows appropriate correction to be applied to different types of film stock. Soft focus and distortion effects are also described. The effe... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4694345 | Video signals special effects generator with variable pixel size A video special effects generator is simulated by using a telecine with a still film frame therein. Effects such as zoom and pan are pre-programmed in a store and used to change the telecine scanning raster to give the desired visual effect, the operation... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4356514 | Apparatus for use in scanning a cinematograph film In a flying spot film scanner for scanning a cinematograph film frame by frame during continuous movement of the film and producing a television video signal, apparatus is provided which processes signals representative of the direction of film movement, ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4329715 | Apparatus for use in scanning a cinematograph film In a flying spot film scanner for scanning a cinematograph film frame by frame during continuous movement of the film and producing a television video signal, apparatus is provided which processes signals representative of the direction of film movement, ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4268865 | Continuous motion flying spot telecine This invention concerns a continuous motion flying spot telecine apparatus of the kind comprising a cathode ray tube for effecting flying spot line-by-line scanning of each frame of a film during its motion through a scanning station, opto-electronic conv... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4214268 | Method and apparatus for video recording a film scan signal A method for TV recording of pictures from a moving picture film which is continuously moved relative to a recording screen, the pictures of the film each being periodically scanned linewise, whereby the moving picture frequency with respect to the scanni... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4054918 | Film scanning system providing automatic frame positioning There is provided an image reproduction system whereby a moving picture and a still picture can be selectively reproduced from a tape-shaped recording medium having images recorded thereon in sequential frames and which also enables simple and automatic f... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4031550 | Film scanner For reproduction on a television receiver, movie film is moved continuously past a scanning region. Each image is scanned three times in direction opposite to film motion, the starting point of each scan being displaced one-third of image height in direct... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3979556 | Scanning control arrangement for a telecine system using a flying spot tube In a telecine system using a flying spot tube, the latter is used for scanning, at the same time as the film, marker zones delivering, upon being scanned, marker signals characteristic of the vertical position of the horizontal line on which they are loca... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3968404 | Arrangement for controlling the vertical deflection of a flying spot tube In the course of each horizontal blanking interval, the spot of the flying spot tube is deflected in the vertical direction causing an image of the spot to meet a perforation of the film in fixed space relationship with the film frame being scanned. A pul... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3965291 | Method and arrangement for scanning a sequence of images For reproduction on a television receiver, movie film is moved continuously past a scanning region. Each image is scanned three times in direction opposite to film motion, the starting point of each scan being displaced one-third of image height in direct... | 06/22/1976 |
