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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7251821 | Method for retrieving product information over a communication network Method for retrieving product information over a communication network. A method for retrieving product information including at least product/service identification or description and related to a commercial event and associated with a remote location on a communic... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7095522 | Method for the transmission of image data Method for the transmission and reproduction of image data in which image data are transmitted to a communication terminal and reproduced the current viewing direction of the communication terminal's user being determined. First image data are transmitted with a low... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7017177 | Digital broadcasting receiver and method of controlling the same A digital broadcasting receiver capable of receiving HD (High Definition) broadcasting, SD (Standard Definition) broadcasting and the like. In the digital broadcasting receiver, a digital broadcasting signal subjected to demodulation is separated/divided in a transp... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6947060 | Image forming apparatus, electron beam apparatus, modulation circuit, and image-forming apparatus driving method An image forming apparatus which performs pulsewidth modulation with a pulsewidth set by counting a clock. Especially, for grayscale level correction by setting the frequency of the clock, the periodic clock is counted, and an output pattern is changed in accordance... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941017 | Temporal processing for realtime human vision system behavior modeling Temporal processing for realtime human vision system behavioral modeling is added at the input of a spatial realtime human vision system behavioral modeling algorithm. The temporal processing includes a linear and a non-linear temporal filter in series in each of a ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6906860 | Curved-screen immersive rear projection display The present invention provides an immersive rear projection display capable of providing aspect ratios of 2.66:1 or 4:1, or even greater. This allows viewers to be “immersed” in the images being displayed because the images can encompass both the direct and the ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6813074 | Curved-screen immersive rear projection display The present invention provides an immersive rear projection display capable or providing aspect ratios of 2.66:1 or 4:1, or even greater. This allows viewers to be “immersed” in the images being displayed because the images can encompass both the direct and the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6330036 | Digital video receiving apparatus The present invention provides a digital video receiving apparatus for displaying a plurality of digital TV pictures on a plurality of receiving terminal apparatuses. The digital video receiving apparatus includes a tuner for extracting the received digit... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5367334 | Video signal encoding and decoding apparatus An encoding and decoding apparatus for a video signal and a high-definition television signal is disclosed. For the picture A having the horizontal to vertical screen frame ratio of 4:3, the picture B having the horizontal to vertical screen frame ratio o... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5353065 | Apparatus for receiving wide/standard picture plane television signal Disclosed is a wide picture plane/standard picture plane television signal receiving apparatus which comprises: a first signal processing circuit for doubling the scanning speed of an input standard television signal; an aspect ratio conversion circuit fo... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5136380 | Display signal device and method for providing compatibility between NTSC television and HDTV There is disclosed a device and a circuit to provide compatibility between NTSC television and HDTV by using dual channel transmission system. One embodiment may be arranged with means for generating a first display signal, a pre-filter (13) which prevent... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5055927 | Dual channel video signal transmission system Video signal information derived from a high definition source is conveyed via two channels. A first channel conveys relatively low spatial resolution, high temporal resolution video information compatible with a standard television receiver. An auxiliary... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5001551 | NISC compatible two-channel transmission apparatus for enhanced definition television An apparatus for encoding and transmitting video signals including a circuit for separating the video signals into two complementary signals for processing in two separate transmission paths; in a first of the paths, a circuit for separating a portion of ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4907069 | Two-channel compatible HDTV system A video signal is produced as a 37.8 MHz bandwidth high resolution signal. The system then derives a compatible NTSC signal from that signal and transmits the NTSC signal on one channel and an enhancement signal is transmitted on a second channel. The enh... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4899220 | Method and apparatus for recombining a main panel component with a augmentation panel component to create a wide aspect ratio televison display For a wide aspect ratio display, the main panel component and augmentation panel component at the transmitting end into which the horizontal line signals of hte source were decomposed are reconstituted at the receiving end by joining the previously separa... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4873567 | Extended horizontal resolution of luminance and chrominance in a high definition television system Method and apparatus for extending the horizontal resolution of the luminance and chrominance video signals in a two-channel HDTV system, requiring no increase in channel bandwidth. High-frequency components of luminance and chrominance of a wide bandwidt... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4845565 | Video signal mixer device A mixer device designed for a TV production control room mixes incoming video signals of PAL, NTSC or MAC standard. To avoid any differences in video signal propagation time through a known video grid, the latter is suppressed, and a grid with narrower ba... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4800426 | Method and system for transmission and reception of high definition A system and method are disclosed for transmission and reception of high definition television signals. A standard television signal is transmitted over a first transmission frequency channel, and an enhancement signal, to be used for enhancing the standa... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4794456 | High-definition television transmission system A method and apparatus for transmitting a high-definition television signal containing picture information which, on display, forms first picture frames at a rate of 2n frames per second, where n is a standard number of picture frames per second formed by... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4772949 | High resolution television transmission system A television transmission system capable of transmitting and receiving a high-resolution television signal having a wider than standard aspect ratio, which high-resolution television signal is, in part, compatible with standard television receivers. In an... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4670783 | High resolution television system A television transmission system capable of transmitting and receiving a high-resolution television signal having a wider than standard aspect ratio, which high-resolution television signal is, in part, compatible with standard television receivers. In an... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4631574 | Compatible high-definition television with extended aspect ratio A television (TV) system having a fully compatible high-definition signal with extended aspect ratio information receivable at conventional resolution by conventional TV receivers without auxiliary apparatus with one TV channel carrying the conventional T... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4630099 | Time multiplexing chrominance information for compatible high-definition television A television system having a fully compatible high-definition signal receivable at conventional resolution by conventional TV receivers and which is transmitted to the TV receivers by one TV channel carrying the conventional signal and a second TV channel... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4620218 | Method of transmitting and receiving color television signals on two channels for broadcasting from satellite and apparatus for carrying out said method In order to improve the quality of color television signals for broadcasting via satellite, the signals are transmitted on two of the channels available for transmission via satellite according to the rules established by CCIR. In the case of transmission... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4605950 | Two channel compatible high definition television broadcast system A television system for broadcasting high definition television on two channels of a direct broadcast satellite, a first of which carries a compatible 525-line picture. A second channel carries an augmentation signal, which in conjunction with the signal ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4589011 | Single sideband modulated chrominance information for compatible high-definition television A television system having a fully compatible high-definition signal receivable at conventional resolution by conventional TV receivers without auxiliary apparatus with one TV channel carrying the conventional TV signal while high-frequency luminance and ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4581640 | Television transmission system In a wide picture format television transmission system, the signals for the scene (1, 2, 3, 4) are transmitted as first and second television signals. The first television signal contains signal information relating to a portion (1, 5, 2, 6) of the scene... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4567508 | Two-channel compatible television transmission system for wide picture formats A television transmission system for the simultaneous transmission of television signals, depicting the same scene, for standard and wide picture formats of, respectively, a standard aspect ratio and a wider than standard aspect ratio. The television sign... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4564857 | Aspect ratio improvement for compatible high-definition television A television system having a fully compatible high-definition signal with extended aspect ratio information receivable at conventional resolution by conventional TV receivers without auxiliary apparatus with one TV channel carrying the conventional TV sig... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4520385 | Television transmission system A high definition color television transmission system in which wide-band luminance information (Y, FIG. 1) is utilized to produce a first luminance information portion comprising lower frequency (0 to 3.8 MHz) and middle frequency (3.8 to 5.5 MHz) compon... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4510520 | Television transmission system A high definition color television transmission system in which wide band luminance information (Y, FIG. 1) is divided to produce a first luminance information portion (below 3.8 MHz) and a second luminance information portion (between 3.8 and 8.8 MHz). T... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4485401 | Television system for high-definition television and a television transmitter and receiver suitable therefore A compatible television system for high-definition and for standardized low-definition television. In a transmitter (1) in the system, a high-definition video signal (VS1) is generated which is split into a contour signal (HVC2) which on display shows det... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4429327 | Compatible television system with increased vertical resolution A television arrangement generates signals from independent pairs of adjacent lines. The signals are separately summed and differenced to produce S and Ɗ signals. The S signal is representative of the luminance of a scan between the original scans, and t... | 01/31/1984 |
