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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7345690 | Display system for adjusting video parameters for user-selected area A display system for adjusting video parameters of a user-selected area is disclosed. The display system includes a level detector detecting a line pattern included in one of a plurality of image lines representative of a complete image being displayed, and a patter... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7311548 | Jumper installation feedback A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7137890 | Modifying game image from wide to normal screen using moving or eye direction of character A game apparatus, a storage medium, a transmission medium and a program correspond to a normal screen and a wide screen. An image generation unit 150 comprises a wide image data generation unit 152, an image data conversion unit 160 and a render... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7076106 | Video objects coded by keyregions A coding protocol provides for coding video data that has been organized as video objects. The protocol provides a keyregion to permit coding of a region of data within the video object having common attributes. According to the protocol a keyregion is identified by... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6539121 | Method and apparatus to prioritize video information during coding and decoding A coding protocol provides for coding video data that has been organized as video objects. The protocol provides a keyregion to permit coding of a region of data within the video object having common attributes. According to the protocol a keyregion is id... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6040870 | Method and apparatus for nesting secondary signals within a television signal A method and apparatus is disclosed for encoding secondary signals, such as audio signals, within a television signal in a manner such that the signal may be either recorded on a video cassette or broadcast. The audio samples are encoded only on selected ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5696560 | Motion picture distribution system An improvement to a motion picture distribution system providing a high quality motion picture system compatible with pre-existing NTSC systems and improving horizontal and vertical detail. The improvement includes a television camera having an anamorphic... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5684541 | Transmitter station for transmitting a plurality of television programs, and receiver for receiving the programs Transmitter station for transmitting, and receiver for receiving a plurality of television programs via respective transmission channels. A teletext page with tuning data (F) which are representative of the transmission channels used by the transmitter st... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5539470 | Image processing apparatus There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises an inputting part for inputting an image signal, an attenuating part for attenuating a predetermined frequency portion of the image signal inputted by the inputting part, and a controlling pa... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5438368 | System for the compatible processing of a progressively scanned image signal in line interlaced format A system is disclosed for the compatible transmission of a 16:9 progressive scan television signal by means of a letterbox formatted line interlaced signal. The letterbox edge bands contain a vertical helper signal representing the difference between a pr... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5416598 | Combined image pickup and signal recorder for video signals derived from images having different aspect ratios An apparatus for producing and recording a video signal, which comprises a signal supplying device for picking up images in a picture area having a first or second aspect ratio to supply a first pickup output signal representing images in the picture area... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5394486 | Method and apparatus for monitoring image processing operations An image processing system with self monitoring includes an image acquisition module for acquiring data corresponding to an image, and one or more image processing modules. The acquisition module interleaves the variable (and therefore unpredictable) imag... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5357283 | Reflected modulated television system A television system, the composite color television signal (EM (t)) whereof is generated using reflected modulated signals (E3 (t)), wherein at the transmitting side video signals (E1-1 (t), E1-2 (t)) are used t... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5327236 | Video switcher apparatus for wide screen EDTV signals A compatible special effect signal can be produced without using an encoder or a special signal processor. Each of EDTV signals is divided into a main screen signal and a compensation screen signal. Compensation screen modification circuits modify the spe... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5208670 | Television system for transmitting auxiliary image signals in the black bands in accordance with image motion A television system, in which a picture is transmitted from an oblong screen to a television screen having an aspect ratio of 3:4, which is different from that of the oblong screen, and wherein no-picture portions are developed within upper and lower sect... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5179443 | Multiplexed signal transmitting and receiving apparatus A wide aspect signal is band-width limited in the vertical spatial frequency by a V-LPF. The wide aspect signal is band-width limited along the temporal spatial frequency and in the vertical and horizontal spatial frequency by a 1/60-sec delay unit, an ad... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5097332 | Processing method for wide-aspect-ratio television signal for standards-compatible transmission and display A television signal processing method for processing a wide-aspect-ratio television signal into a conventional four-to-three standard aspect ratio signal for transmission and display. The method includes an encoding process and a decoding process for wide... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5083196 | Chrominance processing apparatus for a compatible widescreen television system In a widescreen signal encoding system for a television-type signal, side panel chrominance information is not subjected to time compression in an overscan region such as a horizontal overscan region containing time compressed low frequency side panel lum... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5079632 | Widescreen time-compressed/time-expanded television signal transmitting/receiving system A compatible widescreen television signal transmission system includes a device for separating a widescreen television signal into a center panel signal component and left and right side panel signal components. The left and right panel signal components ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5032907 | Video panning system for widescreen television A widescreen television system compatible with a lesser aspect ratio standard television system employs a panning operation using a circular-shift method to keep a 4×3 aspect ratio panning window (area of primary interest) centered for display purposes. ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4985769 | Multiplex TV signal processing apparatus Disclosed are multiplex television signal processing apparatuses in a television signal transmitting and receiving system. An apparatus at the transmitting side comprises: a signal separator to separate a multiplex signal into a first and a second part; a... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4949167 | Widescreen television signal processing system with center and side panel image resolution uniformity An NTSC compatible widescreen EDTV system encodes and decodes a television signal comprising (1) a main, standard format NTSC signal with auxiliary low frequency side panel image information compressed into an overscan region thereof; (2) auxiliary high f... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4897722 | Widescreen television transmission system utilizing conventional equipment including a camera and VCR A widescreen enhanced definition television system compatible with an existing television standard (e.g., NTSC) has provisions for utilizing a conventional television camera. The conventional camera is modified by replacing the conventional lens with an a... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4855824 | Compatible television system with companding of auxiliary signal encoding information An NTSC compatible, single channel widescreen EDTV system encodes and decodes a television signal comprising (1) a main, standard format NTSC signal wth auxiliary low frequency side panel image information compressed into an overscan region thereof; (2) a... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4855811 | Apparatus for processing auxiliary information in an extended definition widescreen television system An NTSC compatible, single broadcast channel, widescreen EDTV system encodes and decodes a television signal comprising: (1) a main, standard formal NTSC signal component with low frequency side panel image information compressed into the overscan regions... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4847676 | Color television system In a color television signal the total line length or period and the bandwidth requirement can be conventional, but the active line period is increased to e.g. about 94% of the line period, giving an aspect ratio of about 3:2 instead of 4:3.... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4646149 | Alternate field luminance enhancement in a spectrum conserving television system An improved television bandwidth compression system allows two television programs to simultaneously utilize the bandwidth normally allowed for one television program. The basic bandwidth compression system comprises a transmitter which receives composite... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4631584 | Transmission of reduced resolution picture edge information using horizontal blanking period A television system for generating a composite video signal for an image having extended aspect ratio such as 5:3, and for displaying such composite video signal in a television image area having the same extended aspect ratio. The horizontal blanking int... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4551754 | Compatible wide-screen color television system A wide-angle television system, such as one having 2:1 or 5:3 aspect ratios, transmits end portions that exceed the limits of a conventional 4:3 aspect ratio picture in regions that are normally hidden from view in a conventional receiver. Thus the system... | 11/05/1985 |
