US5014129A
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Video signal processing apparatus for converting composite image input signals into output signals having increased scan lines
Assignee: GE Healthcare Japan Corp
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Filing: 1988-03-30
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2008-03-30
Abstract
Abstract A video signal processing apparatus for converting an input analog video signal, including a variable-density image signal and a two-state image signal, into an output analog video signal whose number of scanning lines is increased without degrading the visibility of the two-state image; wherein the input video signal is separated into variable-density image data and two-state image data; then, a portion of the variable-density image data from which the two-state image data is removed, is replaced with a variable-density image data portion immediately before the beginning of the two-state image data; then, the variable-density image data and the two-state image data are stored separately in a memory; then, a general analog-mode enlarge interpolation processing, such as a linear interpolation processing, is performed on the variable-density image data; then, a two-state mode enlarge interpolation processing is performed 10 on the two-state image data; and then, the variable-density image data and the two-state image data, both of which are enlarge interpolated, are recombined.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Imanishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 23:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T3/00; G06T3/40; G06T3/403; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/393; H04N1/3935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
320 words
A video signal processing apparatus for converting an input analog video signal, whose number of scanning lines is given, including a variable-density image signal and a two-state image signal overlaid on the variable-density image signal into an output analog video signal whose number of scanning lines is larger than that of the input analog video signal, comprising variable-density image signal extracting means for extracting the variable-density image signal from the input analog video signal, a portion of the extracted variable-density image signal corresponding to the two-state image signal being replaced with a variable-density image signal portion immediately before the beginning of the two-state image signal, two-state image signal extracting means for extracting the two-state image signal from the input analog video signal, first memory means for storing the output signal, corresponding to at least one frame, of the variable-density image signal extracting means and the output signal, corresponding to at least one frame, of the two-state image signal extracting means in the form of digital image data, variable-density image data enlarge-interpolating means for performing an enlarge interpolation processing on the variable-density image data stored in the first memory means to generate variable-density image data whose number of scanning lines is larger than the corresponding stored image, two-state image data enlarge-interpolating means for performing an enlarge interpolation processing on the two-state image data stored in the first memory means to generate two-state image data whose number of scanning lines is larger than the corresponding stored image, second memory means for storing the output data, corresponding to at least one frame, of the variable-density image data enlarge-interpolating means and the output data, corresponding to at least one frame, of the two-state image data enlarge-interpolating means, and analog video data output means for concurrently reading out the variable-density image data and the two-state image data stored in the second memory means and combining these read-out data to provide the output analog video signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
320 words
A video signal processing apparatus for converting an input analog video signal, whose number of scanning lines is given, including a variable-density image signal and a two-state image signal overlaid on the variable-density image signal into an output analog video signal whose number of scanning lines is larger than that of the input analog video signal, comprising variable-density image signal extracting means for extracting the variable-density image signal from the input analog video signal, a portion of the extracted variable-density image signal corresponding to the two-state image signal being replaced with a variable-density image signal portion immediately before the beginning of the two-state image signal, two-state image signal extracting means for extracting the two-state image signal from the input analog video signal, first memory means for storing the output signal, corresponding to at least one frame, of the variable-density image signal extracting means and the output signal, corresponding to at least one frame, of the two-state image signal extracting means in the form of digital image data, variable-density image data enlarge-interpolating means for performing an enlarge interpolation processing on the variable-density image data stored in the first memory means to generate variable-density image data whose number of scanning lines is larger than the corresponding stored image, two-state image data enlarge-interpolating means for performing an enlarge interpolation processing on the two-state image data stored in the first memory means to generate two-state image data whose number of scanning lines is larger than the corresponding stored image, second memory means for storing the output data, corresponding to at least one frame, of the variable-density image data enlarge-interpolating means and the output data, corresponding to at least one frame, of the two-state image data enlarge-interpolating means, and analog video data output means for concurrently reading out the variable-density image data and the two-state image data stored in the second memory means and combining these read-out data to provide the output analog video signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A video signal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the two-state image signal extracting means is composed of a comparator for comparing the input analog video signal with a given threshold value and an overlay data register for holding the output signal of the comparator in the form of two-state data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
A video signal processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the variable-density image signal extracting means is composed of an A-D converter for converting the input analog video signal into a digital signal, an image data register for holding the output data of the A-D converter, and an image data hold control circuit for inhibiting the data holding of the image data register when the two-state output data of the comparator is "1".
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A video signal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the variable-density image data enlarge-interpolating means is a linear interpolator.
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