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US 5,212,550 AGranted
MUSE/NTSC standard converter
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJeong H. Park
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Abstract
A MUSE/NTSC standard converter is disclosed for converting an HDTV broadcast signal, transmitted with the MUSE standard, to be watched through an NTSC standard television set. The converter provides two modes through a filter for converting a number of lines, united with one hardware, different from the prior art, using each of the hardwares to convert into a zoom-up mode and a wide mode.
Claims5
A MUSE/NTSC standard converter for converting a divided digital luminance signal and chrominance signal into a video signal by vertical interpolation filters to output a television broadcasting standard, comprising:
- a vertical interpolation filter for a luminance signal including horizontal line delay parts for successively delaying the divided luminance signal as an input by 1 H;
- a first adder for adding said inputted luminance signal and the output of said horizontal line delay part;
- a first data selector for switching two inputs of said first adder according to a field signal;
- a second adder for adding the outputs of said data selector and said first adder;
- a second data selector for switching the outputs of said first and said second adders according to a mode signal;
- and a third adder for adding the outputs of said horizontal line delay part and said second data selector;
- a vertical interpolation filter for a chrominance signal including horizontal line delay parts for successively delaying the divided chrominance signal as an input by 1 H;
- a fourth adder for adding the outputs of said horizontal line delay parts;
- a fifth adder for adding said inputted chrominance video signal and the output of said horizontal line delay part;
- a sixth adder for adding the outputs of said horizontal line delay part and said fifth adder;
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- data selectors for switching the outputs of said fourth and said sixth adders according to said mode signal.
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A MUSE/NTSC standard converter for converting a MUSE system television signal to an NTSC system television signal comprising:
- an analog-to-digital converter for converting an analog MUSE baseband signal from a tuner into a predetermined digital MUSE signal;
- a deemphasizing means for reversely treating against a transmitting r-treatment and an emphasizing treatment accomplished before transmission of said MUSE baseband signal;
- a synchronizing detector for accurately detecting a synchronizing signal of said digital MUSE signal;
- a speed converting means for cutting off both sides of an HDTV picture screen which has an aspect ratio of 9 to 16 to make an NTSC picture screen having an aspect ratio of 3 to 4 and then reducing a video image processing speed to suit to a zoom-up mode when being in said zoom-up mode, and for maintaining an HDTV picture screen which has an aspect ratio of 9 to 16 without cutting off both sides thereof and then reducing the video image processing speed to suit a wide mode when being in said wide mode;
- a Y/C signal divider for dividing a time-divided and multiplexed HDTV signal of MUSE standard applied from said speed converting means into a luminance signal and a chrominance signal;
- a first interpolating filter for vertically interpolating said luminance signal divided by said Y/C signal divider;
- a time expander for expanding the chrominance signal applied from the Y/C signal divider in a time axis and providing a time-expanded chrominance signal;
- a second interpolating filter for vertically interpolating said time-expanded chrominance signal;
- a compressing means for converting said luminance signal interpolated by said first interpolating means and said chrominance signal interpolated by said second interpolating means into a number of scanning lines of an NTSC standard;
- a digital-to-analog converter for converting a digital signal applied from said compressing means to a digital video signal converted by a frequency rate of the NTSC system television signal into a corresponding analog signal;
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- an NTSC encoder for encoding said corresponding analog signal into a composite video signal of the NTSC standard.
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A MUSE/NTSC standard converter for converting a MUSE system television signal to a NTSC system television signal comprising:
- an analog-to-digital converter for converting an analog MUSE baseband signal from a tuner into a predetermined digital MUSE signal;
- a deemphasizing means for reversely treating against a transmitting r-treatment and an emphasizing treatment accomplished prior to transmission of said MUSE baseband signal;
- a synchronizing detector for accurately detecting a synchronizing signal of said digital MUSE signal;
- a speed converting means for cutting off both sides of an HDTV picture screen which has an aspect ratio of 9 to 16 to make an NTSC picture screen having an aspect ratio of 3 to 4 and then reducing a video image processing speed to suit to a zoom-up mode when being in said zoom-up mode, and for maintaining an HDTV picture screen which has an aspect ratio of 9 to 16 without cutting off both sides thereof and then reducing said video image processing speed to suit a wide mode when being in said wide mode;
- a Y/C signal divider for dividing a time-divided and multiplexed HDTV signal of MUSE standard applied from said speed converting means into a luminance signal and a chrominance signal;
- a first interpolating filter for vertically interpolating said luminance signal divided by said Y/C signal divider;
- said first interpolating filter comprising:
- a first horizontal line delaying means for successively delaying said divided luminance signal as an input two times by 1 H;
- a first adder for adding said divided luminance signal and a delayed signal in which said divided luminance signal is delayed a second time by means of said horizontal line delaying means;
- a first data selector for switching two inputs of said first adder in response to a field selecting signal;
- a second adder for adding the outputs of said data selector and said first adder;
- a second data selector for switching the outputs of said first and said second adders in response to a mode selecting signal;
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- a third adder for adding said first delayed signal in which said divided luminance signal is delayed a first time by said horizontal line delaying means and an output of said second data selector;
- a time expander for expanding said chrominance signal applied from said Y/C signal divider in a time axis and providing a time-expanded chrominance signal;
- a second interpolating filter for vertically interpolating said time-expanded chrominance signal;
- said second interpolating filter comprising:
- a second horizontal line delaying means for successively delaying said time-expanded chrominance signal four times by 1 H;
- a fourth adder for adding two delayed signals in which said time-expanded chrominance signal is delayed a first and a third time by means of said second horizontal line delaying means;
- a fifth adder for adding said time-expanded chrominance signal from said time expander and a delayed signal in which said time-expanded chrominance signal is delayed a fourth time by means of said second horizontal line delaying means;
- a sixth adder for adding an added signal from said fifth adder and said delayed signal in which said time-expanded chrominance signal is delayed a third time by means of said second horizontal line delaying means;
- a third data selector for switching outputs of said sixth adder in response to said mode selecting signal;
- a compressing means for converting said luminance signal interpolated by said first interpolating means and said chrominance signal interpolated by said second interpolating means into a number of scanning lines of an NTSC standard;
- a digital-to-analog converter for converting a digital signal applied from said compressing means as a digital video signal converted by a frequency rate of an NTSC system television signal, into a corresponding analog signal;
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- an NTSC encoder for encoding said corresponding analog signal into a composite video signal of the NTSC standard.
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