Video signal processor for removing a separated signal component from an input video signal

A video signal processor for use in a television set for processing a video signal, input in horizontal line periods, said video signal processor comprising:

• (A) first and second delay circuits, said first delay circuit for delaying said video signal input thereto by a horizontal line period and said second delay circuit for further delaying said delayed input video signal by a second horizontal line period so as to produce a first delay signal and a second delay signal, respectively;
• (B) signal processing means for receiving said input video signal, said first delay signal and said second delay signal and for producing and outputting a separated signal component of the input video signal, wherein the signal processing means performs a mean value calculation of three values, a first value being said input video signal added to said first delay signal, a second value being said first delay signal multiplied by an integer value, and a third value being said first delay signal added to said second delay signal;
• (C) phase shifting means for shifting a phase of said first delay signal to a phase of the separated signal component output from the signal processing means;
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• (D) a separator for removing the separated signal component output from said signal processing means from said phase shifted first delay signal to remove the separated signal component from the input video signal.