US 5,400,085 AGranted

Chroma noise reduction device

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

InventorsTakashi Fujiwara, Youji Miyasako

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Abstract

A chroma noise reduction device comprises an 1H delay element, first and second variable delay units, variable amplifier, first and second adder amplitude restricting circuit, first and second subtracters and first, second and third phase detectors. The first phase detector compares the phases of a delay signal of a second variable delay unit and chroma signal supplied to the second variable delay unit and controls the second variable delay circuit to have the phase of the delay signal 90.degree.-delayed relative to the chroma signal. The second phase detector compares the phases of the delay signal and output signal of the variable amplifier and controls the phase of the first variable delay unit in response to a result of comparison. The third phase detector compares the phases of a sum signal of the delay signal and output signal of the variable amplifier and a difference signal of the delay signal and output signal of variable amplifier and controls the amplitude of the variable amplifier.

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A chroma noise reduction device comprising:

1H delay means for delaying a signal by an amount corresponding to one horizontal period;
variable delay means for adjusting a phase difference between a delay signal from the 1H delay means and an input signal;
variable amplifying means for adjusting an amplitude of the delay signal from the 1H delay means to an amplitude of the input signal;
first adding means for adding an output signal of the variable amplifying means and input signal;
amplitude restricting means for restricting an amplitude of an output signal from the first adding means;
first subtracting means for subtracting an output signal of the amplitude restricting means from the input signal and for supplying a resultant subtraction signal to the 1H delay means;
second variable delay means for 90.degree.-delaying the phase of the input signal;
first phase detecting means for comparing the phases of a delay signal output from the second variable delay means and input signal and for controlling the second variable delay means in response to a resultant comparison output to make the phase of the input signal 90.degree.-delayed;
second phase detecting means for comparing the phases of the output signal of the second variable delay means and output signal of the variable amplifying means and for controlling a phase delay by the first variable delay means in accordance with a resultant comparison output to make the output signal of the second variable delay means 90.degree.-delayed relative to the phase of the output signal of the variable amplifying means;
second adding means for adding the output signal of the second variable delay means and output signal of the variable amplifying means;
second subtracting the output signal of the variable amplifying means from the output signal of the second variable delay means;
and
third phase detecting means for comparing the phases of an addition signal output from the second adding means and subtraction signal output from the second subtracting means and for controlling the variable amplifying means in response to a resultant comparison output.

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A chroma noise reduction device comprising:

1H delay means for delaying a signal by an amount corresponding to one horizontal period;
filter means for eliminating a signal component other than an input signal contained in an output signal of the 1H delay means;
first variable delay means for adjusting a phase difference between a delay signal output from the filter means and the input signal;
variable amplifying means for adjusting an amplitude of the delay signal of the 1H delay means to an amplitude of the input signal;
first adding means for adding the output signal of the variable amplifying means and input signal;
amplitude restricting means for restricting the amplitude of the output signal of the first adding means;
first subtracting means for subtracting an output signal of the amplitude restricting means from the input signal and for supplying a resultant subtraction signal to the 1H delay means;
second variable delay means for 90.degree.-delaying the phase of the input signal;
first phase detecting means for comparing the phases of the delay signal output from the second variable delay means and input signal and for controlling the second variable delay means in response to a comparison output to make the phase of the input signal 90.degree.-delayed and controlling the filter means;
second phase detecting means for comparing the phases of the output signal of the second variable delay means and output signal of the variable amplifying means and for controlling the phase delay by the first variable delay means in response to a resultant comparison output to make the output signal of the second variable delay means 90.degree.-delayed relative to the phase of the output signal of the variable amplifying means;
second adding means for adding the output signal of the second variable delay means and output signal of the variable amplifying means;
second subtracting means for subtracting the output signal of the variable amplifying means from the output signal of the second variable delay means;
and
third phase detecting means for comparing the phases of an addition signal output from the second adding means and subtraction signal output from the second subtracting means and for controlling the variable amplifying means in response to a comparison output.

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A chroma noise reduction device comparing:

1H delay means for delaying a signal by an amount corresponding to one horizontal period;
first variable delay means for adjusting a phase difference between a delay signal from the 1H delay means and an input signal;
variable amplifying means for adjusting an amplitude of the delay signal from the 1H delay means to an amplitude of the input signal;
first adding means for adding the output signal of the variable amplifying means and input signal;
amplitude restricting means for restricting the amplitude of the output signal of the first adding means;
first subtracting means for subtracting an output signal of the amplitude restricting means from the input signal and for supplying a resultant subtraction signal to the 1H delay means;
second variable delay means for 90.degree.-delaying the phase of the input signal;
first phase detecting means for comparing the phases of a delay signal output from the second variable delay means and input signal and for controlling the second variable delay means in response to a resultant comparison output to make the phase of the input signal 90.degree.-delayed;
second phase detecting means for comparing the phases of an output signal of the second variable delay means and output signal of the variable amplifying means and for controlling a phase delay by the first variable delay means in response to a resultant comparison output to make the output signal of the second variable delay means 90.degree.-delayed relative to the phase of the output signal of the variable amplifying means;
second adding means for adding the output signal of the second variable delay means and output signal of the variable amplifying means;
second subtracting means for subtracting the output signal of the variable amplifying means from the output signal of the second variable delay means;
third phase detecting means for comparing the phases of an addition signal output from the second adding means and subtraction signal output from the second subtracting means and for controlling the variable amplifying means in response to a resultant comparison output;
and
detection current control means for receiving the input signal and for controlling the first, second and third phase detecting means.

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A chroma noise reduction device comprising:

an 1H delay element for delaying a signal by an amount corresponding to one horizontal period;
a first variable delay unit for adjusting a phase difference between a delay signal from the 1H delay element and an input signal;
a variable amplifier for adjusting an amplitude of the delay signal from the 1H delay element to an amplitude of the input signal;
a first adder for adding an output signal of the variable amplifier and input signal;
an amplitude restricting circuit for restricting the amplitude of an out put signal of the first adder;
a first subtracter for subtracting an output signal of the amplitude restricting circuit from the input signal and for supplying a subtraction signal to the 1H delay element;
a second variable delay unit for 90.degree.-delaying the phase of the input signal;
a first phase detector for comparing the phases of a delay signal output from the second variable delay unit and input signal and for controlling the second variable delay unit in response to a comparison output to make the phase of the input signal 90.degree.-delayed;
a second phase detector for comparing the phases of an output signal of the second variable delay unit and output signal of the variable amplifier and for controlling a phase delay by the first variable delay unit in response to a resultant comparison output to make the output signal of the second variable delay unit 90.degree.-delayed relative to the phase of the output signal of the variable amplifier;
a second adder for adding the output signal of the second variable delay unit and output signal of the variable amplifier;
a second subtracter for subtracting the output signal of the variable amplifier from the output signal of the second variable delay unit;
and
a third phase detector for comparing the phases of an addition signal output from the second adder and subtraction signal output from the second subtracter and for controlling the variable amplifier in response to a comparison output.

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A chroma noise reduction device comprising:

a 1H delay element for delaying a signal by an amount corresponding to one horizontal period;
a filter circuit for eliminating a signal component other than an input signal contained in an output signal of the 1H delay element;
a first variable delay unit for adjusting a phase difference between a delay signal output from the filter circuit and the input signal;
a variable amplifier for adjusting the amplitude of the delay signal from the 1H delay element to an amplitude of the input signal;
a first adder for adding the output signal of the variable amplifier and input signal;
an amplitude restricting circuit for restricting the amplitude of an output signal of the first adder;
a first subtracter for supplying a subtraction signal to the 1H delay element;
a second variable delay unit for 90.degree.-delaying the phase of the input signal;
a first phase detector for comparing the phases of a delay signal output from the second variable delay unit and input signal and for controlling the second variable delay unit in response to a resultant comparison output to make the phase of the input signal 90.degree.-delayed and controlling the filter circuit;
a second phase detector for comparing the phases of the output signal of the second variable delay unit and output signal of the variable amplifier and for controlling the phase delay by the first variable delay unit in response to a resultant comparison output to make the output signal of the second variable delay unit 90.degree.-delayed relative to the phase of the output signal of the variable amplifier;
a second adder for adding the output signal of the second variable delay unit and output signal of the variable amplifier;
a second subtracter for subtracting the output signal of the variable amplifier from the output signal of the second variable delay unit;
and
a third phase detector for comparing the phases of an addition signal output from the second adder and subtraction signal output from the second subtracter and for controlling the variable amplifier in response to a comparison output.

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A chroma noise reduction device, comprising:

a 1H delay element for delaying a signal by an amount corresponding to one horizontal period;
a first variable delay unit for adjusting the phases of a delay signal from the 1H delay element and input signal;
a variable amplifier for adjusting the amplitude of the delay signal from the 1H delay element to an amplitude of the input signal;
a first adder for adding the output signal of the variable amplifier and input signal;
an amplitude restricting circuit for restricting the amplitude of an output signal of the first adder;
a first subtracter for subtracting an output signal of the amplitude restricting circuit from the input signal and for supplying a subtraction signal to the 1H delay element;
a second variable delay unit for 90.degree.-delaying the phase of the input signal;
a first phase detector for comparing the phases of the delay signal output from the second variable delay unit and input signal and for controlling the second variable delay unit in response to a comparison output to make the phase of the input signal 90.degree.-delayed;
a second phase detector for comparing the phases of the output signal of the second variable delay unit and output signal of the variable amplifier and for controlling a phase delay by the first variable delay unit in response to a resultant comparison output to make the output signal of the second variable delay unit 90.degree.-delayed relative to the phase of the output signal of the variable amplifier;
a second adder for adding the output signal of the second variable delay unit and output signal of the variable amplifier;
a second subtracter for subtracting the output signal of the variable amplifier from the output signal of the second variable delay unit;
a third phase detector for comparing the phases of an addition signal output from the second adder and subtraction signal output from the second subtracter and for controlling the variable amplifier in response to a resultant comparison output;
and
a detection current control circuit for receiving the input signal and for controlling the first, second and third phase detectors.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.