WO1991006180A3 - Method and apparatus for signal companding - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for signal companding Download PDFInfo
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- WO1991006180A3 WO1991006180A3 PCT/US1990/005701 US9005701W WO9106180A3 WO 1991006180 A3 WO1991006180 A3 WO 1991006180A3 US 9005701 W US9005701 W US 9005701W WO 9106180 A3 WO9106180 A3 WO 9106180A3
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- companding
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- 238000010348 incorporation Methods 0.000 abstract 1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/14—Picture signal circuitry for video frequency region
- H04N5/20—Circuitry for controlling amplitude response
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/80—Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
- H04N23/84—Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof for processing colour signals
- H04N23/86—Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof for processing colour signals for controlling the colour saturation of colour signals, e.g. automatic chroma control circuits
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
- H04N9/64—Circuits for processing colour signals
- H04N9/68—Circuits for processing colour signals for controlling the amplitude of colour signals, e.g. automatic chroma control circuits
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
- Picture Signal Circuits (AREA)
- Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
- Studio Devices (AREA)
- Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
Abstract
Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP90916848A EP0454819B1 (en) | 1989-10-16 | 1990-10-09 | Method and apparatus for signal companding |
DE69021196T DE69021196T2 (en) | 1989-10-16 | 1990-10-09 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPANDING A SIGNAL. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US07/422,348 US5010410A (en) | 1989-10-16 | 1989-10-16 | Method and apparatus for signal companding |
US422,348 | 1989-10-16 |
Publications (2)
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WO1991006180A2 WO1991006180A2 (en) | 1991-05-02 |
WO1991006180A3 true WO1991006180A3 (en) | 1991-08-22 |
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PCT/US1990/005701 WO1991006180A2 (en) | 1989-10-16 | 1990-10-09 | Method and apparatus for signal companding |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US5010410A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0454819B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH04502398A (en) |
AU (1) | AU636926B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2042588C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69021196T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1991006180A2 (en) |
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US5018019A (en) * | 1989-10-16 | 1991-05-21 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method and apparatus for improving signal to noise ratio in a telecine machine |
US6166762A (en) * | 1990-09-13 | 2000-12-26 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Film image input system |
US6191810B1 (en) * | 1990-09-13 | 2001-02-20 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Film image input system for outputting an image signal to a video monitor |
GB2277220B (en) * | 1993-04-14 | 1997-11-05 | Quantel Ltd | An apparatus for and method of image processing |
EP0632650B1 (en) * | 1993-06-08 | 1999-02-03 | Eastman Kodak Company | Illumination control system for a film scanner |
JP3136850B2 (en) * | 1993-07-28 | 2001-02-19 | 松下電器産業株式会社 | Video signal gradation correction device |
WO1996008105A1 (en) * | 1994-09-09 | 1996-03-14 | Motorola Inc. | Method for creating image data |
US5949478A (en) * | 1995-03-13 | 1999-09-07 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Low cost film scanner controlling monitor display and reading of film images at high speed |
US6271908B1 (en) * | 1995-12-01 | 2001-08-07 | Pandora International Limited | Exposure control for cinematographic films using telecine apparatus |
US6421079B1 (en) | 1996-02-21 | 2002-07-16 | Eastman Kodak Company | Film scanner |
US5872591A (en) * | 1996-02-21 | 1999-02-16 | Pakon, Inc. | Film scanner |
US6611293B2 (en) * | 1999-12-23 | 2003-08-26 | Dfr2000, Inc. | Method and apparatus for synchronization of ancillary information in film conversion |
US6724420B2 (en) | 1999-12-23 | 2004-04-20 | Dfr2000, Inc. | Portable film conversion device |
US6882359B1 (en) | 2000-03-28 | 2005-04-19 | Eastman Kodak Company | Film scanner |
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US4489349A (en) * | 1980-01-31 | 1984-12-18 | Sony Corporation | Video brightness control circuit |
US4651210A (en) * | 1984-12-24 | 1987-03-17 | Rca Corporation | Adjustable gamma controller |
WO1989002189A1 (en) * | 1987-08-26 | 1989-03-09 | Eastman Kodak Company | Temperature compensated logarithmic amplifier |
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US4418358A (en) * | 1980-11-07 | 1983-11-29 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Method and system to correct color errors in color television signals generated by scanning a film |
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US4696044A (en) * | 1986-09-29 | 1987-09-22 | Waller Jr James K | Dynamic noise reduction with logarithmic control |
US5018019A (en) * | 1989-10-16 | 1991-05-21 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method and apparatus for improving signal to noise ratio in a telecine machine |
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1989
- 1989-10-16 US US07/422,348 patent/US5010410A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1990
- 1990-10-09 EP EP90916848A patent/EP0454819B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-10-09 CA CA002042588A patent/CA2042588C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-10-09 WO PCT/US1990/005701 patent/WO1991006180A2/en active IP Right Grant
- 1990-10-09 JP JP2515536A patent/JPH04502398A/en active Pending
- 1990-10-09 DE DE69021196T patent/DE69021196T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-10-09 AU AU66417/90A patent/AU636926B2/en not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4489349A (en) * | 1980-01-31 | 1984-12-18 | Sony Corporation | Video brightness control circuit |
US4651210A (en) * | 1984-12-24 | 1987-03-17 | Rca Corporation | Adjustable gamma controller |
WO1989002189A1 (en) * | 1987-08-26 | 1989-03-09 | Eastman Kodak Company | Temperature compensated logarithmic amplifier |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
Title |
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Image Technology (Journal of the BKSTS), volume 70, no. 5, May 1988, (London, GB), P. Collard: "The film/tape interface", pages 149-154 * |
Patent Abstracts of Japan, volume 7, no. 8 (E-152)(1153), 13 January 1983; & JP-A-57168584 (SONY K.K.), 16 October 1982 * |
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DE69021196T2 (en) | 1996-04-11 |
CA2042588C (en) | 1995-01-17 |
DE69021196D1 (en) | 1995-08-31 |
EP0454819B1 (en) | 1995-07-26 |
WO1991006180A2 (en) | 1991-05-02 |
EP0454819A1 (en) | 1991-11-06 |
US5010410A (en) | 1991-04-23 |
JPH04502398A (en) | 1992-04-23 |
AU636926B2 (en) | 1993-05-13 |
AU6641790A (en) | 1991-05-16 |
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