Pulse or digital communications – Bandwidth reduction or expansion – Television or motion video signal
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-29
2008-04-29
Philippe, Gims (Department: 2621)
Pulse or digital communications
Bandwidth reduction or expansion
Television or motion video signal
C382S236000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07366242
ABSTRACT:
A technique for improving image compression by pre-processing the image frames. In particular, methods for de-interlacing and noise reduction using combinations of median filters, applied both spatially and temporally, with and without motion analysis, are described.
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