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Number: 348
Name: Television >
Description: This class deals with generating, processing, transmitting or transiently displaying a sequence of images, either locally or remotely, in which the local light variations composing the images may change with time (e.g., natural "live" scenes) by methods involving the following steps:


Class Number Class Name No. of Patents
348/31

Back scatter reduction

58
348/384.1

Bandwidth reduction system

195
348/390.1

Data rate reduction

139
348/423.1

Arrangements for multiplexing one video signal, one or more audio signals, and a synchronizing signal

222
348/425.1

Associated signal processing

17
348/425.2

Involving error detection or correction

17
348/425.3

Involving signal formatting

12
348/425.4

Involving synchronization

34
348/420.1

Involving block coding

92
348/421.1

Involving minimum, maximum, or average of block

17
348/409.1

Involving difference transmission (e.g., predictive)

123
348/419.1

Coding element controlled by buffer fullness

55
348/415.1

Including temporal prediction (e.g., frame difference)

112
348/416.1

Including motion vector

175
348/417.1

Involving pattern matching

10
348/410.1

Involving both base and differential encoding

19
348/418.1

Involving pattern matching

8
348/411.1

Plural predictors

23
348/412.1

Including temporal predictor (e.g., frame difference)

30
348/413.1

Including motion vector

45
348/414.1

Involving pattern matching

12
348/400.1

Involving hybrid transform and difference coding

52
348/401.1

With prior difference coding

15
348/402.1

Including motion vector

55
348/422.1

Involving pattern matching

16
348/403.1

Involving transform coding

67
348/404.1

Adaptive

40
348/407.1

Motion

27
348/406.1

Normalizer

6
348/405.1

Sampling

26
348/408.1

Transformed sample selection (e.g., hierarchical sample selection)

31
348/399.1

Picture feature dependent sampling rate or sample selection

15
348/391.1

Specified color signal

35
348/393.1

Direct coding of color composite signal

10
348/394.1

Predictive coding

42
348/395.1

Transform coding

38
348/396.1

Including luminance signal

42
348/392.1

Sub-nyquist sampling

23
348/424.1

Sub-nyquist sampling

13
348/424.2

Adaptive

2
348/397.1

Using separate coders for different picture features (e.g., highs, lows)

19
348/398.1

Subband encoding (e.g., low horizontal/low vertical frequency, low horizontal/high vertical frequency)

28
348/426.1

Format type

48
348/432.1

Added video information in standard channel format

45
348/433.1

Including additional modulation of picture carrier (e.g., quadrature)

18
348/434.1

Including information in sync, blanking, or overscan

27
348/435.1

During vertical blanking interval

13
348/436.1

Including use of a subcarrier

27
348/427.1

Including frequency folding (e.g., subsampling)

26
348/429.1

Including video-related information

18
348/428.1

Spotwobble (e.g., pixels from plural lines form single transmitted line)

6
348/430.1

Using two or more frames

12
348/431.1

Motion adaptive

21
348/437.1

Individual processing of different parts of image frequency band (e.g., sum and difference, high band/low band)

23
348/439.1

Frame field or line dropping followed by time expansion and time compression

38
348/438.1

Individual processing of different parts of image frequency band (e.g., sum and difference, high band/low band)

25
348/388.1

Multiple channel (e.g., plural carrier)

42
348/389.1

Including one conventional or compatible channel (e.g., two channel ntsc systems)

30
348/385.1

Plural video programs in single channel

86
348/386.1

Color television

27
348/387.1

Data rate reduction

32
348/440.1

Scan rate variation

22
348/553

Basic receiver with additional function

340
348/563

For display of additional information

410
348/569

Receiver indicator (e.g., on screen display)

514
348/570

Tuning indication

156
348/564

Simultaneously and on same screen (e.g., multiscreen)

535
348/565

Picture in picture

407
348/566

Color television

58
348/568

Compression

96
348/567

Memory

158
348/561

For magnification of part of image

121
348/562

Color television

13
348/559

Instant replay or freeze frame

77
348/560

Color television processing

26
348/554

Multimode (e.g., composite, y, c; baseband rf)

280
348/555

For receiving more than one format at will (e.g., ntsc/pal)

338
348/557

Color processing

80
348/556

For format with different aspect ratio

275
348/558

Format detection

365
348/175

Camera with built-in test signal generator, test pattern, or adjusting adjunct

45
348/176

Setup

27
348/207.99

Camera, system and detail

602
348/332

Array of photocells (i.e., nonsolid-state array)

37
348/207.1

Camera connected to computer

367
348/207.11

Computer can control camera

112
348/207.2

Camera connected to printer

233
348/208.99

Camera image stabilization

196
348/208.12

Combined with other camera operations (e.g., autofocus or autoexposure details)

74
348/208.16

Changing camera function based on motion detection (mode, power supply)

39
348/208.13

Motion correction plus resolution enhancement

41
348/208.14

Object tracking

69
348/208.15

Warning/indicator

29
348/208.3

Differentiating unintentional from purposeful camera movement (pan, tilt)

36
348/208.1

Electrical motion detection

97
348/208.2

Mechanical motion detection (gyros, accelerometers, etc.)

91
348/208.4

Motion correction

127
348/208.6

Electrical (memory shifting, electronic zoom, etc.)

115
348/208.5

Including both electrical and mechanical correcting devices

46
348/208.7

Mechanical

50
348/208.11

Optics, lens shifting

106
348/208.8

Variable angle prisms

40
348/325

Cathode-ray tube

47
348/327

Automatic beam current control

49
348/326

Automatic beam focusing or alignment

31
348/328

Remanent image erasure

26
348/329

With emissive target or photocathode (e.g., orthicon)

6
348/330

Dissector tube

2
348/331

With photoconductive target (e.g., vidicon)

23
348/222.1

Combined image signal generator and general image signal processing

898
348/239

Camera and video special effects (e.g., subtitling, fading, or merging)

304
348/223.1

Color balance (e.g., white balance)

467
348/224.1

Dependent upon operation or characteristic of iris, flash, lens, or filter)

139
348/225.1

With means for preventing colored object from effecting color balance

68
348/229.1

Combined automatic gain control and exposure control (i.e., sensitivity control)

374
348/230.1

Readout of solid-state image sensor considered or altered

170
348/234

Details of luminance signal formation in color camera

156
348/238

Using distinct luminance image sensor

29
348/235

With means for providing high band and low band luminance signals

39
348/237

For single sensor type camera supplying plural color signals

72
348/236

Using distinct luminance image sensor

19
348/254

Gray scale transformation (e.g., gamma correction)

197
348/255

Amplitude control (e.g., automatic gain control)

113
348/256

Color tv (e.g., saturation)

49
348/226.1

Including flicker detection (e.g., fluorescent)

85
348/228.1

Responsive to output signal

69
348/227.1

With ambient light sensor

113
348/241

Including noise or undesired signal reduction

746
348/242

Color tv

88
348/243

Dark current

296
348/245

Using dummy pixels

94
348/244

With control of sensor temperature

43
348/246

Defective pixel (e.g., signal replacement)

214
348/247

With memory of defective pixels

124
348/250

In charge coupled type sensor

145
348/251

Shading or black spot correction

183
348/248

Smear

82
348/249

In charge coupled type sensor

81
348/257

With dc level control

80
348/258

With bias illumination

14
348/259

Combined with color separating optical system

16
348/260

For single scanning device color camera

6
348/261

Plural bias illuminators

5
348/231.99

With details of static memory for output image (e.g., for a still camera)

293
348/231.1

Available memory space detection

98
348/231.7

Detachable

104
348/231.9

Details of communication between memory and camera

108
348/231.8

Multiple detachable memories

34
348/231.2

Image file management

253
348/231.3

Storage of additional data

254
348/231.4

Audio

69
348/231.6

Processing or camera details

231
348/231.5

Time or date, annotation

63
348/252

With transition or edge sharpening (e.g., aperture correction)

140
348/253

Color tv

60
348/240.99

Zoom

143
348/240.2

Electronic zoom

98
348/240.3

Optical zoom

159
348/240.1

Using both optical and electronic zoom

47
348/216.1

Low light level

60
348/217.1

With image intensifier

83
348/335

Optics

533
348/369

Changing viewing angle via optics

44
348/336

Color separating optics

52
348/339

Exclusively dichroic elements

22
348/337

Prism arrangement

72
348/338

With dichroic layer or air gap between prism sections

55
348/362

Exposure control

419
348/363

Automatic control of iris, stop, or diaphragm

210
348/366

Based on ambient light

48
348/364

Based on image signal

262
348/365

Contrast

40
348/367

Periodic shuttering

67
348/368

Rotary

50
348/359

Fiber optics

65
348/345

Focus control

476
348/357

Servo unit structure or mechanism

110
348/348

Using active ranging

117
348/349

Using image signal

235
348/354

By analyzing high frequency component

123
348/356

Detection of peak or slope of image signal

99
348/355

Plural high frequencies

54
348/353

By detecting contrast

104
348/350

With auxiliary sensor or separate area on imager

125
348/352

With motion detection

65
348/351

With oscillation of lens or sensor to optimize error signal

81
348/346

With display of focusing condition or alarm

59
348/347

With zoom position detection or interrelated iris control

200
348/360

Lens or filter substitution

183
348/361

Automatic

24
348/343

Optical multiplexing

37
348/344

Optical path switching

60
348/341

Optical viewfinder

161
348/342

With frequency selective filter (e.g., ir cut, optical lpf, etc.)

184
348/340

With optics peculiar to solid-state sensor

373
348/372

Power supply

265
348/211.99

Remote control

147
348/211.9

Camera characteristics affecting control (zoom angle, distance to camera time delays, weight, etc.)

55
348/211.14

Camera located remotely from image processor (i.e., camera head)

42
348/211.1

Communication methods

116
348/211.3

Network (master/slave, client or server, etc.)

127
348/211.2

Wireless

145
348/211.4

Control devices

83
348/211.7

Electromechanical controls (joystick, trackball, mouse, etc.)

31
348/211.8

Monitor used to control remote camera

71
348/211.5

Multiplexed or other embedded control signals

63
348/211.6

Preprogrammed or stored control instructions

74
348/211.11

Plural cameras being controlled

66
348/211.12

Video teleconferencing (including access or authorization)

47
348/211.13

Monitor (including for controlling camera)

27
348/294

Solid-state image sensor

679
348/297

Accumulation or integration time responsive to light or signal intensity

287
348/298

In charge coupled type image sensor

93
348/299

With overflow gate or drain

78
348/311

Charge-coupled architecture

371
348/316

Charges transferred to opposed registers

115
348/317

Field or frame transfer type

158
348/319

Charges alternately switched from vertical registers into separate storage registers; or having vertical transfer gates

95
348/320

Interline readout

101
348/321

Using multiple output registers

54
348/318

With recirculation of charge

17
348/322

Interline readout

169
348/323

Using multiple output registers

61
348/324

Line transfer type

72
348/313

With bias charge injection

51
348/314

With excess charge removal (e.g., overflow drain)

186
348/315

With staggered or irregular photosites or specified channel configuration

160
348/312

With timing pulse generator

341
348/296

Electronic shuttering

296
348/295

Time delay and integration mode (tdi)

82
348/300

With amplifier

180
348/301

Pixel amplifiers

166
348/302

X - y architecture

457
348/306

Charge injection device (cid)

38
348/309

Exclusively passive light responsive elements in the matrix

27
348/310

With diode in series with photocell

120
348/308

Including switching transistor and photocell at each pixel site (e.g., "mos-type" image sensor)

877
348/307

Photosensitive switching transistors or "static induction" transistors

104
348/303

With charge transfer type output register

117
348/304

With charge transfer type selecting register

107
348/305

With interlacing

71
348/220.1

Still and motion modes of operation

318
348/221.1

Exposure control

155
348/373

Support or housing

785
348/374

For internal camera components

402
348/375

For specified accessory

388
348/376

Portable or hand-held

303
348/219.1

Swing driven

97
348/218.1

Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene (e.g., array of cameras)

245
348/333.01

With electronic viewfinder or display monitor

329
348/333.05

Display of multiple images (e.g., thumbnail images, etc.)

149
348/333.08

Including optics

32
348/333.09

With optical viewfinder (e.g., correction for parallax, etc.)

41
348/333.1

With projector function

26
348/333.12

Modification of displayed image

103
348/333.06

Movable or rotatable unit

120
348/333.07

Detachable

34
348/333.13

Power saving mode

53
348/333.11

Use for previewing images (e.g., variety of image resolutions, etc.)

123
348/333.02

With display of additional information

291
348/333.03

Including display of a frame and line of sight determination

91
348/333.04

Including warning indication

61
348/209.99

With flying spot scanner

12
348/210.99

For color scanning

10
348/370

With object or scene illumination

221
348/371

Flash or strobe

239
348/262

With plural image scanning devices

118
348/263

Color imagery registration

83
348/265

Each supplying only one color signal

106
348/264

Scanning devices offset in the image plane

78
348/266

With single image scanning device supplying plural color signals

92
348/284

Cathode-ray tube

14
348/289

Frequency separable signals

16
348/293

Interdigital signal electrodes

5
348/290

Specified optical filter arrangement

14
348/291

Combined with grating, lens array, or refractor

27
348/292

Having diagonally arranged stripes

13
348/285

Phase separable signals

6
348/286

With indexing

5
348/287

Conductive grid at target

1
348/288

Index elements outside of image area

4
348/268

Color sequential

22
348/269

With color sequential illumination

46
348/270

With moving color filters

67
348/271

Four or more color types

16
348/267

Separate complete images on face of pickup device

14
348/272

Solid-state multicolor image sensor

226
348/273

With color filter or operation according to color filter

364
348/279

Based on four colors

86
348/278

Based on more than four colors

9
348/280

Based on three colors

181
348/282

Charge coupled architecture

63
348/283

With multiple output registers

45
348/274

Having overlapping elements

38
348/276

Including transparent elements

42
348/277

With three or more colors

71
348/275

Staggered or irregular elements

99
348/281

X-y architecture

49
348/215.1

With streak device

23
348/173

Cathode-ray tube burn-in prevention

101
348/174

Camera

9
348/379

Cathode-ray tube display automatic black level bias control

88
348/380

Cathode-ray tube display beam current control

136
348/381

With beam energy determining color

11
348/382

Variable depth of penetration of electron beam into the luminescent layer

35
348/377

Cathode-ray tube display excessive voltage control

76
348/378

With disabling

48
348/552

Combined with diverse art device (e.g., computer, telephone)

756
348/908

Convertible circuits (e.g., y/c separation or noise reduction)

4
348/914

Delay for equalization

21
348/912

Differential amplitude consideration (e.g., amplitude vs. frequency)

4
348/177

Display or receiver with built-in test signal generator, test pattern, or adjusting adjunct

76
348/178

Setup

28
348/179

Color match comparator

31
348/460

Diverse device controlled by information embedded in video signal

255
348/910

Flicker reduction

151
348/497

Flutter or jitter correction (e.g., dynamic reproduction)

107
348/498

Specified color

46
348/499

Using frequency shifting (e.g., heterodyne)

10
348/441

Format conversion

790
348/459

Changing number of fields for standard conversion

197
348/458

Changing number of lines for standard conversion

354
348/445

Conversion between standards with different aspect ratios

317
348/447

Field rate type flicker compensating

125
348/443

Involving both line number and field rate conversion (e.g., pal to ntsc)

196
348/444

Specified chrominance signal

24
348/442

Involving polar to cartesian or vice versa

46
348/448

Line doublers type (e.g., interlace to progressive idtv type)

537
348/449

Including nonstandard signal detection

43
348/452

Motion adaptive

351
348/450

Specified chrominance processing (e.g., y/c separation)

79
348/451

Motion adaptive

97
348/446

Progressive to interlace

173
348/453

Specified chrominance processing

128
348/457

Frequency change of subcarrier

21
348/455

In which simultaneous signals are converted into sequential signals or vice versa

34
348/456

Field or frame sequential to simultaneous

15
348/454

Pal to ntsc or vice versa

29
348/469

Format

152
348/470

Adapted to reduce noise or for frequency modulation (e.g., variable gain)

115
348/487

Broadband (e.g., occupying two adjacent channels or parts thereof)

34
348/473

Including additional information

445
348/475

Additional modulation of picture carrier (e.g., quadrature)

35
348/476

During sync, blanking, or overscan

145
348/477

During both vertical and horizontal blanking

14
348/479

During horizontal blanking

30
348/480

Sound signal

29
348/481

Plural (e.g., stereo or sap)

22
348/478

During vertical blanking

243
348/482

Sound signal

38
348/483

Plural (e.g., stereo or sap)

7
348/474

For controlling video processing (e.g., digitally assisted video)

98
348/486

Including the use of a subcarrier

25
348/484

Sound signal

159
348/485

Plural (e.g., stereo or sap)

130
348/471

Including pulse modulation of video signal (e.g., pulse width, pam)

38
348/472

Pulse code modulation

113
348/495

Of sync signal

31
348/496

Color

14
348/488

Specified color signal format

65
348/490

Field or frame sequential systems

9
348/491

Simultaneous and sequential (e.g., secam)

53
348/492

Simultaneous signals

21
348/494

Dot sequential

5
348/493

Luminance plus dual-phase modulated color carrier

60
348/489

Time division multiplexing of luminance and chrominance (e.g., mac)

67
348/901

High speed television system

5
348/40

Holographic

70
348/41

Color tv

34
348/25

Image falsification to improve viewer perception of selective object (e.g., moving object or target)

46
348/26

Contour generator

87
348/29

False color

45
348/30

Hue expander

19
348/27

Quantizer

27
348/28

Selective contrast expander

40
348/571

Image signal processing circuitry specific to television

374
348/572

A/d converters

181
348/573

Analog to binary

19
348/574

Including dither

47
348/707

Amplifiers

129
348/687

Brightness control

264
348/688

By subtracting averaged active video portion (e.g., flare)

20
348/689

With dc clamping

72
348/662

Chrominance phase adjuster (e.g., inverter)

26
348/645

Chrominance signal amplitude control (e.g., saturation)

170
348/647

Automatic

43
348/648

Picture responsive (e.g., overload)

24
348/646

Digital

50
348/638

Chrominance signal demodulator

88
348/639

Digital

64
348/641

For quadrature signal (e.g., ntsc)

44
348/640

Pal signal

41
348/663

Chrominance-luminance signal separation

205
348/665

Including comb filter (e.g., using line, field, frame delays)

218
348/667

Adaptive comb filter

90
348/668

Selects or blends two or more separated signals to derive output

66
348/669

Including frame or field delays (e.g., motion adaptive)

68
348/666

Including adaptive artifacts removal (e.g., switchable trap or lpf in luma channel)

107
348/670

Including frame or field delays

29
348/664

Logic circuit type

42
348/655

Color balance or temperature (e.g., white balance)

192
348/656

Receiver type

59
348/657

Including feedback control

38
348/658

Including optical sensor to observe display (e.g., crt)

30
348/642

Color encoder or chrominance signal modulator

93
348/643

Color killer

49
348/644

Including chrominance signal amplitude control

26
348/708

Color television signal processing

127
348/713

Chrominance channel circuitry

108
348/710

Differential phase or amplitude responsive

37
348/711

Frequency response modification

38
348/712

Luminance channel circuitry

117
348/709

Signal modification for one gun color tube (e.g., dot sequential)

1
348/606

Combined noise reduction and transition sharpening

146
348/691

Dc insertion

119
348/693

At transmitter

8
348/692

Color television

80
348/698

Diode

15
348/694

For plural signals or signal components

33
348/696

Insertion level derived by key signals

31
348/697

Level derived within feedback path

47
348/695

Level inserted during keying signals (e.g., keyed clamp)

127
348/720

Digital

84
348/721

Plural processing units

72
348/602

Display controlled by ambient light

74
348/603

Specified color (e.g., saturation and contrast control)

52
348/671

Gray scale transformation

86
348/678

Automatic range control (e.g., agc, automatic contrast control)

339
348/680

At transmitter

18
348/681

Carrier envelope

2
348/679

Color television

81
348/685

Delayed agc

18
348/682

Sync or blanking

44
348/684

Keyed

34
348/683

Noise reduction or elimination

43
348/673

Combined contrast control and brightness or dc level control

142
348/686

Manual contrast control (e.g., linear)

32
348/674

Nonlinear amplitude modification (e.g., gamma)

218
348/676

By adding outputs from parallel channels

30
348/675

Color television

128
348/677

With specified dc level control

45
348/672

Using histogram

92
348/649

Hue control

177
348/654

By phase change of chrominance signal or subcarrier

53
348/651

Digital

57
348/652

Fleshtone corrector (e.g., fixed)

47
348/653

By phase change of chrominance signal or subcarrier

28
348/650

Scene by scene color correction

45
348/703

Hue or saturation detector

25
348/604

Including nonstandard signal detection controlling processing

22
348/605

Including vertical interval reference (e.g., vir)

45
348/659

Matrixing or mixing

136
348/660

Digital

50
348/661

Masking (e.g., r, g, b to r`, g`, b`)

43
348/700

Motion dependent key signal generation or scene change detection

489
348/702

Composite color signal

35
348/701

Specified processing of frame or field difference signal (e.g., noise reduction, key signal spreading)

216
348/699

Motion vector generation

875
348/607

Noise or undesired signal reduction

768
348/615

Blackspot or shading correction (e.g., corrects for fixed pattern defects)

97
348/616

Dropout compensator (e.g., replacement type)

134
348/617

For color television

44
348/624

For color television

138
348/618

For removal of low amplitude random noise (e.g., variable bandwidth)

86
348/619

Averaging type

76
348/621

For color television

41
348/620

Using frame or field delays (e.g., motion adaptive)

176
348/623

Coring type

49
348/622

Noise component generator, limiter, subtractor type

102
348/614

Ghost elimination (e.g., multipath)

293
348/608

Processing at encoder or transmitter (e.g., pre-correction)

121
348/612

Color signals

34
348/613

Complementary system (e.g., preemphasis - deemphasis)

86
348/609

Reduction of chrominance luminance cross-talk (e.g., precomb)

74
348/610

Adaptive

33
348/611

To suppress echo

52
348/634

Picture blanking

63
348/636

At transmitter

5
348/635

For color television

18
348/637

Retrace type

25
348/576

Selective image modification (e.g., touch up)

44
348/577

Color change type

66
348/632

Sound muting

48
348/633

Including picture blanking

23
348/578

Special effects

305
348/584

Combining plural sources

438
348/586

Foreground/background insertion

250
348/587

Including hue detection (e.g., chroma key)

151
348/589

Including insertion of characters or graphics (e.g., titles)

330
348/585

Including priority key

51
348/601

Marker or pointer generator

41
348/588

Multiple distinct images (e.g., splitscreen)

232
348/590

Specified details of key signal generation or processing

137
348/593

Artificial key generation

41
348/595

Fades signal generator

77
348/596

Window signal generator (e.g., rectangle)

46
348/594

Wipes signal generator

86
348/597

For generation of soft edge (e.g., blending)

69
348/591

Self keyers (e.g., key generated from video being mixed

75
348/592

Chroma key (e.g., hue detector)

107
348/598

Specified details of signal combining

144
348/599

Color signal

67
348/600

Graphic or character insertion type

129
348/580

Geometric transformation

149
348/583

Rotation

57
348/581

Size change

348
348/582

Color signal

35
348/579

Strobe (e.g., ball tracker)

32
348/704

Sweep expansion or reduction

121
348/705

Switching

386
348/706

Receiver type

239
348/625

Transition or edge sharpeners

435
348/630

Color television processing

149
348/631

Luminance transition controls chrominance transition

72
348/627

Including processing to prevent the addition of noise (e.g., coring enhancement signal, noise responsive peaking control)

136
348/626

Scanning velocity modulation

54
348/628

Vertical transition

67
348/629

Including horizontal transition

41
348/575

Video reprocessing

33
348/690

White limiter

50
348/714

With details of static storage device

167
348/718

Accessing circuitry

157
348/719

Including processor interface (e.g., cpu)

59
348/715

For storing a sequence of frames or fields

202
348/716

Specified data formatting (e.g., memory mapping)

130
348/717

Of color signal

50
348/903

Including side panel information in single channel

11
348/913

Letterbox (e.g., display 16:9 aspect ratio image on 4:3 screen)

79
348/911

Line doubler adapted for reproducing program originally from film (e.g., 24 frame per second)

46
348/195

Mechanical optical scanning

42
348/198

By acoustic wave

49
348/196

Color tv

27
348/199

Moving aperture

9
348/200

Drum or belt

2
348/201

Multiple scanning elements

13
348/202

Moving lens or refractor

22
348/203

Moving reflector

119
348/204

Helical element

3
348/205

Vibrating or oscillating

76
348/197

With fiber optics

35
348/844

Miscellaneous

11
348/383

Modular image display system

144
348/180

Monitoring, testing, or measuring

415
348/184

Monitor

120
348/185

Combined plural functions (e.g., picture and waveform monitor)

40
348/186

Vectorscope

25
348/194

Synchronization (e.g., h-sync to subcarrier)

85
348/181

Test signal generator

146
348/182

Chroma or color bar

48
348/183

Vits or ilts

17
348/187

Testing of camera

137
348/188

Using test chart

82
348/189

Testing of image reproducer

229
348/190

Alignment-manufacturing

90
348/191

Display photometry

87
348/192

Transmission path testing

204
348/193

Signal to noise ratio

59
348/909

Noise responsive signal processing

7
348/461

Nonpictorial data packet in television format

261
348/462

Audio

71
348/467

Data format

142
348/465

Data separation or detection

262
348/466

Error correction or prevention

122
348/463

Full field

39
348/468

Including teletext decoder or display

425
348/464

Sync

62
348/169

Object tracking

655
348/172

Centroidal tracking

52
348/170

Using tracking gate

62
348/171

Centroidal tracking

39
348/36

Panoramic

362
348/38

Multiple channels

48
348/37

With continuously rotating element

57
348/39

With observer selected field of view

124
348/902

Photochromic

9
348/24

Plural still images over conventional channel

25
348/21

Plural transmitter system considerations (e.g., interference reduction)

145
348/35

Pseudo black and white

6
348/32

Pseudo color

63
348/34

Including intensity to color conversion (e.g., colorizer, etc.)

41
348/33

Multispectral to color conversion (e.g., infrared and visible, infrared bands, etc.)

45
348/725

Receiver circuitry

643
348/735

Automatic frequency control

236
348/728

Color television

32
348/726

Demodulator

330
348/727

Color television

62
348/737

Intercarrier circuits

85
348/730

Power supply

393
348/734

Remote control

868
348/738

Sound circuit

255
348/736

Sound traps

65
348/729

Television receiver adapted to receive radio broadcast or in combination with radio receiver

139
348/731

Tuning

717
348/732

Search tuning

241
348/733

Tuning voltage

79
348/905

Reproduction of a color field or frame

4
348/162

Responsive to nonvisible energy

93
348/164

Infrared

325
348/165

Pyroelectric

38
348/166

With linear array

28
348/167

With rotating reflector

20
348/168

With rotating reflector

25
348/163

Sonic or ultrasonic

126
348/904

Separation or joining of side and center panels

15
348/22

Slow scanning transmission (e.g., still frame)

36
348/23

Color tv

6
348/61

Special applications

236
348/62

Aid for the blind

38
348/63

Image magnifying

35
348/64

Combined electronic sensing and photographic film cameras

189
348/96

Film, disc or card scanning

299
348/108

Flying spot scanner

20
348/109

Color tv

3
348/112

Microfilm

25
348/97

Motion picture film scanner

273
348/104

Color tv

50
348/100

Flying spot scanner

31
348/101

Color tv

16
348/102

Intermittent film movement

15
348/103

With modification of scanner sweep

33
348/105

Intermittent film movement

15
348/98

Mechanical optical scanning

45
348/99

Flying spot scanner

16
348/106

With modification of scanner sweep

29
348/110

Slide

33
348/111

Color tv

12
348/107

With record location

36
348/125

Flaw detector

224
348/129

By comparison with reference object

87
348/130

With stored representation of reference object

83
348/126

Of electronic circuit chip or board

352
348/128

Of surface (e.g., texture or smoothness, etc.)

123
348/127

Of transparent container or content (e.g., bottle, jar, etc.)

99
348/133

With circuit detail

26
348/134

Including line to line comparison

19
348/131

With specific illumination detail

107
348/132

With strobe illumination

47
348/82

Hazardous or inaccessible

102
348/85

Borehole

52
348/83

Furnace (e.g., nuclear reactor, etc.)

82
348/84

Pipeline

81
348/77

Human body observation

180
348/78

Eye

75
348/86

Manufacturing

165
348/89

Agricultural or food production

59
348/87

Electronic circuit chip or board (e.g., positioning)

258
348/94

Position detection

159
348/95

Alignment or positioning

172
348/92

Quality inspection

172
348/93

Color tv

22
348/91

Sorting, distributing or classifying

61
348/88

Web, sheet or filament

105
348/90

Welding

42
348/79

Microscope

171
348/80

Electronic

41
348/113

Navigation

107
348/117

Aircraft or spacecraft

99
348/116

Direction finding or location determination

111
348/115

Head-up display

137
348/118

Land vehicle

166
348/120

Farm vehicle

26
348/119

Program control (e.g., path guidance, etc.)

99
348/114

Remote control

41
348/161

Object comparison (e.g., remote verification of signature, etc.)

66
348/135

Object or scene measurement

372
348/141

By cursor coordinate location

66
348/140

Distance by apparent target size (e.g., stadia, etc.)

50
348/139

Multiple cameras on baseline (e.g., range finder, etc.)

98
348/136

Projected scale on object

45
348/138

Pulse or clock counting

40
348/137

Scale on camera target

18
348/142

With camera and object moved relative to each other

121
348/143

Observation of or from a specific location (e.g., surveillance)

917
348/156

Access control

79
348/144

Aerial viewing

201
348/145

With linear array

43
348/146

With rotating reflector

28
348/147

With transformation or rectification

56
348/151

Camera concealment

138
348/152

Intrusion detection

186
348/155

Motion detection

265
348/153

Using plural cameras

125
348/154

Motion detection

143
348/159

Plural cameras

266
348/150

Point of sale or banking

76
348/158

Portable

79
348/160

Reading meter or data printer

24
348/157

Sporting event

121
348/148

Vehicular

573
348/149

Traffic monitoring

167
348/121

Simulator

127
348/123

Aircraft or spacecraft

89
348/124

Ship

10
348/122

Visibility (e.g., fog, etc.)

23
348/81

Underwater

122
348/65

With endoscope

354
348/75

Adaptor or connector

57
348/71

Color tv

103
348/66

Dental

67
348/73

External camera

45
348/68

Illumination

135
348/70

Color sequential illumination

101
348/69

Controlled by video signal

69
348/67

Laser

22
348/76

Physical structure of circuit element

85
348/72

Plural endoscopes interchangeable

61
348/74

With additional adjunct (e.g., recorder control, etc.)

68
348/206

Special scanning (e.g., spiral, random, zigzag)

36
348/42

Stereoscopic

449
348/45

Endoscope

102
348/46

Picture signal generator

94
348/47

Multiple cameras

200
348/48

More than two cameras

66
348/50

Single camera from multiple positions

50
348/49

Single camera with optical path division

79
348/44

Pseudo

73
348/43

Signal formatting

113
348/51

Stereoscopic display device

384
348/52

More than two display devices

68
348/54

Single display with optical path division

95
348/60

Separation by color (i.e., anaglyphic)

30
348/59

Separation by lenticular screen

131
348/58

Separation by polarization

90
348/55

Separation by time division

47
348/57

With alternating polarization

73
348/56

With alternating shutters

89
348/53

Viewer attached

117
348/722

Studio equipment

281
348/500

Synchronization

288
348/536

Automatic phase or frequency control

266
348/540

Horizontal sync component

179
348/541

Cascaded phase or frequency adjusting

34
348/546

Countdown

24
348/542

Plural distinct operating modes

61
348/543

Line rates

20
348/544

Locking rates

19
348/545

Different mode during vertical blanking

33
348/537

Of sampling or clock

284
348/539

Color

59
348/538

With data interpolation

32
348/549

Using color subcarrier

47
348/547

Vertical sync component

61
348/548

Countdown

33
348/511

Control of picture position

85
348/503

For sequential color components

7
348/504

With line rate switch (e.g., secam)

18
348/510

Locking of computer to video timebase

54
348/512

Locking of video or audio to reference timebase

257
348/515

Audio to video

154
348/516

By controlling video or sync generator

62
348/517

Color television

9
348/520

Color

18
348/513

Frame or field synchronizers

95
348/514

Color television

17
348/518

Including compensation for transmission delays

97
348/519

Color television

12
348/551

Of mechanical scan

17
348/505

Phase locking regenerated subcarrier to color burst

182
348/506

Burst gate

133
348/507

Including demodulator

46
348/508

Digital

29
348/509

With line rate switch (e.g., pal)

20
348/501

Reprocessing

27
348/502

Specified color

17
348/521

Sync generation

216
348/522

Means on video signal generator

35
348/523

With addressable memory

35
348/524

With counter or frequency divider

116
348/525

Sync separation

201
348/532

By amplitude

39
348/526

Field or frame identification

63
348/527

Color

15
348/528

Including automatic gain control (agc)

26
348/533

Noise reduction

98
348/534

Amplitude limiting

17
348/535

Noise inversion

6
348/531

To produce distinct horizontal output

79
348/529

To produce distinct vertical output

77
348/530

With distinct horizontal output

59
348/550

To achieve interlaced scanning

48
348/723

Television transmitter circuitry

184
348/724

Modulator

159
348/14.01

Two-way video and voice communication (e.g., videophone)

545
348/14.06

Answering machine

48
348/14.08

Conferencing (e.g., loop)

457
348/14.09

Conferencing with multipoint control unit

261
348/14.1

Motion image conferencing

152
348/14.07

Display arrangement (e.g., multiscreen display)

165
348/14.04

Operating with other appliance (e.g., tv, vcr, fax, etc.)

66
348/14.02

Over wireless communication

254
348/14.05

Remote control

148
348/14.11

Switching

160
348/14.12

Transmission control (e.g., resolution or quality)

250
348/14.13

Compression or decompression

155
348/14.15

Field or frame difference (e.g., moving frame)

51
348/14.14

Still frame (e.g., freeze frame)

52
348/14.03

User interface (e.g., touch screen menu)

102
348/14.16

User positioning (e.g., parallax)

124
348/739

Video display

87
348/798

Array of lamps

33
348/799

Color tv

14
348/740

Array of shutters

7
348/836

Cabinet or chassis

292
348/843

Cabinet back

36
348/842

Light shielding

54
348/841

Masking

25
348/839

Modular

58
348/840

Multiple screens

30
348/838

Portable

85
348/837

With vehicle

118
348/805

Cathode-ray tube

99
348/808

Color tv

14
348/810

One electron beam supplying more than one color

15
348/811

Beam position indicating

35
348/812

Horizontal stripes

10
348/813

Photoelectric sensor

43
348/814

Secondary emission sensor

2
348/815

With electron-optical color selection

2
348/809

Separate electron beams in single tube

58
348/816

With color specific optical device

15
348/817

Electrochromic device

11
348/818

Protective device

74
348/820

External electric or magnetic effect

44
348/821

Implosion protection

26
348/823

Protective glass or panel

59
348/824

Bonded to crt faceplate

45
348/822

Tensioned band

76
348/819

Radiation protection for user

68
348/825

Support

131
348/826

Crt having only support at front portion

32
348/827

Crt position adjustable by user

37
348/828

Deflection element support

14
348/829

Yoke

43
348/830

Supported by crt neck

30
348/831

Adjustable

34
348/806

With distortion, alignment or focus

248
348/807

Color convergence correction

143
348/832

With optical element

91
348/835

Filters

85
348/833

For line elimination

6
348/834

Glare reduction

115
348/742

Color sequential

170
348/743

With moving color filters

218
348/795

Direct viewed light valve

25
348/800

Electroluminescent (e.g., scanned matrix, etc.)

54
348/803

Color tv

31
348/801

Light emitting diode

45
348/802

Color tv

9
348/797

Gas discharge

53
348/790

Liquid crystal

108
348/791

Color tv

49
348/792

Scanning circuit

86
348/793

Interlacing

28
348/794

With cabinet or housing structure

101
348/744

Projection device

389
348/789

Cabinet or chassis

93
348/776

Cathode-ray tube image source

67
348/787

Cabinet or chassis

69
348/788

Folding

20
348/778

Plural crts

55
348/779

With optical element

62
348/780

Beam combining

39
348/777

With intensifier

15
348/781

With optical element

88
348/785

Adjustable

30
348/782

Mirror arrangement

53
348/783

Concave mirror

11
348/784

With correcting plate

12
348/786

With screen or absorption filter

49
348/750

Plural parallel light modulators

145
348/754

Acousto-optic (e.g., bragg cell, etc.)

16
348/755

Deformable medium

29
348/751

Liquid crystal

127
348/752

Using birefringent or polarizing medium (e.g., kerr cell, pockel`s cell, etc.)

45
348/753

Electron beam addressed

5
348/756

With optical element

110
348/757

Beam combining

116
348/758

Plural serial light modulators

74
348/759

Single light modulator

96
348/769

Acousto-optic

47
348/760

Color tv

63
348/764

Deformable medium

24
348/765

Fluid

7
348/761

Liquid crystal

102
348/762

Using birefringent or polarizing medium (e.g., kerr cell, pockel`s cell, etc.)

27
348/763

Electron beam addressed

4
348/770

Deformable medium

67
348/773

Fluid medium

2
348/774

Deformed into diffraction grating (e.g., using electron beam)

7
348/775

Having significant chemical composition

8
348/771

Including solid-state deflection elements (e.g., deformable mirror device (dmd))

296
348/772

Medium in tape, ribbon, or membrane form

4
348/766

Liquid crystal

85
348/767

Using birefringent or polarizing medium (e.g., kerr cell, pockel`s cell, etc.)

23
348/768

Electron beam addressed

13
348/745

With alignment, registration or focus

328
348/746

Raster shape distortion

135
348/747

Raster size or position compensation

107
348/748

With cooling device

102
348/749

Liquid

36
348/741

Red-white phenomena

3
348/796

Vacuum panel

27
348/804

With optical fiber device

53
 
 
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