General Instrument Corporation

Telecommunications of Colorado, Inc.

News America Publications, Inc.

United Video Properties, Inc.

Constance J Borges

Michael D Ellis

David E Zeidler

Robert M Simons

Rose A Reynolds

Dennis Tenney

Barry L Smith

Michael Dean Ellis

Methods and apparatus for reducing the artifacts associated with still frame display and video capture of interlaced video are provided. Tuner receives an interlaced video signal having an image frame with first and second fields. Motion detector detects whether motion is present between the first and second fields. Memory stores one or both of the fields for processing when motion is detected. Processor processes the stored field(s) to provide an image frame with reduced artifacts. Various processing techniques are provided to generate the image frame from the stored field(s), without duplicating the stored field for use as the other field. Memory stores the image frame. If motion is not detected, the first and second fields are both stored to provide the image frame. The stored image frame can then be continuously displayed to provide still frame display, or can be captured for subsequent use.

Methods and apparatus for providing video still frame and video capture features from interlaced video signals

A system and method for localizing an aggregated electronic program guide (EPG) schedule covering a plurality of service environments includes an information filter located at the subscriber's set-top box conditioned to recognize which schedule information is relevant to the viewer's service environment. Only schedule information corresponding to the viewer's own service environment is stored in the EPG's schedule database. The result is an electronic program schedule that is tailored to the viewer's specific service environment without the use of costly equipment on the transmission side of the program schedule feed.

Electronic program guide schedule localization system and method

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Churchville, PA, United States of America

Constance J Borges