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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew C Bennett, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Donald R Strange, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358160 ; 358180 ; 358903 ; 358138 ; 358260 ; 358335 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus by which video signals can be converted to digitized values and stored in memory. Means are provided for continuous digitization of successive images which may be stored in computer memory in real time. Additionally, means are provided for compression of adjacent picture elements to produce a spacially compressed image which takes up less memory space. Also disclosed are means for compressing successive frames so as to produce a temporally compressed image.