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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz-Werner Keesen, Hanover, DE;
Gunter Oberjatzas, Barsinghausen, DE;
Hartmut Peters, Hanover, DE;
Assignee:
Telefunken Fernseh und Rundfunk GmbH, Hanover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358133 ; 338 13 ; 338141 ; 370 83 ; 375 25 ;
Abstract
A method for transmitting digital video signals wherein spectral values are sorted according to magnitude and leading zeros are suppressed. In this way, the average word per pixel length can be reduced to about 1 bit, with image quality remaining acceptable.