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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1989
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A scanconverter system with a superimposing apparatus for converting an interlaced video signal to a non-interlaced video signal and forming desired image data by superimposing a computer-generated image on another image reproduced from a laser disc or the like. The system comprises a write clock generator for generating a write clock of a predetermined frequency, a read clock generator for generating a read clock of a double frequency, a line memory unit for storing a horizontal line of an interlaced digital video signal and outputting a first non-interlaced digital video signal, a frame memory unit for storing a frame of the interlaced digital video signal and outputting a second non-interlaced digital video signal, a detector for detecting whether the interlaced digital video signal represents a still picture or not, and a selector for selecting one of the first and second non-interlaced digital video signals according to the output of the detector. Selection of the first or second non-interlaced digital video signal depends on whether the interlaced digital video signal represents a still picture or not.