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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Kitaura, Nagareyama, JP;
Tomoaki Uchida, Noda, JP;
Assignee:
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358 11 ; 358140 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for processing a MUSE system television signal to obtain a converted NTSC system signal which can be displayed by a conventional NTSC receiver, enabling selection of a first mode of operation in which the MUSE signal picture is displayed with right and left side portions removed, to conform to the NTSC aspect ratio, and a second mode in which the entire MUSE signal picture is displayed between upper and lower masking regions.