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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:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor H Van Der Voort, Eindhoven, NL;
Frederick M Boekhorst, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358242 ; 358254 ; 358140 ;
Abstract
Picture display device for displaying pictures having a first aspect ratio and pictures having a second aspect ratio on a display screen having the first aspect ratio, comprising a circuit for applying a signal to pixels which are not associated with the second aspect ratio picture when a second aspect ratio picture is being displayed. The picture display device further comprises an adjustable cover for covering not associated pixels when the picture having the second aspect ratio is being displayed and for uncovering these pixels when a picture having the first aspect ratio is being displayed.