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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993

Filed:

Aug. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Hermann J Weckenbrock, Bordentown, NJ (US);

Christopher H Strolle, Glenside, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358105 ; 358214 ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus for detecting image motion in a television signal obtained by conversion of film images to a sequence of television video fields using the 2-3 film pulldown technique, comprising generating a plurality of interim motion detection signals which are always based upon a comparison of image points in the video signal which are spaced two sequential fields apart, and gating the plurality of interim motion detection signals together in order to generate a final motion detection signal.


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