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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dong-Gyun Kim, Suwon, KR;
Sang-Won Suh, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348581 ; 348556 ;
Abstract
An automatic picture size control method for a semiwide-screen television receiver. According to the method, levels of left and right edge portions in all active period of one horizontal scanning line of a received television signal are sampled, and how many times a sampled level becomes a black level for a predetermined time is detected and counted. Thereafter, a size of a displayed picture is designated as a plus picture size or a normal picture if a counted value is larger than a predetermined first value, or smaller than a predetermined second value, respectively.