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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Il-Taek Lim, Seoul, KR;
Cheol-Hong Min, Seoul, KR;
Sang-Hee Cho, Seoul, KR;
Seung-Jai Min, Seoul, KR;
Seong-Ok Bae, Kyonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung-Won Lim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A decoder for a digital TV receiver is disclosed. The present decoder improves the picture quality of a video signal down converted when an SD class TV receiver receives an HD class video signal. Generally, the decoder receives data in block units, converts a format of the data into a format for display, memorizes the data, processes the memorized data, and displays the processed data by converting the format to include more horizontal color signals than vertical color signals, memorizing and reproducing the data in downsampling the data in block units in a given ratio, and storing the data.