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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A video signal processing apparatus which can process video signals with different formats simply by switching between programs for processing video signals. Different system clock signals are sent to the input and output processes by employing a programmable signal processor , input synchronizing signal processor , programmable signal processor and output synchronizing pulse processor . A method for processing the video signal can be flexibly changed simply by switching between signal processing programs for programmable signal processors. In addition, the use of a memory enables the signal, which is processed using the system clock signal in the input process, to be processed using the system clock signal in the output process. The present invention thus allows the processing of video signals with many different signal formats. The design of efficient circuitry will greatly reduce costs and production processes.