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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2004
Dale R. Adams, San Jose, CA (US);
David C. Buuck, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cheng Hwee Chee, Saratoga, CA (US);
Laurence A. Thompson, Saratoga, CA (US);
Dale R. Adams, San Jose, CA (US);
David C. Buuck, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cheng Hwee Chee, Saratoga, CA (US);
Laurence A. Thompson, Saratoga, CA (US);
Silicon Image, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable DVD player includes a generally thin prismatic enclosure having a first major surface, a second major surface separated from the first major surface, and side surfaces connecting the first major surface to the second major surface. At least a portion of the first major surface includes a video display. The enclosure further includes a DVD entry port such that a DVD can be inserted into the enclosure. A digital processing system within the enclosure includes a decoder, a deinterlacer, and a display controller. The decoder receives signals from a DVD inserted into the enclosure to provide a decoded, interlaced video signal, the deinterlacer converts the interlaced video signal to a deinterlaced video signal, and the display controller uses the deinterlaced video signal to provide progressively scanned video on the video display. Preferably, the portable DVD player is both mechanically and electronically isolated for physical shocks to the player.