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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Jörg Tappermann, Stuttgart, DE;
Alexander Scholz, Stuttgart, DE;
Gil Golov, Backnang, DE;
Alfried Dilly, Stuttgart, DE;
Jörg Tappermann, Stuttgart, DE;
Alexander Scholz, Stuttgart, DE;
Gil Golov, Backnang, DE;
Alfried Dilly, Stuttgart, DE;
Sony Deutschland GmbH, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
The design of a video processing core designed for processing video signals of a specific video format requires a high expense. It is therefore desirable to be able to use such a video processing core for other video formats as well. The invention therefore provides the method for video signal processing, wherein the following steps are performed: receiving an input video signal () having a first or input format (INOUT, NTSC; INOUT, PAL), processing said input video signal () or a modified video signal (), which is a derivative of said input video signal (), using a video signal processing method, which is designed for processing video signals of a fixed second or processing format (PAL; NTSC) thus generating a processed video signal (), outputting said processed video signal () or a derivative thereof as an output video signal (), wherein said modified video signal () is derived from said input video signal () by adding or removing pixels to/from said input video signal (), thereby obtaining said modified video signal () with an intermediate format (PROC), if said first or input format (INOUT, NTSC; INOUT, PAL) is not conform to said fixed or processing second format, wherein said output video signal () is derived from said processed video signal () by accordingly removing or adding pixels from/to said processed video signal () thereby obtaining an output video signal () of said first format, if said first or input format (INOUT, NTSC; INOUT, PAL) is not conform to said second or processing format (PAL; NTSC).