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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2007
Severin Werner Engeli, Herisau, CH;
Roger Dominik Bozzini, Schaffhausen, CH;
Magdy Megeid, Zurich, CH;
Severin Werner Engeli, Herisau, CH;
Roger Dominik Bozzini, Schaffhausen, CH;
Magdy Megeid, Zurich, CH;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A letterbox detector includes a detection module configured to determine aspect ratio changes in an input signal. A transition module is configured to transition between a plurality of display modes associated with the aspect ratio changes. A first display mode to a second display mode transition is performed over a first period of time, and a second display mode to a first display mode is performed gradually over a second period of time, that is different from the first period of time. The letterbox detector may be included in digital and analog displays.