IP Library Granted Patent US 7,420,625
Granted Patent B1
US 7,420,625 · App. 11/031,310 · Granted Sep 2, 2008

Fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separation system and method

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Patent No.
US 7,420,625
App. No.
11/031,310
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Kind
B1
Abstract

We describe and claim a fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separation system and method. The fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separation system includes an adaptive Y/C separator to use fuzzy logic to separate chrominance data in a video signal, and a panel to display the chrominance data. The adaptive Y/C separator includes a plurality of filters, each to separate chrominance data in a video signal, and a blending circuit to use fuzzy logic to blend the chrominance data.

Claims (58)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of filters, each to separate chrominance data in a video signal; and

a blending circuit to use fuzzy logic to blend the chrominance data, where the blending circuit comprises:

a plurality of fuzzy logic classifiers, each classifier to manipulate chrominance data from a corresponding subset of the plurality of filters

where each fuzzy logic classifier adapted to manipulate corresponding chrominance data to indicate a level of congruence with a corresponding fuzzy logic set; and

where each fuzzy logic set is adapted to indicate how well each corresponding subset of the plurality of filters separates the chrominance in the video signal; and

an aggregator to blend the chrominance data from the fuzzy logic classifiers.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 where the aggregator is adapted to blend the chrominance data by comparing each level of congruence.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 where each fuzzy logic set is adapted to be programmable.

4. The apparatus of claim 1

where the plurality of filters includes at least one comb filter; and

where the blending circuit includes an error reduction circuit to adjust a bandwidth of the at least one comb filter.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 where the error reduction circuit is adapted to be programmable.

6. The apparatus of claim 1

where the blending circuit is adapted to determine the suitability of each filter to separate the chrominance data; and

where the blending circuit is adapted to blend the chrominance data responsive to the determination.

7. A system comprising:

a fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separator to separate luminance and chrominance data in a video signal, where the fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separator comprises:

a plurality of filters, each to separate chrominance data in a video signal; and

a blending circuit to use fuzzy logic to blend the chrominance data, where the blending circuit comprises:

a plurality of fuzzy logic classifiers, each classifier to manipulate chrominance data from a corresponding subset of the plurality of filters

where each fuzzy logic classifier is adapted to manipulate corresponding chrominance data to indicate a level of congruence with a corresponding fuzzy logic set; and

where each fuzzy logic set is adapted to indicate how well each corresponding subset of the plurality of filters separates the luminance and chrominance in the video signal; and

an aggregator to blend the chrominance data from the fuzzy logic classifiers; and

a panel to display the luminance and chrominance data.

8. The system of claim 7 where the aggregator is adapted to blend the chrominance data by comparing each level of congruence.

9. The system of claim 7 where each fuzzy logic set is adapted to be programmable.

10. The system of claim 7

where the plurality of filters includes at least one comb filter; and

where the blending circuit includes an error reduction circuit to adjust a bandwidth of the at least one comb filter.

11. The system of claim 10 where the error reduction circuit is adapted to be programmable.

12. The system of claim 7

where the blending circuit is adapted to determine the suitability of each filter to separate the chrominance data; and

where the blending circuit is adapted to blend the chrominance data responsive to the determination.

13. A method comprising:

receiving chrominance data from a plurality of separators, each separator to separate chrominance data in a video signal;

using fuzzy logic to determine the ability of each separator to separate the chrominance data responsive to the receiving; and

aggregating the chrominance data received from each separator responsive to the using.

14. The method of claim 13 comprises determining the luminance data from the aggregated chrominance data.

15. The method of claim 13 comprises

determining a congruence level of chrominance data from each separator to a corresponding fuzzy logic set; and

indicating the suitability of each separator to separate the chrominance data.

16. The method of claim 13 comprising

manipulating the chrominance data received from each separator responsive to each corresponding determination; and

blending the manipulated chrominance data.

17. The method of claim 16 where each manipulated chrominance data indicates a congruence level with a corresponding fuzzy logic set.

18. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving chrominance data from a plurality of separators, each separator to separate chrominance data in a video signal;

means for using fuzzy logic to determine the ability of each separator to separate the chrominance data responsive to the receiving; and

means for aggregating the chrominance data received from each separator responsive to the using.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 comprising means for determining the luminance data from the aggregated chrominance data.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 comprising

means for determining a congruence level of chrominance data from each separator to a corresponding fuzzy logic set; and

means for indicating the suitability of each separator to separate the chrominance data.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 comprising

means for manipulating the chrominance data received from each separator responsive to each corresponding determination; and

means for blending the manipulated chrominance data.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 where each manipulated chrominance data indicates a congruence level with a corresponding fuzzy logic set.

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