Patent ID: 6072530
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A television system for displaying network application data on a display unit supporting interlaced display format, said television system comprising:an interface for receiving a plurality of original pixel data elements representing a non-interlaced image of said network application data, wherein said interlaced image includes a plurality of lines;a filter coupled to said interface for receiving said plurality of original pixel data elements, said filter performing a filtering operation using at least one of said plurality of lines and a previously generated filtered line to generate a filtered line, wherein a plurality of filtered lines including said filtered line represent a smoothened image of said interlaced image, and wherein said filtered line is used as a previously generated filtered line for generating a subsequent filtered line;a buffer coupled to said filter for storing said plurality of filtered lines generated by said filter such that said stored filtered line is available as said previously generated filtered line for generating said subsequent filtered line; anda display interface for receiving alternate lines of said plurality of filtered lines from said buffer, said display interface generating display signals for said display unit according to said received alternate lines, wherein said alternate lines form an interlaced image of said network application data,whereby said network application data is displayed on said display unit with minimal flicker.