A digital image processor is provided. The digital image processor includes a deinterlacing processor that is implemented upon a digital processing unit. The deinterlacing processor is coupled to an input operable to receive an interlaced video stream, a digital memory for storing portions of the interlaced...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20030098924?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030098924 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE SOURCE FORMAT OF VIDEO IMAGES
