US3196205A
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Color television camera system
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1961-06-27
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1981-06-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alda V Bedford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 03:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/10; H04N23/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
IN COMBINATION, THREE PICTURE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBES OF THE VIDICON TYPE CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THEY HAVE COMPARATIVELY LOW RESOLUTION AND AN NORMALLY UNDERSIRABLE LAG WHEREBY A REPRODUCED PICTURE TENDS TO SMEAR WHEN THERE IS PICTURE MOTION, MEANS FOR DERIVING FROM THE OUTPUTS OF SAID VIDICONS A COLOR SUBCARRIER WHICH CARRIES COLOR DIFFERENCE SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF A SCENE, A COMPARATIVELY HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBE, MEANS FOR OBTAINING FROM SAID HIGH RESOLUTION TUBE A BRIGHTNESS OR LUMINANCE SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUM OF THE LUMINANCES OF ALL OF THE PICTURE COLOR COMPONENTS OF SAID SCENE, AND MEANS FOR ADDING SAID LUMINANCE SIGNAL TO SAID COLOR SUBCARRIER TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SAID SCENE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
IN COMBINATION, THREE PICTURE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBES OF THE VIDICON TYPE CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THEY HAVE COMPARATIVELY LOW RESOLUTION AND AN NORMALLY UNDERSIRABLE LAG WHEREBY A REPRODUCED PICTURE TENDS TO SMEAR WHEN THERE IS PICTURE MOTION, MEANS FOR DERIVING FROM THE OUTPUTS OF SAID VIDICONS A COLOR SUBCARRIER WHICH CARRIES COLOR DIFFERENCE SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF A SCENE, A COMPARATIVELY HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURE SIGNAL PICKUP TUBE, MEANS FOR OBTAINING FROM SAID HIGH RESOLUTION TUBE A BRIGHTNESS OR LUMINANCE SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUM OF THE LUMINANCES OF ALL OF THE PICTURE COLOR COMPONENTS OF SAID SCENE, AND MEANS FOR ADDING SAID LUMINANCE SIGNAL TO SAID COLOR SUBCARRIER TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SAID SCENE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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