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Automatically synchronized visual and sound recording and presentation system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-10-08
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Granted: 1971-07-06
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Expires: 1989-10-08
Abstract
Abstract A system for recording sound on a synchronous time basis with respect to a visual image and automatically reproducing the sound and the visual image on a synchronous time basis. In one embodiment of the invention, a camera employs a magnetic drum which is operatively connected to the shutter mechanism of the camera. The drum serves as a mechanical delay mechanism for temporarily retaining the sound until the film has advanced to a point where the sound can be recorded on a film tract in synchronous time relationship to exposure of visual images on a film. After the message has been recorded on the film, an erase mechanism removes the message so that an unrecorded portion of the drum is moved into a position for receipt of a new sound message. A projector capable of presenting the film sound and visual image on a synchronous time basis also employs a magnetic drum as a mechanical delay mechanism. Another embodiment of the invention provides a magnetic belt system which replaces the drum as a mechanical delay mechanism. In addition, a third embodiment where the film itself serves as a delay mechanism is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter A Ried
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:42
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/18; G11B15/26; G11B15/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A system for synchronously presenting sound with respect to a visual image on a movable media and where the sound is related to said visual image, said system comprising; a. visual image affording means enabling the creation of a series of visual images with respect to a moving media, b. sound affording means operatively associated with said visual image affording means enabling the creation of frequencies representing sound with respect to said moving media and where the frequencies representing the sound are related to at least some of said series of visual images, c. said media having a photosensitive portion capable of having an image formed thereon, a temporary sound track essentially coplanar to said photosensitive portion and capable of having said frequencies recorded thereon, and a permanent sound track essentially coplanar to said photosensitive portion and capable of having said last-named frequencies transferred from said temporary track and recorded on said permanent track, d. means for erasing the frequencies on said temporary track after transferrance to said permanent track, and e. synchronization means operatively associated with said media for presenting said frequencies with respect to the proper visual image on said moving media so that said visual images and frequencies representing sound are located with respect to each other on a synchronous time basis.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
215 words
A system for synchronously presenting sound with respect to a visual image on a movable media and where the sound is related to said visual image, said system comprising; a. visual image affording means enabling the creation of a series of visual images with respect to a moving media, b. sound affording means operatively associated with said visual image affording means enabling the creation of frequencies representing sound with respect to said moving media and where the frequencies representing the sound are related to at least some of said series of visual images, c. said media having a photosensitive portion capable of having an image formed thereon, a temporary sound track essentially coplanar to said photosensitive portion and capable of having said frequencies recorded thereon, and a permanent sound track essentially coplanar to said photosensitive portion and capable of having said last-named frequencies transferred from said temporary track and recorded on said permanent track, d. means for erasing the frequencies on said temporary track after transferrance to said permanent track, and e. synchronization means operatively associated with said media for presenting said frequencies with respect to the proper visual image on said moving media so that said visual images and frequencies representing sound are located with respect to each other on a synchronous time basis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 further characterized in that the visual image affording means is a shutter mechanism.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 1 further characterized in that gear coupling means is operatively connected to said visual image affording means and synchronizing means to drive said visual image affording means and synchronizing means on a time related synchronous basis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
175 words
In a camera including a shutter mechanism for recording a visual image on a radiation sensitive film with means for supplying the film to the shutter mechanism and removing the film therefrom, said film including an image portion, a substantially coplanar temporary sound track capable of having frequencies representing sound recorded thereon, and a permanent sound track substantially coplanar to said image portion and capable of having said last-named frequencies transferred from said temporary track and recorded on said permanent track, sound sensing means, first recorDing means operatively located with respect to said film for recording a sound message on said temporary sound track, second recording means operatively located with respect to said film and recording said message from said temporary sound track on said permanent sound track at a predetermined time with respect to the recording of the visual image on said film and after said film has moved a predetermined distance from said shutter mechanism, and means for erasing the sound message on said temporary track after recordation thereof on said permanent track.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
175 words
In a camera including a shutter mechanism for recording a visual image on a radiation sensitive film with means for supplying the film to the shutter mechanism and removing the film therefrom, said film including an image portion, a substantially coplanar temporary sound track capable of having frequencies representing sound recorded thereon, and a permanent sound track substantially coplanar to said image portion and capable of having said last-named frequencies transferred from said temporary track and recorded on said permanent track, sound sensing means, first recorDing means operatively located with respect to said film for recording a sound message on said temporary sound track, second recording means operatively located with respect to said film and recording said message from said temporary sound track on said permanent sound track at a predetermined time with respect to the recording of the visual image on said film and after said film has moved a predetermined distance from said shutter mechanism, and means for erasing the sound message on said temporary track after recordation thereof on said permanent track.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The camera of claim 4 further characterized in that a separate sound reading member is connected to said second recording means and is located to read said message from said temporary sound track.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The camera of claim 4 further characterized in that said first recording means magnetically records said sound message on said temporary sound track and said second recording means optically records said sound message on said permanent sound track.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
199 words
In a projector including a shutter mechanism for reproducing a visual image from a film with means for supplying the film to the shutter mechanism and means for removing the film therefrom, said film having a visual image track, a substantially coplanar temporary sound track capable of having frequencies of sound recorded thereon, and a permanent sound track substantially coplanar to said image track and having frequencies of sound recorded thereon, sound presenting means, first reproducing means operatively located with respect to said film for reproducing a sound message recorded on said permanent sound track, a recording member operatively associated with said first reproducing means for recording said sound message on said temporary sound track, when the visual image on said visual image track associated with said sound message is a predetermined distance from said shutter mechanism, second reproducing means located to read the message on said temporary sound track and being operatively connected to said sound presenting means to cause presentation of said sound message on a synchronous time basis with the said visual image, and erase means for erasing the message on the temporary sound track after the message has been reproduced by said second reproducing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
199 words
In a projector including a shutter mechanism for reproducing a visual image from a film with means for supplying the film to the shutter mechanism and means for removing the film therefrom, said film having a visual image track, a substantially coplanar temporary sound track capable of having frequencies of sound recorded thereon, and a permanent sound track substantially coplanar to said image track and having frequencies of sound recorded thereon, sound presenting means, first reproducing means operatively located with respect to said film for reproducing a sound message recorded on said permanent sound track, a recording member operatively associated with said first reproducing means for recording said sound message on said temporary sound track, when the visual image on said visual image track associated with said sound message is a predetermined distance from said shutter mechanism, second reproducing means located to read the message on said temporary sound track and being operatively connected to said sound presenting means to cause presentation of said sound message on a synchronous time basis with the said visual image, and erase means for erasing the message on the temporary sound track after the message has been reproduced by said second reproducing means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The projector of claim 7 further characterized in that said erase means includes an erase head and a bias oscillator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
The projector of claim 7 further characterized in that said permanent sound track has the sound message optically recorded thereon and that said first reproducing means optically reproduces said sound message, said temporary sound track has the sound message magnetically recorded thereon and that said second reproducing means magnetically reproduces said sound message.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
194 words
The method of recording sound on a movie film on a synchronous time basis with visual images recorded on a visual image track of said film and where said film has a contiguous temporary sound track and a contiguous permanent sound track, said method comprising: a. introducing said film into an image forming area and exposing said film to create a series of visual images on said visual image track, b. simultaneously recording a sound message associated with each visual image of said series of visual images on said temporary sound track, c. moving said film from said image forming area and simultaneously moving the temporary sound track therewith from the area where said sound message has been recorded thereon, d. reading the sound message recorded on said temporary sound track, e. recording said sound message on the permanent sound track of said film so that the sound message is located to be presented on a synchronous time basis with presentation of the visual image with which it is associated, and f. thereafter erasing said sound message from said temporary sound track after said sound message has been recorded on said permanent sound track.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
194 words
The method of recording sound on a movie film on a synchronous time basis with visual images recorded on a visual image track of said film and where said film has a contiguous temporary sound track and a contiguous permanent sound track, said method comprising: a. introducing said film into an image forming area and exposing said film to create a series of visual images on said visual image track, b. simultaneously recording a sound message associated with each visual image of said series of visual images on said temporary sound track, c. moving said film from said image forming area and simultaneously moving the temporary sound track therewith from the area where said sound message has been recorded thereon, d. reading the sound message recorded on said temporary sound track, e. recording said sound message on the permanent sound track of said film so that the sound message is located to be presented on a synchronous time basis with presentation of the visual image with which it is associated, and f. thereafter erasing said sound message from said temporary sound track after said sound message has been recorded on said permanent sound track.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 10 furtHer characterized in that the sound message is magnetically recorded on said temporary sound track and optically recorded on said permanent sound track.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
223 words
The method of presenting sound from a movie film on a synchronous time basis with presentation of visual images recorded on a visual image track on said film and where the film includes a contiguous permanent sound track with a sound message recorded thereon and a temporary sound track capable of having said message recorded thereon, said method comprising: a. reading a sound message recorded on said permanent sound track and which sound message is associated with a particular visual image recorded on said visual image track, b. recording said sound message from the permanent sound track onto the temporary sound track, c. moving portions of the visual images on said film visual image track into an image projecting area, d. simultaneously reading portions of the sound message recorded on said temporary sound track and which portions of the sound message are associated with the visual images moved into said image projecting area, e. reproducing said message read from said temporary sound track and presenting the sound message on said temporary sound track element at the time that said particular visual image is located in said image projecting area so that said message can be presented on a synchronous time basis with the projection of said visual image, and f. erasing the sound message recorded on said temporary sound track after presentation thereof.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
223 words
The method of presenting sound from a movie film on a synchronous time basis with presentation of visual images recorded on a visual image track on said film and where the film includes a contiguous permanent sound track with a sound message recorded thereon and a temporary sound track capable of having said message recorded thereon, said method comprising: a. reading a sound message recorded on said permanent sound track and which sound message is associated with a particular visual image recorded on said visual image track, b. recording said sound message from the permanent sound track onto the temporary sound track, c. moving portions of the visual images on said film visual image track into an image projecting area, d. simultaneously reading portions of the sound message recorded on said temporary sound track and which portions of the sound message are associated with the visual images moved into said image projecting area, e. reproducing said message read from said temporary sound track and presenting the sound message on said temporary sound track element at the time that said particular visual image is located in said image projecting area so that said message can be presented on a synchronous time basis with the projection of said visual image, and f. erasing the sound message recorded on said temporary sound track after presentation thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 12 further characterized in that the permanent sound track has the sound message optically recorded thereon and that the sound message is magnetically recorded on the temporary sound track.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-05 | 1975-01-04 | 1975-07-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-05 | 1979-01-04 | 1979-07-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-05 | 1983-01-04 | 1983-07-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |