US3604852A
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Apparatus for the visual aesthetic display of sound
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-03-02
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Granted: 1971-09-14
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Expires: 1990-03-02
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for visually displaying aesthetic configurations representative of sound including multicolor kinescope displays in which the degree of sharp curvatures or discontinuities in the configurations being viewed on the kinescope display is substantially reduced by jointly varying beam intensity and beam deflection as a function of sound spectral content.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph B Weintraub
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:07
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N11/00; G; G10; G10L; G10L21/00; G10L21/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
In an apparatus for visually displaying aesthetic configurations representative of sound signals, which sound signals have been converted into corresponding electrical variations, said apparatus including a two-color kinescope having vertical and horizontal beam deflection means and a pair of electron guns with a pair of corresponding electron beam intensity control means, the combination comprising: means for receiving and separating the electrical variations into two different frequency bands; means for coupling one of the electron beam intensity control means and the vertical beam deflection means to said frequencyband-separating means for response to one of said frequency bands and not to the other of said bands; and means for coupling the other of said electron beam intensity control means and the horizontal beam deflection means to said frequency-band-separating means for response to said other of said frequency bands and not to said one of said bands.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
In an apparatus for visually displaying aesthetic configurations representative of sound signals, which sound signals have been converted into corresponding electrical variations, said apparatus including a two-color kinescope having vertical and horizontal beam deflection means and a pair of electron guns with a pair of corresponding electron beam intensity control means, the combination comprising: means for receiving and separating the electrical variations into two different frequency bands; means for coupling one of the electron beam intensity control means and the vertical beam deflection means to said frequencyband-separating means for response to one of said frequency bands and not to the other of said bands; and means for coupling the other of said electron beam intensity control means and the horizontal beam deflection means to said frequency-band-separating means for response to said other of said frequency bands and not to said one of said bands.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said coupling means includes: means for detecting the envelope of its respective frequency band; and means for coupling said respective envelope-detecting means to its associated deflection means and beam intensity control means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: said kinescope is a three-color kinescope having a third electron gun and a corresponding intensity control means; and the frequency-separating means includes means for partitioning the electrical variations into three different frequency bands; the apparatus further comprising: means for detecting the envelope of said third frequency band; and means for applying the detected envelope of the third frequency band to the beam intensity control means of said third electron gun.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: said means for applying said detected envelope is effective for applying it only to said beam intensity control means of said third electron gun.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
In an apparatus according to claim 2, the pair of means for detecting the envelopes of the electrical variations include: a pair of switching rectifier means, each rectifier means having an anode, signal bias, and cathode terminals, said anode terminals coupling the means for applying the detected envelope, said signal bias terminals being responsive to the electrical variations of a corresponding frequency band; and a source of power bias connecting the cathode terminal to a constant reference.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
83 words
In an apparatus according to claim 2, the means for applying the detected envelope to the beam intensity control and the vertical deflection means, and the means for applying same to the beam intensity control and horizontal deflection means each including: a magnetically operable reed relay, the coil of each of said reed relays coupling the associated deflection means and being driven by the corresponding detected envelope output, the contacts of said reed relay connecting the intensity control means to a voltage source.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-09-13 | 1975-03-15 | 1975-09-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-09-13 | 1979-03-15 | 1979-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-09-13 | 1983-03-15 | 1983-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |