US4544959A
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Video recording system
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1982-05-05
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Granted: 1985-10-01
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Expires: 2002-05-05
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a video recording system comprising a video camera and a recorder for recording the output image signal of the video camera, wherein only at the time point at which the recorder is in the stand-by state the video camera can take picture.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Kozuki
- 👤 Makoto Takayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A video recording system comprising in combination: (A) image pick-up means for producing an electrical signal corresponding to a received object image, said pick-up means having a partially operative standby state for preparation of the production of said signal and a fully operative state at which the pick-up means produces the signal; (B) recording means for recording the electrical signal produced from said image pick-up means on a recording medium, said recording means having a partially operative standby state for a preparation of the signal recording and a fully operative state at which the recording means records the signal on the medium; (C) first instruction means for setting said image pick-up means and said recording means at their respective standby states; (D) second instruction means for producing an instruction to set said image pick-up means and said recording means at their respective fully operative states; and (E) control means for inhibiting the instruction of said second instruction means until said image pick-up means and said recording means reach their respective standby state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A video recording system comprising in combination: (A) image pick-up means for producing an electrical signal corresponding to a received object image, said pick-up means having a partially operative standby state for preparation of the production of said signal and a fully operative state at which the pick-up means produces the signal; (B) recording means for recording the electrical signal produced from said image pick-up means on a recording medium, said recording means having a partially operative standby state for a preparation of the signal recording and a fully operative state at which the recording means records the signal on the medium; (C) first instruction means for setting said image pick-up means and said recording means at their respective standby states; (D) second instruction means for producing an instruction to set said image pick-up means and said recording means at their respective fully operative states; and (E) control means for inhibiting the instruction of said second instruction means until said image pick-up means and said recording means reach their respective standby state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes timer means for clocking a predetermined period of time which is sufficient for said image pick-up means and said recording means to reach their respective standby states after said first instruction means is operated and for inhibiting the instruction by said second instruction means until said timer means finishes said predetermined period of time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes detecting means for detecting that said image pick-up means and said recording means have reached their respective standby states and for inhibiting the instruction by said second instruction means until said detecting means detects that the image pick-up means and the recording means reaches their respective standby states.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein said first and said second instruction means are arranged to be operated by common operation means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system according to claim 4, wherein said first instruction means is arranged to be operated when said operation means is operated by a predetermined amount, while said second instruction means is arranged to be operated when the operation means is operated more than said predetermined amount.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein said recording means includes; at least one magnetic head for recording the signal on the recording medium; and a motor for relatively moving said head and the recording medium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein at the standby state of said recording means, said motor reaches a predetermined rotation speed; said control means being arranged to inhibit the instruction by said second instruction means until at least said motor reaches said speed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein the recording medium is a magnetic tape and said motor is arranged to rotate said head relative to the tape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein the recording medium is a magnetic disc and said motor is arranged to rotate the disc relative to said head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein said image pick-up means includes an image pick-up tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system according to claim 10, wherein at the standby state of said image pick-up means, said image pick-up tube is sufficiently heated; said control means being arranged to inhibit the instruction by said second instruction means until at least said image pick-up means is sufficiently heated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
150 words
A video recording system comprising: (A) image pick-up means for producing an electrical signal corresponding to a received image, said pick-up means having a predetermined rise time necessary to reach a predetermined operative state for the production of said signal after a power supply thereto; (B) recording means for recording the electrical signal produced from said image pick-up means on a recording medium, said recording means having a predetermined rise time necessary to reach a predetermined operative state for the signal recording after a power supply thereto; (C) power supply circuit means for supplying said image pick-up means and said recording means with electrical power; and (D) control means for controlling power supply to said image pick-up means and to said recording means, said control means being arranged to start power supply to the pick-up means and to the recording means at different timings according to their respective rise times.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
150 words
A video recording system comprising: (A) image pick-up means for producing an electrical signal corresponding to a received image, said pick-up means having a predetermined rise time necessary to reach a predetermined operative state for the production of said signal after a power supply thereto; (B) recording means for recording the electrical signal produced from said image pick-up means on a recording medium, said recording means having a predetermined rise time necessary to reach a predetermined operative state for the signal recording after a power supply thereto; (C) power supply circuit means for supplying said image pick-up means and said recording means with electrical power; and (D) control means for controlling power supply to said image pick-up means and to said recording means, said control means being arranged to start power supply to the pick-up means and to the recording means at different timings according to their respective rise times.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
The system according to claim 12, wherein said power supply circuit means includes a power source switch; and said control means includes timer means responsive to said switch to start to clock and is arranged to start power supply to said recording means and to said image pick-up means in sequence according to the clocking by said timer means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 13, wherein said timer means is arranged to clock the respective rise times of said image pick-up means and said recording means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system according to claim 12, 13, or 14, wherein said recording means includes: at least one magnetic head for recording the signal on the recording medium; and a motor for moving said head and the recording medium relative to each other.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system according to claim 15, wherein said motor necessitates said rise time to reach a predetermined rotational speed after supply of power thereto.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 15, wherein the recording medium is a magnetic tape and said motor is arranged to rotate said head relative to the tape.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 15, wherein the recording medium is a magnetic disc and said motor is arranged to rotate the disc relative to said head.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system according to claim 12, 13, or 14, wherein said image pick-up means includes an image pick-up tube.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system according to claim 19, wherein said image pick-up tube necessitates said rise time to reach a sufficiently heated state after the power supply thereto.
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