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System for colorizing video with both pseudo-colors and selected colors
Assignee: New York Institute of Technology
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Filing: 1983-09-09
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Granted: 1986-08-26
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Expires: 2003-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A system is disclosed for forming frames of color video signals. A video color encoder and a multichannel keyer are employed in generating color frames from monochrome frames. Colors from a pseudo-color generator can be automatically inserted in portions of a frame that are not being colorized by an operator with operator-selected colors.
Inventors
- 👤 Lance Williams
- 👤 Jules Bloomenthal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/60; H04N1/62; H04N1/622; H04N9/00; H04N9/43
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
A system for forming frames of color video signals, comprising: means for deriving a monochrome video signal representative of a video frame; a monochrome video frame buffer for storing said monochrome video signal; a pseudo-color look-up memory responsive to the output of said monochrome video frame for generating a plurality of pseudo-color component signals; means for deriving a luminance signal from the output of said monochrome video frame buffer; means for generating operator-selected color component signals for operator-selected regions of pixels of a video frame; a color video frame memory for storing said operator-selected color component signals for each pixel in the regions selected by the operator for colorization; a video color encoder having a luminance input and a plurality of color component inputs, and an encoded color video output; means responsive to color component signals output from said color video frame memory for generating a keying control signal; a multichannel keying means, under control of said keying control signal, for receiving said pseudo-color component signals and the operator-selected color component signals and for selecting for coupling to the color component inputs of said video color encoder either said pseudo-color component signals or said operator-selected color component signals; means for applying said luminance signal to the luminance input of said encoder; and means for recording the output of said encoder.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
220 words
A system for forming frames of color video signals, comprising: means for deriving a monochrome video signal representative of a video frame; a monochrome video frame buffer for storing said monochrome video signal; a pseudo-color look-up memory responsive to the output of said monochrome video frame for generating a plurality of pseudo-color component signals; means for deriving a luminance signal from the output of said monochrome video frame buffer; means for generating operator-selected color component signals for operator-selected regions of pixels of a video frame; a color video frame memory for storing said operator-selected color component signals for each pixel in the regions selected by the operator for colorization; a video color encoder having a luminance input and a plurality of color component inputs, and an encoded color video output; means responsive to color component signals output from said color video frame memory for generating a keying control signal; a multichannel keying means, under control of said keying control signal, for receiving said pseudo-color component signals and the operator-selected color component signals and for selecting for coupling to the color component inputs of said video color encoder either said pseudo-color component signals or said operator-selected color component signals; means for applying said luminance signal to the luminance input of said encoder; and means for recording the output of said encoder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system as defined by claim 1, further comprising color display means for displaying the output of said encoder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
The system as defined by claim 2, wherein said means for deriving a luminance signal comprises means for generating a first luminance signal from an output of the monochrome video frame buffer and further comprises means for generating a second luminance signal from said plurality of pseudo-color component signals, and wherein said multichannel keying means is also operative, under control of said keying control signal, to couple either said first luminance signal or said second luminance signal to the luminance input of said encoder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system as defined by claim 2, further comprising a second color display means, and means for selecting, under operator control, either said pseudo-color color component signals or said operator-selected color component signals for display on said second color display means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
The system as defined by claim 4, further comprising means for deriving a cursor signal; an auxiliary video memory for storing said cursor signal; and further keying means responsive to said stored cursor signal for coupling said stored cursor signal to said second color display means to the exclusion of other signals when said cursor signal is present.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as defined by claim 5, wherein said color video frame memory includes a digital frame store.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system as defined by claim 5, wherein said encoder is an RGBY encoder having red, green, blue and luminance inputs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as defined by claim 7, wherein said encoder is an NTSC encoder having as its output an NTSC encoded signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as defined by claim 2, wherein said color video frame memory includes a digital frame store.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system as defined by claim 2, wherein said encoder is an RGBY encoder having red, green, blue and luminance inputs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as defined by claim 10, wherein said encoder is an NTSC encoder having as its output an NTSC encoded signal.
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