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Method and apparatus for carrying out television special effects
Assignee: Grass Valley USA LLC
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Filing: 1986-10-24
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2006-10-24
Abstract
Abstract An output video signal is derived from an input video signal by writing the input video signal into a frame buffer, generating a sequence of address words, modifying the sequence of address words, and using the modified sequence of address words to read the video signal from the frame buffer. The sequence of address words is modified by comparing each address word of the sequence with a reference word that defines a predetermined location of the scene represented by the input video signal, and combining each address word that defines a location of the input scene having a selected spatial relationship with the predetermined location with an offset word.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Jackson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/222; H04N5/262; H04N5/272
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A method of deriving an output video signal from an input video signal that is representative of an input scene, comprising writing the input video signal into a frame buffer, generating a sequence of address words, comparing each address word with a reference word that defines a predetermined location of the input scene, modifying at least those address words that define locations of the input scene having a selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location by combining each of them with an offset word, whereby a modified sequence of address words is generated, and using the modified sequence of address words to read the video signal from the frame buffer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of deriving an output video signal from an input video signal that is representative of an input scene, comprising writing the input video signal into a frame buffer, generating a sequence of address words, comparing each address word with a reference word that defines a predetermined location of the input scene, modifying at least those address words that define locations of the input scene having a selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location by combining each of them with an offset word, whereby a modified sequence of address words is generated, and using the modified sequence of address words to read the video signal from the frame buffer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the address words that define locations of the input scene having said selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by adding each of them to the offset word.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the address words that define locations of the input scene having said selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by subtracting each of them from the offset word.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1, wherein address words that define locations of the input scene having a second selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location, the second selected spatial relationship and the first-mentioned selected spatial relationship being mutually exclusive, are modified by combining each of them with a second offset word.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein the address words that define locations of the input scene having the first-mentioned selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by adding each of them to the first-mentioned offset word, and the address words that define locations of the input scene having the second selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by subtracting each of them from the second offset word.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
207 words
A method of deriving an output video signal from an input video signal representative of an input scene, comprising writing the input video signal into a frame buffer using a first sequence of address words, generating a second sequence of address words that is identical to the first sequence of address words but is in delayed relationship with respect to the first sequence of address words, operating on address words of the second sequence so as to generate a third sequence of address words, the third sequence of address words defining locations that are within the memory space of the frame buffer but are distributed over said memory space in a different manner from the address words of the first sequence, comparing each address word of the third sequence with a reference word that defines a predetermined location in the memory space of the frame buffer, modifying at least those address words of the third sequence that define locations of the memory space that have a selected relationship with said predetermined location by combining each of them with an offset word, whereby a fourth sequence of address words is generated, and using the fourth sequence of address words to read the video signal from the frame buffer.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
207 words
A method of deriving an output video signal from an input video signal representative of an input scene, comprising writing the input video signal into a frame buffer using a first sequence of address words, generating a second sequence of address words that is identical to the first sequence of address words but is in delayed relationship with respect to the first sequence of address words, operating on address words of the second sequence so as to generate a third sequence of address words, the third sequence of address words defining locations that are within the memory space of the frame buffer but are distributed over said memory space in a different manner from the address words of the first sequence, comparing each address word of the third sequence with a reference word that defines a predetermined location in the memory space of the frame buffer, modifying at least those address words of the third sequence that define locations of the memory space that have a selected relationship with said predetermined location by combining each of them with an offset word, whereby a fourth sequence of address words is generated, and using the fourth sequence of address words to read the video signal from the frame buffer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 6, wherein the address words of the third sequence that define locations of the input scene having said selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by adding each of them to the offset word.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the address words of the third sequence that define locations of the input scene having said selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by subtracting each of them from the offset word.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 6, wherein address words of the third sequence that define locations of the input scene having a second selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location, the second selected spatial relationship and the first-mentioned selected spatial relationship being mutually exclusive, are modified by combining each of them with a second offset word.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
80 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein the address words of the third sequence that define locations of the input scene having the first-mentioned selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by adding each of them to the first-mentioned offset word and the address words of the third sequence that define locations to the input scene having the second selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location are modified by subtracting each of them from the second offset word.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus for deriving an output video signal from an input video signal representative of an input scene, comprising a frame buffer, means for writing the input video signal into the frame buffer, means for generating a sequence of address words, comparison means for comparing each address word with a reference word that defines a predetermined location of the input scene, means for modifying at least those address words that define locations of the input scene having a selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location by combining each of them with an offset word, whereby a modified sequence of address words is generated, and means for using the modified sequence of address words to read the video signal from the frame buffer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
121 words
Apparatus for deriving an output video signal from an input video signal representative of an input scene, comprising a frame buffer, means for writing the input video signal into the frame buffer, means for generating a sequence of address words, comparison means for comparing each address word with a reference word that defines a predetermined location of the input scene, means for modifying at least those address words that define locations of the input scene having a selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location by combining each of them with an offset word, whereby a modified sequence of address words is generated, and means for using the modified sequence of address words to read the video signal from the frame buffer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the means for modifying the address words that define locations of the input scene having said selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location comprise a register containing the offset word, a switch controlled by the comparison means for selecting the register in the event that the location defined by the address word has said selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location, and an arithmetic unit connected to the switch for receiving the offset word contained in the register and combining it with the address word.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus according to claim 12, comprising a second register containing a second offset word, and wherein the comparison means causes the switch to select the second register when the address word defines a location of the input scene having a second selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location, said second selected spatial relationship and the first-mentioned selected spatial relationship being mutually exclusive, so that the arithmetic unit receives the second offset word when the address word defines a location having said second selected spatial relationship with said predetermined location and combines the address word with the second offset word.
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