Video signal reproduction apparatus

Claim 2

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising: means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component; second frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal which is synchronized with said reproduced luminance signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal and said first and second color subcarrier-band signals to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal.

Claim 3

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising:

Claim 4

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising:

Claim 5

means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component; second frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal which is synchronized with said horizontal synchronizing signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band luminance signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band luminance signal and said first color subcarrier-band signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal.

Claim 6

means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component; second frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal which is synchronized with said horizontal synchronizing signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band luminance signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band luminance signal and said first color subcarrier-band signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal.

Claim 7

The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second frequency conversion means includes means for controlling the phase of said variable oscillation signal so that a phase difference between the phases of said horizontal synchronizing signal separated from said reproduced luminance signal and a high-band component of a horizontal synchronizing signal contained in said second color subcarrier-band signal becomes constant.

Claim 8

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising: means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component, and extracting from said first color subcarrier-band signal a reproduced chorominance signal; second frequency conversion means for freqency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced chrominance signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band component of luminance signal with said same jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band component of luminance signal and said chrominance signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal, wherein said second frequency conversion means comprises: means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; means for generating said variable oscillation signal from said horizontal synchronizing signal; automatic phase controller for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by said variable oscillation signal to said second color subcarrier-band signal; and filter means for extracting said high-band component of luminance signal from said second color subcarrier-band signal.

Claim 9

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising: means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component, and extracting from said first color subcarrier-band signal a reproduced chorominance signal; second frequency conversion means for freqency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced chrominance signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band component of luminance signal with said same jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band component of luminance signal and said chrominance signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal, wherein said second frequency conversion means comprises: means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; means for generating said variable oscillation signal from said horizontal synchronizing signal; automatic phase controller for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by said variable oscillation signal to said second color subcarrier-band signal; and filter means for extracting said high-band component of luminance signal from said second color subcarrier-band signal.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said filter means comprises a comb filter for attenuating a chrominance signal contained in said second color subcarrier-band signal.

Claim 11

The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said second frequency conversion means further comprising a pulse generator for generating a pulse signal synchronized with said horizontal synchronizing signal, wherein said filter means comprises a comb filter for attenuating a chrominance signal contained in said second color subcarrier-band signal, said comb filter having a variable delay element which varies its delay time in response to said pulse signal.

Claim 12

The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said filter means comprises a comb filter for attenuating a chrominance signal contained in said second color subcarrier-band signal, said comb filter having a variable delay element which varies its delay time in response to a pulse signal generated by an oscillator in said variable oscillation signal generating means.

Claim 13

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising: means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component, and extracting from said first color subcarrier-band signal a reproduced chrominance signal; second frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced chrominance signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band component of luminance signal with said same jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band component of luminance signal and said chrominance signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal, wherein said second frequency conversion means comprises: means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; means for generating said variable oscillation signal from said horizontal synchronizing signal; automatic phase controller for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by said variable oscillation signal to said second color subcarrier-band signal; filter means for extracting said high-band component of luminance signal from said second color subcarrier-band signal; and phase control means for controlling the phase of said variable oscillation signal so that a phase difference between the phases of said horizontal synchronizing signal separated from said reproduced luminance signal and a high-band component of horizontal synchronizing signal contained in said high-band component of luminance signal is eliminated.

Claim 14

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising: means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component, and extracting from said first color subcarrier-band signal a reproduced chrominance signal; second frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced chrominance signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band component of luminance signal with said same jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band component of luminance signal and said chrominance signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal, wherein said second frequency conversion means comprises: means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; means for generating said variable oscillation signal from said horizontal synchronizing signal; automatic phase controller for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by said variable oscillation signal to said second color subcarrier-band signal; filter means for extracting said high-band component of luminance signal from said second color subcarrier-band signal; and phase control means for controlling the phase of said variable oscillation signal so that a phase difference between the phases of said horizontal synchronizing signal separated from said reproduced luminance signal and a high-band component of horizontal synchronizing signal contained in said high-band component of luminance signal is eliminated.

Claim 15

The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said phase control means comprises a phase detector for detecting said phase difference and producing a phase difference pulse signal, and a phase shifter responsive to said phase difference pulse signal for shifting the phase of said variable oscillation signal.

Claim 16

The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said phase shifter comprises a pulse-width detector for detecting said phase difference pulse signal only when the pulse-width of said phase difference pulse signal is larger than a predetermined width, a state holder which inverts its state only when said pulse-width detector detects said phase difference pulse signal, and a phase controller responsive to an output signal of said state holder for inverting the phase of said variable oscillation signal.

Claim 17

The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said filter means comprises a comb filter for attenuating a chrominance signal contained in said second color subcarrier-band signal.

Claim 18

The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said variable oscillation signal generating means comprises a frequency multiplier for multiplying the frequency of said horizontal synchronizing signal separated from said reproduced luminance signal, and a frequency divider for dividing the frequency of an output signal of said frequency multiplier.

Claim 19

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising: means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component, and extracting from said first color subcarrier-band signal a reproduced chrominance signal; second frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced chrominance signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band component of luminance signal with said same jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band component of luminance signal and said chrominance signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal, wherein said second frequency conversion means comprises: means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; means for generating said variable oscillation signal from said horizontal synchronizing signal; automatic phase controller for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by said variable oscillation signal to said second color subcarrier-band signal; filter means for extracting said high-band component of luminance signal from said second color subcarrier-band signal; and phase control means for controlling the phase of said high-band component of luminance signal so that a phase difference between the phases of said horizontal synchronizing signal separated from said reproduced luminance signal and a high-band component of horizontal synchronizing signal contained in said high-band component of luminance signal is eliminated.

Claim 20

A video signal reproduction apparatus comprising: means for reproducing from a recording medium a recorded video signal containing a low-band-converted signal and a frequency-modulated signal, said low-band-converted signal being a color subcarrier-band signal separated from a composite color video signal and converted into a low-frequency band, said frequency-modulated signal being a carrier signal frequency-modulated by a luminance signal separated from the composite color video signal; means for separating the reproduced video signal into said low-band-converted signal and said frequency-modulated signal; means for demodulating said frequency-modulated signal to obtain a reproduced luminance signal; first frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a local oscillation signal to obtain a first color subcarrier-band signal without a phase jitter component, and extracting from said first color subcarrier-band signal a reproduced chrominance signal; second frequency conversion means for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by a variable oscillation signal to obtain a second color subcarrier-band signal with a same phase jitter component as that of said reproduced chrominance signal, and extracting from said second color subcarrier-band signal a high-band component of luminance signal with said same jitter component as that of said reproduced luminance signal; and means for mixing said reproduced luminance signal, said high-band component of luminance signal and said chrominance signal to obtain a reproduced composite color video signal, wherein said second frequency conversion means comprises: means for separating a horizontal synchronizing signal from said reproduced luminance signal; means for generating said variable oscillation signal from said horizontal synchronizing signal; automatic phase controller for frequency-converting said low-band-converted signal by said variable oscillation signal to said second color subcarrier-band signal; filter means for extracting said high-band component of luminance signal from said second color subcarrier-band signal; and phase control means for controlling the phase of said high-band component of luminance signal so that a phase difference between the phases of said horizontal synchronizing signal separated from said reproduced luminance signal and a high-band component of horizontal synchronizing signal contained in said high-band component of luminance signal is eliminated.

Claim 21

The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said phase control means comprises a phase detector for detecting said phase difference and producing a phase difference pulse signal, a pulse-width detector for detecting said phase difference pulse signal only when the pulse-width of said phase difference pulse signal is larger than a predetermined width, and a phase controller responsive to an output signal of said pulse-width detector for inverting the phase of said high-band component of luminance signal.

Claim 22

The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said filter means comprises a comb filter for attenuating a chrominance signal contained in said second color subcarrier-band signal.

Claim 23

The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said variable oscillation signal generating means comprises a frequency multiplier for multiplying the frequency of said horizontal synchronizing signal separated from said reproduced luminance signal, and a frequency divider for dividing the frequency of an output signal of said frequency multiplier.