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Video signal noise evaluation and removal circuit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-12-30
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Granted: 1990-08-21
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Expires: 2008-12-30
Abstract
Abstract By extracting a high frequency A.C. signal from the tips of the horizontal sync pulses, and sensing for the presence of pulses occurring at abnormal times, an extremely simple method of both measuring and removing unwanted noise and noise pulses in a base band video signal is disclosed. This noise appears in the video signal as the result of poor transmission or reception, low quality recordings, playback tracking errors, defective recordings, and physically damaged video tapes. Also, extra pulses have been intentionally added to some video signals to disrupt the agc circuits of a video recorder and prevent the proper recording of that signal. The invention will identify and remove them as well.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry N. Switsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:47
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91; H04N5/913; H04N5/14; H04N5/21; H04N5/213; H04N2005/91307; H04N2005/91314
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A circuit to measure the noise content of a base band video signal comprising: a first means to separate the tips of the sync pulses from a composite video signal without limiting them so as to preserve the noise content contained in said tips of said sync pulses; a second means to separate said noise content from said tips of said sync pulses; and a third means to convert said noise content to an indication signal that varies in proportion to the amount of said noise content present, whereby said base band video signal may be evaluated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A circuit to measure the noise content of a base band video signal comprising: a first means to separate the tips of the sync pulses from a composite video signal without limiting them so as to preserve the noise content contained in said tips of said sync pulses; a second means to separate said noise content from said tips of said sync pulses; and a third means to convert said noise content to an indication signal that varies in proportion to the amount of said noise content present, whereby said base band video signal may be evaluated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The circuit described in claim 1 wherein: said first means is a transistor with a low value collector load resistor, to prevent said transistor from saturating, and losing the noise content contained in said tips of said sync pulses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The circuit described in claim 1 wherein: said first means is a transistor with an inductor in its collector load to enhance the high frequency noise content in said sync tips by presenting a higher impedance collector load at the frequency of the said noise content.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
107 words
A circuit to remove unwanted extra pulses occuring between the normal horizontal sync pulses anywhere in the total field of a video signal, comprising: a sync separator first means normally passing the horizontal sync pulses, and blocking the serrations of the vertical sync pulses; a second means responsive to said first means that has an output to activate a third means only when said extra pulses are present between said normal horizontal sync pulses; and a said third means responsive to said second means to substantially remove said extra pulses from said video signal while activated, whereby said extra pulses cannot disturb equipment processing said video signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
107 words
A circuit to remove unwanted extra pulses occuring between the normal horizontal sync pulses anywhere in the total field of a video signal, comprising: a sync separator first means normally passing the horizontal sync pulses, and blocking the serrations of the vertical sync pulses; a second means responsive to said first means that has an output to activate a third means only when said extra pulses are present between said normal horizontal sync pulses; and a said third means responsive to said second means to substantially remove said extra pulses from said video signal while activated, whereby said extra pulses cannot disturb equipment processing said video signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The circuit described in claim 4 wherein: at least one of said extra pulses is caused by noise created by playback errors of a video tape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The circuit described in claim 4 wherein: at least one of said extra pulses is intentionally placed in said video signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
140 words
A circuit to remove unwanted extra pulses occurring between the normal horizontal sync pulses anywhere in the total field of a video signal, comprising: a first means responsive to the normal horizontal sync pulses of said video signal, to enable a second means to be responsive to any extra pulses for a period of time between said normal horizontal sync pulses anywhere in the total field of said video signal; a said second means unresponsive to said normal horizontal sync pulses while inhibited, but responsive to said extra pulses occurring between said normal horizontal sync pulses while enabled, to activate a third means for a period of time; and a said third means responsive to said second means to remove said extra pulses from said video signal while activated, whereby said extra pulses cannot disturb equipment processing said video signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
140 words
A circuit to remove unwanted extra pulses occurring between the normal horizontal sync pulses anywhere in the total field of a video signal, comprising: a first means responsive to the normal horizontal sync pulses of said video signal, to enable a second means to be responsive to any extra pulses for a period of time between said normal horizontal sync pulses anywhere in the total field of said video signal; a said second means unresponsive to said normal horizontal sync pulses while inhibited, but responsive to said extra pulses occurring between said normal horizontal sync pulses while enabled, to activate a third means for a period of time; and a said third means responsive to said second means to remove said extra pulses from said video signal while activated, whereby said extra pulses cannot disturb equipment processing said video signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The circuit described in claim 7 wherein: at least one of said extra pulses are caused by noise created by playback errors of a video tape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The circuit described in claim 7 wherein: at least one of said extra pulses are intentionally placed in said video signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The circuit described in claim 7 wherein: said third means is not activated for the vertical sync time.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The circuit described in claim 7 wherein: said second means is inhibited for most of the vertical sync time.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The circuit described in claim 7 wherein: said first means is inhibited for most of the vertical sync time.
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