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Still video camera with a multi-screen memory
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-12-28
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Granted: 1992-05-05
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Expires: 2010-12-28
Abstract
Abstract The invention is disclosed to provide a still video camera for reproducing a plurality of image source signals recorded in a plurality of recording tracks on a plurality of sub-screens, or reproducing an image source signal recorded in one track on a plurality of sub-screens, by using a multi-screen memory. The still video camera having a modulator, a recording/reproducing amplifier, a demodulator, a camera controller, and reproducer controller, includes a microprocessor for generating recording/reproducing commands, a multi-screen controller for generating A/D and D/A sampling clocks, a multi-screen recording/reproducing control signal, first and second switching control signals, an A/D converter for converting the modulated analog signals into digital signals, an analog switch for supplying the luminance signal, the first and second chrominance signals to the A/D converter, multi-screen memories for recording multi-screen image source signals in response to the control signal from the multi-screen controller, a plurality of D/A converters for generating the luminance signal, and the first and second chrominance signals into analog signals, a video switch for switching the above luminance and chrominance signals, and an encoder for encoding the signals passed through the video switch and a sysnchronizing signal so as to generate composite image signals.
Inventors
- 👤 Seok-Hoon Nam
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/2137; H04N1/2141; H04N9/00; H04N9/77; H04N9/78; H04N9/79; H04N9/87; H04N9/877; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
340 words
A still video camera for recording or reproducing a still picture, including modulating means for generating a frequency modulated synchronizing signal by receiving a signal which is generated by photographing an object, recording/reproducing means for recording/reproducing the signals output from said modulating means on or/and from a recording media, demodulating means for demodulating the signals generated from said recording media so as to produce a luminance signal and a first and second chrominance signals, camera controlling means for supplying recording control signals to said modulating means and the recording/reproducing means according to a recording switching signal, and reproducer controlling means for supplying a reproducing control signal and a reproducing mode control signal to said recording/reproducing means according to a reproducing switching signal, comprising: a microprocessor for generating recording/reproducing commands by analyzing a mode control signal generated according to mode selections; multi-screen controlling means for generating an A/D and D/A sampling clocks, a multi-screen recording/reproducing control signal, a first and second switching control signals according to the recording/reproducing commands of the microprocessor; A/D converting means for converting analog signals into digital signals according to said A/D conversion sampling clock; an analog switch for supplying said luminance signal, said first and second chrominance signals to said A/D converting means according to said first switching control signal; multi-screen memory means having a plurality of memories for recording/reproducing multi-screen image signals in response to said multi-screen recording/reproducing control signal generated from said multi-screen controller; D/A converting means having a plurality of D/A converters for generating a luminance signal, and a first and second chrominance signals by converting the signals generated from said recording media into analog signals according to said D/A conversion sampling clock of said multi-screen controller; video switching means for selectively generating the image signals, and the luminance signal, and the first and second chrominance signals from the D/A converting means according to the second switching control signal; and an encoder for encoding the signal generated from said video switching means and a synchronizing signal so as to generate composite image signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
340 words
A still video camera for recording or reproducing a still picture, including modulating means for generating a frequency modulated synchronizing signal by receiving a signal which is generated by photographing an object, recording/reproducing means for recording/reproducing the signals output from said modulating means on or/and from a recording media, demodulating means for demodulating the signals generated from said recording media so as to produce a luminance signal and a first and second chrominance signals, camera controlling means for supplying recording control signals to said modulating means and the recording/reproducing means according to a recording switching signal, and reproducer controlling means for supplying a reproducing control signal and a reproducing mode control signal to said recording/reproducing means according to a reproducing switching signal, comprising: a microprocessor for generating recording/reproducing commands by analyzing a mode control signal generated according to mode selections; multi-screen controlling means for generating an A/D and D/A sampling clocks, a multi-screen recording/reproducing control signal, a first and second switching control signals according to the recording/reproducing commands of the microprocessor; A/D converting means for converting analog signals into digital signals according to said A/D conversion sampling clock; an analog switch for supplying said luminance signal, said first and second chrominance signals to said A/D converting means according to said first switching control signal; multi-screen memory means having a plurality of memories for recording/reproducing multi-screen image signals in response to said multi-screen recording/reproducing control signal generated from said multi-screen controller; D/A converting means having a plurality of D/A converters for generating a luminance signal, and a first and second chrominance signals by converting the signals generated from said recording media into analog signals according to said D/A conversion sampling clock of said multi-screen controller; video switching means for selectively generating the image signals, and the luminance signal, and the first and second chrominance signals from the D/A converting means according to the second switching control signal; and an encoder for encoding the signal generated from said video switching means and a synchronizing signal so as to generate composite image signals.
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