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US5136387A
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Rf modular requiring no test pattern generator
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-22
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2011-04-22
Abstract
Abstract An RF modulator according to this invention is constructed so as to allow channel setting without a test pattern generator. Specifically, the RF comprises an A/D converter for digitizing the TV channel setting data, an oscillator control circuit for controlling both the audio carrier oscillation and the RF carrier oscillation on the basis of the channel setting data digitized by the A/D converter, a signal adder for combining the video signal amplitude-modulated at the frequency of the RF carrier oscillation with the audio signal frequency/amplitude-modulated at the frequency of the audio carrier oscillation, channel picking-up means for picking up a portion near the center of each channel in the channel setting data, and a clipper circuit for cutting of the video signal at both ends of each channel setting range that have not been picked up by the channel picking-up means.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyoshi Mori
- 👤 Shigetaka Sawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an audio carrier oscillator; a frequency modulator for receiving an audio signal, and frequency modulating said audio signal in accordance with the frequency of said audio carrier oscillator; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the audio carrier oscillator and the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with the data digitized by said A/D converter; signal synthesizing means for combining the amplitude-modulated video signal with the frequency-modulated audio signal; signal control means for receiving said video signal and 1) passing said video signal if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the center of a channel range and 2) preventing said video signal from passing if the digitized data from said A/D converter does not correspond to a frequency region near the center of a channel range.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an audio carrier oscillator; a frequency modulator for receiving an audio signal, and frequency modulating said audio signal in accordance with the frequency of said audio carrier oscillator; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the audio carrier oscillator and the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with the data digitized by said A/D converter; signal synthesizing means for combining the amplitude-modulated video signal with the frequency-modulated audio signal; signal control means for receiving said video signal and 1) passing said video signal if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the center of a channel range and 2) preventing said video signal from passing if the digitized data from said A/D converter does not correspond to a frequency region near the center of a channel range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
An RF modulator according to claim 1, wherein said signal control means compares said digitized data from said A/D converter with previously prepared data and produces a signal capable of indicating whether the digitized data corresponds to a frequency region near the center of a channel range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An RF modulator according to claim 1, wherein said signal control means includes a clipper circuit for clipping said video signal at a suitable clipping level.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An RF modulator according to claim 1, wherein said signal control means includes a switch circuit for cutting off the transmitting path of said video signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
An RF modulator according to claim 1, further comprising means for amplitude modulating said audio signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an audio carrier oscillator; a frequency modulator for receiving an audio signal, and frequency modulating said audio signal in accordance with the frequency of said audio carrier oscillator; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the audio carrier oscillator and the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with the data digitized by said A/D converter; signal synthesizing means for combining the amplitude-modulated video signal with the frequency-modulated audio signal; clipping means for clipping said video signal at a suitable clipping level if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the ends of a channel range.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
151 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an audio carrier oscillator; a frequency modulator for receiving an audio signal, and frequency modulating said audio signal in accordance with the frequency of said audio carrier oscillator; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the audio carrier oscillator and the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with the data digitized by said A/D converter; signal synthesizing means for combining the amplitude-modulated video signal with the frequency-modulated audio signal; clipping means for clipping said video signal at a suitable clipping level if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the ends of a channel range.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
151 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an audio carrier oscillator; a frequency modulator for receiving an audio signal, and frequency modulating said audio signal in accordance with the frequency of said audio carrier oscillator; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the audio carrier oscillator and the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with the data digitized by said A/D converter; signal synthesizing means for combining the amplitude-modulated video signal with the frequency-modulated audio signal; switch means for cutting off a transmission path of said video signal if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the ends of a channel range.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
151 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an audio carrier oscillator; a frequency modulator for receiving an audio signal, and frequency modulating said audio signal in accordance with the frequency of said audio carrier oscillator; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the audio carrier oscillator and the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with the data digitized by said A/D converter; signal synthesizing means for combining the amplitude-modulated video signal with the frequency-modulated audio signal; switch means for cutting off a transmission path of said video signal if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the ends of a channel range.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
136 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with data digitized by said A/D converter; B signal control means for receiving said video signal and 1) passing said video signal if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the center of a channel range and 2) preventing said video signal from passing if the digitized data from said A/D converter does not correspond to a frequency region near the center of a channel range.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
136 words
An RF modulator that performs TV channel setting, comprising: an A/D converter for digitizing data corresponding to a selected frequency within a channel range; an RF carrier oscillator; an amplitude modulator for receiving a video signal, and amplitude modulating said video signal in accordance with the frequency of said RF carrier oscillator; an oscillator control circuit for controlling the RF carrier oscillator in accordance with data digitized by said A/D converter; B signal control means for receiving said video signal and 1) passing said video signal if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the center of a channel range and 2) preventing said video signal from passing if the digitized data from said A/D converter does not correspond to a frequency region near the center of a channel range.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
An RF modulator according to claim 8, wherein said signal control means includes switch means for cutting off a transmission path of said video signal if the digitized data from said A/D converter corresponds to a frequency region near the ends of a channel range.
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