US5148275A
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Second video program
Assignee: Technicolor USA Inc
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Filing: 1990-11-15
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Granted: 1992-09-15
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Expires: 2010-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A television receiver having a video memory receives a small number of lines of a second low motion content video program transmitted during the vertical blanking interval of a first normal video program, stores and accumulates the lines of the second video program in video memory, and displays the image of the second video program when it is fully assembled. Audio for the second video program is conveyed via a second audio program (SAP) channel. In this manner two video programs, each of which is encoded in a standard television format (i.e., NTSC, PAL, or SECAM) can be received by a single tuner tuned to a single channel. In an embodiment utilizing picture-in-picture processing circuitry, the second video program can be displayed in an inset area of the screen.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold Blatter
- 👤 Billy W. Beyers, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:37
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/46; H04N7/00; H04N7/08; H04N7/087; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/431; H04N21/4312; H04N21/4316; H04N21/47; H04N21/478; H04N21/47815; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/8146; H04N21/8153; H04N5/445; H04N5/45; H04N7/06; H04N7/0806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
274 words
A television receiver, comprising: tuner means for receiving RF signals, said tuner means selecting a particular RF signal from a plurality of RF signals in response to a control signal; control means for generating said control signal for causing said tuner means to select said particular RF signal; video processing means coupled to said tuner means for receiving said selected RF signal and producing a first baseband video signal for a first television program therefrom, said first baseband video signal being encoded in a standard television format and having a portion containing a predetermined amount of a second baseband video signal, said predetermined amount of said second baseband signal also being encoded in a standard television format; picture-in-picture processing means coupled to said video processing means for receiving said first baseband video signal, and for producing a signal which when displayed on a display means produces an image containing an inset picture area within a main picture area; means for selecting said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal from said first baseband video signal including a video line acquisition means comprising a counter means and a line detector means; memory means for storing and accumulating data representative of recurring ones of said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal to form an image of a second video program; means for reading said data representing said second video program image from said memory means for display within one of said main picture area and said inset area; and means for detecting, and processing audio signals, corresponding to a second audio program, said second audio program being associated with said second video program.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
274 words
A television receiver, comprising: tuner means for receiving RF signals, said tuner means selecting a particular RF signal from a plurality of RF signals in response to a control signal; control means for generating said control signal for causing said tuner means to select said particular RF signal; video processing means coupled to said tuner means for receiving said selected RF signal and producing a first baseband video signal for a first television program therefrom, said first baseband video signal being encoded in a standard television format and having a portion containing a predetermined amount of a second baseband video signal, said predetermined amount of said second baseband signal also being encoded in a standard television format; picture-in-picture processing means coupled to said video processing means for receiving said first baseband video signal, and for producing a signal which when displayed on a display means produces an image containing an inset picture area within a main picture area; means for selecting said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal from said first baseband video signal including a video line acquisition means comprising a counter means and a line detector means; memory means for storing and accumulating data representative of recurring ones of said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal to form an image of a second video program; means for reading said data representing said second video program image from said memory means for display within one of said main picture area and said inset area; and means for detecting, and processing audio signals, corresponding to a second audio program, said second audio program being associated with said second video program.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The television receiver of claim 1, wherein said portion of said first baseband video signal containing a predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal is the vertical blanking interval of said first baseband video signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The television receiver of claim 2, wherein a plurality of video lines of said vertical blanking interval are subject to contain said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The television receiver of claim 1 wherein said plurality of video lines containing said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal is two.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The television receiver of claim 4 wherein said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal occupies television line 16.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The television receiver of claim 4 wherein said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal occupies television line 20.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The television receiver of claim 4 wherein said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal occupies television lines 16 and 20.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
240 words
A television receiver, comprising: tuner means for receiving RF signals, said tuner means selecting a particular RF signal from a plurality of RF signals in response to a control signal; control means for generating said control signal for causing said tuner means to select said particular RF signal; video processing means coupled to said tuner means for receiving said selected RF signal and producing a first baseband video signal for a first television program therefrom, said first baseband video signal having a portion subject to contain a predetermined amount of a second baseband video signal; picture-in-picture processing means coupled to said video processing means for receiving said first baseband video signal, and for producing a signal which when displayed on a display means produces an image containing an inset picture area within a main picture area; means including decoding means for selecting said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal from said first baseband video signal; memory means storing and accumulating data representative of recurring ones of said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal to form an image of a second video program; means for reading said data representing said second video program image from said memory means for display in one of said maim picture area and said inset picture area; and means for detecting, and processing audio signals, corresponding to a second audio program, said second audio program being associated with said second video program.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
240 words
A television receiver, comprising: tuner means for receiving RF signals, said tuner means selecting a particular RF signal from a plurality of RF signals in response to a control signal; control means for generating said control signal for causing said tuner means to select said particular RF signal; video processing means coupled to said tuner means for receiving said selected RF signal and producing a first baseband video signal for a first television program therefrom, said first baseband video signal having a portion subject to contain a predetermined amount of a second baseband video signal; picture-in-picture processing means coupled to said video processing means for receiving said first baseband video signal, and for producing a signal which when displayed on a display means produces an image containing an inset picture area within a main picture area; means including decoding means for selecting said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal from said first baseband video signal; memory means storing and accumulating data representative of recurring ones of said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal to form an image of a second video program; means for reading said data representing said second video program image from said memory means for display in one of said maim picture area and said inset picture area; and means for detecting, and processing audio signals, corresponding to a second audio program, said second audio program being associated with said second video program.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The television receiver of claim 8, wherein said portion of said first baseband video signal being subject to contain a predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal is the vertical blanking interval of said first baseband video signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The television receiver of claim 9, wherein a plurality of video lines of said vertical blanking interval are subject to contain said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The television receiver of claim 10 wherein said plurality of video lines subject to contain said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal is two.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The television receiver of claim 11 wherein said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal occupies television line 16.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The television receiver of claim 11 wherein said predetermined amount of said second baseband video signal occupies television line 20.
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