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US5153723A
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HDTV audio subsystem with timing characteristics compatible with video subsystem
Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
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Filing: 1991-07-24
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2011-07-24
Abstract
Abstract An audio subsystem for use in an HDTV broadcast system includes a sampler for sampling an analog audio signal at a sampling rate of 3H, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency. The sampled audio signal is formatted into repetitive blocks which are supplied to a compressor at a rate comprising an integral multiple of the data transmission frame rate of the HDTV system. An HDTV signal including the compressed audio blocks and a compressed video signal is transmitted and received by an HDTV receiver. The receiver reproduces a wideband video signal for display at a horizontal scanning rate of NH, where N is an integer equal to or greater than two, and an expanded digital audio signal at a sampling rate of 3H for driving a speaker system.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard W. Citta
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/86; H04H20/95; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/426; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/60; H04N5/602; H04N7/00; H04N7/015; H04N7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
An audio processor for use in an HDTV system of the type including a receiver for reproducing a televised video image in response to a horizontal scanning rate signal of frequency NH, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency and N is an integer equal to or greater than two, comprising: means for providing an analog audio signal; means for sampling said analog audio signal at a sampling rate equal to 3 H; and means for compressing said sampled audio signal, whereby a reproduction of said analog audio signal may be provided in said receiver in response to said compressed audio signal which includes substantially no undesired beat components due to said horizontal scanning rate signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
An audio processor for use in an HDTV system of the type including a receiver for reproducing a televised video image in response to a horizontal scanning rate signal of frequency NH, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency and N is an integer equal to or greater than two, comprising: means for providing an analog audio signal; means for sampling said analog audio signal at a sampling rate equal to 3 H; and means for compressing said sampled audio signal, whereby a reproduction of said analog audio signal may be provided in said receiver in response to said compressed audio signal which includes substantially no undesired beat components due to said horizontal scanning rate signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The audio processor of claim 1 wherein said HDTV system includes means for providing a video signal at a horizontal repetition rate of 3 H and further including means for locking said sampling rate to said horizontal repetition rate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The audio processor of claim 1 including means for supplying said sampled audio signal to said compressing means in the form of repetitive blocks of audio samples, the blocks being supplied at a rate which is an integral multiple of the data transmission frame rate of said HDTV system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The audio processor of claim 3 wherein said supplying means comprises means for supplying said audio blocks at a rate equal to 3 H/525 for each channel of said audio signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The audio processor of claim 3 wherein said HDTV system includes a data transmission frame comprising 525 successive data segments and further including means for encoding each of said compressed audio blocks for transmission in a respective one of said data segments.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The audio processor of claim 5 wherein, for each channel of said audio signal, three of said compressed audio blocks are encoded for transmission in said transmission frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The audio processor of claim 6 wherein each of said data segments has a duration of 1/H and wherein each of said compressed audio blocks is encoded in the form of a series of 4-level data symbols for transmission in a respective one of said data segments.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The audio processor of claim 3 wherein said supplying means comprises means for formatting said audio signal in repetitive blocks of 1050 audio samples which are supplied in 100% overlapping relation to each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The audio processor of claim 3 including means for modifying the audio blocks supplied to said compressing means such that the maximum number of consecutive non-zero samples of each is less than or equal to a predetermined power of two.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The audio processor of claim 9 wherein said supplying means comprises means for formatting said audio signal in repetitive blocks of 1050 audio samples which are supplied in 100% overlapping relation to each other and wherein said predetermined power of two comprises 1024.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
An audio processor for use in an HDTV system of the type including a receiver for reproducing a televised video image at a horizontal scanning rate of NH, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency and N is an integer equal to or greater than two, comprising: means for providing an analog audio signal; means for sampling said analog audio signal at a sampling rate equal to 3 H; means for formatting said sampled audio signal into repetitive blocks of audio samples and supplying said blocks at a rate which is an integral multiple of the data transmission frame rate of said HDTV system; and means for compressing said audio blocks supplied by said formatting means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
117 words
An audio processor for use in an HDTV system of the type including a receiver for reproducing a televised video image at a horizontal scanning rate of NH, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency and N is an integer equal to or greater than two, comprising: means for providing an analog audio signal; means for sampling said analog audio signal at a sampling rate equal to 3 H; means for formatting said sampled audio signal into repetitive blocks of audio samples and supplying said blocks at a rate which is an integral multiple of the data transmission frame rate of said HDTV system; and means for compressing said audio blocks supplied by said formatting means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The audio processor of claim 11 wherein said formatting means comprises means for formatting said sampled audio signal into repetitive 100% overlapped blocks of 1050 samples and supplying said blocks at a rate equal to 3 H/525 for each channel of said audio signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The audio processor of claim 12 including means for modifying the audio blocks supplied to said compressing means such that the maximum number of consecutive non-zero samples of each is less than or equal to 1024.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
132 words
An HDTV receiver comprising: means for receiving an HDTV signal including a compressed digital video component and a compressed digital audio component, said compressed digital audio component representing an analog audio signal sampled at a sampling rate 3 H, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency; means responsive to said received digital video component for providing an expanded digital video signal; means responsive to said received digital audio component for providing an expanded digital audio signal at a sampling rate of 3 H; means responsive to said expanded digital video signal for displaying a video image at a horizontal scanning rate NH, where N is an integer greater than or equal to two; and means responsive to said expanded digital audio signal for providing a reproduction of said analog audio signal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
132 words
An HDTV receiver comprising: means for receiving an HDTV signal including a compressed digital video component and a compressed digital audio component, said compressed digital audio component representing an analog audio signal sampled at a sampling rate 3 H, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency; means responsive to said received digital video component for providing an expanded digital video signal; means responsive to said received digital audio component for providing an expanded digital audio signal at a sampling rate of 3 H; means responsive to said expanded digital video signal for displaying a video image at a horizontal scanning rate NH, where N is an integer greater than or equal to two; and means responsive to said expanded digital audio signal for providing a reproduction of said analog audio signal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
The receiver of claim 14 wherein said digital audio component is received in the form of repetitive blocks of audio samples which occur at a rate comprising an integral multiple of the data transmission frame rate of said HDTV signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The receiver of claim 15 wherein said received HDTV signal is characterized by a data transmission frame comprising 525 successive data segments, each having a duration 1/H, each of said audio blocks being received during a respective one of said data segments.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The receiver of claim 16 wherein said blocks of audio samples are received at a rate of 3 H/525 for each channel of said audio signal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The receiver of claim 17 wherein said audio blocks are received in the form of a series of 4-level data symbols.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
116 words
An audio subsystem for use in an HDTV receiver of the type reproducing a televised image in response to a horizontal scanning rate signal of frequency NH, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency and N is an integer equal to or greater than two, comprising: means for receiving an HDTV signal including a compressed digital audio signal sampled at a sampling rate 3 H; means responsive to said received digital audio signal for providing an expanded digital audio signal at a sampling rate of 3 H; and means responsive to said expanded digital audio signal for reproducing an analog audio component including substantially no undesired beat components due to said horizontal scanning rate signal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
116 words
An audio subsystem for use in an HDTV receiver of the type reproducing a televised image in response to a horizontal scanning rate signal of frequency NH, where H is the NTSC horizontal scanning frequency and N is an integer equal to or greater than two, comprising: means for receiving an HDTV signal including a compressed digital audio signal sampled at a sampling rate 3 H; means responsive to said received digital audio signal for providing an expanded digital audio signal at a sampling rate of 3 H; and means responsive to said expanded digital audio signal for reproducing an analog audio component including substantially no undesired beat components due to said horizontal scanning rate signal.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
42 words
The audio subsystem of claim 19 wherein said compressed digital audio signal is received in the form of repetitive blocks of audio samples which occur at a rate comprising an integral multiple of the data transmission frame rate of said HDTV signal.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
43 words
The audio subsystem of claim 20 wherein said received HDTV signal is characterized by a data transmission frame comprising 525 successive data segments, each having a duration 1/H, each of said audio blocks being received during a respective one of said data segments.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
The audio subsystem of claim 21 wherein said blocks of audio samples are received at a rate of 3 H/525 for each channel of said audio signal.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The audio subsystem of claim 22 wherein said audio blocks are received in the form of a series of 4-level data symbols.
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