US5365264A
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Video network system with computer LAN
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1991-11-29
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Granted: 1994-11-15
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Expires: 2011-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A bi-directional video signal transmission system is equipped with transmission lines having coupled upsteam and downstream segments. With the entire band of a RF signal being taken as a modulation frequency band, an image signal modulated to a frequency band and RF-multiplexed in the upstream segment is introduced into the downstream segment at the modulated frequency and is then branched to demodulate the same frequency band, thereby obtain one video signal transmission channel. In response to a request by a subscriber, a channel management section assigns and releases the transmission channels and further outputs a control command whereby a transceiver control section performs switching-control of the transmission frequencies to transceiver units.
Inventors
- 👤 Akino Inoue
- 👤 Motohiro Misawa
- 👤 Kazuaki Yamaguchi
- 👤 Etsumi Kanaya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:09
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/147
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system comprising: transmission line means stretched to have upstream and downstream portions for transmitting a RF signal on which an analogue image signal is frequency-multiplexed; one-way amplifier means inserted into said transmission line means for amplifying said RF signal; modulating means for modulating a base-band image signal into a signal having a variable carrier frequency; mixing means inserted into the upstream portion of said transmission line means for mixing said signal modulated in said modulating means to said RF signal; dividing means inserted into the downstream porion of said transmission line means for picking up an image signal having a variable carrier frequency from said RF signal; demodulating means for demodulating said image signal picked up by said dividing means into said base-band image signal image signal input means for supplying said base-band image signal to said modulating means; image display means for outputting said base-band image signal from said demodulating means; transmission request means for generating a request of a video signal transmission; channel management means for receiving the request from said transmission request means and assigning an available transmission channel responsively thereto; and control means for controlling switching operations of modulation and demodulation in said modulating and demodulating means in accordance with the transmission channel assigned by the channel management means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system comprising: transmission line means stretched to have upstream and downstream portions for transmitting a RF signal on which an analogue image signal is frequency-multiplexed; one-way amplifier means inserted into said transmission line means for amplifying said RF signal; modulating means for modulating a base-band image signal into a signal having a variable carrier frequency; mixing means inserted into the upstream portion of said transmission line means for mixing said signal modulated in said modulating means to said RF signal; dividing means inserted into the downstream porion of said transmission line means for picking up an image signal having a variable carrier frequency from said RF signal; demodulating means for demodulating said image signal picked up by said dividing means into said base-band image signal image signal input means for supplying said base-band image signal to said modulating means; image display means for outputting said base-band image signal from said demodulating means; transmission request means for generating a request of a video signal transmission; channel management means for receiving the request from said transmission request means and assigning an available transmission channel responsively thereto; and control means for controlling switching operations of modulation and demodulation in said modulating and demodulating means in accordance with the transmission channel assigned by the channel management means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said modulating and demodulating means has a switching function for selecting one among a plurality of image signals to be inputted thereto.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising image signal recording and reproducing means coupled to said modulating and demodulating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said modulating and demodulating means is coupled to an external network through coding and decoding means for coding and decoding an image signal and further through an interface apparatus comprising a data-multiplexing unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
235 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system comprising: transmission line means for transmitting an RF signal including a frequency-multiplexed video signal; one-way amplifier means inserted into said transmission line means for amplifying said RF signal; video signal input means for supplying a base-band video signal; modulating means receiving said base-band video signal from said video signal input means for switchedly modulating said baseband video signal to one of a plurality of channels of said transmission line means by switchedly selecting one of a plurality of modulating frequencies and outputting a modulated video signal; mixing means in an upstream portion of said transmission line means for mixing said modulated video signal with said RF signal; separating means in a downstream portion of said transmission line means for separating the modulated video signal from said RF signal and outputting a separated video signal; demodulating means for switchedly demodulating said separated video signal into said base-band video signal by switchedly applying one of a plurality of demodulating frequencies and outputting a demodulated video signal; image display means for displaying said demodulated video signal; transmission request means for generating a video signal transmission request; channel management means for receiving the request from said transmission request means and assigning a variably selected transmission channel responsively thereto; and control means for controlling switching operations of said modulating and demodulating means in accordance with the transmission channel assigned by the channel management means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
235 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system comprising: transmission line means for transmitting an RF signal including a frequency-multiplexed video signal; one-way amplifier means inserted into said transmission line means for amplifying said RF signal; video signal input means for supplying a base-band video signal; modulating means receiving said base-band video signal from said video signal input means for switchedly modulating said baseband video signal to one of a plurality of channels of said transmission line means by switchedly selecting one of a plurality of modulating frequencies and outputting a modulated video signal; mixing means in an upstream portion of said transmission line means for mixing said modulated video signal with said RF signal; separating means in a downstream portion of said transmission line means for separating the modulated video signal from said RF signal and outputting a separated video signal; demodulating means for switchedly demodulating said separated video signal into said base-band video signal by switchedly applying one of a plurality of demodulating frequencies and outputting a demodulated video signal; image display means for displaying said demodulated video signal; transmission request means for generating a video signal transmission request; channel management means for receiving the request from said transmission request means and assigning a variably selected transmission channel responsively thereto; and control means for controlling switching operations of said modulating and demodulating means in accordance with the transmission channel assigned by the channel management means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system as claimed in claim 5, further comprising control signal transmission line means for transmitting said request from said transmission request means to said channel management means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said control signal transmission line means is a computer LAN.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
237 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system comprising: transmission line means stretched to have upstream and downstream portions for transmitting a RF signal on which an analogue image signal is frequency-multiplexed; one-way amplifier means inserted into said transmission line means for amplifying said RF signal; modulating means for modulating a base-band image signal into a signal having a variable carrier frequency; mixing means inserted into the upstream portion of said transmission line means for mixing said signal modulated in said modulating means to said RF signal; dividing means inserted into the downstream portion of said transmission line means for picking up an image signal having a variable carrier frequency from said RF signal; demodulating means for demodulating said image signal picked up by said dividing means into said base-band image signal; image signal input means for supplying said base-band image signal to said modulating means; image display means for outputting said base-band image signal from said demodulating means; transmission request means for generating a request of a video signal transmission; channel management means for receiving the request from said transmission request means and assigning an available transmission channel responsively thereto; control means for controlling switching operations of modulation and demodulation in said modulating and demodulating means in accordance with the transmission channel assigned by the channel management means; and control signal transmission line means for transmitting said request from said transmission request means to said channel management means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
237 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system comprising: transmission line means stretched to have upstream and downstream portions for transmitting a RF signal on which an analogue image signal is frequency-multiplexed; one-way amplifier means inserted into said transmission line means for amplifying said RF signal; modulating means for modulating a base-band image signal into a signal having a variable carrier frequency; mixing means inserted into the upstream portion of said transmission line means for mixing said signal modulated in said modulating means to said RF signal; dividing means inserted into the downstream portion of said transmission line means for picking up an image signal having a variable carrier frequency from said RF signal; demodulating means for demodulating said image signal picked up by said dividing means into said base-band image signal; image signal input means for supplying said base-band image signal to said modulating means; image display means for outputting said base-band image signal from said demodulating means; transmission request means for generating a request of a video signal transmission; channel management means for receiving the request from said transmission request means and assigning an available transmission channel responsively thereto; control means for controlling switching operations of modulation and demodulation in said modulating and demodulating means in accordance with the transmission channel assigned by the channel management means; and control signal transmission line means for transmitting said request from said transmission request means to said channel management means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A bi-directional video signal transmission system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said control signal transmission line means is a computer LAN.
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