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Semiautomatic lip sync recovery system
Assignee: Tektronix Inc
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Filing: 1992-12-21
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Granted: 1995-02-07
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Expires: 2012-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A semiautomatic lip sync recovery system for time synchronizing the audio and video channels of a television signal uses programmable delay circuits in each channel. An area of the image represented by the video channel is defined within which motion related to sound occurs. Motion vectors are generated for the defined area, and correlated with the levels of the audio channel to determine a time difference between the video and audio channels. The time difference is then used to compute delay control signals for the programmable delay circuits so that the video and audio channels are in time synchronization.
Inventors
- 👤 David S. Silver
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/04; H04N19/00; H04N19/50; H04N19/503; H04N19/51; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/4302; H04N21/4307; H04N21/43072; H04N21/44; H04N21/44008; H04N5/222; H04N19/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
An apparatus for synchronizing a video channel and an audio channel of a television signal comprising: programmable means for selectively delaying the video and audio channels: means for defining an area within the image represented by the video channel that has motion corresponding to sound in the audio channel; means for generating motion vectors for the defined area; and means for producing from the motion vectors and the audio channel delay signals for the programmable delaying means so that the outputs from the programmable delaying means for the respective video and audio channels are in time synchronization.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
An apparatus for synchronizing a video channel and an audio channel of a television signal comprising: programmable means for selectively delaying the video and audio channels: means for defining an area within the image represented by the video channel that has motion corresponding to sound in the audio channel; means for generating motion vectors for the defined area; and means for producing from the motion vectors and the audio channel delay signals for the programmable delaying means so that the outputs from the programmable delaying means for the respective video and audio channels are in time synchronization.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of synchronizing an audio channel to a video channel of a television signal comprising the steps of: defining an area in the image represented by the video channel that has motion corresponding to sound in the audio channel; generating motion vectors for the defined area; correlating the motion vectors with the audio channel to determine a time difference between corresponding points of the video and audio channels; and delaying the video and audio channels according to the time difference so that the video and audio channels are in time synchronization.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of synchronizing an audio channel to a video channel of a television signal comprising the steps of: defining an area in the image represented by the video channel that has motion corresponding to sound in the audio channel; generating motion vectors for the defined area; correlating the motion vectors with the audio channel to determine a time difference between corresponding points of the video and audio channels; and delaying the video and audio channels according to the time difference so that the video and audio channels are in time synchronization.
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