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Video signal processing apparatus having digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1993-06-03
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Granted: 1995-02-07
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Expires: 2013-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit generates three-value synchronizing signals for one frame using an address counter operating by a clock frequency which is more than 50 times the horizontal frequency and a ROM, and the three-value synchronizing signals are limited in band by a digital filter operating by the sampling clock of the digital video signal, and a digital multivalue synchronizing signal is generated. The video signal processing apparatus possessing a digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit combines the digital video signal and digital multivalue synchronizing signal digitally, and produces a video signal having a digital synchronizing signal, and by D/A conversion thereof, a video signal having a analog synchronizing signal without waveform deterioration in the synchronizing signal portion is obtained.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Furumiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/04; H04N5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A video signal processing apparatus comprising: digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means for generating a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having an equivalent frequency band to a digital video signal; synchronizing means for combining the digital video signal and the digital multivalue synchronizing signal to obtain a first video signal having a digital synchronizing signal; digital/analog converting means for converting the first video signal having the digital synchronizing signal into a second video signal having an analog synchronizing signal; and clock generating means for generating an operation clock and a control signal for the digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means and the synchronizing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A video signal processing apparatus comprising: digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means for generating a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having an equivalent frequency band to a digital video signal; synchronizing means for combining the digital video signal and the digital multivalue synchronizing signal to obtain a first video signal having a digital synchronizing signal; digital/analog converting means for converting the first video signal having the digital synchronizing signal into a second video signal having an analog synchronizing signal; and clock generating means for generating an operation clock and a control signal for the digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means and the synchronizing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A video signal processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means comprises three-value synchronizing signal generating means for generating a three-value synchronizing signal for one frame, and band limiting means for converting the three-value synchronizing signal into the digital multivalue synchronizing signal having an equivalent frequency band to the digital video signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A video signal processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means comprises a first counter for counting a clock signal having a frequency of at least 50 times a horizontal frequency of the digital video signal and generating first addresses repeated in a frame period, a read only memory for reading three values according to the first addresses and generating a three-value synchronizing signal for one frame, and a digital filter for limiting in band the three-value synchronizing signal into the digital multivalue synchronizing signal having an equivalent frequency band to the digital video signal using a same sampling clock as the digital video signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
A video signal processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means comprises vertical synchronizing signal generating means for repetitively generating a portion of a vertical synchronizing signal out of the digital multivalue synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to the digital video signal, and replacing means for replacing a specified portion of the vertical synchronizing signal with a central value of the digital multivalue synchronizing signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
163 words
A video signal processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating means comprises a first counter for counting sampling clocks of the digital video signal and generating a first address repeated in a period of at least a half line, a read only memory for generating, according to the first address, a multivalue vertical synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to the digital video signal for at least a half line, a second counter for counting a clock signal having a frequency of at least 25 times a horizontal frequency of the digital video signal and generating a second address repeated in a period of a frame, a decoder for generating a replacement signal specifying a portion of the multivalue vertical synchronizing signal by decoding the second address, and a replacing circuit for replacing the portion of the multivalue vertical synchronizing signal specified by the replacement signal with a central value to obtain the digital multivalue synchronizing signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
A video signal processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the synchronizing means comprises a blanking circuit for replacing a blanking period without video data out of the digital video signal with a specified value using the control signal generated by the clock generating means, and an adder for adding the digital video signal having the blanking period replaced with the specified value and the digital multivalue synchronizing signal to generate the first video signal having a digital synchronizing signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A video signal processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the synchronizing means comprises a switching circuit for replacing the digital video signal with the digital multivalue synchronizing signal according to the control signal generated by the clock generating means to generate the first video signal having a digital synchronizing signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: three-value synchronizing signal generating means for generating a three-value synchronizing signal for one frame; and band-limiting means for converting the three-value synchronizing signal into a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to a digital video signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: three-value synchronizing signal generating means for generating a three-value synchronizing signal for one frame; and band-limiting means for converting the three-value synchronizing signal into a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to a digital video signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
101 words
A digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: a first counter for counting a clock signal having a frequency of at least 50 times a horizontal frequency of a digital video signal and generating first addresses repeated in a frame period; a read only memory for reading three values according to the first addresses and generating a three-value synchronizing signal for one frame; and a digital filter for limiting in band the three-value synchronizing signal into a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having an equivalent frequency band to the digital video signal using a same sampling clock as the digital video signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
101 words
A digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: a first counter for counting a clock signal having a frequency of at least 50 times a horizontal frequency of a digital video signal and generating first addresses repeated in a frame period; a read only memory for reading three values according to the first addresses and generating a three-value synchronizing signal for one frame; and a digital filter for limiting in band the three-value synchronizing signal into a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having an equivalent frequency band to the digital video signal using a same sampling clock as the digital video signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
A digital synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: vertical synchronizing signal generating means for repetitively generating a portion of a vertical synchronizing signal out of a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to a digital video signal; and replacing means for replacing a specified portion of the vertical synchronizing signal with a central value of the digital multivalue synchronizing signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
A digital synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: vertical synchronizing signal generating means for repetitively generating a portion of a vertical synchronizing signal out of a digital multivalue synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to a digital video signal; and replacing means for replacing a specified portion of the vertical synchronizing signal with a central value of the digital multivalue synchronizing signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
154 words
A digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: a first counter for counting sampling clocks of a digital video signal and generating a first address repeated in a period of at least a half line; a read only memory for generating, according to the first address, a multivalue vertical synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to the digital video signal for at least a half line; a second counter for counting a clock signal having a frequency of at least 25 times a horizontal frequency of the digital video signal and generating a second address repeated in a period of a frame; a decoder for generating a replacement signal specifying a portion of the multivalue vertical synchronizing signal by decoding the second address; and a replacing circuit for replacing the portion of the multivalue vertical synchronizing signal specified by the replacement signal with a central value to obtain the digital multivalue synchronizing signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
154 words
A digital multivalue synchronizing signal generating circuit comprising: a first counter for counting sampling clocks of a digital video signal and generating a first address repeated in a period of at least a half line; a read only memory for generating, according to the first address, a multivalue vertical synchronizing signal having a frequency band equivalent to the digital video signal for at least a half line; a second counter for counting a clock signal having a frequency of at least 25 times a horizontal frequency of the digital video signal and generating a second address repeated in a period of a frame; a decoder for generating a replacement signal specifying a portion of the multivalue vertical synchronizing signal by decoding the second address; and a replacing circuit for replacing the portion of the multivalue vertical synchronizing signal specified by the replacement signal with a central value to obtain the digital multivalue synchronizing signal.
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