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Composite video sub-pixel timing adjustments using digital resampling
Assignee: Grass Valley USA LLC
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Filing: 1994-12-19
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Granted: 1996-06-04
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Expires: 2014-12-19
Abstract
Abstract Composite video timing adjustments using digital resampling provides precise sub-pixel timing relative to a timing reference with a single video master clock. A digital resampler interpolates an input digital composite video signal as a function of a phase offset input which defines a fractional clock period of the video master clock derived from the timing reference. The sub-pixel offset digital composite video signal also may be adjusted by integer multiples of the video master clock period using a FIFO memory. The final timing adjusted digital composite video signal then is input to an analog reconstruction circuit to provide an output analog composite video signal that is precisely timed to the timing reference.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Ciardi
- 👤 Keith R. Slavin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/01; H04N7/0105; H04N7/0102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
An architecture for composite video timing adjustments comprising: means for generating a video master clock from a timing reference signal; and means for resampling an input digital composite video signal by interpolating between pulses of the video master clock, the interpolating being a function of a phase offset input, to produce a timing adjusted digital composite video signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
An architecture for composite video timing adjustments comprising: means for generating a video master clock from a timing reference signal; and means for resampling an input digital composite video signal by interpolating between pulses of the video master clock, the interpolating being a function of a phase offset input, to produce a timing adjusted digital composite video signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The architecture as recited in claim I further comprising means for delaying the timing adjusted digital composite video signal by an integer multiple of video master clock intervals determined by a pixel offset input to produce a final timing adjusted digital composite video signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The architecture as recited in claim 2 further comprising means for reconstructing an output analog composite video signal from the final timing adjusted digital composite video signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
94 words
An architecture for composite video timing adjustments comprising: means for generating a video master clock signal from a timing reference signal; means for delaying an input digital composite video signal by an integer multiple of video master clock intervals determined by a pixel offset input to produce a timing adjusted digital composite video signal; and means for resampling the timing adjusted digital composite video signal by interpolating between pulses of the video master clock, the interpolating being a function of a phase offset input, to produce a final timing adjusted digital composite video signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
An architecture for composite video timing adjustments comprising: means for generating a video master clock signal from a timing reference signal; means for delaying an input digital composite video signal by an integer multiple of video master clock intervals determined by a pixel offset input to produce a timing adjusted digital composite video signal; and means for resampling the timing adjusted digital composite video signal by interpolating between pulses of the video master clock, the interpolating being a function of a phase offset input, to produce a final timing adjusted digital composite video signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The architecture as recited in claim 4 further comprising means for reconstructing an output analog composite video signal from the final timing adjusted digital composite video signal.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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