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Integrated digital television and video printer
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1998-04-09
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Granted: 2002-04-02
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Expires: 2018-04-09
Abstract
Abstract An integrated digital television and video printer ( 200 ) comprises a first decompressor ( 204 ) for decompressing a compressed digital video signal corresponding to a real time broadcast, a buffer ( 212 ) for storing a compressed digital video signal ( 202 ), a synchronizing means ( 206 ) for coordinating the display of the real time digital video signal and the stored digital video signal, a second decompressor ( 214 ) for decompressing the stored compressed digital video signal received from the buffer ( 212 ), a control means ( 210 ) for selecting among and printing images corresponding to the digital video signal stored in the buffer ( 212 ), a display means ( 208 ) for viewing the real time digital video signal and/or the stored digital video signal, and a printing means ( 216 ) for producing a hard copy of the selected image from the buffer ( 212 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Harry T. Garland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00283; H04N1/00291; H04N1/00294; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0065; H04N2201/0068
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
An integrated digital television and video printing system for printing a static image from a compressed digital video signal, the system comprising: a first decompressor, coupled to receive the compressed digital video signal, for decompressing the compressed digital video signal in real time; a buffer, coupled to receive the compressed digital video signal, for storing a static image from the compressed digital video signal; a second decompressor, coupled to the buffer, for decompressing the static image stored in the buffer; a synchronizing means, coupled to the first and second decompressors, for synchronizing the decompressed real-time video signal and the static image so that a real-time image corresponding to the real-time video signal and the static image can be simultaneously displayed; a display means, coupled to the synchronizing means, for simultaneously displaying thereon the real-time image and the static image; and a printing means, coupled to the second decompressor, for producing a hard copy of the decompressed static image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
An integrated digital television and video printing system for printing a static image from a compressed digital video signal, the system comprising: a first decompressor, coupled to receive the compressed digital video signal, for decompressing the compressed digital video signal in real time; a buffer, coupled to receive the compressed digital video signal, for storing a static image from the compressed digital video signal; a second decompressor, coupled to the buffer, for decompressing the static image stored in the buffer; a synchronizing means, coupled to the first and second decompressors, for synchronizing the decompressed real-time video signal and the static image so that a real-time image corresponding to the real-time video signal and the static image can be simultaneously displayed; a display means, coupled to the synchronizing means, for simultaneously displaying thereon the real-time image and the static image; and a printing means, coupled to the second decompressor, for producing a hard copy of the decompressed static image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the compressed digital video signal is compressed using MPEG compression.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the configuration of the first and second decompressors is determined by MPEG compression.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the display means provides split windows for viewing simultaneously the static image and the real-time image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
123 words
A video processing device, comprising: a first decompressor, receiving a compressed digital video signal, for decompressing the compressed digital video signal to output a real-time video signal which sequentially includes continuous frames; a buffer memory, receiving the compressed digital video signal, for storing at least one static image from the compressed digital video signal including information corresponding to at least one frame; a second decompressor, coupled to the buffer memory, for decompressing at least one static image from the compressed digital video signal to output a static image signal; and a synchronizer, coupled to said first and second decompressors, for synchronizing the real-time video signal and the static image signal so as to simultaneously display both a real-time image and a static image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
123 words
A video processing device, comprising: a first decompressor, receiving a compressed digital video signal, for decompressing the compressed digital video signal to output a real-time video signal which sequentially includes continuous frames; a buffer memory, receiving the compressed digital video signal, for storing at least one static image from the compressed digital video signal including information corresponding to at least one frame; a second decompressor, coupled to the buffer memory, for decompressing at least one static image from the compressed digital video signal to output a static image signal; and a synchronizer, coupled to said first and second decompressors, for synchronizing the real-time video signal and the static image signal so as to simultaneously display both a real-time image and a static image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 5 , further comprising a step of outputting the static image signal so as to output a static image only.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 5 , wherein said synchronizer synchronizes the real-time video signal and the static image signal so that the real-time image and the static image are overlapped on a display.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 7 , further comprising a display receiving an output signal of the synchronizer to display both a real-time image and a static image.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 7 , further comprising a step of simultaneously displaying the real-time image and the static image.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 7 , further comprising a step of printing the static image signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 5 , further comprising output means for outputting the static image signal so as to output a static image only.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device according to claim 11 , further comprising a printer receiving an output signal of said output means to print the static image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
92 words
A video processing method, comprising steps of: receiving a compressed digital video signal; decompressing the compressed digital video signal to output a real-time video signal which sequentially includes continuous frames; storing at least one static image of the compressed digital video signal including information corresponding to at least one frame; decompressing at least one static image of the compressed digital video signal to output a static image signal; and synchronizing the real-time video signal and the static image signal so as to simultaneously display both a real-time image and a static image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
92 words
A video processing method, comprising steps of: receiving a compressed digital video signal; decompressing the compressed digital video signal to output a real-time video signal which sequentially includes continuous frames; storing at least one static image of the compressed digital video signal including information corresponding to at least one frame; decompressing at least one static image of the compressed digital video signal to output a static image signal; and synchronizing the real-time video signal and the static image signal so as to simultaneously display both a real-time image and a static image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 13 , wherein the real-time video signal and the static image signal are synchronized in said synchronizing step so that the real-time image and the static image are overlapped on a display.
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