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Freeze-picture transmission apparatus

US4467355A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 1982
Grant dateAug 21, 1984
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/122
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The public telephone line has a bandwidth insufficient for the rapid transmission of video signals. A long time period is required therefore. The present invention improves this long transmission time. The freeze-picture transmission apparatus according to the present invention receives a plurality of video signals in a predetermined order. The received one is compressed and stored in memory. The read-out from the memory is done at a speed corresponding to a bandwidth of the transmission line. The compressed video signal read-out from the memory is transmitted to the reception unit. In the reception unit, the compressed video signal transmitted is once stored in another memory. The read-out from another memory is done at a TV scanning speed. The compressed video signal read-out from another memory is displayed by TV.

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