Time division multiplex video recorder with high resolution
US4763202A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/81
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A time division multiplex video tape recorder has a channel for receiving the main portion of an incoming video signal, comprising the luminance signal and horizontal synchronization pulse, and a separate channel for receiving the modulated sub-carrier portion of the video signal, comprising the chrominance signal. The luminance channel includes a signal processor for separating the luminance signal and horizontal synchronization pulse from one another. The signal processor removes the horizontal synchronization pulse from the luminance channel and inserts it into the chrominance channel. The luminance signal of each horizontal video line is time-compressed by itself into a first time segment, while the horizontal sync pulse and the chrominance signal of the same horizontal line are time-compressed together into a second time segment, the two segments being recorded serially within the space of one horizontal line scan period. The removal of the horizontal sync pulse from the luminance channel facilitates a decrease in the time compression ratio of the luminance signal and of the time-compressed luminance bandwidth so as to avoid the magnetic tape-to-head interaction cut-off freque…
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