Format converter architecture
US5200749A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/877
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A format converter for converting an input signal having a specified format to a digital signal of a pre-existing format, and for converting the digital signal back to the input signal automatically, loads an active data portion of the input signal into an input first-in/first-out (FIFO) buffer at a first data rate and reads the active data portion together with dummy filler samples from the FIFO at a second data rate as the digital signal. The number, location and/or values of the filler samples identify the specified format. In reverse the filler samples are stripped from the digital signal and the resulting active samples are loaded into an output FIFO at the second data rate. The stripped filler samples are used to determine the specified format of the original source of the data signal, and the active samples are read from the output FIFO at the first data rate in the specified format to reproduce the input signal.
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