Optical disk system
US5400315A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/7904
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter executes analog-to-digital conversion of a first analog video signal at a predetermined sampling frequency "fs". A time base converter converts a time base of an output signal from the analog-to-digital converter at a predetermined time base conversion frequency "ftci". A digital output signal from the time base converter is converted into a corresponding second analog video signal in response to a clock signal of a frequency corresponding to the frequency "ftci". The second analog video signal is converted into an FM video signal recorded on a video region of an optical disk. A binary audio digital signal is converted into a multi-level form digital audio signal. The binary audio digital signal has a data rate corresponding to the frequency "ftci". The multi-level form digital audio signal has a data rate "ftci/n" and 2.sup.n discrete amplitude levels where "n" denotes a predetermined integer. The multi-level form digital audio signal is converted into a corresponding analog audio signal in response to the clock signal of the frequency corresponding to the frequency "ftci". The analog audio signal is converted into an FM audio signal recorded on an a…
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