US 5,291,342 AGranted

Multifunctional control type video head selecting device and method thereof

AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

InventorYong-jin Kim

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Abstract

A multifunctional control device and method is used to determine a head channel selecting signal for playback heads of a video tape recorder and for controlling a phase shift direction of a video signal according to a desired reproduction mode. The video tape recorder has four heads, a first pair for use during standard play and a second pair for use during super long play. The heads read out recorded video signals and a first switch is connected to the first pair of heads and a second switch is connected to the second pair of heads for selectively providing outputs to corresponding amplifiers, under control of a servo controller. A third switch is connected to the outputs of the amplifiers for providing outputs under control of a microcomputer. The microcomputer controls the servo controller which in turn controls the speed of a drum motor and a capstan motor. The microcomputer also provides a phase shift direction controlling signal. An output of the servo controller is provided to the microcomputer along with an output of a comparator comparing the outputs of the amplifiers.

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Dependent claims

A multifunctional control type video head selecting method for a multifunctional control type video head selecting device, said method comprising the steps of:

inputting a head channel selection signal, generated by a servo controller, through a first line to a microcomputer;
determining in the microcomputer one of a standard, still, double speed, slow, and fast reproduction function selected by a user and providing corresponding function control data to the servo controller through a second line connected only between the microcomputer and the servo controller;
checking a running speed of a tape and detecting whether a standard play mode is being run if said determining step determines that said one of the standard, still, double speed, slow and fast reproduction function has been selected;
generating, in the microcomputer, both an amplifier selection signal having a first logic level, and a phase shift direction controlling signal having a phase opposite to a phase of said head channel selection signal if said standard play mode is detected and said standard reproduction mode has been determined;
generating, in the microcomputer, both the amplifier selection signal having a second logic level, and the phase shift direction controlling signal having said phase the same as said phase of said head channel selection signal if said standard play mode has not been detected and said standard reproduction mode has been determined;
generating, in the microcomputer, both the amplifier selection signal having the same phase as said head channel selection signal and said phase shift direction controlling signal having said second logic level if said standard play mode has been detected and one of said still and said double speed reproduction function has been determined;
and
generating, in the microcomputer, both the amplifier selection signal having said phase opposite the phase of said head channel selection signal, and said phase shift direction controlling signal having said first logic if said standard play mode has not been detected and said one of said still and said double speed reproduction function has been determined.

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A multifunctional control video head selecting device for use in a video tape recorder, comprising:

first and second heads for reading during a standard play mode, a video signal recorded on a tape;
third and fourth heads for reading during a long play mode, said video signal recorded on the tape;
a first switch for selectively outputting the video signal read by said first and second heads;
a second switch for selectively outputting the video signal read by said third and fourth heads;
a third switch, connected to output terminals of said first and second switches, for outputting the video signal selectively output by said first and second switches;
servo controller means for generating a head channel selection signal to control said outputting by said first and second switches and for generating a speed control signal to control a drum motor and a capstan motor;
a comparator for producing a comparing signal by comparing said selected video signal output by said first switch and said selected video signal output by said second switch;
and
a microcomputer for receiving said head channel selection signal through a first line from the servo controller means, for generating control signals to control said servo controller means through a second line connected only between the microcomputer and the servo controller means, for generating an amplifier selection signal to control said third switch in accordance with the head channel selection signal and the comparing signal, for generating a phase shift direction controlling signal to control a phase shift direction of said video signal corresponding to an azimuth angle of a selected head, for determining one of a standard, still, double speed, slow, and fast reproduction function selected by a user, for checking a running speed of the tape and detecting whether said standard play mode is being run if one of a standard, still, double speed, slow and fast reproduction function has been selected, for generating said amplifier selection signal having a first logic level and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having a phase opposite to a phase of said head channel selection signal if said standard play mode is detected and said standard reproduction mode has been determined, for generating said amplifier selection signal having a second logic level and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having the same phase as said phase of said channel selection signal if said standard play mode has not been detected and said standard reproduction mode has been determined, for generating said amplifier selection signal having the same phase as said channel selection signal and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having said second logic level if said standard play mode has been detected and said one of said still and said double speed reproduction function has been selected, and for generating said amplifier selection signal having said phase opposite to the phase of said channel selection signal and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having said first logic level if said standard play mode has not been detected and said one of said still and said double speed reproduction function has been selected.

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A multifunctional control video head selecting method for a multifunctional control video head selecting device comprising:

first and second heads for standard play and for reading a video signal recorded on a tape;
a first amplifier for providing a first amplified signal by amplifying said video signal read by said first and second heads;
third and fourth heads for super long play and for reading said video signal recorded on the tape;
a second amplifier for providing a second amplified signal by amplifying said video signal read by said third and fourth heads;
a first switch connected between said first and second heads and said first amplifier for selectively providing one of said video signal read by the first head and said video signal read by the second head to said first amplifier;
a second switch connected between said third and fourth heads and said second amplifier for selectively providing one of the video signal read by said third head and the video signal read by said fourth head to said second amplifier;
a third switch for selectively providing one of the first amplified signal and the second amplified signal;
a servo controller for generating a speed control signal to control a drum motor and a capstan motor and for generating a head channel selection signal to control the first and second switches;
a comparator for providing a comparing signal by comparing the first and second amplified signals;
and
a microcomputer for providing a control signal to the servo controller through a first line connected only between the microcomputer and the servo controller, for generating an amplifier selection signal to control the third switch in accordance with receiving the head channel selection signal from the servo controller through a second line and receiving the comparing signal, and for generating a phase shift direction controlling signal to control a phase shift direction of said video signal corresponding to an azimuth angle of a selected head;
said multifunctional control video head selecting method comprising:
a first step occurring when the head channel selection signal is sent from the servo controller to said microcomputer on the second line, of selecting a reproducing function according to user inputted key data as one of a standard reproducing function, a still picture reproducing function, a double speed reproducing function, a slow picture reproducing function and a high speed reproducing function, and sending corresponding function control data of the control signal on the first line from the microcomputer to the servo controller;
a second step of determining while the standard reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in a standard play mode after checking a running speed of the tape;
a third step of determining while one of the still picture reproducing function and the double speed reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in the standard play mode after checking the running speed of the tape;
a fourth step of determining while the high speed reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in the standard play mode after checking the running speed of the tape upon inputting said comparing signal to said microcomputer;
a fifth step of determining while the slow picture reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in the standard play mode after checking the running speed of the tape;
a sixth step of determining whether said device is in a tape running state when said standard play mode is detected in said fifth step;
a seventh step of determining whether said device is in said tape running state when said standard play mode is not detected in said fifth step;
an eighth step of selecting the first amplifier and generating said phase shift direction controlling signal one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with said head channel selection signal when said standard play mode is detected in said second step;
a ninth step of selecting the second amplifier and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal in phase with the head channel selection signal when said standard play mode is not detected in said second step;
a tenth step of selecting one of the first and second amplifiers so that said amplifier selection signal is one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with said head channel selection signal, and for generating the phase shift direction controlling signal which leads the amplifier selection signal and the head channel selection signal when one of said standard play mode is detected in the fifth step and the tape running state is not detected in the sixth step;
an eleventh step of selecting one of the first and second amplifiers so that said amplifier selection signal is in phase with said head channel selection signal, when one of said standard play mode is not detected in the fifth step and the tape running state is not detected in the seventh step;
a twelfth step for selecting one of the first and second amplifiers so that the amplifier selection signal will be in phase with said comparing signal, and for generating the phase shift direction controlling signal one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with the comparing signal if said head channel selection signal has a first logic state, and for generating the phase shift direction controlling signal in phase with the comparing signal if said head channel selection signal has a second logic state, when one of said standard play mode is detected in said fifth step and the tape running state is detected in said sixth step;
and
a thirteenth step for selecting the second amplifier and for generating said phase shift direction controlling signal in phase with said head channel selection signal, when one of said standard play mode is not detected in said fifth step and the tape running state is detected in said seventh step.

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A multifunctional control type video head selecting method for a multifunctional control type video head selecting device, said method comprising the steps of:

inputting a head channel selection signal, generated by a servo controller, through a first line to a microcomputer;
determining, in the microcomputer, one of a standard, still, double speed, slow, and fast reproduction function selected by a user and providing corresponding function control data to the servo controller through a second line connected only from the microcomputer to the servo controller;
checking a running speed of a tape and detecting whether said device is in a standard play mode when said determining step determines one of the standard, still, double speed, slow and fast reproduction function;
generating, in the microcomputer, both an amplifier selection signal having a first logic level, and a phase shift direction controlling signal one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with said head channel selection signal if said device is in said standard play mode and said standard reproduction function has been determined;
generating, in the microcomputer, both the amplifier selection signal having a second logic level, and said phase shift direction controlling signal in phase with said head channel selecting signal if said device is not in said standard play mode and said standard reproduction function has been determined;
generating, in the microcomputer, both the amplifier selection signal in phase with said head channel selection signal, and the phase shift direction controlling signal having said second logic level if said device is in said standard play mode and said one of said still and double speed reproduction functions has been determined;
and
generating, in the microcomputer, both the amplifier selection signal one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with said channel selection signal, and the phase shift direction controlling signal having said first logic level if said device is not in said standard play mode and said one of said still and double speed reproduction functions has been determined.

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A multifunctional control video head selecting device for use in a video tape recorder, comprising:

first and second heads for reading during a standard play mode, a video signal recorded on a tape;
third and fourth heads for reading during a long play mode, said video signal recorded on the tape;
a first switch for selectively outputting the video signal read by said first and second heads;
a second switch for selectively outputting the video signal read out by said third and fourth heads;
a third switch, connected to output terminals of said first and second switches, for outputting the video signal selectively output by said first and second switches;
a comparator for producing a comparing signal by comparing said selected video signal output by said first switch and said selected video signal output by said second switch;
and
control means comprised of:
a servo controller for generating a head channel selection signal to control said first and second switches and for generating a speed control signal to control a drum motor and a capstan motor;
and
a microcomputer for receiving said head channel selection signal through a first line from the servo controller, for generating control signals to control said servo controller through a second line connected only between the microcomputer and the servo controller, for generating an amplifier selection signal to control said third switch in accordance with the head channel selection signal and the comparing signal, for generating a phase shift direction controlling signal to control a phase shift direction of said video signal corresponding to an azimuth angle of a selected head, for determining whether one of a standard, still, double speed, slow, and fast reproduction function has been selected by a user, for checking a running speed of the tape and detecting whether a standard play mode is being run if said determining step determines that said one of the standard, still, double speed, slow and fast reproduction function has been selected, for generating said amplifier selection signal having a first logic level and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having a phase opposite to a phase of said head channel selection signal if said standard play mode is detected and said standard reproduction mode has been determined, for generating said amplifier selection signal having a second logic level and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having the same phase as said phase of said channel selection signal if said standard play mode has not been detected and said standard reproduction mode has been determined, for generating said amplifier selection signal having the same phase as said channel selection signal and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having said second logic level if said standard play mode has been detected and said one of said still and said double speed reproduction function has been determined, and for generating said amplifier selection signal having said phase opposite the phase of said channel selection signal and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal having said first logic level if said standard play mode has not been detected and said one of said still and said double speed reproduction function has been determined.

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A multifunctional control video head selecting method for a multifunctional control video head selecting device comprising:

first and second heads for standard play and for reading a video signal recorded on a tape;
a first amplifier for providing a first amplified signal by amplifying said video signal read by said first and second heads;
third and fourth heads for super long play and for reading said video signal recorded on the tape;
a second amplifier for providing a second amplified signal by amplifying said video signal read by said third and fourth heads;
a first switch connected between said first and second heads and said first amplifier for selectively providing one of said video signal read by the first head and said video signal read by the second head to said first amplifier;
a second switch connected between said third and fourth heads and said second amplifier for selectively providing one of the video signal read by said third head and the video signal read by said fourth head to said second amplifier;
a third switch for selectively providing one of the first amplified signal and the second amplified signal;
a comparator for providing a comparing signal by comparing the first and second amplified signals;
and
control means consisting of
a servo controller for generating a speed control signal to control a drum motor and a capstan motor and for generating a head channel selection signal to control the first and second switches, and
a microcomputer for providing a control signal to the servo controller through a first line connected only from the microcomputer to the servo controller, for generating an amplifier selection signal to control the third switch in accordance with receiving the head channel selection signal from the servo controller through a second line and receiving the comparing signal, and for generating a phase shift direction controlling signal to control a phase shift direction of said video signal corresponding to an azimuth angle of a selected head,
said multifunctional control video head selecting method comprising:
a first step occurring when the head channel selection signal is sent from the servo controller to said microcomputer on the second line, of selecting a reproducing function according to user inputted key data as one of a standard reproducing function, a still picture reproducing function, a double speed reproducing function, a slow picture reproducing function and a high speed reproducing function, and sending corresponding function control data of the control signal on the first line from the microcomputer to the servo controller;
a second step of determining while the standard reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in a standard play mode after checking a running speed of the tape;
a third step of determining while one of the still picture reproducing function and the double speed reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in the standard play mode after checking the running speed of the tape;
a fourth step of determining while the high speed reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in the standard play mode after checking the running speed of the tape upon inputting said comparing signal to said microcomputer;
a fifth step of determining while the slow picture reproducing function is selected, whether said device is in the standard play mode after checking the running speed of the tape;
a sixth step of determining whether said device is in a tape running state when said standard play mode is detected in said fifth step;
a seventh step of determining whether said device is in said tape running state when said standard play mode is not detected in said fifth step;
an eighth step of selecting the first amplifier and generating said phase shift direction controlling signal one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with said head channel selection signal when said standard play mode is detected in said second step;
a ninth step of selecting the second amplifier and generating the phase shift direction controlling signal in phase with the head channel selection signal when said standard play mode is not detected in said second step;
a tenth step of selecting one of the first and second amplifiers so that said amplifier selection signal is one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with said head channel selection signal, and for generating the phase shift direction controlling signal which leads the amplifier selection signal and the head channel selection signal when one of said standard play mode is detected in the third step and the tape running state is not detected in the sixth step;
an eleventh step of selecting one of the first and second amplifiers so that said amplifier selection signal is in phase with said head channel selection signal, when one of said standard play mode is not detected in the fifth step and the tape running state is not detected in the seventh step;
a twelfth step for selecting one of the first and second amplifiers so that the amplifier selection signal will be in phase with said comparing signal, and for generating the phase shift direction controlling signal one hundred eighty degrees out of phase with the comparing signal if said head channel selection signal has a first logic state, and for generating the phase shift direction controlling signal in phase with the comparing signal if said head channel selection signal has a second logic state, when one of said standard play mode is detected in said fifth step and the tape running state is detected in said sixth step;
and
a thirteenth step for selecting the second amplifier and for generating said phase shift direction controlling signal in phase with said head channel selection signal, when one of said standard play mode is not detected in said fifth step and the tape running state is detected in said seventh step.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/384,753Filed 25 Jul 1989
Priority: KR 88-1808631 Dec 1988
Granted: 1 Mar 1994
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04N 9/84
The recorded chrominance signal occupying a frequency band under the frequency band of the recorded brightness signal: the recorded signal showing…
G11B 15/026
Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing: by using processor, e.g. microcomputer
G11B 15/125
Masking of heads; circuits for Selecting or switching of heads between operative and inoperative functions or between different operative…:…
G11B 15/14
Masking of heads; circuits for Selecting or switching of heads between operative and inoperative functions or between different operative…:…