Character and pattern mixing apparatus for use in a video equipment

A video mixing apparatus for use in a video equipment for providing a mixed image luminance signal, wherein an input video signal of the video equipment includes an image luminance signal, which comprises,

• a synchronization ("sync") separator for providing inverted horizontal sync, inverted vertical sync and inverted composite sync signals from the image luminance signal;
• means for generating a character and pattern selection signal;
• a character/pattern controller, responsive to the inverted horizontal and vertical sync signals, for generating a character and a pattern luminance signals, and a character control signal and a pattern control signal corresponding to the character and pattern selection signal;
• a character mixer for mixing the inverted composite sync signal with the character luminance signal to produce a mixed character signal;
• a pattern mixer for mixing the inverted composite sync signal with the pattern luminance signal to produce a mixed pattern signal;
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• means for mixing the mixed character signal and the mixed pattern signal with the image luminance signal in response to the character control signal and the pattern control signal to thereby provide the mixed image luminance signal.