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US 6,606,127 B1Granted
System and method for synchronizing, storing and accurately reproducing video signals
AssigneeEnseo, LLC
InventorsWilliam C. Fang, Raymond S. Horton
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for synchronizing multiple signals is provided. The method and apparatus utilize the timing information of one of the multiple signals as a reference clock for synchronizing multiple signals. The method and apparatus utilize selectively gating the clocks of the other signal processing chains in order to allow control by the reference clock.
Claims16
A method of generating a composite video signal from at least two other video signals comprising
- providing an analog video signal;
- providing a digital video signal;
- determining a clock phase and a clock frequency of the analog video signal;
- synchronizing the digital video signal with the analog video signal using the clock phase and a clock frequency of the analog video signal;
- combining the analog video signal and the digital video signal to generate a composite video signal;
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- providing the composite video signal according to the clock phase and clock frequency of the analog video signal;
- wherein synchronizing the digital video signal with the analog video signal comprises:
- storing the analog video signal;
- storing the digital video signal;
- outputting the analog video signal, after storing the analog video signal, according to the clock phase and clock frequency of the analog video signal;
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- outputting the digital video signal, after storing the digital video signal, according to the clock phase and clock frequency of the analog video signal.
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A method of generating a composite video signal from at least two other video signals comprising
- providing an analog video signal;
- providing a digital video signal;
- determining a clock phase and a clock frequency of the analog video signal;
- synchronizing the digital video signal with the analog video signal using the clock phase and a clock frequency of the analog video signal;
- combining the analog video signal and the digital video signal to generate a composite video signal;
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- providing the composite video signal according to the clock phase and clock frequency of the analog video signal;
- wherein providing the composite video signal comprises buffering the composite video signal and outputting the composite video signal to a video encoder according to the clock phase and clock frequency of the analog video signal.
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An apparatus for synchronizing multiple signals of a same media type, the multiple signals being used to generate a composite signal, the apparatus comprising
- a genlock digitizer that receives an analog signal and that provides timing information regarding the analog signal;
- a decoder that receives the analog signal and timing information regarding the analog signal and that provides first digital data and the timing information regarding the analog signal;
- a second digital data source that provides second digital data according to the timing information of the analog signal;
- a first data formatter that receives the first digital data and timing information regarding the analog signal and that provides the first digital data and the timing information according to the timing information;
- a second data formatter that receives the timing information and second digital data and that provides the second digital data according to the timing information;
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- a mixer that receives the first digital data and the second digital data and that provides composite digital data.
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An apparatus for generating a composite signal from at least two other signals comprising:
- means for providing an analog video signal;
- means for providing a digital video signal;
- means for determining timing information regarding the analog video signal;
- means for synchronizing the digital video signal with the analog video signal using the timing information of the analog video signal;
- a mixer that receives the analog video signal and the digital video signal and that generates a composite video signal;
- means for storing the analog video signal;
- means for storing the digital video signal;
- means for outputting the analog video signal, after storing the analog video signal, according to the clock phase and clock frequency of the analog video signal;
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- means for outputting the digital video signal, after storing the digital video signal, according to the clock phase and clock frequency of the analog video signal.
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An apparatus for generating a composite signal from at least two other signals comprising:
- means for providing an analog video signal;
- means for providing a digital video signal;
- means for determining timing information regarding the analog video signal;
- means for synchronizing the digital video signal with the analog video signal using the timing information of the analog video signal;
- a mixer that receives the analog video signal and the digital video signal and that generates a composite video signal;
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- a buffer that receives the composite video signal and outputs the composite video signal to an encoder according to the timing information of the analog video signal.
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An apparatus for generating a composite signal from at least two other signals comprising:
- means for providing an analog video signal;
- means for providing a digital video signal;
- means for determining timing information regarding the analog video signal;
- means for synchronizing the digital video signal with the analog video signal using the timing information of the analog video signal;
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- a mixer that receives the analog video signal and the digital video signal and that generates a composite video signal;
- wherein the means for determining timing information regarding the analog video signal comprises line and frame synchronization information from the analog video signal.
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An apparatus for generating a composite signal from at least two other signals comprising:
- means for providing an analog video signal;
- means for providing a digital video signal;
- means for determining timing information regarding the analog video signal;
- means for synchronizing the digital video signal with the analog video signal using the timing information of the analog video signal;
- a mixer that receives the analog video signal and the digital video signal and that generates a composite video signal;
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- means for determining luminance and chrominance information regarding the analog video signal;
- wherein:
- the digital video signal comprises luminance and chrominance information;
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- the mixer combines the analog video signal and the digital video signal to generate a composite video signal comprises combining the luminance and chrominance information for both the analog video signal and the digital video signal to generate the composite video signal.
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