Direct digital encoding and radio frequency modulation for broadcast television applications
AssigneeTHAT Corporation
InventorsMatthew Easley, Matthew Barnhill, William Kevin Kay
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AssigneeTHAT Corporation
InventorsMatthew Easley, Matthew Barnhill, William Kevin Kay
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A digital audio encoder, digital video conditioner, and a digital modulator are described for producing a television broadcast signal at a desired channel frequency range. Left and right audio channel signals are digitized and encoded according to a stereo standard and then combined to form a stereo audio signal. A second audio programming channel signal may be included. A video input can be digitized and conditioned to form a digital video channel. The stereo audio signal can be placed directly at a desired channel frequency by frequency modulation without the need for using an intermediate frequency. The digital video channel can be placed at a desired frequency by amplitude modulation. The digital and audio channels can be digitally combined to create a television transmission signal at a desired frequency and according to a desired standard.
A computer program product for producing a NTSC television signal and residing on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause that processor to:
A method of producing a NTSC television broadcast signal with a television broadcast signal system, the method comprising:
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