Abstract: The low frequency restorer of the invention restores the DC and low frequency contents to a digital signal which has been submitted to magnetic recording, playback and equalization processes. The restorer first provides a coarse representation of the originally recorded digital signal by clamping and subsequently hard limiting the equalized signal. The hard limited signal is then low pass filtered and the resulting signal, which is an approximation of the missing DC and low frequency components, is utilized as a correction signal, which is summed with the equalized signal, to restore the missing components. An alternative embodiment further eliminaes low frequency cross talk from the equalized signal by high pass filtering the equalized signal and low pass filtering the correction signal prior to summing.

Abstract: A new automatic tracking method is disclosed for the accurate positioning of a magnetic head with information previously recorded on the magnetic tape. If a moveable magnetic head is used, the position thereof is first normalized. Thereafter tracking is automatically adjusted based on a repetitive sampling process in which the results are mathematically averaged to determine a precise center position. Finally, new video material is physically positioned on the magnetic track according to a single offset error measurement and this offset error is stored and used in all subsequent edit operations.

Abstract: A color selection apparatus and method wherein a color is selected on the basis of one color characteristic system for implementation in another color characteristic system. A display is generated which is indicative of possible values of one color characteristic from the first color characteristic system, from which a value is chosen. A display is generated which is indicative of a relationship between values of a second color characteristic and the first color characteristic selected. A value for the second color characteristic is selected. The color characteristics, from the first color characteristic system, that have been selected are converted to the second color characteristic system, which is then implemented.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the position of a web containing location identifying information thereon. In particular, a means for measuring displacement of the web independent of the location information is employed to measure the displacement of the web in a cyclic manner such that the measuring cycle is in the expected displacement intervals between identifying information. A difference between a desired position of the web determined by an operator controlled reference displacement position of the web is determined, and used for controlling the position of the web to the desired position.

Abstract: A new automatic tracking method is disclosed for the accurate positioning of a magnetic head with information previously recorded on the magnetic tape. If a moveable magnetic head is used, the position thereof is first normalized. Thereafter tracking is automatically adjusted based on a repetitive sampling process in which the results are mathematically averaged to determine a precise center position. Finally, new video material is physically positioned on the magnetic track according to a single offset error measurement and this single offset error is stored and used in all subsequent edit operations.

Abstract: A video transformation and filtering system generates for each source image data point a plurality of target image addresses indicating a displacement between a point at which the source image data point maps into the target image and each data point of the target image which is affected by the source image data point. By providing either sequentially or in parallel a separate processing for each target image data point that is affected by a current source image data point values for all of the target image data points can be generated from a single pass of the source image data points. By effectively providing the filtering in the domain of the target image instead of the source image a single filter function with a fixed number of points in the target image domain can be used to attain low pass filtering of the resulting target image irrespective of the degree of size compression of the video image.

Abstract: A font recall system stores a font of alpha-numeric characters in a video display format for selective insertion as a caption into a video image. Characters are stored on a video disk in digital pixel form with full dynamic resolution. Low pass filtering is employed to preserve high image quality and eliminate jagged edge aliasing at character boundaries. A first frame store receives selected characters from the video disk through an image size reducer to store the characters at selected display positions with a selected size to form a caption under control of a central processing unit. A keyer receives the caption video data from the first frame store as well as a background image to form a composite image, which is stored in the second frame store before being output as a continuous television video signal.

Abstract: A general device for the input of information in a binary format through rotational motion is disclosed, having independent means for the simultaneous output of information in a form perceivable to the human tactile sense. In particular, a knob is coupled to a shaft, a tachometer and a particle brake. An associated control means receives information from the tachometer, controls the operation of the particle brake, and interfaces the corresponding operations with the apparatus which is desired to be controlled thereby.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an apparatus for verifying the correct placement of a wire wrap tool on a wire wrap pin in an array of pins. An outside source of pin and condition data such as a human operator operating switches or a mechanical sequential state machine or a hand wired logic sequential state machine supplies binary data indicating the correct pin and the expected electrical condition to be found on the correct pin. A wire check system interface means in combination with a wire wrap tool, a strip switch and a number of HDMUG logic boards then subject the correct pin to the expected electrical condition and compare the electrical condition on the pin actually touching the wire wrap tool to the expected electrical condition and signals the correctness or incorrectness of placement of the wire wrap tool.