Patents by Inventor Theodorus H. C. Van Groningen

Theodorus H. C. Van Groningen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Video system
    Patent number: 5255097
    Abstract: A video system comprises a video signal generating device (1') and no less than one video signal receiving device (2') coupled to each other by means of a signal bus (4'). The video signal generating device (1') is capable of generating at an output (13) one or a plurality of video signals having each a different signal format (CVBS, Y/C, MAC bb, . . . ). The video signal receiving device(s) is (are) arranged for processing one or a plurality of video signals having mutually different formats. It is an object to establish which video signal format the devices (1', 2', 3') have in common (Y/C) and to adjust the devices so that the video signal generating device generates at its output (13) just the video signal that has the common signal format concerned and the video signal receiving device(s) is (are) capable of processing the video signal that has the common signal format concerned and is applied to the input (24, 33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Spiero, Theodorus H. C. Van Groningen