Abstract: A television arrangement generates signals from independent pairs of adjacent lines. The signals are separately summed and differenced to produce S and .DELTA. signals. The S signal is representative of the luminance of a scan between the original scans, and the .DELTA. represents vertical resolution. The signals are transmitted to a monitor for generating a high-vertical-resolution picture. Where the display is a color TV receiver, the .DELTA. signal may be buried within the chroma channel by frequency interleaving with the .DELTA. signal occuring only in locations representing high-frequency vertical information. The buried .DELTA. signal is invisible on a conventional receiver. Other independent data may be coupled through the chroma channel by frequency interleaving.

Abstract: A lifting-lowering assembly for a stylus arm employs two flat portions having a pivot axis in the vicinity of the intersection of the two portions, a stylus arm rest on the first portion, and, an upwardly extending member on the second portion. The upwardly extending member cooperates with an electromagnetic device to rotate the assembly about the pivot axis. Air trapped under the first and second flat portions tends to permit gentle lifting and lowering operations by damping the rotational motion of the assembly.

Abstract: A sampled color video signal is recorded in component form in a plurality of channels. The form of the signal is chosen so that if only one channel is available due to dropouts upon playback, then at least approximate separation into color components is possible, and if all channels are available, then full color separation is possible. The form is also chosen to provide a dynamic range that fits the transmission channel.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus samples the luminance component of a video signal at a rate sufficient to avoid aliasing. Wide band chroma components are sampled at one half this rate so that aliasing occurs. A decoder determines the direction of least resolution of each sample of the luminance signal and averages the chroma signals in this direction for each sample to eliminate aliases.

Abstract: A turntable drive system for use with a video disc player employs a low cost magnetic sensor, such as a Hall effect device, for turntable speed control. An integral motor mounting bracket and flux concentrator is positioned with respect to a ring magnet having a plurality of permanently magnetized poles of alternate polarity along its periphery such that the magnetic field of the magnetized ring passes through an active surface of the magnetic sensor. The Hall effect device provides an output representative of the rotary motion of the ring magnet which is fixed to the turntable. The output of the Hall effect device is compared to a reference oscillator and an error signal indicative of drift in the rotary speed of turntable from the predetermined speed is fed to a DC motor for driving the turntable at the desired rotational speed.

Abstract: CCD devices, such as imagers, typically have built in MOSFET output amplifiers with a large amount of l/f noise. Instead of using the baseband video output signal, the present invention uses video signal sidebands centered about the C-register clock frequency or a harmonic thereof for improved S/N. An integrator and a gate are used to still further improve the S/N.

Abstract: A television sync signal generator adapted for ready conversion among various television standards includes a memory in which information related to the amplitude of at least one component of a composite sync signal is stored at address locations each corresponding to at least one particular time in each recurrent television frame. A clock signal generator addresses the memory to sequentially read out the information so the sync signal can be reconstructed. For reducing the number of memory addresses required, each memory address contains information relating to the instantaneous resolution or clock rate. A sample rate controller is coupled to the memory for having the instantaneous clock address rate controlled in response to the contents of the memory.

Abstract: Two signals are generated simultaneously. In order to pass them through a single signal channel, the two signals are time-compressed and rearranged into a time-sequential form by means of pairs of controllable delay lines. The delay lines are controlled from a single drive circuit so that the delay of both is long when clocking is at a low rate. In the long-delay mode, the two delay lines are coupled to the two signal sources to be loaded with signal in parallel. The mode of both delay lines is then switched to a short-delay mode. In order to achieve sequential operation, the mode switching is accompanied by a coupling of the signal output terminal of one of the delay lines to the signal input of the other. In the second mode, the first delay lines clocks out to a system output terminal, while the other clocks to the output terminal through the first, thereby achieving a sequential output signal.

Abstract: In a multichannel head of the type wherein a plurality of transducers scan signal tracks of information across a magnetic tape within a system; and wherein each transducer includes a magnetic core having two pole pieces between which a gap is disposed while at least one turn of a conductor is magnetically coupled to the gap, the plurality of transducers are sequentially bonded together in an integral unit with their gaps disposed at essentially tandem locations.

Abstract: A flat-field television image having reduced visibility of horizontal scan lines is generated by receiving first and second fields of interlaced video and progressively generating a scanned image within a time for one incoming field. The progressively scanned image contains interstitital lines between the lines of one field, and consequently the line-scan structure is made less visible, but the flicker rate is undesirably decreased. In order to increase the flicker rate, additional progressively scanned images are generated at a rate equal to or greater than the incoming field rate.

Abstract: A digital AM broadcast transmitter features a plurality of stages that are controlled by a digital signal representing an audio modulating signal. At least some of the stages are cascade coupled together using transformers. This reduces the need for high turns ratios and allows most or all transformers to be identical.

Abstract: A non-contacting RF shielding means is provided to inhibit the flow of energy in a given frequency band through an interface area between two conductive surfaces. A series of stub-like members are provided which are open circuited at one end and connected to a common conductive member on the other end. A portion of the first conductive surface is spaced from the stubs such that a plurality of microstrip lines are formed. The open circuits at the one end of the stubs reflect back as low impedance paths between the first surface and the other end of each of the stubs. The common conductive member is coupled to the second conductive surface. The arrangement thus provides a plurality of low impedance paths between the first and second conductive surfaces in the given frequency band without direct physical contact between the two conductive surfaces.

Abstract: In a record and/or replay system of the type wherein magnetic tape moves in a loop about a drum which is rotated by a motor to scan transducer gaps across the tape, drum stall conditions are overcome by momentarily reversing the intended rotational direction of the motor when a command is given to rotate the drum in the intended rotational direction but such rotation does not occur because of tape sticktion on the drum.

Abstract: A multichannel sampled system uses a single set of steering bits to reconstruct deleted samples from all channels. The steering bits can be derived from the channel having the greatest bandwidth or amplitude, or by majority voting logic operating on steering bits from all channels.

Abstract: An RF shielding gasket is provided for establishing low impedance paths, in a given frequency range, in the interface area between two conductive surfaces. The gasket includes a first and second plurality of stubs. The stubs are joined to one another by a conductive member. The stubs are open circuited at one end and connected to the conductive member on the other end. Each stub is folded back upon itself between the two ends. In the interface area, portions of each of the conductive surfaces function as ground planes and a first and second plurality of microstrip lines are thus provided. The open circuits are transformed into low impedance paths, in the frequency range of interest, between the second end of the stubs and the portions of the first and second conductive surfaces. In one embodiment, the stubs and conductive member are formed into a substantial U-shape with a resilient core in the central volume to form a compact RF gasket.

Abstract: A digital signal processor uses a RAM for signal processing. This allows the transfer function to be easily changed by either hardwired circuitry or a microprocessor. Two RAMs per channel can be used, one processing the signal, while the other has its transfer function changed. The operations of the RAMs can be changed during a portion of the input signal, e.g. blanking times, when the switch over is not objectionable.

Abstract: A tape has a format of the type wherein digital video information is recorded with each frame or field disposed on a set of multiple tracks and with at least one track being intended for replay during scene search modes of operation, only the most significant bits of pixels are recorded on the search tracks.

Abstract: A balanced modulator or mixer is used for modulating components of a chrominance signal onto a subcarrier to generate double-sideband suppressed-carrier amplitude-modulated signals. The video component is applied to a phase splitter which produces two antiphase baseband video signals, which in turn are applied to modulator switches driven in antiphase at the carrier rate for producing the DSB SC signal at a common output terminal. For reducing residual carrier output resulting from unbalance of the video during black level, a sample-and-hold circuit is coupled to each output of the phase splitter and is gated during black level. A differential amplifier compares the sampled signals and reduces the unbalance in a feedback manner to eliminate residual subcarrier during black level.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the playback speed of a VTR features an accurate speed control signal. The reproduced signal is resynchronized to a standard speed by repeating or deleting frames when successive frames are substantially identical. In addition, or as an alternative, frame averaging can be used. Provision for real time entry is made to minimize human error. Application of the invention to both quadruplex and helical scan machines is shown.

Abstract: A recording format is provided for video record and/or replay systems, which improves the operating performance and facilitates the implementation of many replay features. In this format, each raster of information is divided into at least two interleaved checkerboard pixel patterns and the pixels for each checkerboard pattern are recorded together and segregated from the pixels for the other checkerboard patterns.