Aspect ratio and scan converter system
First Claim
1. An aspect ratio and scan converter system for use with signal information developed from optical scanning of a rectangular field of view at a high scan speed along the minor axis relative to low scan speed along the major axis of the field of view comprising:
- an analog-to-digital converter connected to receive said signal information for developing commensurate digital signals;
a bulk storage memory for serially storing the sequences of digital signals developed from high speed optical scanning along said minor axis and representing said entire rectangular field of view;
means for addressing said bulk storage memory for reading out selected sequences of digital signals serially stored therein representing a selected portion of said field of view;
a random access memory for receiving and storing each of said selected sequences of digital signals in a first direction of a two-dimensional format;
means for addressing said random access memory to read out the stored selected sequences of digital signals by repetitive scan in the second direction of said two-dimensional format;
a digital-to-analog converter for receiving the digital output of said random access memory and developing commensurate analog signals; and
display means responsive to said analog signals for producing a raster format of the visual information contained in said selected portion of said field of view.
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Abstract
An aspect ratio and scan converter system adapts signal information derivedrom optical scanning of a rectangular field of view having an aspect ratio of the order of 60 to 1. The signal information is converted to digital form and serially stored in a bulk storage memory which may be addressed for reading out selected sequences of the serially stored digital signals. The selected sequences are stored in a random access memory having a two dimensional format and then read out by repetitive scan in a direction orthogonally related to the direction in which the sequences were stored. The digital signals thus read out are converted to analog form and applied to a suitable display means such as a TV type monitor CRT, providing a visual display of the selected portion of the elongate field of view.
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9 Claims
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1. An aspect ratio and scan converter system for use with signal information developed from optical scanning of a rectangular field of view at a high scan speed along the minor axis relative to low scan speed along the major axis of the field of view comprising:
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an analog-to-digital converter connected to receive said signal information for developing commensurate digital signals; a bulk storage memory for serially storing the sequences of digital signals developed from high speed optical scanning along said minor axis and representing said entire rectangular field of view; means for addressing said bulk storage memory for reading out selected sequences of digital signals serially stored therein representing a selected portion of said field of view; a random access memory for receiving and storing each of said selected sequences of digital signals in a first direction of a two-dimensional format; means for addressing said random access memory to read out the stored selected sequences of digital signals by repetitive scan in the second direction of said two-dimensional format; a digital-to-analog converter for receiving the digital output of said random access memory and developing commensurate analog signals; and display means responsive to said analog signals for producing a raster format of the visual information contained in said selected portion of said field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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