Camera interface

• US 4,378,572 A
• Filed: 01/29/1981
• Issued: 03/29/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Professional Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Professional Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Hoffmann, Frank H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stellar, George G.
• Application Number:
  US06/229,951
• Time in Patent Office: 789 Days
• Field of Search: 360/33.1, 358/335, 358/210, 358/906, 358/908
• US Class Current: 386/224
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/006 with video camera or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 358/906 Hand-held camera with recorder in a single unit
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 358/908 Pause control, i.e. "commercial killers"

Abstract

A pulse generating electronic circuit is utilized as a matching network between a line operated video tape recorder (VTR) and a battery powered portable camera. Through the use of appropriate logic circuitry, the pause control button of the VTR, which normally operates to provide an on or off signal pulse, is disabled, and the time delay experienced by a camera activated electrical signal passing through the VTR electronics is utilized to generate the on or off signal pulse.

Claims

1. In combination with a first device having a switch actuated to change the operational mode of the first device between operating and non-operating conditions, a second device having a signal operated control through which sequential control pulses cause a delayed change in the operational mode of the second device between operating and non-operating conditions, and signal conducting means interconnecting the first and second devices for transmitting signals therebetween when the devices are simultaneously in the operating conditions thereof, the improvement including pulse generating means connected to the signal operated control for supply of said control pulses thereto in response to triggering pulses, interfacing means connected to the first and second devices for sensing said conditions thereof, and logic means connecting the interfacing means to the pulse generating means for supply of the triggering pulses thereto in response to different conditions of the first and second devices.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second devices are video camera and video recorder, respectively.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein said logic means comprises a gate circuit generating the triggering pulses.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said pulse generating means comprises a transistor rendered non-conductive by said triggering pulses.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said logic means comprises a gate circuit generating the triggering pulses.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said pulse generating means comprises a transistor rendered non-conductive by said triggering pulses.