Television receiver for demodulating a two-language stereo broadcast signal

• US 4,486,897 A
• Filed: 02/04/1983
• Issued: 12/04/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nagai, Kunio
• Primary Examiner(s): Hickey, R. J.
• Application Number:
  US06/463,813
• Time in Patent Office: 669 Days
• Field of Search: 358/142-144, 358/198, 381/2, 381/27
• US Class Current: 381/2
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/36 specially adapted for stereophonic broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/607 for more than one sound signal, e.g. stereo, multilanguages H04N5/602 takes precedence

Abstract

Apparatus for demodulating a multiplexed sound signal comprised of a first sound signal formed by the sum of a left channel signal and a right channel signal in a first language, a second sound signal formed by the difference of the left channel signal and the right channel signal, and a third sound signal in a second language, comprising a single demodulation circuit for producing either the second sound signal or third sound signal in response to the multiplexed sound signal; a selector switch for selectively changing the center frequency of the demodulation circuit to control the latter to produce either the second sound signal or third sound signal in response to the multiplexed sound signal; a matrix circuit for producing a stereo sound signal in response to the first and second sound signals; a pair of output terminals; and a switch device for supplying the third sound signal as a second language monaural sound signal from the demodulation circuit to one output terminal when the selector switch controls the demodulation circuit to produce the third sound signal and for supplying the stereo sound signal to both output terminals from the matrix circuit as a first-language stereo signal when the selector switch controls the demodulation circuit to produce the second sound signal.

Claims

1. Apparatus for demodulating a multiplexed sound signal comprised of a first sound signal formed by the sum of a first channel signal and a second channel signal, a second sound signal formed by the difference of said first channel signal and said second channel signal, and a third sound signal, comprising:

demodulation means for producing one of said second sound signal and third sound signal in response to said multiplexed sound signal;

selector means for selectively controlling said demodulation means to produce one of said second sound signal and third sound signal in response to said multiplexed sound signal;

matrix means for producing a stereo sound signal in response to said first and second sound signals;

output means; and

switch means for supplying said third sound signal to said output means when said selector means controls said demodulation means to produce said third sound signal and for supplying said stereo sound signal to said output means when said selector means controls said demodulation means to produce said second sound signal.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1;

in which said selector means selectively changes the center frequency of said demodulation means to control the latter to produce one of said second sound signal and said third sound signal.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2;

further including first filter means for separating a first portion of said multiplexed sound signal corresponding to said second sound signal and second filter means for separating a second portion of said multiplexed sound signal corresponding to said third sound signal; and

in which said demodulation means is supplied with one of said first portion and said second portion of said multiplexed sound signal.

4. Apparatus according to claim 3;

further including second switch means for supplying one of said first portion and second portion of said multiplexed sound signal to said demodulation means; and

in which said selector means controls said demodulation means to produce said second sound signal when said second switch means supplies said first portion of said multiplexed sound signal to said demodulation means and controls said demodulation means to produce said third sound signal when said second switch means supplies said second portion of said multiplexed sound signal to said demodulation means.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1;

in which said switch means includes a first switch for supplying a first channel signal of said stereo sound signal from said matrix means to said output means, and a second switch for supplying one of a second channel signal of said stereo sound signal from said matrix means and said third sound signal from said demodulation means to said output means.

6. Apparatus according to claim 5;

in which said first switch and second switch operate in synchronism with each other.

7. Apparatus according to claim 5;

in which said output means includes a first output and a second output; and

said first switch supplies said first sound signal to said first output when said second switch supplies said third sound signal to said second output, and said first switch supplies said first channel signal of said stereo sound signal to said first output when said second switch supplies said second channel signal of said stereo sound signal to said second output.