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Audio/video system having touch responsive function display screen

  • US 4,521,870 A
  • Filed: 10/18/1984
  • Issued: 06/04/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An audio/video editing system comprising:

  • at least one source recorder device for supplying a source of audio/video information;

    a recording recorder device for recording selected audio/video information from the at least one source recorder device;

    a switcher device for selectively coupling the at least one source recorder device and the recording recorder device;

    computer means for providing selected edit commands;

    an operator controlled input device including edit function display/indicating means for supplying serial edit function messages indicative of selected editing functions to be performed by the recorder device and the switcher device;

    an operator intelligent line controller coupled to the operator controlled input device for identifying, converting and buffering the serial edit function messages in response to the computer means edit commands to provide corresponding parallel edit commands;

    a plurality of device intelligent line controllers coupled to the operator intelligent line controller for establishing communication with the respective recorder and switcher devices, and for converting and buffering the parallel edit commands to define serial edit commands, in response to the computer means;

    a plurality of interfaces coupled between respective device intelligent line controllers and respective recorder devices and switcher device for translating the serial edit commands to a form commensurate with the requirements of the respective devices, and for translating device edit status messages from the respective devices for return to respective device intelligent line controllers, in response to the computer means; and

    said device line controllers further converting and buffering the returned device edit status messages in response to the computer means.

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