Color video signal mixing system

• US 4,688,102 A
• Filed: 11/09/1983
• Issued: 08/18/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nagasawa, Kenichi, Edakubo, Hiroo
• Primary Examiner(s): Faber, Alan
• Application Number:
  US06/550,486
• Time in Patent Office: 1,378 Days
• Field of Search: 358/30, 358/31, 358/310, 358/330, 358/327, 358/328, 358/329, 358/313, 358/314, 358/311
• US Class Current: 386/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/76 for mixing of colour signals H04N9/75 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/79 Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

A color video signal mixing system wherein a first separating arrangement separates a first luminance signal from a first color video signal; a second separating arrangement separates a first chrominance signal from the first color video signal; a third separating arrangement separates a second luminance signal from a second color video signal; and a fourth separating arrangement separates a second chrominance signal from the second color video signal. A first mixing arrangement produces a mixed luminance signal from the first and second luminance signal; a selecting device selects one of the first and second chrominance signals; a control facility controls the selecting action of the selecting device; and a second mixing arrangement produces a mixed color signal by mixing the mixed luminance signal and the selected chrominance signal.

Claims

1. A color video signal mixing system, comprising:

(a) receiving means for receiving a first color video signal and a second color video signal at the same time, the first color video signal and the second color video signal each having an image information different from each other;

(b) first separating means for separating a first luminance signal from the first color video signal;

(c) second separating means for separating a first chrominance signal from the first color video signal;

(d) third separating means for separating a second luminance signal from the second color video signal;

(e) fourth separating means for separating a second chrominance signal from the second color video signal;

(f) first mixing means for mixing the first and second luminance signals to obtain a mixed luminance signal;

(g) selecting means for selecting one of the first and second chrominance signals to obtain a selected chrominance signal;

(h) control means for controlling the selecting action of the selecting means; and

(i) second mixing means for mixing said mixed luminance signal and said selected chrominance signal to give a mixed color video signal.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising means operative for synchronizing said first color video signal with said second color video signal.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein said control means includes a control signal generating circuit for producing a control signal which controls the selecting action of said selecting means on the basis of the horizontal synchronizing signal of said first color video signal.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein said selecting means is arranged to make a selection for every horizontal scanning period between the first chrominance signal and the second chrominance signal according to said control signal.

5. A system according to claim 2, wherein said control means includes a control signal generating circuit to produce, on the basis of the vertical synchronizing signal of said first color video signal, a control signal for controlling the selecting action of said selecting means.

6. A system according to claim 5, wherein said selecting means is arranged to make the selection of the chrominance signal for every vertical scanning period between the first and second chrominance signals according to said control signal.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein said first color video signal and said second color video signal are arranged to form one frame with two fields.

8. A system according to claim 2, wherein said control means includes a comparison circuit for comparing the level of said first luminance signal with that of said second luminance signal;

and said control means is arranged to control the selecting action of said selecting means according to the output of said comparison circuit.

9. A system according to claim 8, wherein said selecting means is arranged to select said first chrominance signal according to the output of said comparison circuit when the level of the first luminance signal is higher than that of the second luminance signal.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein said selecting means is arranged to select said first chrominance signal according to the output of said comparison circuit when the level of the second luminance signal is higher than that of the first luminance signal.

11. A color video signal mixing system, comprising:

(a) receiving means for receiving a first color video signal and a second color video signal at the same time, the first color video signal and the second color video signal each having an image information different from each other;

(b) first separating means for separating a first luminance signal from the first color video signal;

(c) second separating means for separating a first chrominance signal from said first color video signal;

(d) third separating means for separating a second luminance signal from the second color video signal;

(e) fourth separating means for separating a second chrominance signal from said second color video signal;

(f) first mixing means for mixing said first luminance signal and said second luminance signal to obtain a mixed luminance signal;

(g) second mixing means for selectively mixing said first chrominance signal with said mixed luminance signal; and

(h) third mixing means for selectively mixing said second chrominance signal with said mixed luminance signal.

12. A system according to claim 11, wherein said first mixing means and said second mixing means are arranged to operate according to the level of said first luminance signal and that of said second luminance signal.

13. A system according to claim 12, wherein said first mixing means mixes said first chrominance signal with said mixed luminance signal when the level of said first luminance signal is higher than that of said second luminance signal by more than a predetermined level.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein said second mixing means mixes said second chrominance signal with said mixed luminance signal when the level of said second luminance signal is higher than that of said first luminance signal by more than said predetermined level.

15. A system according to claim 12, wherein said first mixing means mixes said first chrominance signal with said mixed luminance signal when the level of said first luminance signal is higher, by a first predetermined voltage, than the level of said second luminance signal and the level difference between the first and second luminance signals is not exceeding a second predetermined voltage.

16. A system according to claim 15, wherein said second mixing means mixes said second chrominance signal with said mixed luminance signal when the level of said second luminance signal is higher, by said first predetermined voltage, than that of said first luminance signal and the level difference between the second and first luminance signals is not exceeding said second predetermined voltage.

17. A mixed color video signal recording apparatus, comprising:

(a) reproducing means for reproducing a first color video signal recorded on a recording medium;

(b) means for receiving a second color video signal having an image information different from that of the first video signal when said reproducing means is reproducing the first color video signal;

(c) means operative for synchronizing said first color video signal with said second color video signal;

(d) first separating means for separating a first luminance signal from said first color video signal;

(e) second separating means for separating a first chrominance signal from said first color video signal;

(f) third separating means for separating a second luminance signal from said second color video signal;

(g) fourth separating means for separating a second chrominance signal from said second color video signal;

(h) first mixing means for mixing said first and second luminance signals to obtain a mixed luminance signal;

(i) selecting means for selecting one of said first and second chrominance signals to obtain a selected chrominance signal;

(j) control means for controlling the selecting action of said selecting means;

(k) second mixing means for mixing said mixed luminance signal with said selected chrominance signal to obtain a mixed color video signal; and

(l) means for recording said mixed color video signal on said recording medium.

18. An apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

positioning means for making the position in which said first color video signal has been recorded on said recording medium coincide with the position in which said mixed color video signal is to be recorded on said recording medium by said recording means.

19. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said positioning means includes a delay circuit for determining a delay time according to the positions of said reproducing means and recording means.

20. A color video signal mixing system, comprising:

(a) receiving means for receiving a plurality of color video signals at the same time, the plurality of color video signal each having an image information different from each other;

(b) first separating means for separating a plurality of luminance signals from said plurality of color video signals respectively;

(c) second separating means for separating a plurality of chrominance signals from said plurality of information signals respectively;

(d) first mixing means for mixing said plurality of luminance signals to obtain a mixed luminance signal;

(e) second mixing means for selectively mixing said plurality of chrominance signals with said mixed luminance signal; and

(f) control means for controlling the mixing action of said second mixing means.

21. A color video signal mixing system, comprising:

(a) receiving means for receiving a plurality of color video signals at the same time, the plurality of color video signals each having an image information different from each other;

(b) separating means for separating a plurality of chrominance signals from the plurality of color video signals respectively;

(c) selecting means for selecting one chrominance signal from said plurality of chrominance signals to obtain a selected chrominance signal; and

(d) control means for controlling the selecting action of said selecting means.