Method for the simultaneous depiction of at least two temporally sequential events on television, and equipment for implementing this method
First Claim
1. A method for the simultaneous displaying of at least two temporally sequential events of the same type on respective adjoining picture surfaces of at least one picture screen for viewer comparison therebetween, comprisingstoring a video signal of at least a first one of said sequential events in at least one picture memory, and storing in conjunction with said video signal at least one first-event-marker signal indicating the start of at least one respective part of said first event, andsubsequently simultaneously displaying in said respective adjoining picture surfaces a second one of said sequential events and said first one of said sequential events from at least one of said at least one picture memories, by means of electronic switching procedures and use of a respective video signal of said second event and at least one respective second-event-marker signal for at least one respective part of said second event corresponding to said at least one part of said first event,wherein said simultaneously displaying of said two events of the same type in said adjoining picture surfaces of said at least one picture screen is provided so that the respective events are displayed in at least one of temporally synchronous and spatially parallel modes for said comparison of said two events, by starting the replay of said stored video signal of said first event from at least one of said at least one picture memory at respective points of said stored video signal, each said point of starting replay being determined in accordance with a respective one of said first-event-marker signals corresponding to each respective one of said at least one second-event-marker signal, as each said second-event-marker signal occurs.
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Abstract
A method for simultaneous depiction of at least two temporally sequential events, particularly sports events in the form of racing or jumping, on adjoining picture surfaces such as of at least one picture screen, with at least sections of the events being stored, via a video device, in at least one picture memory. Thus sports events of the type described above can be organized in a more interesting and expressive manner for television viewers, and sportspersons and managers are given the possibility of comparing, as soon and as exactly as possible, individual races and jumps, etc. This is achieved by showing simultaneously with the direct showing and/or broadcasting of the live event at least one additional event of the same type, which is pre-stored in the picture memory, synchronously and/or spatially in parallel with the live event.
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1. A method for the simultaneous displaying of at least two temporally sequential events of the same type on respective adjoining picture surfaces of at least one picture screen for viewer comparison therebetween, comprising
storing a video signal of at least a first one of said sequential events in at least one picture memory, and storing in conjunction with said video signal at least one first-event-marker signal indicating the start of at least one respective part of said first event, and subsequently simultaneously displaying in said respective adjoining picture surfaces a second one of said sequential events and said first one of said sequential events from at least one of said at least one picture memories, by means of electronic switching procedures and use of a respective video signal of said second event and at least one respective second-event-marker signal for at least one respective part of said second event corresponding to said at least one part of said first event, wherein said simultaneously displaying of said two events of the same type in said adjoining picture surfaces of said at least one picture screen is provided so that the respective events are displayed in at least one of temporally synchronous and spatially parallel modes for said comparison of said two events, by starting the replay of said stored video signal of said first event from at least one of said at least one picture memory at respective points of said stored video signal, each said point of starting replay being determined in accordance with a respective one of said first-event-marker signals corresponding to each respective one of said at least one second-event-marker signal, as each said second-event-marker signal occurs.
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13. An equipment for the simultaneous displaying of at least two temporally sequential events of the same type on respective adjoining picture surfaces of at least one picture screen for viewer comparison therebetween, said equipment comprising
at least one electronic device for providing each said video signal, at least one picture screen for providing said adjoining picture surfaces, at least two of said picture memories for the recording and playing back of the events, said second event also being recorded in a respective one of said picture memories other than the one in which said first event is stored, a control and selection device, and at least one marker switch positioned along a path of movement of each said event and connected with the control and selection device, to provide a respective electrical trigger signal thereto as a respective one of said first- or second-eventmarker signals when activated by an object moving along said path of movement during each respective event, wherein said at least two picture memories are started upon the occurrence of respective ones of said trigger signal, a first of said picture memories being switched to playback-operating mode to play back said first event previously recorded, said second event being a live event that is read into a second of said picture memories in recording mode, and a respective marker signal corresponding to each said electrical trigger signal is stored at a respective position in said second picture memory.
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