Method and apparatus for transmitting video signals during first and second portions thereof
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting fields of a video signal having a first portion corresponding with a first picture area and a second portion corresponding with a second picture area adjacent to said first picture area, said video signal being comprised of a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, said method comprising the steps of:
- frequency modulating said luminance signal to provide a frequency modulated luminance signal;
converting said chrominance signal to a lower frequency band to provide a low frequency converted chrominance signal;
transmitting said frequency modulated luminance signal and said low frequency converted chrominance signal during said first portion of said video signal in each of said fields; and
transmitting additional related signals during said second portion of said video signal in each of said fields.
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Abstract
In transmitting, for example, by recording and reproducing, fields of video signals each having a core portion and side portions adjacent to such core portion and comprised of luminance and chrominance signals, the luminance signal which is desirably frequency modulated and the chrominance signal which is desirably frequency converted to a lower frequency band are combined and transmitted or recorded during the core portion of each field to provide a display of increased aspect ratio, and the chrominance signal is decoded into color difference signals which are time-compressed and then frequency modulated prior to being transmitted or recorded during the side portions of each field for enhancing the color of the displayed picture.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting fields of a video signal having a first portion corresponding with a first picture area and a second portion corresponding with a second picture area adjacent to said first picture area, said video signal being comprised of a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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frequency modulating said luminance signal to provide a frequency modulated luminance signal; converting said chrominance signal to a lower frequency band to provide a low frequency converted chrominance signal; transmitting said frequency modulated luminance signal and said low frequency converted chrominance signal during said first portion of said video signal in each of said fields; and transmitting additional related signals during said second portion of said video signal in each of said fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of recording video signals comprised of luminance and chrominance signals and arranged in successive fields each having a first portion corresponding with a first picture area and a second portion corresponding with a second picture area adjacent to said first picture area, said method comprising the steps of:
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frequency modulating said luminance signal during said first portion of each of said fields; frequency converting said chrominance signal to a lower frequency band during said first portion of each of said fields; adding together the frequency modulated luminance signal and the frequency converted chrominance signal to provide a combined signal; recording said combined signal during said first portion of each of said fields; decoding said chrominance signal to color difference signals; time-compressing said color difference signals; frequency modulating the time-compressed color difference signals; and recording the frequency modulated, time-compressed color difference signals during said second portion of each of said fields. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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8. A method of recording and reproducing a video signal comprised of luminance and chrominance signals and arranged in successive fields each having a first portion corresponding with a first picture area and a second portion corresponding with a second picture area adjacent the said first picture area, said method comprising the steps of:
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frequency modulating said luminance signal during said first portion of each of said fields, frequency converting said chrominance signal to a lower frequency band during said first portion of each of said fields, adding together the frequency modulated luminance signal and the frequency converted chrominance signal to provide a combined signal, decoding said chrominance signal to color difference signals, time-compressing said color difference signals, frequency modulating the time-compressed color difference signals, and recording said combined signal and the frequency modulated, time-compressed color difference signals during said first portion and second portion, respectively; and reproducing the recorded combined signal and frequency modulated, time-compressed color difference signals to provide a reproduced signal, separating the frequency modulated luminance signal and the frequency converted chrominance signal from said combined signal in the reproduced signal, demodulating the separated frequency modulated luminance signal, demodulating the frequency modulated time-compressed color difference signals constituting said reproduced signal during the second portion of each field, frequency reconverting the separated frequency converted chrominance signal, time-expanding the demodulated time-compressed color difference signals, and encoding the time-expanded color difference signals to reconstitute the chrominance signal. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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9. Apparatus for transmitting fields of video signals each having a first portion corresponding with a first picture area and a second portion corresponding with a second picture area adjacent to said first picture area, said video signals being comprised of a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, said apparatus comprising:
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a luminance signal input terminal for receiving the luminance signal; a chrominance signal input terminal for receiving the chrominance signal; frequency modulating means for frequency modulating an input signal received at an input thereof; frequency converting means for converting the chrominance signal to a lower frequency band; decoding means coupled with said chrominance signal input terminal for decoding said chrominance signal to color difference signals; time-compressing means for time-compressing said color difference signals; first switching means for selectively supplying said luminance signal and the time-compressed color difference signals to the input of said frequency modulating means; second switching means for supplying said chrominance signal received by said chrominance signal input terminal to said frequency converting means; and adding means for adding the outputs of said frequency modulating means and said frequency converting means so as to provide a transmitted signal therefrom, said first and second switching means being controlled so as to select said luminance signal and said chrominance signal, respectively, during the first portion of each field of said video signals, said first switching means being controlled to select the time-compressed color difference signals during the second portion of each field of said video signals. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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10. Apparatus for transmitting fields of video signals having a first portion corresponding with a first picture area and a second portion corresponding with a second picture area adjacent to said first picture area, said video signals being comprised of a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, said apparatus comprising:
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a luminance signal input terminal for receiving the luminance signal; a chrominance signal input terminal for receiving the chrominance signal; frequency modulating means for frequency modulating an input signal received at an input thereof; frequency converting means for converting the chrominance signal to a lower frequency band; decoding means for decoding said chrominance signal to color difference signals; time-compressing means for time-compressing said color difference signals; delay means for delaying said luminance signal and said chrominance signal; first switching means for selectively supplying the delayed luminance signal from said delay means and the time-compressed color difference signals from said time-compressing means to the input of said frequency modulating means; second switching means for supplying the delayed chrominance signal from the delay means to said frequency converting means; and adding means for adding the outputs of said frequency modulating means and said frequency converting means so as to provide a transmitted signal therefrom, said first and second switching means being controlled so as to select the delayed luminance and chrominance signals, respectively, during the first portion of each field of said video signals, said first switching means being controlled so as to select the time-compressed color difference signals only during the second portion of each field of said video signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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