Method and apparatus for transmitting digital color signals to a camera
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1. A method for generating and transmitting digital color imaging signals formed at a pre-set sampling rate from an output of a camera device to a camera controlling unit, comprising the steps of:
- processing the digital color imaging signals, said processing resulting in at least one of plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals to have a component sampling rate higher than said pre-set sampling rate;
converting at least one of the plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals so that a converted output sampling rate of the at least one of the plural signal components at said output is between said pre-set sampling rate and said component sampling rate;
converting said digital color imaging signals containing said at least one of the plural signal components having the converted output sampling rate into serial color imaging signals; and
transmitting from the output of said camera device to said camera controlling unit the serial color imaging signals containing said at least one of the plural signal components having the converted output sampling rate.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for transmitting digital color imaging signals to a camera controlling unit at a pre-set sampling rate obtained on imaging using a CCD imaging device. The sampling rate of at least one of plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals is converted so that the sampling rate will be higher than the pre-set sampling rate. The digital color imaging signals containing at least one signal component having the converted sampling rate are transmitted to the camera control unit.
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1. A method for generating and transmitting digital color imaging signals formed at a pre-set sampling rate from an output of a camera device to a camera controlling unit, comprising the steps of:
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processing the digital color imaging signals, said processing resulting in at least one of plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals to have a component sampling rate higher than said pre-set sampling rate;
converting at least one of the plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals so that a converted output sampling rate of the at least one of the plural signal components at said output is between said pre-set sampling rate and said component sampling rate;
converting said digital color imaging signals containing said at least one of the plural signal components having the converted output sampling rate into serial color imaging signals; and
transmitting from the output of said camera device to said camera controlling unit the serial color imaging signals containing said at least one of the plural signal components having the converted output sampling rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for generating and transmitting digital color imaging signals formed at a pre-set sampling rate from an output of a camera device to a camera controlling unit, comprising:
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means for processing the digital color imaging signals, said processing resulting in at least one of plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals to have a component sampling rate higher than said pre-set sampling rate;
means for converting at least one of the plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals so as to obtain a converted output sampling rate at said output between said pre-set sampling rate and said component sampling rate;
parallel/serial conversion means for converting said digital color imaging signals containing said at least one of the plural signal components having the converted output sampling rate into serial color imaging signals;
means for transmitting from the output of said camera device said serial color imaging signals to said camera controlling unit;
serial/parallel conversion means provided within said camera controlling unit for receiving the transmitted serial digital color imaging signals for converting the transmitted serial digital color imaging signals into parallel digital color imaging signals; and
digital/analog converting means for converting the parallel digital color imaging signals converted by said serial/parallel conversion means into analog color imaging signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for generating and transmitting digital color imaging signals formed at a pre-set sampling rate from an output of a camera device to a camera controlling unit, said camera device comprising:
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means for processing the digital color imaging signals, said processing resulting in at least one of plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals to have a component sampling rate higher than said pre-set sampling rate;
means for converting at least one of the plural signal components making up the digital color imaging signals so as to obtain a converted output sampling rate at said output between said pre-set sampling rate and said component sampling rate;
parallel/serial conversion means for converting said digital color imaging signals containing said at least one of the plural signal components having the converted output sampling rate into serial color imaging signals;
means for transmitting from the output of said camera device said serial color imaging signals to said camera controlling unit;
said camera controlling unit comprising;
serial/parallel conversion means provided within said camera controlling unit for receiving the transmitted serial digital color imaging signals and for converting the transmitted serial digital color imaging signals into parallel digital color imaging signals; and
digital/analog converting means for converting the parallel digital color imaging signals converted by said serial/parallel conversion means into analog color imaging signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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