Method and apparatus that generates VBI data coding waveforms

• US 6,351,289 B1
• Filed: 11/24/1998
• Issued: 02/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Hsin-Mei, Lee, Jong Ping, Chen, An-Tung
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yenke, Brian P.
• Application Number:
  US09/198,859
• Time in Patent Office: 1,190 Days
• Field of Search: H04/N.700, H04/N.708, H04/N.7084, H04/N.7087, H04/N 1.100, 348/464, 348/470, 348/473, 348/476, 348/477, 348/505, 348/461, 348/467, 348/468, 348/478, 348/479
• US Class Current: 348/478
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/035 Circuits for the digital non-picture data signal, e.g. for slicing of the data signal, for regeneration of the data-clock signal, for error detection or correction of the data signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/088 the inserted signal being digital

Abstract

An apparatus and method is provided for generating VBI data coding waveforms. The present invention utilizes a single look-up table that stores sampled values of sine waves in direct waveform synthesis for both color burst processing and VBI data coding processing. Furthermore, the present invention utilizes a 2T pulse as a signalling waveform in direct synthesis to overcome the problem of overlap for conventional unit pulse durations.

Claims

1. An apparatus for generating VBI data coding waveforms and color burst waveforms comprising:

a first selection circuit for receiving a color burst data signal, a VBI data signal, and a color burst period signal, and generates an address based thereon;

a second selection circuit for receiving a color burst scalar signal, a VBI scalar signal, and the color burst period signal, and generating one of the color burst scalar signal and the VBI scalar signal based on the color burst period signal; and

a waveform look-up table coupled to the first selection circuit for receiving the address and providing a waveform output corresponding to the address.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further including a multiplier coupled to the waveform look-up table and the second selection circuit for receiving the output of the waveform look-up table and the output of the second selection circuit and for scaling the amplitude of the VBI coding waveform.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further including a simplification circuit coupled to the look-up table and the multiplier for reducing the size of the waveform look-up table.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said simplification circuit includes:

a third selection circuit for receiving a color burst sign control signal, a VBI sign control signal, and the color burst period signal, and generating one of the color burst sign control signal and the VBI sign control signal as a sign signal based on the color burst period signal; and

a sign determination circuit coupled to the look-up table and the multiplier for receiving a value from the look-up table and multiplying the value with either a one or a negative one based on the sign signal.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said waveform look-up table includes sampled values of a sine wave.

6. A video play-back system comprising:

(a) a video source for providing video information;

(b) a display for viewing the video information; and

(c) a video encoder for generating VBI data coding waveforms and color burst waveforms, said video encoder including a waveform generator having;

(i) a first selection circuit for receiving a color burst data signal, a VBI data signal, and a color burst period signal, and generates an address based thereon;

(ii) a second selection circuit for receiving a color burst scalar signal, a VBI scalar signal, and the color burst period signal, and generating one of the color burst scalar signal and the VBI scalar signal based on the color burst period signal; and

(iii) a waveform look-up table coupled to the first selection circuit for receiving the address and providing a waveform output corresponding to the address.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the waveform generator further includes a multiplier coupled to the waveform look-up table and the second selection circuit for receiving the output of the waveform look-up table and the output of the second selection circuit and for scaling the amplitude of the VBI coding waveform to provide an output waveform.

8. The system of claim 6, further including a simplification circuit coupled to the look-up table and the multiplier for reducing the size of the waveform look-up table.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the simplification circuit includes:

a third selection circuit for receiving a color burst sign control signal, a VBI sign control signal, and the color burst period signal, and generating one of the color burst sign control signal and the VBI sign control signal as a sign signal based on the color burst period signal; and

a sign determination circuit coupled to the look-up table and the multiplier for receiving a value from the look-up table and multiplying the value with either a one or a negative one based on the sign signal.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the waveform look-up table includes sampled values of a sine wave.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the video encoder further includes:

a processor that receives video data representing the video information from the video source, and receives VBI data bits, and in response thereto provides chrominance signals to the waveform generator; and

a digital to analog converter coupled to the waveform generator to receive the waveform output and to convert the output waveform into analog form.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor generates luminance signals, and wherein the video encoder further includes:

a luminance signal generator coupled to the processor to receive luminance signals; and

an adder having inputs coupled to the luminance signal generator and the waveform generator, and an output coupled to the digital to analog converter.

13. A method of shaping a waveform for VBI data coding comprising:

a. using a 2T pulse signal as a unit pulse, where T is a bit interval;

b. determining the current and previous VBI data bits from a stream of VBI data bits; and

c. using a waveform look-up table to provide VBI coding waveform values for a duration of T based on VBI phase data, which includes;

if a current VBI data bit is one, and the previous VBI data bit is one, providing a one for a duration of T;

if a current VBI data bit is zero, and the previous VBI data bit is zero, providing a zero for a duration of T; and

if a current VBI data bit is zero and the previous VBI data bit is one, or if a current VBI data bit is one and the previous VBI data bit is zero, then using the waveform look-up table to provide VBI coding waveform values for a duration of T based on VBI phase data.

14. A method of shaping a waveform in an encoder for VBI data coding comprising:

a. using a 2T pulse signal as a unit pulse, where T is a bit interval;

b. determining the current and previous VBI data bits from a stream of VBI data bits; and

c. using a color sub-carrier waveform look-up table to provide VBI coding waveform values for a duration of T based on VBI phase data.

15. A method of shaping a waveform for VBI data coding comprising:

a. using a 2T pulse signal as a unit pulse, where T is a bit interval, the 2T pulse generated by squaring a half-cycle of a sine wave;

b. determining the current and previous VBI data bits from a stream of VBI data bits; and

c. using a waveform look-up table to provide VBI coding waveform values for a duration of T based on VBI phase data;

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