ANALOG VIDEO CHROMAKEY MIXER
First Claim
3. A device, comprising means for receiving a first analog video signal;
- means for receiving a second analog video signal;
means for detecting a chromakey in said first analog video signal and for generating a comparison signal in response thereto;
means for replacing a portion of said first analog video signal with a portion of said second analog video signal in response to said comparison signal;
means for measuring a difference between a first time delay and a second time delay, said first time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said first analog video signal, said second time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said second analog video signal; and
means for adjusting said at least one time delay, so that said first time delay and said second time delay are substantially equal.
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Abstract
An improved technique for mixing picture signals directed at a monitor screen. Two analog video signals (such as an analog VGA input and an analog ROB signal produced in response to a stored digital still or moving image) may be multiplexed in analog form. An analog chromakey mixer detects a background color in the first video signal (such as the analog VGA input), and replaces the portion of that first video signal with the second video signal. The time delays of the first video signal and the second video signal may be adjusted so that they reach the monitor screen (by means of a multiplexer output) at the same time. An alignment detector may attempt to align two known signals (such as a VGA sync signal and a signal generated for this purpose), and may adjust a set of time delays in the analog chromakey mixer until the time difference between the first and second video signals falls below a threshold.
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54 Claims
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3. A device, comprising
means for receiving a first analog video signal; -
means for receiving a second analog video signal;
means for detecting a chromakey in said first analog video signal and for generating a comparison signal in response thereto;
means for replacing a portion of said first analog video signal with a portion of said second analog video signal in response to said comparison signal;
means for measuring a difference between a first time delay and a second time delay, said first time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said first analog video signal, said second time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said second analog video signal; and
means for adjusting said at least one time delay, so that said first time delay and said second time delay are substantially equal. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32)
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12. A video system, comprising
a digital signal processor coupled to a source of digital video; -
a video D/A converter coupled to an output of said digital signal processor;
an analog video input;
a chromakey detector coupled to said analog video input;
an analog multiplexer coupled to an output of said video D/A converter, to said analog video input, and to said chromakey detector;
at least one adjustable delay coupled to an input of said analog multiplexer; and
an alignment detector coupled to an output of said analog multiplexer.
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13. A video system, comprising
a sync input; -
a phase locked loop coupled to said sync input;
a first delay circuit coupled to said phase locked loop;
a digital signal processor coupled to said sync input and to said first time delay circuit;
a video D/A converter coupled to an output of said digital signal processor;
a second and a third delay circuit coupled to said digital signal processor;
an analog video input;
a chromakey detector coupled to said analog video input;
a logic circuit coupled to said chromakey detector and to said second and third delay circuits;
a fourth delay circuit coupled to said analog video input;
an analog multiplexer coupled to an output of said D/A converter, to an output of said fourth delay circuit, and to said logic circuit; and
an alignment detector coupled to an output of said analog multiplexer.
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14. A video system, comprising
means for receiving analog video; -
a digital signal processor coupled to a source of digital video;
a D/A converter coupled to said digital signal processor;
an analog chromakey mixer coupled to an output of said D/A converter and to said means for receiving analog video;
at least one adjustable delay coupled to an input of said analog chromakey mixer; and
an alignment detector coupled to an output of said analog multiplexer.
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19. A method comprising the steps of
receiving a first analog video signal; -
receiving a second analog video signal;
detecting a chromakey in said first analog video signal and generating a comparison signal in response thereto;
replacing a portion of said first analog video signal with a portion of said second analog video signal in response to said comparison signal;
adjusting at least one time delay between said means for receiving a first analog video signal and said means for replacing;
measuring a difference between a first time delay and a second time delay, said first time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said first analog video signal, said second time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said second analog video signal; and
adjusting at least one time delay, so that said first time delay and said second time delay are substantially equal.
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27. A method comprising the steps of
receiving a first analog video signal; -
converting a source of digital video to a second analog video signal;
multiplexing said first analog video signal and said second analog video signal;
measuring a difference between a first time delay ad a second time delay, said first time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said first analog video signal, said second time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said second analog video signal; and
adjusting at least one time delay, responsive to said step of measuring, so that said first time delay and said second time delay are substantially equal.
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29. A method comprising the steps of
receiving a first analog video signal; -
detecting a chromakey in said first analog video signal;
converting a source of digital video to a second analog video signal;
replacing a portion of said first analog video signal with a portion of said second analog video signal in response to said chromakey;
measuring a difference between a first time delay ad a second time delay, said first time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said first analog video signal, said second time delay comprising a delay from input to output of said second analog video signal; and
adjusting at least one time delay, responsive to said step of measuring, so that said first time delay and said second time delay are substantially equal.
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33. Apparatus including
a first input port disposed for receiving a first analog video signal; -
a second input port disposed for receiving a second analog video signal;
a chromakey detector coupled to said first input port;
a multiplexer coupled to said chromakey detector, said first input port, and said second input port;
an output port coupled to said multiplexer;
an adjusting circuit disposed for adjusting a time delay in said apparatus, whereby a difference is minimized between a first time delay between said first input port and said output port and a second time delay between said second input port and said output port. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method including the steps of
receiving a first analog video signal; -
receiving a second analog video signal;
detecting a chromakey in said first analog video signal;
replacing at least a portion of said analog video signal with at least a portion of said second analog video signal in response to said chromakey;
outputting a resultant signal of said step of replacing;
adjusting a time delay, whereby a difference is minimized between a first time delay between said step of receiving said first analog video signal and said step of outputting and a second time delay between said step of receiving said second analog video signal and said step of outputting. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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