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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1978
Nobuo Minoura, Ohtawara, JP;
Isao Matsumura, Yaita, JP;
Yasukazu Yoshinaga, Yaita, JP;
Takao Abumi, Yaita, JP;
Kazuhiro Nakai, Ikoma, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A television signal determination circuit is associated with an automatic tuning system, which automatically tunes a television set to local channels, in order to determine whether received signals are desired television signals. The television signal determination circuit comprises a first counter means for counting received synchronizing signals for a predetermined period of time, a second counter means for counting reference clock signals for the predetermined period of time, and a determination means for determining whether the synchronizing signals are received by a predetermined number within the predetermined period of time by comparing output signals from the first and second counter means.