The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ryuichiro Kawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358174 ; 358169 ;
Abstract
A gain control circuit includes first and second clamping circuits each of which has a DC shift circuit and a comparator comprising the output of the DC shift circuit with a reference voltage and providing a feedback signal to the respective shift circuit. A peak detector is responsive to the output of the second clamping circuit and is connected with a comparator which outputs a gain control signal to a variable gain device or amplifier located between the clamp circuits and also to the comparators associated with the DC shift circuits for varying the follow-up speeds of the clamping circuits.