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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:
Sep. 20, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony United Kingdom Limited, Staines, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348590 ; 348593 ; 348594 ;
Abstract
A video signal generating apparatus comprises a first microprocessor (10) including a memory (16) for receiving and storing in non-real time instructions for the generation of a range of video signals, such as test patterns, digital multi-effect keys or wipe patterns for a digital switcher, and a second microprocessor (14) for reading the instructions and generating a selected required video signal in real time.