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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1996
Ronald Johannes Mies, Leidschendam, NL;
Frederik Harm Klok, Rijswijk, NL;
Koninklijke PTT Nederland N.V., The Hague, NL;
Abstract
Installation and method for freezing audiovisual data streams, which installation comprises a video freeze control (2) which in equipped to receive a freeze command signal (FR) to be generated by a user and to detect a predetermined marker in a videosignal read from a memory (1), and, after receipt of the freeze command signal and detection of the marker, to supply a video control signal (VSC) for a video switch (4) and a video stop signal (VS) to interrupt reading of the video signal (VID), which video switch comprises a first input, to which the video signal (VID) read out is fed, and a second input, which is connected to a video stuffing generator which generates a video stuffing signal (VIDSTUFF), wherein the video switch (4) connects its output to the second input if this receives the video control signal (VSC) and otherwise connects its output to the first input; at the point in time when reading of the video signal is interrupted, reading of an associated audio signal (AUD), if applicable, is also interrupted.