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Still/slow circuit for a VCR with two heads

Assignee: LG Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1990-06-28
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Granted: 1991-07-09
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Expires: 2010-06-28
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Abstract

Abstract A still/slow circuit for use in a two-head type VCR includes a digital counter for counting slow indication signals, a pulse oscillator for outputting slow drive control signals in response to outputs of the digital counter, an envelope detector for integrating playback video signals to detect envelopes therefrom, a differentiator for differentiating head-switching signals to output only positive pulse signals, a sample/hold unit for sampling and holding the output signals of the envelope detector by being triggered with the positive pulse signals of the differentiator, an OR-gate unit which allows still indication signal and slow indicating signal to pass therethrough, a comparing unit for comparing as to whether or not the output signal level of the envelope detector is same as the output signal level of the sample/hold unit and outputting an oscillation drive voltage when they do not coincide with each other, a pulse oscillator for outputting still drive control signals, and a differentiator for differentiating the frame advance indication signals to apply those signals together with the output signals of the sample/hold unit to the comparing unit, whereby the still/slow circuit carries out the still playback, slow playback, and frame advance operations.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jong H. Kim

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 07:41
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B15/00; G11B15/18; G11B15/1808; G11B15/1875; F; F05; F05C; F05C2225/00; F05C2225/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
A still/slow circuit for use in a two-head type VCR, which comprises: a digital counter for counting a slow indication signal at a predetermined period, a pulse oscillator for outputting a pulse signal of a predetermined period as a slow drive control signal in response to the output of said digital counter, an envelope detector for detecting envelopes by integrating the playback video signal, a first differentiator for outputting only a positive pulse signal by differentiating a head-switching signal, a sample/hold unit for sampling and holding the output signal of said envelope detector by being triggered with the positive pulse signal of said first differentiator, a comparing unit driven by either a still indication signal or a slow indication signal for outputting an oscillation drive voltage when the output signal level of said envelop detector and the output signal level of said sample/hold unit are not identical to each other by comparing the two signal levels, and a pulse oscillator for outputting a still drive control signal of a predetermined period by being oscillated with the oscillation drive voltage of said comparing unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 183 words
A still/slow circuit for use in a two-head type VCR, which comprises: a digital counter for counting a slow indication signal at a predetermined period, a pulse oscillator for outputting a pulse signal of a predetermined period as a slow drive control signal in response to the output of said digital counter, an envelope detector for detecting envelopes by integrating the playback video signal, a first differentiator for outputting only a positive pulse signal by differentiating a head-switching signal, a sample/hold unit for sampling and holding the output signal of said envelope detector by being triggered with the positive pulse signal of said first differentiator, a comparing unit driven by either a still indication signal or a slow indication signal for outputting an oscillation drive voltage when the output signal level of said envelop detector and the output signal level of said sample/hold unit are not identical to each other by comparing the two signal levels, and a pulse oscillator for outputting a still drive control signal of a predetermined period by being oscillated with the oscillation drive voltage of said comparing unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
The still/slow circuit of claim 1, wherein a frame advance indication signal is differentiated at a second differentiator and applied to said comparing unit together with the output signal of said envelope detector.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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