Appeal No. 95-2855
Application 08/075,338
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner's rejection of claims 1-11, which constitute
all the claims in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a video signal
reproducing apparatus. Specifically, the invention is directed
to the rapid identification and synchronization of the output of
a video tape recorder (VTR) to specific frames of the recorded
video signal which have been externally supplied. A plurality of
successive frames near the desired frame are simultaneously
stored in a shift memory. The time code of a desired frame is
compared to the time codes of the plurality of stored frames, and
the memory holding the corresponding frame of video data is
selected for output.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A video signal reproducing apparatus for reproduction
of a video signal recorded on a recording medium in synchronism
with a reference time code signal supplied from outside said
apparatus wherein a time code signal is also recorded
corresponding to each frame or field of the video signal, said
apparatus comprising:
first reproducing means for sequentially reproducing the
video signal from said recording medium;
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