Appeal No. 96-0139
Application 08/037,683
4. A video tape recorder (VTR) having a built in
video camera comprising:
a camera unit having an imager device for receiving
a light image and converting said light image into an
analog image signal representative thereof, and a signal
processing circuit supplied with said analog image signal
from said imager device and providing a video digital
output signal representative thereof for transmission in
digital form to a viewfinder for said camera, said signal
processing circuit including a microcomputer for
controlling said signal processing circuit, and an
analog-to-digital converter to convert the analog image
signal to a digital output signal; and
a bus transmitting said video digital output signal
from said signal processing circuit to said viewfinder
and for providing bidirectional communication between
said camera unit and said view finder [sic, viewfinder];
said viewfinder having a decoder supplied with said
digital video output signal from said signal processing
circuit of said camera unit through said bus, said
decoder providing an analog output signal representative
of said digital video signal thereof, and a liquid
crystal display device for receiving said analog output
signal from said decoder and providing an image
representative thereof which is displayed on said liquid
crystal display device.
Although the Answer lists nine references, only the
following two references are relied on the new ground of
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