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Apparatus for combining video signals

CA 1323689 C · Owner: Windrem, Kevin D. · Inventors: Jackson, Richard A.; Windrem, Kevin D.

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A processing circuit for receiving a shaped video signal V3' and an associated key signal K3 and providing output signals in response thereto. The processing circuit has at least a first mode of operation and includes a first system operative in the first mode of the processing circuit to generate an output video signal V3" given by, V3" = V3' + A where A is independent of V3'. The circuit also includes a second system operative in the first mode to generate an output key signal having a constant value.

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  • Granted October 26, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 26, 2010.
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FiledFebruary 5, 1987
GrantedOctober 26, 1993
Term endedOctober 26, 2010
Patent numberCA 1323689 C
Classification (IPC)H04N5/26

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedFeb 5, 1987Patent grantedOct 26, 1993Term endedOct 26, 2010

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