Linear time code receiver
CA 2523944 C · Owner: Ciardi, John Joseph · Inventors: Ciardi, John Joseph
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An Linear Time Code (LTC) receiver (10) for receiving and decoding a LTC frame of the type used in connection with film and television and accompanying audio includes a first counter (12) that measures the number of reference clock periods within the duration of a bi-phase mark signal interval to yield a timing reference for extracting the payload from the LTC frame. A second counter (16) detects a sync field within the LTC frame to establish the LTC frame direction. A third counter (18) serves to count the number of symbols in the LTC frame. A state machine (12) responsive to the counts of the first second and third counters (14, 16,18), serves to (a) detect a valid synchronization …
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- Filed January 26, 2004 and granted June 19, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 26, 2024.
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