Television – Format – Including additional information
Patent
1995-02-28
1998-04-07
Lee, Michael H.
Television
Format
Including additional information
348724, 348467, 348 2, H04N 708
Patent
active
057370257
ABSTRACT:
In the present invention, an ancillary code is added to a composite video signal in its active video portion. The ancillary code may be spread over several frequencies and summed at the output of a decoder to enhance the legibility of the ancillary code at the output of the decoder. Frequency-stepping may be used to add the ancillary code at ones of a plurality of selected frequencies within the bandwidth of the composite video signal. The ancillary code may be hierarchically apportioned between respective uniquely specified sequential segments corresponding to many distribution points of the composite television signal. This hierarchical ancillary code may be frequency-interleaved between harmonics of the horizontal sync frequency of the composite video signal. The ancillary code may be redundantly added above and below the roll-off frequency of a VCR.
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Dougherty Robert A.
Kiewit David A.
Lu Daozheng
Wheeler Henry B.
Lee Michael H.
Nielsen Media Research, Inc.
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