US 6,982,765 B2 | ||
Minimizing video disturbance during switching transients and signal absence | ||
William John Testin, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); Ronald Thomas Keen, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); and Mark Alan Nierzwick, Brownsburg, Ind. (US) | ||
Assigned to Thomson Licensing, Billancourt (France) | ||
Filed on Aug. 15, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/222,001. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/322097, filed on Sep. 14, 2001. | ||
Prior Publication US 2003/0053000 A1, Mar. 20, 2003 | ||
Int. Cl. H04N 3/24 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 348—634 | 7 Claims |
1. A television monitor display, comprising:
a first selectable source of a first video display signal;
a second selectable source of a second signal for video display;
a video processor receiving signals from said first and second selectable sources and controllably combining said second signal
with said first video display signal;
a sync separator coupled to receive said combined signal and generate therefrom separated synchronizing signals; and,
a controller responsive to user selection of said first selectable source and generating a disable signal for controlling
said video processor to inhibit combining of said second signal for a predetermined time.
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