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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7231089 | Image encoding/decoding method, apparatus thereof and recording medium in which program therefor is recorded In an image decoding method, a DC image, corresponding to each block mean value per B pixel from encoding data with respect to the HVQ system, is reproduced. A part of the DC image is made a DC nest. Image data of a target block is reproduced by synthesizing, to the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7162197 | Picture book production system, server for producing picture book, and recording medium The object of the invention is to provide a picture book production system accompanied with a server and a recording medium for creating a picture book, in order to reduce a user's energy and to help create a picture book containing images and sentences which are mu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6714687 | Image encoding/decoding method, apparatus thereof and recording medium in which program therefor is recorded The invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method, apparatus thereof and a recording medium in which a program therefor is recorded, whereby the encoding/decoding can be obtained with high image quality at high speed. In an image encoding method which compr... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6594547 | Baggage managing system in airport A baggage managing system for removing a non-boarding passenger's baggage rapidly from a plane even if a passenger checks plural pieces of baggages and improving the convenience of passengers without rise in costs. A clerk inputs the number of baggages 1,... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6453286 | Computer system for processing image and sound data using ADPCM stereo coding A computer system having a PSG, a volume control circuit, a sound data output unit containing two channels of an ADPCM decoder each using a 32 kHz sampling frequency, a 32 bits CPU, an output control unit, and memories connected to the sound data output u... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6380944 | Image processing system for processing image data in a plurality of color modes Image data are defined by color vectors each composed of vector factors. Each vector factor specifies the brightness and color difference of a dot. The image data are transmitted with a normal timing when the vector factors correspond to dots of the image... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6312153 | Clock or watch having accuracy-improving function A register having a predetermined set value is provided in parallel with a counter for counting a basic signal generated from a crystal oscillator. The register and the counter are connected to a comparator for inputting a count signal into a time-countin... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6271644 | Battery pack A battery pack, capable of replacing a plurality of primary or secondary batteries, includes at least one battery body, a battery holder that houses the battery body, and a pair of positive and negative terminals. The battery pack is provided with a reces... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6252997 | Method for image processing A method for image processing to facilitate expression with more reality of sense of distance by blurring is provided. In the method according to the invention, image data having far and near distance information of the image are processed by a digital lo... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6006165 | Speed measuring apparatus and toy for measuring speed of moving member A speed measuring apparatus and a toy for measuring a speed of a moving member has a quartz oscillator for generating a clock signal which has a predetermined frequency, a CR oscillator for generating a clock signal which has a higher frequency than that ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993319 | Home television-game apparatus with time management unit A home TV-game apparatus of this invention has a memory storing a game program, a CPU for processing the game program, and time management elements managing a time of the game in correspondence with real time. In the home TV-game apparatus, therefore, a v... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5987190 | Image processing system including a processor side memory and a display side memory Image data are transmitted for each unit of predetermined rasters. A start timing of transmission is controlled by a control unit to provide a suitable vertical position on a screen.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971856 | Method for backing up state of progress in television game Disclosed is a method for backing up a state of progress in a television game which has the steps of: dividing the state of progress into a common item and a separate item; and storing the common item into a common file and the separate item into a separa... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5961385 | Method for performing derivative scenario in game program Disclosed is a method for performing a derivative scenario in a game program operated on a home television game machine, has the steps of: generating the derivative scenario on the basis of a step in the game program; and performing the derivative scenari... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961386 | Computer system for playing competing type game with specific characteristic removable data In a computer system for playing a computer game of the present invention, the computer game is a competing type game and specific characteristic data of each of game players is stored in a memory card of each game player. The specific characteristic data... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5938730 | Method of managing software by transmitted data on network An user buys a software having a product code stored in a CD-ROM. An use-charge of the software is paid. The use-charge is determined by the user in correspondence with an use frequency of the software before the software is used. When the use-charge of t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5935006 | Debug apparatus and method for debugging game program in ROM cartridge In a developing environment, a game program exists in a product ROM and a debug program exists in another ROM which is a test ROM. The debug program includes a time adjusting program and other debug routine programs. The game program includes some stateme... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5855512 | Method for programming television-game According to a method of programming a TV-game of the present invention, the event variation process 40 is added between processes of the TV-game program. Therefore, one of the processes of the TV-game program or the event variation process 40 is selected... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5845242 | Computer system for processing image and sound data A computer system having a control unit, a rounding circuit, and an ADPCM decoder. The control unit generates ADPCM sound data. The rounding circuits rounds a calculating value of the ADPCM sound data so that the ADPCM decoder reproduces original sound fr... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5838295 | Method for scrolling images on a screen A screen is divided into plural character positions each having an equal area. In at least one of the characters, characters having position-shifted patterns are displayed sequentially, so that a displayed pattern is scrolled in predetermined direction.... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5831681 | Computer system for processing sound data and image data in synchronization with each other Sound data are transmitted to an ADPCM decoder in synchronization with a horizontal synchronizing signal, according to which image data are transmitted.... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5822753 | Information processing system with a memory control unit for refreshing a memory In an information processing system, a wait state signal is inserted into a RDY signal, according to which data are transmitted through memory and I/O buses. A CPU controls the number of the wait state signal to adjust the difference of the transfer speed... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816922 | Game apparatus and method for debugging game program In a game apparatus and a method of debugging a game program, a based time is determined, then a start time of a debugging process in a game is set. Next, the based time is compared with the start time. If the based time is bigger than the start time, the... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5812119 | Image processing system and method for formatting compressed image data Image data are defined by color vectors each composed of vector factors. Each vector factor specifies the brightness and color difference of a dot. The image data are transmitted with a normal timing when the vector factors correspond to dots of the image... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5807173 | Method for performing derivative scenario in game program Disclosed is a method for performing a derivative scenario in a game program operated on a home television game machine, has the steps of generating the plurality of derivative scenarios in the process of real time proceeded by a timer means with which a ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5781183 | Image processing apparatus including selecting function for displayed colors Colors of plural pictures are defined by using color pallet data. Predetermined digital data are stored in a memory. The color pallet data are converted to the corresponding digital data stored in the memory. The memory contents are addressed by using an ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5694518 | Computer system including ADPCM decoder being able to produce sound from middle A computer system having a control unit, a storage, a first register for storing a scale value transmitted from the storage, a second register for storing ADPCM sound data transmitted from the storage, and an ADPCM decoder for reproducing sound in accorda... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5692099 | Computer system including recovery function of ADPCM sound data A computer system having a storage, calculating portion, an ADPCM decoder, and recovery portion. The recovery portion calculates a recovery value based on control data and an initial scale value and replaces a reproduced value with the recovery value if a... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5630105 | Multimedia system for processing a variety of images together with sound A high performance computer includes a CPU, a video display unit, a control unit, an image data extension unit, a video encoder unit responsive to the outputs of the video display unit, the controller unit and the image data extension unit, and a sound da... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5623315 | Computer system for processing sound data Sound data are transmitted to an ADPCM decoder in synchronization with a horizontal synchronizing signal, according to which image data are transmitted.... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5574465 | Portable Astronomic/meteoric observation system A natural environment observation system has a GPS for detecting the present location (address), a calendar for providing the present date and time, a memory for storing natural phenomenon data, such as astronomical data, oceanic data, etc.; and an arithm... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5568453 | Radio having a recording and reproducing unit responsive to a radio wave of a predetermined frequency A radio system has a detector detecting a required radio program, and supplying an instruction signal when the program is detected thereby. In accordance with the instruction signal, a recording unit begins to record the program.... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5566313 | Apparatus for controlling the transfer of data An apparatus for controlling the transfer of data comprises registers for setting an address of a memory and data to be stored in the memory at the address, and a control unit for controlling the registers to set the address and data. In a case where an i... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5495564 | Device for processing image data in a virtual screen area derived from a memory A background image is composed of a plurality of background pictures to be superimposed on each other. Specific areas of the background pictures are displayed as a transparency so that the back side picture may be displayed through the transparent portion... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5479604 | Image processing apparatus which provides an indication of whether an odd or an even field is displayed An ODD/EVEN signal, showing whether odd fields or even fields of the image are displayed on a screen, is supplied to each unit operating for data transmission. In accordance with the ODD/EVEN signal, a CPU monitors a current condition of the display image... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5467442 | Image processing apparatus In an image processing apparatus, a plurality of different images are displayed simultaneously on a display screen. According to a first feature, a priority circuit determines a display order of images for each dot, the images being supplied from a variet... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5459485 | Image and sound processing apparatus A RAM is accessed for each dot of an image to be displayed in accordance with a dot clock signal, and is accessed for each block in accordance with a system clock signal. These clock signals are selected to be used depending on the type of image data to b... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5448534 | Radio with recording and reproducing function A radio system has a detector detecting a required radio program, and supplying an instruction signal when the program is detected thereby. In accordance with the instruction signal, a recording unit begins to record the program.... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5390938 | Video game apparatus A video game apparatus which is designed in such a way that when a game is played to the end and the same game is to be played again, the audio signal channel is switched to a different channel so that an audio signal different from that in the previous g... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5319786 | Apparatus for controlling a scanning type video display to be divided into plural display regions An apparatus for controlling the access of a video memory comprises a group of registers in which various kinds of control data are set to access a video memory. The group of the registers are set to store data for detecting scanning rasters, incrementing... | 06/07/1994 |
