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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179757 | Method and apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from optical disc An apparatus for recording and reproducing an information signal on and from an optical disc includes a memory. The information signal is written into the memory. The information signal is read out from the memory. An optical head generates a laser beam in response ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8139150 | Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding multi-view video signal, and related computer programs A multi-view video signal is encoded. The multi-view video signal includes picture signals corresponding to different viewpoints respectively. One among the viewpoints is designated as a base viewpoint. The base viewpoint corresponds to a picture signal which is enc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8107505 | Method and apparatus for generating information signal to be recorded A compressively-encoding-resultant video signal resulting from compressively encoding a video signal, a first compressively-encoding-resultant audio signal resulting from compressively encoding a first audio signal having a synchronized relation with the video signa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107335 | Method and apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from optical disc An apparatus for recording and reproducing an information signal on and from an optical disc includes a memory. The information signal is written into the memory. The information signal is read out from the memory. An optical head generates a laser beam in response ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8077746 | Method and apparatus for generating information signal to be recorded A compressively-encoding-resultant video signal resulting from compressively encoding a video signal, a first compressively-encoding-resultant audio signal resulting from compressively encoding a first audio signal having a synchronized relation with the video signa... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8055684 | Contents-data editing apparatus, method of updating playlist of contents data, and recording medium Playlists are generated. Each of the generated playlists instructs playback of at least a portion or portions of one or ones selected from contents-data pieces recorded on a recording medium. Playlist management tables are generated. The generated playlist managemen... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8031779 | External-device control apparatus and system In an external-device control apparatus, a first section extracts a prescribed descriptor from program specific information in a transport stream. A second section analyzes information represented by the extracted prescribed descriptor to obtain an analyzation resul... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8009188 | Video data processing apparatus utilizing viewer influence, picture reproducing apparatus, and computer programs related thereto Every prescribed unit of video data is analyzed to estimate a degree of influence of pictures represented by every prescribed unit of video data on a viewer. For example, every prescribed unit of three-dimensional video data is analyzed to estimate a degree of influ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005557 | Audio signal processing apparatus An audio signal encoding apparatus includes a device for compressing multiple-channel digital audio signals into compression-resultant multiple-channel signals respectively. The multiple-channel digital audio signals relate to a sampling frequency and a quantization... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005556 | Audio signal processing apparatus An audio signal encoding apparatus includes a device for compressing multiple-channel digital audio signals into compression-resultant multiple-channel signals respectively. The multiple-channel digital audio signals relate to a sampling frequency and a quantization... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005555 | Audio signal processing apparatus An audio signal encoding apparatus includes a device for compressing multiple-channel digital audio signals into compression-resultant multiple-channel signals respectively. The multiple-channel digital audio signals relate to a sampling frequency and a quantization... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7979148 | Audio signal processing apparatus An audio signal encoding apparatus includes a device for compressing multiple-channel digital audio signals into compression-resultant multiple-channel signals respectively. The multiple-channel digital audio signals relate to a sampling frequency and a quantization... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975826 | Stacker and card processing apparatus equipped with the stacker A stacker is composed of a bottom plate, a containing section for storing a plurality of cards by stacking it on the bottom plate and a guiding section for guiding each card entering into the containing section. The guiding section is composed of a sidewall for rest... | 07/12/2011 |
| RE42549 | Method for protecting of data, reproduction according to both transmitted protection data and apparatus protection data In a reproduction apparatus, for reproducing an original signal conveyed as main data by a data medium such as a recording disk or broadcasting system, with medium protection data which are specific to the data medium being conveyed together with the main data, the ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7961904 | Apparatus for embedding and reproducing watermark into and from contents data An apparatus for embedding a watermark into contents data includes a parameter converting device for converting a parameter of first contents data to generate second contents data. A mixing device operates for embedding parameter information into the second contents... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7961568 | Disklike recording media, a method for detecting forged disks, an anti-forgery system for performing a true-false judgement based on information collected from the recording media, and a manufacturing apparatus for recording information in the disks A recording medium includes first information selected from a plurality of information patterns and second information selected from another plurality of information patterns for the true-false judgement. A true-false judging device performs a statistic analysis whe... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7924670 | Method and apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from optical disc An apparatus for recording and reproducing an information signal on and from an optical disc includes a memory. The information signal is written into the memory. The information signal is read out from the memory. An optical head generates a laser beam in response ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7911902 | Optical disc, method and apparatus for recording signal thereon An optical disc includes a data area, a first test recording area, a second test recording area, and a recording information management area. The first test recording area extends inward of the data area, and has a portion which has undergone test recording. The sec... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911515 | Imaging apparatus and method of processing video signal Calculation is made about standard deviations of portions of high-frequency components GH, RH, and BH along respective predetermined directions. The portions of the high-frequency components GH, RH, and BH represent a prescribed number of pixels including an interpo... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908135 | Music-piece classification based on sustain regions Audio data representative of a music piece is converted into data components in respective different frequency bands for every unit time interval to generate time frequency data pieces assigned to the respective different frequency bands. From the generated time fre... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903732 | Method and apparatus for encoding a moving-picture signal by calculating the complexity of the moving-picture signal A signal related to input moving pictures of plural different types is quantized in response to a variable quantization scale factor before being encoded. An actual complexity of each past encoded picture originating from one of the input moving pictures is calculat... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898934 | Information recording medium In an information recording medium comprising at least a substrate, a recording layer, and a resin layer, the substrate is formed with at least a pit corresponding to a read only area 31 and a groove corresponding to a recording/reproducing area 32 wit... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889608 | Information-signal recording and reproducing apparatus, related method, and related computer program A recording medium includes a plurality of signal recording layers. A head reproduces two information signals from respective places in the recording medium on a time sharing basis. The reproduced signals are stored in a buffer memory before being outputted therefro... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885153 | Disklike recording media, a method for detecting forged disks, an anti-forgery system for performing a true-false judgement based on information collected from the recording media, and a manufacturing apparatus for recording information in the disks A recording medium includes first information selected from a plurality of information patterns and second information selected from another plurality of information patterns for the true-false judgement. A true-false judging device performs a statistic analysis whe... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7872956 | Optical-disc drive apparatus and method of deciding optimum recording powers of laser beam In cases where forthcoming recording of information on a multi-layer optical disc is first time one, test signals are recorded on trial write areas in first and second recording layers before being reproduced. First-time optimum recording powers of the laser beam fo... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7855729 | Video recording control system A video recording control system includes monitor cameras and video recording apparatuses. The monitor cameras are assigned to the video recording apparatuses in a manner such that each of the video recording apparatuses corresponds to at least one assigned monitor ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7839745 | Method and apparatus for recording information on optical disc An optical disc of a recordable type or a rewritable type has a plurality of recording layers including first and second recording layers. A laser beam is applied to the second recording layer through a used area in the first recording layer to record arbitrary info... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7826335 | Information recording medium In an information recording medium comprising at least a substrate, a recording layer, and a resin layer, the substrate is formed with at least a pit corresponding to a read only area 31 and a groove corresponding to a recording/reproducing area 32 wit... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821911 | Information recording medium In an information recording medium comprising at least a substrate, a recording layer, and a resin layer, the substrate is formed with at least a pit corresponding to a read only area 31 and a groove corresponding to a recording/reproducing area 32 wit... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817531 | Information recording medium In an information recording medium comprising at least a substrate, a recording layer, and a resin layer, the substrate is formed with at least a pit corresponding to a read only area 31 and a groove corresponding to a recording/reproducing area 32 wit... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7801314 | Audio signal processing apparatus In an audio signal encoding apparatus, a first audio signal and a second audio signal are added into an addition-result signal. The first audio signal is subtracted from the second audio signal to generate a subtraction-result signal. A first difference signal is ge... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800659 | Camera and file management method used therein A recording medium has clusters assigned first cluster information pieces respectively. The clusters store a file or files of image data. When a received signal is a copying command indicative of a requested file, image data in the requested file is read from one or... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792416 | Encoding apparatus of audio signal, audio disc and disc reproducing apparatus DVD-video data and DVD-audio data are recorded in a DVD-Avd disc. The DVD-audio data is composed of an audio manager having an audio manager information, an audio manager menu, a first audio title set including first audio data and a second audio title set including... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784105 | Device authentication system An authenticating device generates authentication base data and verification data. The authenticating device embeds the verification data in the authentication base data to generate authentication data. The authenticating device transmits the authentication data to ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7764590 | Information recording medium, method and apparatus for recording and reproducing information An information recording medium includes a lead-in area and a data area for storing contents information. The lead-in area includes a first lead-in information area and a second lead-in information area. The first lead-in information area corresponds to a first play... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7747014 | Information transmission system, and information sending apparatus and information receiving apparatus used therein A receiver sends a first random number to a transmitter. The transmitter generates a sync signal in response to the first random number sent from the receiver. The transmitter embeds the sync signal and key information in a second random number to generate a composi... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745718 | Music-piece classifying apparatus and method, and related computer program A bibliographic-information impression word is generated from a bibliographic information segment about selected one of music pieces. An acoustic feature quantity of an audio signal representing the selected music piece is calculated. A feature-quantity impression w... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738352 | Information recording medium An optically detectable information recording medium is at least comprised of a substrate and a recording layer, wherein a surface of the recording layer opposite to another surface of the recording layer in contact with the substrate has a Root Mean Square roughnes... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729218 | Method and apparatus for recording and reproducing signal on and from optical information recording medium Test signals are recorded on a prescribed area in an optical disc. The prescribed area is scanned by a laser beam while the power of the laser beam is changed among different DC erasing values. The different DC erasing values are assigned to the recorded test signal... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7728900 | Method and apparatus for taking pictures Detection information is obtained from captured-image information of an imaging element array. An area is provided in an image capturing region in the imaging element array. In response to the obtained detection information, a pattern is generated which defines a ra... | 06/01/2010 |
