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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6802382 | Robot moving on legs and control method therefor, and relative movement measuring sensor for robot moving on legs A legged mobile robot having having at least a plurality of movable legs. This robot includes, in addition to a road surface touching sensor for confirming the ground touching state between the foot part and the road surface, a relative movement measurement sensor f... | 10/12/2004 |
| 7187655 | Information communication method and apparatus To minimize the bandwidth (or overhead) of isochronous data transfer in the IEEE 1394 standard and to minimize the signal-less periods (gaps) in asynchronous data transfer, and thereby achieve effective utilization of system resources, the IEEE 1394 interface of a t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6973083 | Data processing circuit A data processing circuit capable of selecting data of a specified channel without using an externally provided circuit for channel selection and outputting the same to a data transfer path, wherein channel identification data is extracted from input data in the app... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6956869 | Data recording and/or reproducing apparatus, method, and system and recording medium A data recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method in which, during a recording operation, the maximum bit rate of a transport stream may be detected and along with the transport stream written into a storage medium. During a reproducing operation, the recorde... | 10/18/2005 |
| RE38802 | Method for reproducing compressed information data from a disk using a spatial frequency less than the track pitch Method and apparatus for reproducing MPEG-compressed video data and compressed audio data from an optical disk having a diameter less than 140 mm and, a thickness of 1.2 mm±0.1 mm, with a plurality of record tracks having data recorded thereon as embossed pits repr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6928113 | Encoding apparatus and method An encoding apparatus and method prevents image deterioration generated by repeatedly performing encoding and decoding by using a quantization matrix for quantization which is different from a quantization matrix for inverse quantization. In the encoding apparatus, ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925577 | Method for recording/storing multiple transport streams by dividing into series of packets A method for recording and storing independent and/or simultaneous transport streams of data is suggested. The inventive method comprises at least a recording mode in which at least a first transport stream of data to be recorded/stored is received. The transport st... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6883054 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus according to the present invention comprises a main unit which stops operation when receiving an apparatus control signal S1 specifying a standby state while in a normal state, and then outputs an operating state signal S2 indic... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6879637 | Method and apparatus for modulating and demodulating data into a variable length code and a providing medium for implementing the method A method and apparatus for modulating data modulates data having a length of m-bits to a variable length code having a basic code length of n-bits. A SYNC but insertion section adds a sync signal to a train of codes, after a minimum run. The sync signal has a patter... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6876626 | Transmitter, communication system, and communication method A transmitter, a communication system, and a communication method capable of realizing communication of more than a set bandwidth with respect to a packet communication with a bandwidth guarantee set therefore by using a set bandwidth as the minimum guaranteed bandw... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6876385 | Image data processing method, image data processing apparatus and digital still camera This invention relates to an image data processing method or the like capable of obtaining a preferable reproduction image based on processed image data even if the image data is short of the unit of block on reading the image data from the memory means in the unit ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6873738 | Hierarchical image processor for encoding or decoding, and memory on the same chip A memory apparatus for use with a digital picture signal. The apparatus may comprise a first signal processor for receiving an input digital picture signal and for performing a hierarchical encoding process thereon so as to form hierarchical encoded picture data, a ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871205 | Recording apparatus, recording method, and disc shaped record medium A digital recording apparatus using a disc shaped record medium is disclosed, that comprises a means for extracting outlined information of each of a plurality of files recorded on the disc shaped record medium, a means for correlating the extracted outlined informa... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6867787 | Character generator and character generating method A character generator and its method are suitably applied to such a video title generator for adding title images to a video program. Specifically, the character generator according to the present invention analyzes the form of characters inputted by an operator thr... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6868121 | Coded data output device and method With respect to change of a bit rate at the time of transmitting encoded data TS, a system delay is fixed and the output size of data frame_bit [j] every predetermined data unit is successively calculated, thereby making it possible to continuously obtain data from ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864997 | Picture encoding apparatus and method A picture encoding apparatus and the method in which the quantization step width of the lower hierarchy data having a resolution higher than that of the upper hierarchy data is determined for each predetermined block of respective hierarchy data based on the quantiz... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854037 | Recording/reproduction apparatus and recording/reproduction control method A load on a CPU which controls the entire disk array device in an audio/video server which controls hard disk drives inside the disk array device is reduced. A recording/reproduction apparatus includes a plurality of recording/reproduction devices; a control device ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846294 | External counterpulsation cardiac assist device The cardiac assist device includes a sealed tubular housing for externally applying positive and negative relative pressure to a limb in counterpulsation with heart function. The applicator is assembled, in situ, to provide customized fit. It includes a fabric or sp... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6836844 | Information signal copy managing method, information signal recording method, information signal output apparatus, and recording medium An information signal copy managing method for properly protecting the copyright of information signals and, at the same time, guaranteeing user advantages in copying information signals within a limited range. Information indicative of the start and end of each pie... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834346 | Content processing system A first information processing unit 100 stores identification information into a storage module 152, stores an encrypted contents signal into a mass storage unit 180, and supplies the encrypted contents signal and identification information to a... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6834333 | Data processing device, data storage device, data processing method, and program providing medium for storing content protected under high security management A data processing device includes a memory interface (I/F) unit and a control unit. When accessing a data storage device such as a memory card having a built-in flash memory, the data processing device sets a block permission table (BPT) as an access permission tabl... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830345 | Imaging device An imaging device is proposed which is adapted for optically imaging an object (O) to be imaged so as to generate object image (OI) and which is adapted for optically projecting a display image (DI) so as to generate a projection image (PI). ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827454 | Imaging prevention method and system As an imaging prevention method for interfering unauthorized imaging of a number of visual images projected on a screen, there is employed a method for projecting infrared light to a viewer/audience direction from at least one or more infrared light projector device... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6829656 | Tuner FCM for HAVi architecture A tuner component module within a home network based on the HAVI standard, i.e. a tuner FCM, according to the present invention includes the funtionality to provide the capability of the tuner and/or to introduce the DVB/DTV concepts of components and events to the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826132 | Data recording apparatus and method, and data recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method A data recording and/or reproducing method and apparatus. The apparatus may include one or more buffer memories, a recorder, a controller, and/or a reproducing unit. Continuous picture and/or speech data may be stored, recorded, and/or reproduced. The size of a reco... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6816485 | Communications system A communications system connected via a bus capable of transferring combinations of control signals and AV signals as packets while providing an environment which is the same as an environment where connections are made using analog signal lines. A register decided ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813109 | Rotary magnetic head apparatus for performing reproduction operations using a plurality of reproduction heads without depending on the arrangement of the recording tracks A rotary magnetic head apparatus which can be formed into a smaller size in which signals of a plurality of recording tracks which are recorded on a tape-like information recording medium are reproduced by using a plurality of reproduction heads without depending on... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6813681 | Information recording method and apparatus, information reproducing method and apparatus An information recording method and apparatus and an information reproducing method and apparatus in which AV data can be recorded or reproduced temporally continuously without producing fragmentation. To this end, the apparatus includes a storage unit 7 at l... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6813591 | Information processing apparatus and method as well as providing medium An information processing apparatus which pleases a user with a higher degree of entertainment property is disclosed. A graphic chip copies original image data stored in a VRAM into a buffer built therein so that the original image data may be stored into the buffer... | 11/02/2004 |
| RE38638 | Optical disk having a particular format to store user-selected data, such as video data or computer files, including a dedicated TOC region An optical disk having a diameter less than 140 mm and, a thickness of 1.2 mm±0.1 mm, with a plurality of record tracks having data recorded thereon as embossed pits representing information and exhibiting a track pitch in the range between 0.646 μm and 1.05 μm; ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6810441 | Apparatus, method and system for reading/writing data, and medium for providing data read/write program A data read/write apparatus records, in a root directory of a recording medium, a file “MEM*****.ind” indicating the type of the recording medium, a directory “DCIM” for storing still image files, a directory “VOICE” for storing voice files, a directory ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6810199 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus is connected to another information processing apparatus via a network and has at least one sub-unit for executing a predetermined function. A reservation is made for causing a tuner sub-unit of an IRD to receive a predetermined c... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807366 | Data recording apparatus, data recording/reproducing apparatus, data recording method, and data recording/reproducing method The invention relates to a data recording apparatus in which a shuffling process for enabling a reproduced image to be easily seen in a high speed reproducing mode of a digital VTR is performed to data to be recorded. As a recording unit to perform the shuffling pro... | 10/19/2004 |
| RE38621 | OPTICAL DISK HAVING A PARTICULAR FORMAT TO STORE USER-SELECTED DATA, SUCH AS COMPRESSED VIDEO DATA OR COMPUTED FILES, INCLUDING A DEDICATED TOC REGION AND AN APPLICATION TOC TO IDENTIFY THE VIDEO COMPRESSION FORMAT An optical disk having a diameter less than 140 mm and, a thickness of 1.2 mm±0.1 mm, with a plurality of record tracks having data recorded thereon as embossed pits representing information and exhibiting a track pitch in the range between 0.646 μm and 1.05 μm; ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6804795 | Electronic device and its repairing method In a system in which a plurality of devices are connected by using a digital interface bus, in order to readily and easily cope with a specific device when the specific device malfunctions, the system, in compliance with a predetermined digital interface in which a ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6804110 | Information processing device To provide an information processing apparatus having an antenna with a high sensitivity. There are provided a display unit 3 having a display panel whose rear surface is covered with a metallic panel 3B, an antenna member 35 which is disposed i... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6801714 | Camera apparatus The digitized image signal and audio signal are synthesized in a predetermined format by the digital signal processor circuit 6 and the synthesized signal is supplied to the VTR unit 10 for carrying out the digital recording. The image signal from the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6801225 | Data storage in ole systems Data processing apparatus has a core object for controlling overall operation of the apparatus and a plurality of plug-in COM objects arranged to communicate with the core object. The plug-in COM objects are allocated to both a COM stream interface and a COM storage... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6798462 | Method of processing signals and apparatus for signal processing An image processing apparatus operates to process signal samples in a form of color reference signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representing a legal color version of the image. The apparatus c... | 09/28/2004 |
