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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7382973 | Data processing apparatus, information processing system and computer-readable recording medium recording selecting program The present invention provides a data processing apparatus comprising a first additional information acquisition unit for acquiring the first additional information with regard to a first processing target data; a second additional information acquisition unit acqui... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375910 | Data storage cartridge having a plurality of cartridge memories A data storage cartridge comprises data storage media configured to store data for read and/or write access, wherein the data may be arranged in a plurality of partitions; and a plurality of cartridge memories. Each cartridge memory comprises a communication interfa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367773 | Apparatus for combining or separating disk pairs simultaneously Various methods and apparatus are provided for merging and demerging pairs of disks. In one embodiment, pairs of merged disks are first separated and then transferred to separate cassettes such that all of the disks in the separate cassettes are oriented in the same... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7330323 | Disk drive determining a head-switch preheat period used to format a disk A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk having a plurality of tracks, wherein each track comprises a plurality of data sectors. The disk drive further comprises a plurality of heads, such as a top head and a bottom head. Control circuitry within the disk drive d... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322098 | Method of simultaneous two-disk processing of single-sided magnetic recording disks Various methods and apparatus for simultaneously processing two single-sided hard memory disks is provided. Disks are positioned in pairs, with one surface of one disk positioned adjacent one surface of the second disk, with the disk surfaces touching or with a slig... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318216 | Software application development environment facilitating development of a software application The invention relates to a method for developing a software application including the step of creating a software application having one or more classes, each class comprising one or more metadata describing characteristics defining the class. The method also includ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7215156 | Differential signal driver having complimentary and current-aided pre-emphasis A differential voltage signal (LVDS) driver circuit and/or a Current Mode Logic (CML) driver circuit. The circuit includes two current switches, each coupled to a corresponding input node. In a complementary manner, when a differential signal is applied across the i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7181754 | Disk cartridge A disk cartridge which includes a case having an upper wall, a lower wall, and a sidewall, which form an inner receiving space in which a disk is inserted, an opening formed in at least one of the upper wall and lower wall of the case to allow a recording/reproducin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180709 | Information-storage media with dissimilar outer diameter and/or inner diameter chamfer designs on two sides A single-sided magnetic hard disk 200 is provided that includes opposing first and second sides 300 and 308 having opposing first and second chamfers 408 and 412, respectively. The first chamfer 408 is dissimilar (or differe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168153 | Method for manufacturing single-sided hard memory disks Various apparatus and methods are provided for positioning and handling single-sided hard memory disks. A disk carrier is provided with ribs formed on the inside surface of opposing side walls. The ribs form disk receiving grooves or channels. The ribs further compr... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165308 | Dual disk transport mechanism processing two disks tilted toward each other Various apparatus and methods are provided for handling and transporting pairs of gap merge disks. A transfer member is provided in one embodiment which engages the outer perimeter of a pair of disks at three locations. The transfer member is configured to induce an... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7120921 | System and method of providing broadcasting informations The present invention provides a system of providing broadcast informations, comprising: a receiving processing unit for receiving both program and advertisement informations broadcasted and for extracting only the advertisement information therefrom; a reproducing ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7106536 | Write head demagnetizer A demagnetizer for an inductive load having a driver circuit including at least one transistor and a ramp-down voltage source switchably connected to the driver circuit, so that when the ramp-down voltage source is connected to the transistor, it drives the voltage ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096328 | Pseudorandom data storage Systems and techniques to pseudorandomly place and redistribute data blocks in a storage system. In general, in one implementation, the techniques include: distributing data blocks over multiple storage devices according to a reproducible pseudorandom sequence that ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083376 | Automated merge nest for pairs of magnetic storage disks Various methods and apparatus for handling a plurality of disks and repositioning them into pairs is provided. In one embodiment, a nest is configured to hold a cassette and includes a nest. The nest includes a curved surface with ribs or teeth extending therefrom w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083871 | Single-sided sputtered magnetic recording disks An information-storage media is provided that includes: (a) a substrate disk 312 having first and second opposing surfaces; (b) a first selected layer 304 on the first surface, the first selected sele... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083502 | Method for simultaneous two-disk texturing Various methods and apparatus for simultaneously texturing two single-sided hard memory disks is provided. The two disks are placed in a concentric contact merge orientation such that the outwardly facing surface of each disk may be simultaneously subjected to textu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076666 | Hard disk drive authentication for personal video recorder A PVR is selectively granted access to a hard disk drive. The HDD generates a random number, encrypts it with a key known to the PVR, and sends it to the PVR, which decrypts the number and increments it by one to render a new number. The new number is encrypted with... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052739 | Method of lubricating multiple magnetic storage disks in close proximity Various apparatus and methods are provided for lubricating hard memory disks. A mandrel is provided in one embodiment with three rows of teeth and provides a stable, three-point engagement with the inside edge of the disks at the center aperture. When removing disks... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7027246 | Method for servo pattern application on single-side processed disks in a merged state Methods and apparatus are provided for creating servo-tracks on the R-side of single-sided hard memory disks. The method includes placing two single-sided disks in a concentric contact merge orientation with the R-side of each disk facing outwardly. Two independent ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015848 | Recording/reproducing apparatus using reference oscillator for digital audio A recording/reproducing method and an apparatus for carrying out the same are disclosed wherein a cesium atomic clock, a hydrogen atomic clock or a mercury atomic clock (1) is used as a digital audio reference oscillator so as to minimize jitter which may occ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6813104 | Control apparatus for magnetic write A magnetic write control apparatus transports a medium having a magnetic stripe, until the magnetic stripe reaches a magnetic write position. The apparatus moves a magnetic head and the medium relative to each other, thereby to perform magnetic writing on the magnet... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6577458 | Memo tape recorder and reader system and method There is provided a system and method for the recordation an audio message, whereby the system converts the recorded message to a digital format, and stores the message on a record medium (18) integrally associated with the system. The record medium (18) ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6388828 | Method and apparatus for magnetically recording information on photographic film A method and apparatus for recording an information on magnetic recording tracks, called camera tracks, formed on a photographic negative film while relative movement is caused between the photographic negative film and a magnetic head. When the magnetic ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6369965 | Magnetic interrogation techniques A reader for interrogating a magnetic tag, e.g. for reading data stored in the tag, is described. The reader comprises a field generating device the magnetic field produced by which defines an interrogation zone, wherein said field generating device compr... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6339804 | Fast-forward/fast-backward intermittent reproduction of compressed digital data frame using compression parameter value calculated from parameter-calculation-target frame not previously reproduced A digital information reproduction apparatus for compressing frames of data so as to intermittently reproduce the data in fast-forward speed. A data re-write device retrieves a reproduction-target frame for the fast-forward reproduction and a parameter-ca... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6268971 | Camera having magnetic head and noise detector An unexposed-frame determining apparatus which determines an unexposed frame by reproducing magnetic information recorded on a film, includes a magnetic information reproducing device which reproduces magnetic information recorded on the film, and a magne... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6262856 | Magnetic information reproducing apparatus having power supply field cancellation facility A magnetic information reproducing apparatus includes a head which reads magnetic information from a magnetic recording medium, and an electric wire for supplying electric power from a power supply to a load, the electric wire being so disposed as to gene... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6195512 | Camera adapted for films provided with magnetic storage portions There is disclosed a camera adapted for films provided with magnetic storage portions or a magnetic recording apparatus for the camera of the type described comprising first information writing means for writing information in a first area of a magnetic s... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6124991 | Process and device for reading out binary information magnetically stored in a transparent magnetic layer The invention is based on a process for reading out binary information magnetically stored in a transparent magnetic layer (1) in which the signals supplied by a magnetic read head (3), pressed against the magnetic layer, (1) is preamplified, frequency-fi... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6112032 | Magnetic reproduction circuit for cameras equipped with the function of correctly reproducing magnetic information even under the presence of noise A magnetic reproduction circuit for cameras has a magnetic head for detecting magnetic information on a film. In this reproduction circuit, an amplifying circuit amplifies an output signal of the magnetic head and a filter circuit detects an envelope of a... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6072644 | Process and circuit for reading weal magnetically recorded signals A process and device are disclosed for reading weak magnetically recorded signals from a photographic film provided with a transparent thin magnetic layer. The signals from a magnetic read head obtained from the moving film are pre-amplified and the pre-a... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6046869 | Information recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a head mounted on a transversely movable film guide plate In an information recording and reproducing apparatus which conveys a film in which one of a magnetic recording portion and an optical recording portion is provided while guiding the film by a conveying guide and which causes a magnetic or optical head to... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5987267 | Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus of camera A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus of a camera, includes; a magnetic head having a single coil; a recording circuit that causes the magnetic head to record magnetic information on a film; a reproducing circuit that causes the magnetic head to repr... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5880897 | Apparatus in use of a film having information recording section An apparatus in use of a film having information recording section, wherein a magnetic head is held with a head guide member which is disposed on a pressure holder, so that the magnetic head could be movable and rotatable in a perpendicular direction to a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5856889 | Magnetic data recording apparatus using pulse position modulation A magnetic data recording apparatus magnetically records various items of data on a film in accordance with a feed of the film by a PPM Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) recording method. The apparatus includes a PPM signal converting circuit for converting... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5839008 | Apparatus provided with a film frame judgement device A camera includes a feeder for feeding a film having magnetic recording portions, a reader for magnetically scanning magnetic recording portions to generate scan signals, and a judger for judging whether or not a magnetic recording portion has been record... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5828506 | Magnetic head interface having a single narrow band of contact for longitudinal edge track record/reproduce on magnetics-on-film (MOF) Photographic apparatus for recording/reproducing information in a magnetic region along an edge of photographic film, the apparatus comprising: a magnetic head supported by said apparatus in contact with a magnetic region of film transported past the magnetic ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5802505 | Waveform signal equalizing method and apparatus and signal recording and reproducing apparatus A learning type signal recording and reproducing apparatus has a signal detector for detecting signals recorded on recording media, a teaching signal generator for generating reference teaching signals having predetermined waveform signal patterns, and a ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5790330 | Method of recording magnetic information on a roll of film using a secondary recording medium When a volume of magnetic information to be recorded in a film exceeds a recording capacity of the film, a part or all of the magnetic information is recorded in an outer record medium. At this time, ID information which identifies the outer record medium... | 08/04/1998 |