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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| 7391091 | Magnetic particle flow detector A ferromagnetic thin-film based magnetic field detection system having a substrate supporting a magnetic field sensor in a channel with a first electrical conductor supported on the substrate positioned at least in part along the channel gap and in direct contact wi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7310412 | Personalized recorded message via message delivery system Message delivery system primarily for answering machines which provides a realistic sounding recorded message containing an individualized personal greeting which can be delivered onto one or more answering machines. This automated method of delivering a recorded pe... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7240108 | Customized tours using handheld devices Communication of location specific content to client devices including identifying a client device at a location of a location specific device, wherein the client device comprises client device attributes, the client device attributes comprising a client device iden... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7151821 | Realcall message delivery system with echo cancellation Interactive system for responding to conditions after an answering machine has been detected in an automatic telephone number dialing and announcing system so that realistic sounding recorded messages can be delivered without truncation. The system starts by: placin... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142126 | Cargo container having an audio system Disclosed is a cargo container having an audio system, which is capable of broadcasting music and safety regulations for workers when they load or unload freight in or from the cargo container. An audio system is fixed to an inner surface of a corrugated wall of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7113150 | Directional image display Apparatus for displaying an image, including a receiver for receiving data having the location of a first object and for receiving data having the location of a second object. A display is configured for displaying first and second images, and a directing device is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7089495 | Video enhanced gravemarker A tombstone for communicating audio and visual data related to the deceased from the tombstone to a user, the tombstone comprising an indicia bearing and viewing portion, a visual display, an audio transmitter for communicating sound waves to a user, data related to... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069274 | Method and apparatus for cataloguing and scripting the display of informational content A digital department system is disclosed. The digital department system of the present invention includes a network management center, a network operating center that is coupled to the network management center, a multimedia server, a multicasting transmission mediu... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7024453 | Reconfigurable audiovisual previewing system and method of operation A reconfigurable audiovisual previewing system includes a user interface module, a media communications module, and a plurality of application programs. One of the plurality of application programs is selected and configures the interface module to identify the prod... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7006606 | Sponsored information distribution method and apparatus A database having information sought by a consumer, a database containing consumer attributes, and a database of advertising messages are made responsive to telephone calls placed to an interactive voice response (IVR) system. Alternatively, the databases can be lin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6980149 | Mood response system A mood response system enables a user to communicate audio messages to another, which correspond with the emotional state of the user, over a speaker. The mood response system comprises a handheld controller disposed with a keypad, a message set switch, and three me... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6944632 | Method and apparatus for gathering statistical information about in-store content distribution A digital department system is disclosed. The digital department system of the present invention includes a network management center, a network operating center that is coupled to the network management center, a multimedia server, a multicasting transmission mediu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931406 | Method and apparatus for distributing promotional material to a user in a commercial sales outlet A digital department system is disclosed. The digital department system of the present invention includes a network management center, a network operating center that is coupled to the network management center, a multimedia server, a multicasting transmission mediu... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920204 | Thundercall, the call before the storm ThunderCall is a computer based system for delivering NWS(National Weather Service) severe weather warnings as a message (personalized information, if desired) via an automated dialing system to live persons and to automated recorders comprising the steps of: formin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912271 | Personalized recorded message via message delivery system Message delivery system primarily for answering machines which provides a realistic sounding recorded message containing an individualized personal greeting which can be delivered onto one or more answering machines. This automated method of delivering a recorded pe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6831798 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING FIRST PARTIAL INFORMATION AND READING SECOND PARTIAL INFORMATION, WHICH PERMIT CONTINUOUS REPRODUCTION OF INFORMATION, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND REPRODUCTION PROGRAM A storage device stores a plurality of information, each having first and second partial information. A reading device reads the first partial information of one arbitrarily selected information to be reproduced, and the corresponding first partial information is re... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6782448 | Transparent code update in an automated data storage library An automated data storage library accesses data storage media from storage shelves in response to commands from external host(s). The library receives a code update image while continuing to operate. The library is operated to an off-line status at external interfac... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6728167 | Background music controller A device that controls background music interspersed with commercial messages by using an unmodified Compact Disc (CD) player loaded with custom discs. The custom discs provide the music and commercial content, and inform the device of the rate at which the commerci... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6710955 | Method and apparatus for converting an analog audio source into a digital format An apparatus and method for converting and improving an existing analog audio recording as it is converted into a digital format with reliable tone detection and interpretation. Specifically, the digitized audio undergoes three tone detection processing steps: silen... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6404569 | Light switch cover plate with audio recording and playback feature A light switch cover plate having mechanism for recording and playing back an audio sample through a speaker when the light switch is turned either on or off. Several messages can be recorded and they can be played back serially or randomly.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6072392 | Apparatus and method for monitoring and recording the audible environment of a child, patient, older person or pet left in the care of a third person or persons A remote recording unit, which is worn by a child, monitors the ambient sounds in a day care center (for example) and records selected sound bytes that are played back on a docking unit. The time duration between sound bytes is periodic and re-programmabl... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5914826 | Light switch cover plate with audio recording and playback feature A light switch cover plate having mechanism for recording and playing back an audio sample through a speaker when the light switch is turned either on or off. Several messages can be recorded and they can be played back serially or randomly.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5841741 | Automatic seamless branching story-telling apparatus An automatic story-telling apparatus includes a storage media having temporally parallel data storage tracks containing story content. The story content is stored on each of the temporally parallel tracks in successive information segments. The informatio... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5675333 | Digital compressed sound recorder For saving memory space, the use of a sophisticated compressor is to be preferred to a simple reduction of the sampling frequency. However, for very high compression rates the total number of calculations is such that the compressor would no longer be cap... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5563714 | Digital signal processing apparatus for recording and reproducing time-base compressed digital image data in an image transmission system Time-based compressed data representing a program is supplied from a local conditional access circuit to two recording signal processing circuits which supply the data to be recorded simultaneously in time-compressed form by a digital VTR and an HDD (hard... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5532680 | Automatic message playback system An automatically actuated voice message delivery system is provided. At least one motion sensor (40) and one or more optional presence detectors (45) are strategically placed within an enclosed area so as to monitor delineated zones thereof for entering i... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5440637 | Listening and display unit A listening and display unit for playing and promoting audio recordings, including a display surface for promotional and instructional messages, two or more audio jacks connected by an audio cable to one of several player units, a AC/DC power unit to powe... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5404343 | Resting place marker with audio system A marker such as a grave stone or tombstone for visually identifying the resting place of the remains of a once living entity, with the marker preferably having a location for written information to be applied thereto for specifically identifying the rema... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5287333 | Notification system with voice in an audio system An FM audio system has an FM tuner, a CD player, a stereo modulator for modulating an audio signal from the CD player to produce a composite signal so as to be received by the FM tuner, for reproducing the audio signal. A notification system has a control... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5241427 | Message door lock apparatus A message door lock includes a trigger switch for trigging a playing operation of a recorder and player operatively recorded for leaving a message in the recorder formed on a door lock, an actuator of the trigger switch mounted on a thumbturn or doorlock ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5170164 | Apparatus and method for recording customized road feature descriptions with feature location data A vehicle-mounted apparatus is capable of recording customized voice road feature descriptions along with location information as the vehicle travels along the road. A vehicle location signal generating device is associated with the vehicle and is capable... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5117407 | Vending machine with synthesized description messages A vending machine adapted to reproduce audio and video messages relating to the products being dispensed. The video portion of the message is produced by a video synthesizer which displays objects which are animated in response to the audio message. For e... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4988980 | Low cost verbal annunciator A low cost verbal annunciator which uses a plurality of inexpensive cassette tape players in a central monitoring and control panel is disclosed. Each tape player has an individualized endless cassette tape for playing particular messages over a public ad... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4984098 | Point of purchase automatically-actuated audio advertising device and method A point-of-purchase advertising device generates a prerecorded audio message automatically whenever a person is nearby, and then resets itself automatically to prepare for the presence of another person. A motion detector generates a logic level signal wh... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4956725 | Image signal reproducing apparatus An image signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing image signals from a record bearing medium on which image signals consisting of a plurality of groups of image planes are recorded is arranged to reproduce the image signals recorded on the record bear... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4863384 | Personalized feedback system utilizing pre-recorded media and method of making same A personalized feedback system is disclosed that employs survey questionaires for enabling procurement of personalized data indicative of the needs of a user. Compilation components are included for providing computer-readable personal data signals indica... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4839749 | Recorded voice warning system for providing safety alerts and personal messages A vehicle safety and personal message system primarily designed to be incorporated into a vehicle to provide the driver with a pre-recorded speech message pertaining to either a vehicle safety alert or a personal message. The safety alerts include such ev... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4831367 | Information device An information device is provided with a storage unit for storing information, with an input element comprising keys, with a memory including a plurality of memory locations, with a computer, and with a unit connected to the storage unit to display the in... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4761542 | Automatic money receiving and paying method and apparatus A plurality of kinds of guidance information are stored in advance in an automatic money receiving and paying apparatus, and the information, which is recorded on a recording medium, on the characteristics of a user is read, the necessary kinds of informa... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4731769 | Central servicing and information controller for vehicle auxiliary equipment A central operating input and information output system for the control of a plurality of optional instruments in a vehicle has a display for displaying information and an option menu. A first control input controls the functions of the optional instrumen... | 03/15/1988 |
