Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7502282 | Digital audio signal player A digital audio signal player includes a reproducing unit to pick a disc audio signal which is stored in a disk, and a digital signal processor for controlling input and output of the disc audio signal of the memory. Thus, when the system processing unit receives th... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7496004 | Data reproducing apparatus, data reproducing method, data recording and reproducing apparatus, and data recording and reproducing method A data reproducing apparatus is disclosed. The data reproducing apparatus comprising reproducing means for reading data from a recording medium, and data varying means for varying the data that is read from the recording medium whenever the data is read therefrom or... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7440577 | Methods and apparatus for automatic mixing of audio signals Methods and apparatus for automatically mixing a plurality of audio channels by adjusting respective gains of the audio channels using a control signal based on an aggregate of input levels of respective audio signals of the audio channels; and reducing the gain of ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433745 | Digital mixing system with dual consoles and cascade engines A method is designed for controlling a total mixing system including a first mixing system and a second mixing system, which are operated in a linked manner. In the method, the first mixing system stores first scene data specifying contents of a mixing process match... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420112 | Universal digital media communications and control system and method A digital media communications and control system includes a plurality of audio devices each of which includes a device interface module for communication of digital media data and control data from at least one of the devices to at least one other of the devices. A... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7403626 | Level adjustment apparatus Arrangements are made such that a plurality of operators, such as faders, can be set to opposite operational directions. When any one of the operators has been operated in a particular direction, a control value of each of the other operator, set to the same operati... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392101 | Multi-track digital recording/reproducing apparatus and method, multi-track digital recording/reproducing program There are provided multi-track recording/reproducing apparatus and method and a multi-track recording/reproducing program, which enable flexible setting of the number of reproducing tracks and that of recording tracks and also facilitates the setting. At least one t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382886 | Efficient and scalable parametric stereo coding for low bitrate audio coding applications The present invention provides improvements to prior art audio codecs that generate a stereo-illusion through post-processing of a received mono signal. These improvements are accomplished by extraction of stereo-image describing parameters at the encoder side, whic... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7366313 | Mixing console having visual marking system applied to manual operators with subgrouping In a mixing console apparatus, an input section inputs a plurality of electric signals, a processing section processes the inputted electric signals, and an output section outputs the processed electric signals. A plurality of operators are provided in correspondenc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349749 | Audio signal mixer for long mix editing An audio signal mixer capable of performing a long mix editing with simple manipulations. A second audio signal producing means is prevented from producing a second audio signal when an operating member is positioned at a first end, while a first audio signal produc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343210 | Interactive digital medium and system The present invention relates to manipulating audio and/or video recordings, particularly music recordings, by giving a user access to individual master tracks and/or channels that make up the recording, that he or she previously did not have access to. The master t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331310 | Domestic animal training method A method of training animals provides for the creation of a recorded track taking into account a plurality of recording techniques for a particular sound source A stationary microphone is utilized to provide a first layer, a moving microphone as utilized to provide ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330551 | Apparatus and method for controlling input signal level Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling an input signal level. The apparatus for controlling an input signal level according to the present invention includes: a memory for storing a current input signal level, a previous input signal level, a maximu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7290501 | System and method for relaxing laying hen A system for producing a sound having a certain frequency range to maintain laying hens in stable and comfortable conditions. includes a basic wave generator for generating a pair of first basic waves having the same phase and a pair of second basic waves having opp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289633 | System and method for integral transference of acoustical events A sound system for capturing and reproducing sounds produced by a plurality of sound sources. The system comprises a device for receiving sounds produced by the plurality of sound sources and converting the separately received sounds to a plurality of separate audio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277958 | Re-assembly of streaming files from separate connections The invention is a technique and apparatus for re-assembling transmitted portions of files or sub-files (410, 420, 430, 440), into a viewable file (400). The transmitting device passes the information regarding the file dividing process to the receiver... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277362 | Audio signal reproduction apparatus having scratch reproducing function An audio signal reproduction apparatus for reproducing scratch sound from an optical disk. Scratch reproduction operation is performed through use of a jog dial and a turntable. When either the jog dial or the turn table has been actuated, a rotational operation sig... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269105 | Digital audio recording medium and reproducing apparatus thereof A DVD audio data structure following high-sound-quality specifications is realized, making the best use of the audio data structure standard in DVD video. A first sample data string created by digitizing a first channel audio signal at a first sampling frequency in ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269103 | Switch device, data-processing apparatus and playback apparatus A tape-shaped switch (500) is provided on a base part (410). Coil springs (460) support a ring-shaped rotational drive section (450) on the position opposed to the switch (500), biasing the same away from the base part (410)... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257072 | Digital audio data reproducing system A digital audio data reproducing system includes a digital audio data reproducing apparatus having a record medium, a detection part for the record medium and a processing unit; an analog record player; and a rotation detecting apparatus for sensing the speed and se... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235732 | Device and method for controlling playback devices for digital information, especially music information The invention relates to a playback control unit which is connected with a playback device for CDs or records, wherein these provide coded information by means of which the playback device can be controlled. In this way, in addition to the playback speed, further fu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227963 | Audio signal processing apparatus An audio signal processing apparatus comprises a signal processing section for processing audio signals fed from outside equipments, an operating section for producing commands in order for said signal processing section to process the audio signals, a storing memor... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221625 | Multi-channel acoustic apparatus with DVD reproduction function In a multi-channel acoustic apparatus with a DVD reproduction function, comprising a DVD reproduction control unit for controlling the reproduction of a DVD, and a system control unit for controlling the overall acoustic apparatus and controlling the reproduction of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212469 | Mixing recorder, control method therefore, and computer-readable medium including program for implementing the control method There is provided a mixing recorder which enables the user to readily produce music using overdubbing and/or other recording techniques while suppressing degradation of sound quality to the minimum and enables the user to easily find out his/her desired mixing resul... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206344 | Method and apparatus for displaying video A method and apparatus for displaying different presentations of program material allows various presentations of a DVD movie, for example, to be displayed on a display for a user's selection. The various presentations might involve different angles from which a use... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206648 | Multi-channel audio reproducing apparatus A multi-channel audio reproducing apparatus includes several audio power amplifiers, the number of which is less than the number of channels required for the multi-channel format of the input audio signals. The multichannel audio reproducing apparatus also includes ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203142 | Multi-source surround audio apparatus A DVD audio signal reproducer reproduces a DVD to generate a DVD reproduced audio signal. A reproduced signal determiner determines whether the DVD reproduced audio signal is a 5.1-channel digital surround audio signal or a 2-channel digital audio signal, and genera... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7193645 | Video system and method of operating a video system A video imaging system includes a master video camera for producing video images of a moving object of interest, a plurality of additional video cameras each positioned at a different location for producing additional video images of the object of interest from diff... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177532 | Dual video player for disc jockeys The video player for disc jockeys has a playback unit (100) and a control unit (200) in separate housings (102, 202). The playback unit has two video drives (110, 112) contained therein. Each drive (110, 112) has a signal. The cont... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169996 | Systems and methods for generating music using data/music data file transmitted/received via a network Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164772 | Setting update apparatus of scene data in audio mixer An apparatus is designed for updating setting of parameters so as to control an audio signal. In the apparatus, a holding section holds current values of the parameters effective to control the audio signal. A storing section stores a plurality of scene data, each s... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155285 | Apparatus for inducing energies of alpha rhythm to the human body Alpha rhythm brain waves are related to mental and physical relaxation and healing. Based on the studies of bionics, this invention relates to inducing oscillatory alpha rhythm to the human body, and relates to the means of the alpha rhythm machine applied to human ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151970 | Multiple audio DACs with PC compatibility Multiple audio digital to analog converters (DACs) are provided to convert multiple digital audio streams to analog audio signals concurrently in a personal computer. Different digital audio streams are routed to each DAC and audio output device depending on priorit... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138576 | Sound system and method for creating a sound event based on a modeled sound field A sound system and method for modeling a sound field generated by a sound source and creating a sound event based on the modeled sound field is disclosed. The system and method captures a sound field over an enclosing surface, models the sound field and enables repr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133531 | Device using analog controls to mix compressed digital audio data Device includes a disc jockey mixing console with analog controls, crossfader and scratchpad and is used to mix audio tracks from compressed digital audio data sound recordings. One device substitutes for mixing console, turntables and records. For compressed digita... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7102069 | Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100199 | Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection The present invention provides systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. Electronic appliances such as computers equipped in accordance with the present invention help to ensure that information is accessed and used only... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099951 | Method and apparatus for multimedia system A method and apparatus for providing multimedia services to a local area network includes processing that begins by receiving a plurality of channels from at least one multimedia source. The processing continues by receiving selection requests from at least one clie... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085387 | Sound system and method for capturing and reproducing sounds originating from a plurality of sound sources A sound system for capturing and reproducing sounds produced by a plurality of sound sources. The system comprises a device for receiving sounds produced by the plurality of sound sources and converting the separately received sounds to a plurality of separate audio... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075592 | Audio signal adjusting apparatus An audio signal adjusting apparatus for adjusting raw audio signals to produce adjusted audio signals, comprises an audio signal adjusting unit for adjusting the raw audio signals and operably connected with loudspeakers for producing audio sounds that collectively ... | 07/11/2006 |
