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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7885511 | Recording/reproducing apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus A recording/reproducing apparatus includes an operating section having dual functions depending on being in an image capture mode or in a reproduction mode respectively. While one of the recording mode and the reproduction mode is being carried out, in response to s... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7734152 | Recording apparatus for recording motion and still images There is disclosed a recording apparatus having first and second recording modes for recording image signals of one frame in tracks, the numbers of which are different in the first and second recording modes. On the first recording mode, a still image is recorded fo... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7684680 | Apparatus for recording signals on disk recording medium A recording apparatus of this invention detects the state of management information, which pertains to a recording address of an image signal, and which is reproduced from a disk-like recording medium having a first area for the image signal and a second area for th... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7486876 | Optical recording medium and apparatus and method to play the optical recording medium An optical recording medium for recording a predetermined subtitle code in a predetermined region in which contents are stored, and an apparatus and method to play the optical recording medium which are capable of displaying a subtitle on a screen when the contents ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7457529 | Video recording method and apparatus A video recording method and a video recording apparatus which enables recording of can record both moving and still pictures on a recording medium. The moving pictures encoded by a first encoding method are recorded or the recording medium when in recording moving ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7428368 | Multifunction remote control system for audio and video recording, capture, transmission and playback of full motion and still images A multifunction remote controlled video recording, transmission and playback system includes a still frame generator adapted for selecting and generating still frames on the fly while a full motion video signal is being recorded, without interrupting the recording f... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7411623 | Photographed image recording and reproducing apparatus with simultaneous photographing function A still image is photographed by a still image photographing operation performed during a moving-image photographing operation and a moving image is photographed during the moving-image photographing operation. The still image is recorded together with link informat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412155 | Imaging apparatus having a continuous shooting function An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit for obtaining still-image data, a recording unit for recording, in a recording medium, the still-image data obtained by the image-capturing unit, and a play-list generating unit which, in a continuous shooting mo... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405751 | Image photographing apparatus having photographic mode based on position of camera unit An image photographing apparatus includes a body, on which a tape cassette is removably mounted, and a camera unit installed in the body and provided with a plurality of camera sections. The camera sections have different pixel numbers and the camera sections are in... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7388605 | Still image capturing of user-selected portions of image frames Image capture systems and methods are described. In one aspect, an image capture system includes an image sensor, an image frame generator, and an image region selector. The image sensor is operable to generate raw image data from a viewed scene. The image frame gen... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7365781 | Camera apparatus and method for synchronized transfer of digital picture data and compressed digital picture data An image signal processor 12 inputs digital picture data 101 into a compressor 13 and into a resolution changer 16 in parallel. The compressor 13 outputs compressed data 102, which is compressed digital picture data 101 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359622 | Multifunction remote control system for audio and video recording, capture, transmission and playback of full motion and still images A multifunction remote controlled video recording, transmission and playback system includes a still frame generator adapted for selecting and generating still frames on the fly while a full motion video signal is being recorded, without interrupting the recording f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359003 | Display, input and form factor for portable instruments A compact appliance providing high resolution display capability in an ergonomically designed package. Subassemblies of the device are mechanically coupled to avoid interference between a user's hands and face while the device is used, while concurrently providing e... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356051 | Digital visual interface with audio and auxiliary data cross reference to related applications One embodiment of the present invention uses an abbreviated blanking period, in comparison to the standard VESA and CEA-EIA blanking periods, in order to send data, including low bandwidth, non-timing information, over one or more channels of the digital video link.... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356763 | Real-time slide presentation multimedia data object and system and method of recording and browsing a multimedia data object A system for recording a real-time slide presentation to generate a low bit-rate multimedia data object including a plurality of synchronized overlayed replayable bitstreams including at least a bitstream corresponding to an image of each of a plurality of slides of... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349010 | Digital camera including an on-line sales mode A digital camera comprises an image sensor for capturing a plurality of images; a processor for processing the plurality of images and producing a corresponding plurality of digital image files; a memory for storing the plurality of digital image files; and a mode c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349623 | Data recording apparatus and system having sustained high transfer rates According to the invention, techniques for recording data onto recording media at relatively high transfer rates for relatively long periods of time. Embodiments according to the present invention include systems and apparatus capable of an improved sustained rate o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339615 | Method and apparatus for capturing images and for recording data that includes image data and audio data separately prepared from the image data A method and apparatus for recording data including image data, which includes: a recording unit 220 for recording image data; a play unit 250 for playing data including audio data; a release switch 114 for giving instructions to record image da... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340666 | Method and apparatus for using memory compression to enhance error correction A system for improving a memory's error detecting and error correcting capabilities. During operation, the system receives a data-word. Next, the system compresses the data-word into a compressed-word. If the amount of compression is greater than or equal to a compr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330875 | System and method for recording a presentation for on-demand viewing over a computer network A system and method for recording and playback of a live presentation that enables a reproduction of audio and visual aspects of the live presentation and enables on-demand viewing of the presentation at a later time. A live presentation comprising a plurality of pr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330642 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330644 | Recording device A camera apparatus includes a single release switch member. The single release switch member is for instructing an image capture operation, and selects one of a first operative state and a second operative state. The first operative state is selected when the single... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327387 | Image pick-up information transmitting system and remote control method for an information transmitting system To provide a pull model which can remotely control an image pick-up device by connecting the image pick-up device to an image information receiver through a communication path and operating a general purpose file reading program by the image information receiver. Th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324136 | Electronic camera, and image display method and image recording method therefor The electronic camera, and image display method and image recording method applied thereto are capable of eliminating discontinuity in moving image caused by a camera control such as interruption by still image recording in moving image capturing and aperture switch... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321719 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing audio recordings with digital still frame images A digital audio recording device is provided with an audio recorder adapted to receive sound waves and to provide in response a digital audio data stream. The recording device also includes an image recorder which provides digital representations of multiple still f... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7304768 | Image processing apparatus, computer readable medium storing program, image processing method, method for producing dynamic image and printer An image processing apparatus which performs correction processing on a dynamic image including a plurality of frame images for determining the correction value suitable for each of the frame images of the dynamic image including: a detector detecting change of scen... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295767 | Method and apparatus for recording and reproducing video data, and recording medium A recording medium which records thereon moving pictures encoded by a first encoding method, first pictures corresponding to the moving pictures and which have pixels smaller than the moving pictures, still pictures encoded by a second encoding method, and second pi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286310 | Apparatus for receiving compressed digital information An apparatus for receiving digital information including a receiver which receives the digital information that has digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system, digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system, and e... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283719 | Video capture device An object is to provide a video recording/playing apparatus for facilitating recording/playing of motion pictures. The configuration is provided with, at least, a video input device for inputting analog motion pictures (video), a video capture device for digitizing ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274475 | Image recording and reproducing device, method and memory medium readable with computer A camera device includes an image data generation unit which generates image data corresponding to a captured image; a specific information generation unit which generates specific information relating to the image data; a recording unit which records the image data... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271832 | JPEG compatible image file format using multiple application segments An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, an... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269290 | Moving image data management apparatus and method A moving image data management apparatus which manages one or plural representative images in correspondence with a moving image recorded on a storage medium. The apparatus generates a thumbnail based on a frame image selected in a desired selection base in an arbit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269335 | Image signal processing apparatus An image signal processing apparatus includes a hard disk. The hard disk is as necessary created with a directory to which time information according to a time counter is assigned. An image file is stored in a latest directory having the latest creation time among a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265780 | Image information obtaining method, image information transmitting apparatus and image information transmitting system A transmitting and receiving device capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from another communication apparatus and an information processing device are provided. The information processing device produces directories that classifies a plurality of... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259926 | Digital information recording/reproducing apparatus A transmitting apparatus and method for transmitting a digital signal in which a time-base compressor compresses the digital signal, a bit compressor compresses the time-base compressed signal from the time-base so that a transmission rate of the time-base compresse... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257317 | Recording apparatus and reproducing apparatus A recording apparatus comprises a first producing unit which produces moving image data; a second producing unit which produces still picture data from the moving image data; and a recording unit which records a moving image file including the moving image data and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248775 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a CCD light-receiving element. An image signal of an object captured by the light-receiving element is stored on an image memory via a signal processing circuit, and subsequently compressed by an image compression/expansion circ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236189 | Digital camera and method of image processing A digital camera includes a first CPU 21 and a second CPU 22. The first CPU 21 determines an operation of a release button 7 which instructs to photograph an object, and a photographing request is issued when the release button 7 i... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233735 | Digital recording/reproducing apparatus with built-in storage medium There is disclosed a method in which a recording section configured to record an external input signal, and a display signal output section configured to output a display signal based on at least one of the external input signal and a reproduction signal from the re... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224891 | Digital photograph presentation using DVD players Method and apparatus for digital photograph presentation. A method for digital photograph presentation in accordance with one embodiment includes reading a still-picture file for a selected photograph from a DVD disk (402), transcoding (500) data from ... | 05/29/2007 |
