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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7254317 | Method and apparatus for recording digital image data to optical disks A method of recording image files to CD. The real-time method of recording digital image files to CD establishes ISO file parameters of a waiting recordable CD, and determines the files' recording location accordingly, with no need for additional hard drive or compu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254311 | Image retrieving method and apparatuses therefor By sequentially inputting images for each frame, sequentially extracting features from the inputted frame images, converting the features sequentially extracted into a feature series corresponding to the inputted frame image series, compressing the feature series in... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254454 | Future capture of block matching clip A method and apparatus for capturing future instances of a song or a television show or the like. Responsive to a user activating a trigger, typically during the middle of the song or show, the system stores a clip and thereafter begins to monitor one or more channe... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254096 | Reproducing apparatus, method for controlling reproduction and controlling program for reproduction Providing a reproducing apparatus of an in-car disk player, a method and a program for controlling reproducing apparatus. The reproducing apparatus, which is portable and can be carried home, has reproducing means for reproducing data recorded in a disk-shaped recor... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254315 | 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... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254825 | Method and device with DVD and HTML control environments A method and device with DVD and markup language control environments is described. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes controlling, in a first mode, a device, wherein the controlling includes receiving and processing user inputs ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254314 | 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... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251414 | Data structure and operation method for A/V disks The invention relates to a data structure and operation method for A/V (audio/video) disks. The specification disclosures a type of navigation files with a new structure. This navigation file utilizes a plurality of tables with different data types to record data re... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7248783 | Recording medium, playback apparatus and recording/playback apparatus thereof In order to search for an image recorded on an optical disk 10, a registration trigger is generated automatically or in response to an instruction of the user from a microcomputer block 30, a pointer indicating the recording position of a main image wh... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248777 | Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program are disclosed. In a disclosed method, a plurality of recording times of sections of a recorded program are stored in association with playback times of the recorded program. Playbac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248786 | Video signal processing apparatus, video signal playback apparatus, and video signal recording apparatus A video signal processing apparatus, a video signal playback apparatus, and a video signal recording apparatus are presented for preventing illegal copying of thumbnail images. For example, a thumbnail encoder generates a thumbnail image of a video signal input from... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248776 | Personal video recording with recovery of displayed storage space Automated personal video recording on a multi-user personal video recorder, including recording a first show, displaying at least a portion of the first show, creating displayed space, freeing displayed space, making available free space, and recording at least part... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248781 | Live picture presentation while digital video recording A method and a system for performing trick mode features in a personal video recorder without introducing a channel change delay during normal viewing. The method includes the steps of recording a video source signal and concurrently bypassing the video source signa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248785 | Apparatus and method for video/audio recording A power control section, which turns a video/audio recording apparatus ON or OFF, outputs power control information. A video recording control section, which starts or stops video recording, outputs video recording control information. A signal input section allows ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248789 | Audio signal processing method, audio signal processing apparatus, Hi-Fi video apparatus, digital video apparatus and 8 mm video apparatus An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248935 | Information signal reproducing apparatus An information signal reproducing apparatus which is capable of forming a suitable reproducing environment and building an easy-handling reproducing system regardless of differences such as signal format or recorded media of audio data to be reproduced is provided, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245820 | Method and system for selecting chapter boundaries for digital video recordings A method for selecting a chapter boundary for a digital video recording is provided that includes examining cut-rates for the recording. A determination is made regarding whether a default chapter length has passed. A determination is made regarding whether the cut-... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245825 | Digital video system The erasion level appending range of a file is instructed. According to this instruction, the erasion level is set. When this setting range does not agree with the cell unit of the current cell, the current cell is divided to set a sequence of divided cells. Playbac... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245719 | Recording method and apparatus, optical disk, and computer-readable storage medium A recording apparatus records movie content onto a DVD. The movie content is encrypted using a different encryption method depending on whether the DVD is intended for consumer use or industrial use. If the DVD is for consumer use, a VIDEO_TS directory is created on... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245817 | Multimedia transfer system A multimedia transfer apparatus is described comprising: a plurality of media readers; one or more encoder modules, configured to encode data read by the media readers in a specified encoding format; and a data communication interface configured to copy the encoded ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246369 | Broadband video distribution system using segments A method and apparatus to segment video data files within a video distribution system to facilitate the transfer of the video data files from a file server computing system to client computing system within a video distribution system. The data files are fragmented ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242855 | Audio signal processing method, audio signal processing apparatus, Hi-Fi video apparatus, digital video apparatus and 8 mm video apparatus An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242849 | Broadcast video image recording apparatus A broadcast video image recording apparatus for recording broadcast video image data has a first storage unit for storing broadcast video image data, a second storage unit for storing video image data to be played back, and a control unit for searching the first sto... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242847 | Systems and methods for editing video streams using a grid-based representation In some embodiments, the invention includes a method of editing a video stream. The method includes storing segment frame icons representing segments of the video stream, the segment frame icons having a layout. The method further includes displaying at least some o... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242988 | Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore The need for a more-readily usable interface for programmable devices is widely recognized. The present invention relates to programmable sequencing devices, or, more particularly, the remote controls for consumer electronic devices. The present invention provides a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239796 | Information recording and reproducing apparatus In an information recording and reproducing apparatus, information representative of first video contents is recorded on a recording medium. A decision is made as to whether or not a remaining usable capacity in the recording medium corresponds to longer than a pred... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239793 | On-screen display insertion A digital apparatus for reproducing a digital video representative signal stored on a recorded medium is connected to a receiving device including a decoder. The apparatus comprises a processing means for the digital video representative signal stored on the recorde... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233553 | Method for emptying recording buffer can be made empty by at most one access operation and at most two recording operation, in a simultaneous recording and reproduction In order to perform simultaneous recording and reproduction, a large capacity of buffer memories were required. In addition, it was difficult to record data while reproducing data which was recorded by a different apparatus. The present invention has an objective of... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233734 | Audio visual data recording/reproducing apparatus In a recording/reproducing apparatus using a hard disk drive (HDD), a connection confirmation/processing program (program for confirming connection with an external equipment and conducting processing required for that connection) which can be executed during starti... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7233781 | System and method for emergency notification content delivery A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231136 | Video signal recording and reproducing apparatus The video signal recording and reproducing apparatus of the invention includes: a receiving section for receiving a television signal; an image compression section for compressing an amount of information per unit time of the received continuous video signal; a writ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231639 | System and method for managing data output A method and system are described in which an application is modified to produce a trigger file wherein the trigger file includes a data media indicator. A mediator accepts the trigger file and selects a target module which interfaces with a target media device to p... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231138 | Method and system for DVD single frame stepping backwards Aspects of performing single frame backwards playback in a DVD system are described. The aspects include receiving a signal indicating selection of a single frame reverse function. Frame data for a preceding frame of an original playback is then reconstructed while ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227824 | Information reproducing apparatus, method of correcting reproducing program, and information recording medium An information reproducing apparatus, in which a disk having correction data recorded thereon is placed, acquires region information indicative of a region corresponding to the correction data after load processing is performed by a ROM loader. Then, under the contr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228062 | Method and apparatus for recording manufacturer information on a recording medium and for determining whether the manufacturer information is effective A recording medium and a recording apparatus store manufacturer information to support specific functions for each manufacturer and a method therefore. A reproducing apparatus reproduces the manufacturer information to support specific functions. When the recording ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228058 | Multiple pause recording on a rewritable disk medium A method utilizing a disk medium for implementing a second pause during the course of a previously paused program, comprising the steps of: interrupting recording to and playing back from a first pattern of interleaved segments used to implement the first pause and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224365 | System and method for transferring thematic information over the internet System and method for transferring thematic information over the Internet in which graphical representations for different themes are created in a vector format, the vector graphics are imported into the frames of an animation movie, the frames of the movie are down... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224889 | Editing apparatus and data editing method In an editing apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved comparing to a conventional apparatus. Storage means (14) having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port; and control means (16) for controlling the recording areas of the sto... | 05/29/2007 |
