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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6937706 | System and method for data recording A system and method for monitoring a telephone switching environment. In a preferred embodiment the system and method simultaneously monitor both an SMDR link and a real-time CTI link, gather information about calls from both sources, and combine gathered informatio... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937280 | Electronic device having pivotal display and stereo speakers It is an object of this invention to properly output sounds in stereo at the time of reproducing of images in a video camera having a pivotal image display unit. The invention includes an image display unit which can pivot on an electronic device body and displays i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937814 | System and method for play while recording processing A system and method of the present invention allow the playback of recorded data as the data is being recorded. Data is read from a source location, converted into an encoded format and stored in a database. At the same time, the stored data is read from the databas... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934464 | VIDEO/AUDIO DATA RECORDING APPARATUS, VIDEO/AUDIO DATA REPRODUCING APPARATUS, VIDEO/AUDIO DATA RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, VIDEO/AUDIO DATA RECORDING METHOD, VIDEO/AUDIO DATA REPRODUCING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM An interface circuit that accepts control commands for creating AV files, and a hard disk control circuit, are provided, and loop recording can be performed on the basis of an AV file. Further, in loop recording operation, a frame number of a first frame of an AV fi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931198 | Apparatus and method for downloading desired data signal to user-selectable storage unit An information receiving apparatus instructs a storage device to be ready to perform a downloading operation. For example, the information receiving apparatus instructs the storage device to perform a setup for a recording wait status when the information receiving ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931200 | Optical disc playback apparatus and optical disc playback method The present invention provides optical disc playback apparatus (DVD-Universal players) which can play back all ATSs and VTSs. The optical disc playback apparatus according to the present invention comprises reading means for reading audio/video data, audio/video seq... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928234 | Picture recording apparatus and method thereof A picture recording apparatus for compression-encoding a moving picture sequence and recording the resultant data to a record medium is disclosed, that comprises an encoding unit for compression-encoding an input moving picture sequence, a recording unit for recordi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925248 | Information recording medium, apparatus and method for recording or reproducing data thereof An information recording medium suitable for optical discs such as DVD-RAM is provided for integrated management of data as objects in different kinds of AV formats. Also, an apparatus is provided for data recording and playing to the medium. The medium stores manag... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6925250 | Optical disc for recording high resolution and normal image, optical disc player, optical disc recorder, and playback control information generator The present invention has an objective of realizing compatibility of an optical disk having a high resolution video signal recorded thereon and a system for reproducing the optical disk, with a conventional system for producing a standard resolution video signal. A ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922521 | Information recording medium, apparatus and method for recording or reproducing data thereof An information recording medium suitable for optical discs such as DVD-RAM is provided for integrated management of data as objects in different kinds of AV formats. Also, an apparatus is provided for data recording and playing to the medium. The medium stores manag... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920281 | Video memory manager for use in a video recorder and method of operation There is disclosed a video memory manager for use in a video recording device that stores of video programs on a disk drive. The video memory manager comprises a video memory controller for detecting that the disk drive does not contain sufficient storage space to s... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6920280 | Digital data play back apparatus and method for playing back digital data The present invention relates to a digital data play back apparatus for converting a digital data a signal read from a recording medium by sampling in a clock cycle, equalizing this digital data to a waveform which agrees with a partial response class on the basis o... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915066 | Information recording method and information reproducing method With this invention, at least one of a video file containing video information, a still picture file containing still picture information, and an audio file containing audio information and a management file having management information on a control method of repro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6915377 | Recording/reproduction apparatus and group-based editing method A recording/playback apparatus is characterized in that management information for managing data recorded on a recording medium is provided in a format allowing tracks to be bundled into groups and managed in group units in addition to management of the data in trac... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6915067 | Signal encoding apparatus, audio data transmitting method, audio data recording method, audio data decoding method and audio disc A format of data recorded in a DVD-Audio disc is composed of an audio manager (AMG) and a plurality of audio title sets (ATSs) following the AMG. A plurality of audio packs are arranged in each ATS. An audio signal indicating a musical composition is encoded to audi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912350 | DVD subpicture rendering without loss of color resolution A method an apparatus for rendering DVD subpicture data on a computer system having graphics data without a loss of subpicture resolution includes inserting a key into the subpicture data during or right after decoding and storing the subpicture data in the primary ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910174 | Error correction code block format An error correction code (ECC) block for a data storage disk, includes an array of data that is 88 rows by 172 columns. Each row includes ten bytes of inner parity code and each column includes sixteen bytes of outer parity making the array 104 rows by 182 columns. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909838 | Recording/reproducing method suitable for recording/reproducing AV data on/from disc, recorder and reproducer for the method, information recording disc and information processing system The present invention relates to a method for recording an AV file using an information recording disk in which data is recorded/reproduced by sectors. The recording method includes the steps of: determining whether or not input data is AV data; detecting a defectiv... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909836 | Multi-rate real-time players A method of optimizing the scheduling of the drawing of graphical elements of a multi-player display (102) in an image processing environment. Each player (801 to 804) is capable of operating asynchronously and deriving its source from a differe... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909837 | Method and system for providing alternative, less-intrusive advertising that appears during fast forward playback of a recorded video program A digital video recorder can be used to allow users to fast forward through segments of a recorded video signal, such as commercial breaks, while still allowing the advertiser a limited opportunity to present an advertising message. Frames from the commercial record... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907190 | Method and an apparatus for reproducing bitstream having non-sequential system clock data seamlessly therebetween A system stream contiguous reproduction apparatus to which are input one or more system streams interleaving at least moving picture data and audio data, and system stream connection information includes a system clock STC generator for producing the system clock th... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907191 | Media recorder for capture and playback of live prerecorded audio and/or video information The invention disclosed herein is a media recorder for recording live and prerecorded analog audio and/or video information. It is capable of receiving, digitizing, and storing analog audio and/or video information in real time. The invention detects discontinuities... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907187 | Information recording method, information reproducing method, and information recording/reproducing medium With this invention, at least one of a video file containing video information, a still picture file containing still picture information, and an audio file containing audio information and a management file having management information on a control method of repro... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907188 | Optical disk, reproduction apparatus, reproduction method, and recording medium An optical disk includes an audio data storage area for storing audio data; a still picture data storage area for storing a plurality of pieces of still picture data; and a management area for storing reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907186 | 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... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907189 | Apparatus for recording and/or playing back catalog information A storage medium which stores catalog information and a catalog information recording and/or playback apparatus and method therefor. Using the method, catalog information including a still picture and additional information together with audio data are recorded on a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907184 | Recording medium editing apparatus based on content supply source An editing apparatus wherein the editing of content is controlled according to its supply source. Identification information for identifying a content supply source is recorded in a recording medium in correspondence with the content supplied from the content supply... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904232 | Method and apparatus for seeking the burst cutting area of DVD media Methods and apparatus for reading data from the burst cutting area of a digital video disc. The present location of an optical head assembly is determined. The distance from the present location of the optical head assembly to the burst cutting area is calculated. T... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6904227 | Device and method for editing video and/or audio data recorded in a disc storage medium Management data such as title files of the contents like stored video programs, contracted video files (thumbnail index files) showing the contents, position data of the data of contents, etc. are stored at one time in a particular region of a disc storage medium. P... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6904230 | Storage medium storing catalog information A storage medium which stores catalog information and a catalog information playback apparatus and method therefor. Using the method, catalog information including a still picture and additional information together with audio data are recorded on a storage medium s... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6904231 | Information recording method, information reproducing method, information recording medium, and information reproducing apparatus With this invention, at least one of a video file containing video information, a still picture file containing still picture information, and an audio file containing audio information and a management file having management information on a control method of repro... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901211 | Media recorder for capture and playback of live prerecorded audio and/or video information The invention disclosed herein is a media recorder for recording live and prerecorded analog audio and/or video information. It is capable of receiving, digitizing, and storing analog audio and/or video information in real time. The invention detects discontinuities... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6901210 | Multi-session disc having a DVD application session, and a recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method thereof A multi-session disc having a digital versatile disc (DVD) application session, a recording/reproducing apparatus, and a recording/reproducing method, are provided. In this multi-session disc, which has a compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM) session, a lead-in are... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6901206 | Digital video recorder file system A method for storing video data files upon an array of multiple storage devices on a frame-by-frame basis, with the larger video frames placed upon devices having more free storage capacity, so as to preserve the video data stream continuity, optimize the capacity o... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6901208 | 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... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6897905 | Television with built-in DVD device In a configuration in which a cabinet is formed by an insulating material, there are provided a filter substrate 3 for electrically connecting a DVD device 1 to a television circuit substrate 5 and a shielding case 2 for covering the DVD device ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6898369 | Signal encoding apparatus, audio data transmitting method, audio data recording method, audio data decoding method and audio disc A format of data recorded in a DVD-Audio disc is composed of an audio manager (AMG) and a plurality of audio title sets (ATSs) following the AMG. A plurality of audio packs are arranged in each ATS. An audio signal indicating a musical composition is encoded to audi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6898370 | Signal encoding apparatus, audio data transmitting method, audio data recording method, audio data decoding method and audio disc A format of data recorded in a DVD-Audio disc is composed of an audio manager (AMG) and a plurality of audio title sets (ATSs) following the AMG. A plurality of audio packs are arranged in each ATS. An audio signal indicating a musical composition is encoded to audi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895173 | Combined DVD/CD data processor A combined DVD/CD (Digital Video Disk/Compact Disk) data processor used in a DVD/CD player. The DVD/CD data processor includes a PLL (Phase Locked Loop) to receive a pulse stream input to generate a PLL clock; a frame/ID synchronization detector to latch the pulse s... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6895170 | Method and apparatus for storage and playback of programs recorded on random access storage media The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for playback of programs and other works recorded on random access storage media. One embodiment of the invention relates to random access storage media such as a DVD (“digital versatile disk” or “digital ... | 05/17/2005 |
