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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7321520 | Configurable length first-in first-out memory A configurable length first-in first-out (FIFO) memory includes a memory core for storing data, a write address counter connected to the memory core for counting locations for writing the data to be stored, and a read address counter connected to the memory core for... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7298741 | Robust MPEG-2 multiplexing system and method using an adjustable time stamp A system and method are provided for robust Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG-2) multiplexing information using an adjustable time stamp. The method comprises: accepting a plurality of digital programs; encoding each program into frames; generating a decoding time ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7268825 | Digital synchronizing generator A sync generator (genlock) (10) for frequency and phase locking an incoming video signal to a system clock (12) includes a digitizer (16, 22) for digitizing the incoming video signal to yield a digitized color sub-carrier burst component. A nume... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246367 | Synchronized service provision in a communications network The invention relates to the synchronized playback of video and/or audio recordings in terminals of a communications network. A server stores recordings including timing markers, each of which indicates an internal position within the recording. The system comprises... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7074380 | Method for manufacturing carbon fibers and electron emitting device using the same To provide an ink for producing a catalyst capable of stably forming metal particles which act as catalysts suitable for growth of carbon fibers by applying them onto a substrate. A solution containing a metal organic compound containing any one metal of Pd, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6535549 | Method and apparatus for carrier phase tracking A method and telecommunication system for tracking the carrier phase of a received signal includes the addition of a pilot signal to the data component of the signal prior to modulation and transmission. The pilot signal is specified to have a frequency e... | 03/18/2003 |
| 5845039 | Time-base correction in a video recording/playback system A video recording/playback system includes in its recording electronics time-base correctors both for luma signal and for color-under signal, the time-base corrector for luma signal being used to facilitate comb filtering and the time-base corrector for c... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5598274 | Image signal recording and reproducing system An image signal recording and reproducing system is arranged to record an image signal on a recording medium and to reproduce a recorded image signal from the recording medium. The system adds a pilot signal having a single frequency to at least one of th... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5526129 | Time-base-correction in video recording using a frequency-modulated carrier A circuit for recording and reproducing a TBC reference signal for use in video recording/reproducing systems includes a circuit for adding to a video signal to be recorded a TBC reference signal in which the TBC reference signal has a period adaptively v... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5448367 | Apparatus for automatically controlling generation of a head switching signal An apparatus and a method for automatically controlling pulse generation. The apparatus comprises a drum having video heads, a pulse generating head and a frequency generation head, first and second wave-shapers for wave-shaping a pulse generation signal ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5319467 | Video tape recorder for recording a video signal with an additional time-base reference signal An apparatus for recording a video signal onto tracks of a recording tape includes circuitry for producing a first time-base reference signal which is a color burst signal composed of a first predetermined number of sinewave cycles and a second time-base ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5276528 | Color video signal recorder A color video signal recorder is arranged to record on one and the same recording medium first and second signals which are obtained by frequency dividing at different phases the frequency modulation wave of a frequency modulated color video signal which ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5231509 | Burst gate pulse generating device for use in image signal reproducing system A signal processing apparatus for use in a video cassette recorder comprising a pilot burst gate pulse generating system means responsive to horizontal synchronizing signals successively generated in correspondance with horizontal scanning periods to proc... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5166803 | Image signal recording and reproducing system This system is arranged to selectively subject a color or monochrome image signal to the recording signal processing for recording on the recording medium, selectively multiplex a first pilot signal with the color image signal subjected to the recording s... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5161032 | Velocity error generator with first-order interpolation There is an apparatus for generating a velocity error signal for use in a time base corrector. This apparatus comprises: an A/D converter that converts a velocity error to a digital signal that is fed to a summing circuit to convert it to a phase shift am... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5083197 | Apparatus for restoring the correct phase relation of the chroma and luminance signals passed through separate paths Apparatus is disclosed for processing the chroma and luminance signals reproduced from a magnetic recording medium. The chroma signal in passing through a separate path from the luminance signal may suffer a phase displacement relative to the phase of the... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5081537 | Color image information inserting circuit for video signal recording and reproducing system A circuit for inserting color information into a video signal during either recording or reproduction. The circuit extracts a burst signal from a chroma signal input and generates a first color carrier phase-locked with the burst signal. The chroma signal... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5075802 | Image signal recording and reproducing system An image signal recording and reproducing system of this invention includes an apparatus for reproducing an image signal from a recording medium on which the image signal is recorded in a recording format selected between a first recording format for reco... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4994923 | Video signal recording and reproducing apparatus with signal processing circuit for improvement of picture quality Herein disclosed is a color video signal recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing a luminance signal as a frequency-modulated wave and a chrominance signal as a down-converted chrominance signal in and from a recording medium. The... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4954911 | Reproducing apparatus having a mechanism for compensating time-base fluctuations A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a recording from a record bearing medium on which a plurality of different pilot signals having different frequencies are recorded in rotation along with an information signal, one in each of recording tracks of the... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4864423 | Information recording disc and information signal recording apparatus therefor An information recording disc has a control signal such as an address signal pre-recorded on a guide track which is pre-formed on the information recording disc at a position different from a track position where an information signal is to be recorded. A... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4825299 | Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus utilizing phase comparator A magnetic video recording/reproducing apparatus of high resolution, which excludes a phase difference introduced to a signal due to difference in characteristics between a low frequency conversion system and a high frequency conversion system by insertin... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4812920 | Wide band video signal recording apparatus A wide band video signal recording apparatus is arranged to simultaneously record, on a recording medium, multi-channel video signals which are obtained by frequency modulating a luminance signal included in a wide band video signal; by frequency dividing... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4737861 | System for recording component signals and reproducing a composite video signal and component signals including adding color burst to the luminance component A system for recording and reproducing three component signals configuring the video signal is equipped with a first synchronizing signal generator used to generate a burst signal to be added to a luminance signal and a color component signal during recor... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4717950 | Signal phase control by memory cycle read/write groups unlock An apparatus for controlling the phase of a video data signal to effect color correction includes a video data memory and memory control circuit. Interlaced write and read portions of the memory cycle are selectively spaced in time within a memory read/wr... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4709276 | Time base corrector Whenever component signals (color difference signals) of a video tape recorder signal are recorded in a recording medium in accordance with timeplex (time division multiplex) method, velocity error inevitably occurs because there always exists a differenc... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4700239 | Differential gain and differential phase compensator circuit of a video signal A method for recording a video signal having luminance and chrominance signals by using a plurality of rotary transducing heads on a recording tape moved longitudinally by a drive mechanism, in which the time axis of the video signal is extended as long a... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4672470 | Video signal recording and reproducing apparatus A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording a video signal carrying a horizontal sync signal multiplexed with at least one another video signal into a serial mixed signal by compression along the time axis, or for recording such a signal without a... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4422103 | Device for reducing the effect of time base variations in video disc player A device for eliminating time base variations in a video disc player in which a gate pulse controlled by the latest time base information is generated for preventing faulty operation during the absence of burst signals. The gate pulse is generated after a... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4400742 | Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus for color video signals A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, for recording and reproducing the color television signal including VIR signal, of the type having a comb filter which is inserted in the chrominance signal system and includes a delay line for causing a del... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4266241 | Color signal encoding methods and apparatus for video recording and playback Methods and apparatus for translating standard broadcast format color television signals to an encoding format for use in a transfer channel, and for retranslation of the signals to broadcast format. In one form of the invention, the broadcast format chro... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4159480 | Method of inserting an address signal in a video signal Method and apparatus for inserting an address signal in a video signal by compressing the time code signal including synchronizing bits inserted at every predetermined bit and cyclic redundancy check code and then inserting the compressed time code signal... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4145705 | Time base correction of color video signal from playback apparatus A playback apparatus for reproducing a composite color video signal from a recorded signal of the "color-under" type and having a heterodyne circuit which, in response to a carrier reference signal, frequency reconverts the chrominance component of the re... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4084176 | Pilot signal processing means for video recording apparatus A system is disclosed for processing a pilot signal in a video recording and reproducing apparatus so that the pilot signal can be used to provide automatic correction of the chrominance level for a head switching equalizer for a number of transducing hea... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4084181 | Apparatus for transmission of chrominance signals during blanking period A color television signal processing apparatus is provided for reproducing a chrominance signal from a color television signal transmitted or recorded in such a manner that the chrominance signal is compressed in time scale and that the compressed chromin... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4053926 | Timing error compensator A time displacement adjustment device compensates time base errors that progressively cumulate in a time varying signal having a synchronizing information component from which the signal time base can be determined. Periodically, the synchronizing compone... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4034397 | Pilot signal luminance correction means for video recording apparatus A system is disclosed for correcting luminance errors that are caused by velocity errors in the playback of a color video signal on video recording apparatus of the type which utilizes a pilot that is included in the color video signal at a frequency that... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3996605 | Time base corrector A time base corrector for retiming the chrominance and luminance components of a non-phased television picture signal from a PAL video tape recorder to local reference syncs. The time base corrector comprises digital storage means and an analogue-to-digit... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3977021 | Color video disc, apparatus for making the same and reproducing apparatus therefor A color video disc is disclosed in which at least two field synchronizing signals and color video signals are recorded on a track in a line sequence manner. In this case, the first color video signal component in each field is selected to be the same colo... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3968513 | System for recording a color television signal with reduced bandwidth A color television system for the combined transmission of a luminance signal and a chrominance signal. The chrominance signal is added to a carrier as a frequency modulation, after which the modulated carrier is amplitude-modulated by the luminance signa... | 07/06/1976 |
