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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7359617 | Dual mode timeline interface A dual-mode GUI (600) is disclosed which includes a source timeline (614) and a manual editing timeline (606) within a common editing window (608). This arrangement enables the user to maintain a contextual appreciation of relationships (... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359616 | Service providing apparatus, service providing method, receiving terminal apparatus, receiving method, and service providing system A service providing apparatus for providing an editing environment for video data recorded on a record medium that is sent is disclosed, that includes a part for creating index pictures using the video data that is sent and transmitting the created index pictures fr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359619 | Transmitting signals to cause replays to be recorded at a plurality of receivers A video stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the video stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being re... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356248 | Apparatus and method of reproducing subtitle recorded in digital versatile disk player In an apparatus and method of reproducing a subtitle recorded in a digital versatile disk player including a subtitle processing section for receiving, storing and reproducing multilingual subtitles, as well as video data and audio data of multiple titles which are ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356246 | Method and system for extending recording A digital video recorder (DVR) is user-configurable to start recording before a scheduled start of a program. The DVR displays an electronic program guide having a graphical indicator that the DVR is configured to start recording a program early. When a user command... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356250 | Systems and methods for creating a single video frame with one or more interest points Systems and methods for creating virtual stop-off points in a movie title, where the viewer can explore interesting content using zoom, pan and gamma controls are provided. Methods include creating an interest point from one or more digital video titles. Systems inc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356242 | Editing device, editing system and editing method Program configuration is carried out by using the screen of a display section 17 and an input operating section 18 of a video editing device 10, and data of this program configuration is recorded in a RAM 19. In accordance with the data o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356241 | Data recording and/or reproducing apparatus A data recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording, reproducing or editing of video and audio data includes an input processing unit, having an input processing control portion for controlling data inputting to a recording medium, an output processing contr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352955 | Management of reproduction duration of information data A reproducing apparatus comprises a reproducing unit that reproduces a plurality of information data (media data which include movie data, still image data, and audio data), and management information, which contains duration information indicating reproduction dura... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352952 | System and method for improved video editing There is provided herein an invention that utilizes a themed template which is designed to assist novice video editors quickly compose a complete video work which memorializes a particular familiar occasion, such as, for example, a birthday, a wedding, a trip to the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349476 | Digital motion picture decoding apparatus and digital motion picture decoding method A digital motion picture decoding apparatus comprising an input buffer memory for storing coded data to be decoded, a reproduced picture memory for storing the decoded picture data to be displayed, and a display picture deciding means for deciding a reproduced pictu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349011 | Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343544 | Optical disk playback apparatus and data playback method therefor An optical disk playback apparatus for playing back or reproducing main data and its associated sub-code which are read from an optical recording medium comprises an interleave RAM for storing the main data. The optical disk playback apparatus performs a predefined ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340157 | Portable transcription device and method of the same priority A portable transcription device includes a reader module, a recording module, and a control module. The reader module is used to read data contained in a first storage medium of a first file system, and the recording module is used to record data into a second stora... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340765 | Archiving and viewing sports events via Internet Self-help or do-it-yourself productions of collegiate athletic contests are generated by the originating institution, and the recorded production is sent by overnight courier to a central digital clearing house. At the clearing house the contents of the recording ar... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336890 | Automatic detection and segmentation of music videos in an audio/video stream A “music video parser” automatically detects and segments music videos in a combined audio-video media stream. Automatic detection and segmentation is achieved by integrating shot boundary detection, video text detection and audio analysis to automatically detec... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336891 | Information recording apparatus and method for converting video information An information recording apparatus for recording video information conforming to a first format comprises generation section for generating conversion compatibility information indicating the compatibility of conversion of video information conforming to the first f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336300 | Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333233 | Method of utilizing variable data fields with a page description language A computer implemented method for generating a bitmap suitable for high-speed variable printing, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a page description language file, the page description language file defining at least one variable data area and at least one sta... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333406 | Apparatus and method for reproducing information recorded on information storage medium including improved reproduction halt and restart capabilities, and recorded program media for controlling the same When halting reproduction of an optical disc, the work memory stores identification information of the optical disc and halt position information thereof, and a contents data memory section stores information of reproduction contents. When resuming reproduction, a d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333717 | Method of using AV devices and AV device system A plurality of devices and a device system are disclosed, in which a plurality of input devices generate an input AV signal, a related device records and reproduces the AV signal, and a display device displays the AV signal. The input devices, the related device and... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330413 | Smart burn method for optical drive The present invention is smart burn method for optical drives. When the laser pick-up head bears great oscillations along the vertical and horizontal directions, the laser light cannot focus on the track accurately that causes the failure of writing. The present inv... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330638 | Apparatus generating content codes for audiovisual programs An apparatus for generating content codes for the scenes of a program includes a scene detector that detects the start of new scene, and a selector that allows a viewer to enter one or more content codes for the scene. The content code(s) and data identifying the sc... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327941 | System for handling audio information with representative image Music number #γ and one or more still images (e.g., IMG_01.IOB and IMG_04.IOB) related to music number #γ are recorded in an audio card. In addition, information (e.g., IPI#5) for setting the still image (e.g., IMG_01.IOB) representing the contents of music number... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327382 | System and method for processing electronically captured images to emulate film tonescale and color A method for converting a sequence of electronically captured images into a sequence of modified images for providing the appearance of images captured by a film reproduction system. The film reproduction system being includes motion picture negative film printed on... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327505 | Method for providing affective information in an imaging system A method for collecting and associating affective information for at least one image in an imaging system includes displaying a digital image for viewing by a particular user; automatically collecting affective information for the digital image as the particular use... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327384 | Gamut false color display A gamut error false color display uses false coloring on a monochrome image of a video picture being tested. Composite and component gamut error signals are extracted from an input video signal representing the video picture being tested. Such error signals may repr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327640 | Recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, and storage medium When the user designates the reproduction of searching audio data, the designated searching audio data and audio volume data are read from a searching data recording portion. The searching audio data is reproduced corresponding to the audio volume data. When the use... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324445 | Method and apparatus for reproducing a data stream having multiple reproduction paths recorded on a recording medium The present invention relates to method and apparatus for reproducing a data stream having a multiple reproduction paths recorded on a high-density optical disk. The present method ensures seamless reproduction of video and audio data of a multi-path data stream by ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325093 | Reproducing method, reproducing apparatus, recording method, recording apparatus, and method for generating a management table A recording method includes the steps of reading a management table for managing whether data are recorded on a recording medium in units of a first recording segment; detecting whether the first recording segment is associated with a second recording segment smalle... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323179 | Methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of and other bacterial infections The invention features methods and compositions for treatment or prevention of infection by, or disease caused by infection with, certain species of bacteria, including in particular bacteria in which a RAP-type and/or TRAP-type molecule plays a role in pathogenesis... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321716 | Multimedia visual progress indication system A multimedia visual progress indication system that provides a cache bar that is overlaid onto the program material or displayed on a dedicated display. A cache bar indicates the length of a recording session or the length of stored program material and expands to t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321717 | Upgradable on-screen display system The absence of MPEG processing in a consumer digital recorder player may preclude on-screen message display of recorder status. Various methods are disclosed which facilitate the on-screen display of recorder player status meassages. A first embodiment returns a rep... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321923 | Personalized audio system and method A personalized audio system and method that overcomes many of the broadcast-type disadvantages associated with conventional radio stations. According to one embodiment, the personalized audio system includes the following: (1) a user interface that enables a user of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319493 | Apparatus and program for setting video processing parameters A video signal processing apparatus 1 and a video processing parameter setting apparatus 2 comprise a video processing apparatus (visual mixer). A parameter value collectively specifying portion 3 specifies in accordance with the order stored in... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319536 | Techniques for synchronizing any of a plurality of associated multimedia assets in a distributed system Automatically synchronizing any of a group of associated multimedia assets is described is described. A particular one of the set of distributed multimedia assets is modified and the others of the set of distributed multimedia assets are then synchronized based upon... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319806 | Audiovisual system which uses metadata to allow user-initiated jumps from point to point within multiple audiovisual streams An audiovisual system receives audiovisual data and includes a system controller and a storage device to store at least a portion of the audiovisual data for later playback. The audiovisual system further includes a marking module to create metadata in response to a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315689 | Recording system A recording system for preventing inconsistencies between the time information of the AV data which is recorded on the recording medium of the image sensing device (camera integrated digital video recorder and so on), and the time information of the AV data which is... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313762 | Methods and systems for real-time storyboarding with a web page and graphical user interface for automatic video parsing and browsing Systems and methods to enable real-time and near real-time storyboarding on the World Wide Web in addition to a graphical user interface for video parsing and browsing the of the storyboard. Specifically, storyboarding can be accomplished on the World Wide Web by pa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310117 | Video signal format secondary-conversion method, time code signal transmission method, and time code transmitting apparatus When a time code signal corresponding to an image signal, to which a format conversion changing the number of frames per second is executed, is transmitted, information indicating a frame position where image data is changed through the format conversion in the imag... | 12/18/2007 |
