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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269103 | Switch device, data-processing apparatus and playback apparatus A tape-shaped switch (500) is provided on a base part (410). Coil springs (460) support a ring-shaped rotational drive section (450) on the position opposed to the switch (500), biasing the same away from the base part (410)... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269136 | Methods and apparatus for avoidance of remote display packet buffer overflow The present invention manages memory buffers in a computer network system. In one embodiment, a managing system on a thin client unit modifies an amount of central processing unit (CPU) resource on the thin client unit that is granted to a server application (e.g., ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269785 | Digital manipulation of video in digital video player According to the invention, a technique for operating a digital versatile disk (DVD) system is disclosed. First digital information is read from a DVD player. The first digital information is decompressed to create second digital information that is stored. In order... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266287 | Using background audio change detection for segmenting video A video processing device includes a background audio change detector that detects background audio changes in audio data corresponding to particular video data. The video processing device detects semantically meaningful video scenes using detected background audio... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266286 | Editing system and method and distribution medium Temporarily storing audio data to be reproduced in the block form, temporarily storing synthesized audio data in the block form, generating and supplying a reference signal, and calculating the first address of the block of audio data, the editing system of the pres... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263275 | System and method of manipulating a system time clock in an audio/video decoding system Systems and methods that manipulate a system time clock in an audio decoding system and/or a video decoding system are disclosed. In one example, the method may include the steps of selecting a trick mode rate and adjusting system time clock update rate as a functio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263279 | Recording/playback device, and recording medium access method A DVD recorder is provided in which access control is effected by a driver layer (41), a UDF file system layer (42,) that reads and writes data from and to a DVD-RW with reference to a file system, and a data base layer (43) that accesses the UD... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263280 | Method and/or apparatus for retroactive recording a currently time-shifted program A method for retroactively recording from a circular buffer comprising the steps of (A) determining a starting point in the circular buffer, (B) generating a linear buffer by breaking the circular buffer before the starting point and (C) appending to an ending point... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260304 | Recording and accessing metadata Apparatus uniquely identifies material recorded on an example of a recording medium. The medium has distinguishing data, a tape ID, distinguishing that example from other examples thereof recorded thereon. A generator generates data, e.g. IN and OUT time codes, iden... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260306 | Editing method for recorded information A method, apparatus and computer program for editing recorded information having a format where both a video signal and an audio signal are recorded on a recording medium. When the recorded information is reproduced, a detection is conducted to determine a position ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260310 | Methods and systems for managing multiple inputs and methods and systems for processing media content Methods and systems for managing multiple inputs that are capable of competing or contending for a particular or primary output are described. In one embodiment, the multiple inputs are managed through the use of a software-implemented matrix switch object, and an a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260582 | Information recording apparatus, method, information reproduction apparatus, and method An information recording or reproduction apparatus and method in which a transport packet for padding is not inserted and a limited recording space is used effectively when performing data editing to delete a mid-stream of the moving picture file consisting of an MP... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257311 | Moving image data processing apparatus and method A moving image processing apparatus gives an ID to a video segment obtained by dividing moving image data, and stores information for associating a section of each video segment with the ID as video segment section information. Here, meta-data corresponding to each ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257641 | Multipoint processing unit A system to provide a multipoint processing terminal and a multicast bridging terminal to provide mixing, switching, and other processing of media streams under the control of H.323 components. Application Programming Interfaces defined for the multipoint processing... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257232 | Methods and systems for mixing digital audio signals Methods and systems for mixing digital audio signals are described. In one embodiment, a result buffer is configured to hold resultant mixed digital audio signals that represent multiple combined input signals. A volume ramp function is calculated based, at least in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254280 | Method and apparatus for reducing image acquisition time in a digital imaging device A method and apparatus for reducing the image acquisition time in a digital imaging device by processing segments of the image through an image processing pipeline and storing the processed image segments. Processing segments of the image allows the digital imaging ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254283 | Image processor processing image data in parallel with a plurality of processors In order to efficiently process image data in a circuit dividing single image data into a plurality of data and processing the data with a plurality of MPUs in parallel with each other, the MPUs process image data input through an input image data in parallel with e... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254318 | Recording apparatus, recording program, and recording method Disclosed is a recording apparatus for recording a plurality of audio-visual contents stored in a HD to a writable DVD. A drive controller copies at least one of the contents stored in the HD to the DVD. If the available capacity of the DVD left after the copying fa... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251223 | Low-height, low-cost, high-gain antenna and system for mobile platforms A communication system and methodology for providing a signal of interest to at least one movable platform, for possible use by passengers associated with the movable platform, from an information source, where the movable platform is not within a signal coverage ar... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7248779 | Methods, systems and data structures for timecoding media samples Timecoding systems, methods and data structures are described which, in some embodiments, permit a true time to be ascertained from media samples whose timecodes contain an amount of drift which can arise from having non-integer frame rates. Inventive methods incorp... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248590 | Methods and apparatus for transmitting video streams on a packet network Methods and apparatus are provided for converting video packets into IP packets. Video packets including null packets associated with timing information are received at a network entity coupling a video network to an IP network. Video packets are selectively combine... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248778 | Automated video editing system and method A video editing system uses simple heuristics and parameters on video footage to provide a condensed version of the footage. The editing system automatically provides either a finished condensed version of the footage or selects a plurality of clips based on the heu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245826 | Encoding/recording device that suspends encoding for video data and sampling for an audio signal in response to a recording pause instruction so as to allow data recorded before and after recording pause to be continuously reproduced An encoding/recording device encodes a video signal according to MPEG, encodes an audio signal with a predetermined method, and multiplexes the encoded video signal and the audio signal to produce a system stream. The encoding/recording device then records the syste... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7245818 | Moving image reproducing apparatus A moving image reproducing apparatus includes a CPU mounted with a real-time OS. When a set key is pressed, the CPU executes concurrently a transfer process of compressed image data and sound data from a magneto-optical disk to an SDRAM and a reproduce process of co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242850 | Frame-interpolated variable-rate motion imaging system A method of recording and processing a digital motion image sequence, includes the steps of: recording a digital motion image sequence at a capture frame rate; determining different effective image content change rates as a function of the scene content changes in d... | 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 |
| 7242851 | Playback apparatus, playback method, and program product with playback processing program A playback apparatus for precisely reflecting attribute information such as copyright information even in a special playback mode, such as reverse slow playback, fast playback and reverse playback. Encoded presentation data such as a video and audio is separated by ... | 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 |
| 7239801 | Recording apparatus and method, playback apparatus and method, and recording medium therefor Audio signals and video signals are recorded as follows. Three video PES packets, each being formed of one video frame, are combined to form a video editing unit. Then, the video editing unit and the associated audio editing unit are alternately disposed on a magnet... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239348 | Digital camera with a music playback function A digital camera, which includes: an image playback module; and a music playback module, wherein a plurality of images are played back accompanied by music, an image playback time for the plurality of images substantially coincides with a music playback time for the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236684 | Editing apparatus and editing method An editing apparatus for editing coded data coded in a predetermined unit to be stored into a storage medium includes a designation section, an evaluation section and a notification section. The designation section designates an editing position of the coded data. T... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234108 | Ink thickness rendering for electronic annotations A system and method for rendering ink annotations for a displayed image is disclosed. The invention adjusts the thickness of rendered lines for ink annotations when rendered. Ink annotations are created by capturing and connecting a set of data points input by a use... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231131 | Apparatus for generating content codes for audiovisual programs by multiple viewers 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 group of viewers to enter or select one or more content codes for the scene, the content codes being rel... | 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 |
| 7230641 | Combined editing system and digital moving picture recording system A moving picture recording device includes a random-access, computer-readable and writable storage medium to provide non-linear access to recorded clips. The device provides digital capture of both video and audio information. Multiple data paths are provided to all... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231137 | Recording apparatus and method, playback apparatus and method, and recording medium therefor Audio signals and video signals are recorded as follows. Three video PES packets, each being formed of one video frame, are combined to form a video editing unit. Then, the video editing unit and the associated audio editing unit are alternately disposed on a magnet... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228055 | Recording apparatus, video camera and computer program To connect two divided and multiplexed streams seamlessly, a gap between video and audio playback times has to be adjusted. And, to make this adjustment, every conventional method has been required to process mass data by extracting and re-encoding the elementary st... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228056 | Methods and systems for managing multiple inputs and methods and systems for processing media content Methods and systems for managing multiple inputs that are capable of competing or contending for a particular or primary output are described. In one embodiment, the multiple inputs are managed through the use of a software-implemented matrix switch object, and an a... | 06/05/2007 |
