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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7352864 | Display device A display device comprises a nonvolatile memory for storing an amount of adjustment obtained in a blanking adjustment most recently performed for a particular video signal, means for judging whether or not the particular video signal is inputted, means for masking a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7293189 | Method and device for reproducing additional data in synchronization with main data using time information A recording medium, method and apparatus for managing data are discussed. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reproducing main data and additional data. The method includes receiving the additional data associated with the main dat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274360 | Multiple control system A first controller and a second controller for controlling corresponding electronic devices, which are incorporated in a composite electronic apparatus, are connected in parallel to a display driver via a serial communication line. When the first controller controls... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7209641 | Decoder A decoder having improved accuracy for reading data. The decoder decodes reproduced data including preamble data, to which a first synchronization pattern is added, and information data, which follows the preamble data and to which a second synchronization pattern i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7181636 | Method of ensuring synchronous presentation of additional data with audio data recorded on a rewritable recording medium A recording medium and a method and apparatus for managing data are provided. The method includes recording additional data in a data file separate from a file containing main data and recording navigation information that links the main data and the additional data... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7109673 | Apparatus and method of controlling motor in manner resistant to additive noise during start up of motor An apparatus for controlling a rotational motion of a motor is disclosed which includes: a signal generator generating a rotational state signal indicative of a rotational state of the motor; and a controller producing a control signal for controlling the rotational... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6728470 | Data recording and reproducing apparatus and method A data recording and reproducing apparatus capable of easily obtaining information which has few dropout and is necessary for variable speed reproduction at the time of variable speed reproduction. An image group dividing unit divides input image data into a plurali... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6683999 | Image transmission apparatus and method utilizing different transmission modes for transmitting moving image data and still image data In a data communication apparatus for encoding information data by using a predetermined encoding method, encoded information data is transmitted isochronously with a predetermined communication cycle when the encoding method corresponds to a decoding met... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6628888 | Arrangement for superimposing two images without jittering In order to avoid, during trick mode, jittering of a second image superimposed on a first image, the arrangement is able to provide a signal including a vertical synchronisation signal and representative of a first image to a screen. The arrangement also ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6334026 | On-screen display format reduces memory bandwidth for time-constrained on-screen display systems A multimedia decoder is provided that inserts synchronization words into elementary linear pulse-code modulation (LPCM) audio bitstreams. In one embodiment, the multimedia decoder includes a pre-parser, a memory, and an audio decoder module. The pre-parse... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6219067 | Measures for characterizing compressed bitstreams Compressed bitstreams are characterized by generated graphical displays that display useful information related, for example, to the quality of the data contained in the bitstream. One set of graphical displays indicates lead time between receipt of packe... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6078724 | Magnetic reproducing apparatus of helical scan type A magnetic reproducing apparatus of a helical scan type includes a rotary drum on which a magnetic tape is wound along a part of a helix. A first set of a main head and a sub head is mounted on the rotary drum. The main head and the sub head in the first ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6052507 | Reproducing apparatus for reproducing signals from a recording medium which stores normal reproduction data and specific reproduction data A recording/reproducing apparatus for recording encoded data on a recording medium by time sequentially and independently recording normal reproduction data and specific reproduction data contained in the encoded data, the normal reproduction data and spe... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5966265 | Information signal reproducing apparatus having means for tracking control An information signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing information signals from a recording medium on which several parallel tracks are formed, in which a tracking error signal is produced by use of signals reproduced by a head means for tracing the ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5887112 | Combination apparatus comprising a video-recorder section and a television-receiver section In a combination apparatus comprising a video-recorder section and a television-receiver section in a common housing and in which the video-recorder section comprises a pulse generation device for the generation of artificial V-pulses in a multi-speed rep... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5848218 | Adaptive sync protection method in digital reproduction systems and apparatus therefor An adaptive sync protection apparatus for a digital video cassette recorder (VCR) adaptively protects a sync signal being reference of processing a digital reproduction signal reproduced via a recording medium from the varied reproduction characteristics ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5592343 | Method of reproducing digital video signals having trick play data A digital video tape recording method for trick play includes the steps of dividing the data area of a video sector of respective tracks of the digital video tape into first, second and third regions, interspersely recording normal play data and trick pla... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5504534 | Video signal processing apparatus with synchronization control A video signal processing apparatus for processing a video signal having: a memory circuit for receiving a video signal and storing received video signal; a synchronization signal separation circuit for separating a synchronization signal included by the ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5461487 | Video playback device capable of removing time base errors from video signals A time base correcting apparatus for removing time base errors from video signals in a video tape playback device which is operable in either a first normal or high speed operation mode or a second still motion or slow speed operation mode. In the first o... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5179477 | Video tape recorder An improved helical scan type video tape recorder for reproducing a high quality video signal with no distortions, thereby a sag distortion is eliminated by applying a continuous reproduced video signal prepared by inserting FM signals reproduced by a pai... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4858030 | Reproducing apparatus of a video disc player A reproducing apparatus of a video disc player, wherein for a special reproduction such as a fast forward reproduction, or a reverse reproduction from a CLV disc, a field memory is provided for storing video signals of length of one field. A reading-in op... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4849830 | Picture stabilizing circuit for generating a forced synchronizing signal When a speed change occurs during a reproduction mode of a VCR, an analog video signal is developed that has a width determined by synchronizing the analog video signal to a point in time when an electrical potential for the head switching signal is shift... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4788604 | Video system with a special reproduction mode using an image memory An image memory control device for a video signal special reproduction system comprises a write-in section for writing in a video signal including a signal wherein the number of horizontal scan lines per field period is a multiple of 0.5 or not a multiple... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4733312 | Time-base corrector A time-base corrector for a video tape recorder capable of slow motion reproduction, in which the time-base correction is effected by the control of write into and read from a memory circuit of digitized reproduction video signal in such a manner that eve... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4725898 | Pseudo vertical synchronizing signal producing circuit A pseudo vertical synchronizing signal producing circuit produces a pseudo vertical synchronizing signal which is used instead of a regular vertical synchronizing signal of a video signal during a special reproduction mode of a helical scan type magnetic ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4675751 | Processing circuit for television sync signals produced from a recording medium for performing a non-interlaced display A television synchronization signal processing circuit includes a reproduction/demodulation circuit for reproducing a video signal by repeatedly reading out a video signal for one field from a video signal recording medium, generating the reproduced video... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4600953 | Head switching signal producing circuit for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus In a helical scanning type video tape recorder provided with two rotary video heads for recording and reproducing a video signal supplied to the heads in the oblique direction of a magnetic tape by alternately switching the two rotary video heads, there i... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4404601 | Head tracking control system A video tape recording/reproducing apparatus for reproducing video signals recorded in successive parallel tracks on a magnetic tape includes a magnetic head for scanning the tracks to reproduce signals recorded therein; a bi-morph leaf for deflecting the... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4346397 | Apparatus for reproducing a video signal of one system with conversion to a video signal of another system A reproducing apparatus reproduces a video signal of a certain system having a field frequency F1 and a number N1 of horizontal scanning lines within one field period which has been recorded on a magnetic tape travelling at a speed S1 along plurality trac... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4293879 | Method and apparatus for the variable speed reproduction of a video signal stored on magnetic tape This invention concerns a method of reproducing, at a selectable magnetic tape speed different from that used during the recording, a video signal stored in a plurality of separate tracks inclined to the center line of the magnetic tape by means of a head... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4268875 | Avoidance of disturbance of horizontal sync signals in video signal reproduced at other than standard tape speed In a recording and reproducing apparatus in which a video signal is recorded by at least one rotary head in successive parallel tracks on a recording medium while the latter is being driven at a predetermined or standard speed in a direction to which said... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4257073 | Quasi-vertical synchronizing signal generator A quasi-vertical synchronizing signal generator is disclosed, for use with a helical scan video tape recorder (VTR) to generate a quasi-vertical synchronizing signal during a special video effects reproducing operation, which signal occurs at the same rel... | 03/17/1981 |
