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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7420967 | Method and system for data transfer The objective of the invention is to provide a type of data transfer system for generating plural timing signals, etc. for any device. Data transfer system A transfers plural data blocks received with one input channel to plural output channels. Each data block cont... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7242853 | Recording/reproducing system In a recording/reproducing system RRS1, an I-picture detecting section 15 generates, from a transport stream DETS output from a descrambler 13, a control signal CS indicating a bit location of a TS packet including a part of an I picture for... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239797 | Data storage and reproduction apparatus storing and reproducing multimedia data An HDD is divided into a segment area storing multimedia data, an information file area storing an information file of a file, and a system information area storing a system information file. Storage of the system information file in the system information area and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233735 | Digital recording/reproducing apparatus with built-in storage medium There is disclosed a method in which a recording section configured to record an external input signal, and a display signal output section configured to output a display signal based on at least one of the external input signal and a reproduction signal from the re... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7184505 | Data synchronizing signal detecting device A data sync signal detecting device for detecting a sync signal having sync signal detection errors. The detecting device applies the output data of a most-likelihood decoder to shift register bit cells. The data is sequentially shifted and held in the bit cells of ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177529 | Optical recording apparatus, optical recording method, and digital still camera A digital still camera includes a vibration detector for detecting vibrations. In accordance with certain conditions, a control unit controls finalization (session closing) which enables a CD-ROM drive to read data recorded on a recording medium. The control of sess... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155654 | Low complexity error concealment for wireless transmission An apparatus and method for concealing errors in digital data. An interpolator estimates a value of a sample of digital data from other samples of the digital data. The interpolator has an input for inputting the digital data and an output for outputting the estimat... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7113692 | Data processing device and data recording method A recording/reproducing device has an NTSC decoder which receives a video signal and outputs a video signal, an MPEG audio encoder which receives an audio signal and outputs an audio signal, and a synchronous control circuit which detects a synchronizing signal from... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7031237 | Discontinuous position detecting device and method for detecting a discontinuous position A discontinuous position detecting device for detecting a discontinuous position at which date and time information indicative of date and time of recording on a recording medium is discontinuous, the discontinuous position detecting unit including, a scanning unit ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7003046 | Modulation system A final 15-bit output code word is generated in response to every 8-bit input code word by referring to a set of encoding tables. The encoding tables contain output code words assigned to input code words, and contain state information accompanying each output code ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973258 | Method and apparatus for recording digital data streams A method and apparatus for recording digital data streams. When a digital broadcast data stream received by a set top box is transmitted through a communication interface such as an IEEE-1394 bus to a streamer, program clock references contained in the data stream b... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6928026 | Synchronous global controller for enhanced pipelining The present invention relates to a system and method for processing the read and write operations in a memory architecture. The system processing the read and write operations includes at least one local memory block and a synchronously controlled global controller ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6917366 | System and method for aligning multi-channel coded data over multiple clock periods A system and method is provided for aligning multi-channel coded data over multiple clock periods. Data is received through a plurality of data channels and stored in a plurality of latches or queues. Data is scanned to determine whether a valid data transition has ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6912680 | Memory system with dynamic timing correction A memory system includes a memory controller and a bank of memory devices. The memory controller controls the memory devices through packets of control data and a master clock signal. Each of the memory devices includes an adjustable output timing vernier that can b... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906646 | Methods and devices for binary object serialization Methods and devices for data serialization are described. Numbers are each encoded as one or more four-bit nibbles. Three bits of a nibble are for encoding some portion of a number and one bit of the nibble is for indicating whether encoding of the number is continu... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6574290 | Digital information reproducing apparatus and reproducing method A digital information reproducing apparatus and method in which a digital reproduction signal is equalized by predetermined equalizing characteristics, and a first clock signal is formed on the basis of the equalized signal. The digital reproduction signa... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6434319 | Digital video tape recorder for digital HDTV A digital video tape record/playback apparatus (FIG. 10) for processing a high definition television signal includes provision for controlling the occurrence of high priority (HP) image information. Such information is selectively recorded at normal speed... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6233079 | Light-signal transmitting apparatus, light-signal receiving apparatus, light-signal transfer apparatus and light-signal transfer method A light-signal transfer apparatus capable of continuously reproducing signals even if the transfer passage is temporarily intercepted, the apparatus being structured in such a manner that a delay memory delays time-sequential digital data to generate digi... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6097879 | Video camera apparatus of digital recording type A digital recording/reproducing video camera apparatus which externally receives analog video and audio signals as a standard video signal for data compression and recording. Selection switches for switching between a camera pick-up mode and a line input ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6035092 | Data reproducing device A data reproducing apparatus comprising reproducing device for reproducing data stored on a recording medium, a first memory for storing data reproduced from the recording medium, a decoder for decoding data read out from the first memory, a second memory... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5907661 | Video data recording and/or reproducing apparatus An apparatus for recording video data by forming many tracks on a recording medium and/or for reproducing the video data from the tracks is provided with a memory which is arranged to have recording video data or reproduced video data supplied thereto. Th... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5887114 | Video memory device for processing a digital video signal comprising a separation means which separates a horizontal synchronizing signal from a digital video signal A video memory device is provided with a memory circuit, a write control circuit for controlling writing to the memory circuit by utilizing the horizontal synchronizing signal of a video signal input to the memory circuit, and a read control circuit for c... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5815632 | Apparatus for video signal processing An apparatus for video signal processing satisfactorily synthesizes images by using field memories and includes control circuit for controlling an operation for making an image, first and second field memories in which image data is written under the cont... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5790746 | Multichannel digital-signal reproducing apparatus for switching access timing relative to reproducing timing based on a determination of recorded/reproduced information An apparatus for reproducing digital information from a recording medium having a plurality of parallel tracks and digital information recorded thereon as n-channel (n being an integer greater than or equal to 2) digital signals. The n-channel digital sig... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5771331 | Reproduction of information using a ring buffer with read and write pointers separated from each other by substantially half of the total ring buffer capacity A data reproducing method and apparatus for providing special reproductions such as a reverse reproduction quickly when it is specified. In the data reproducing apparatus comprising a demodulator for demodulating data read out of a digital video disk by a... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5758010 | Reproducing apparatus with time base corrector A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a signal by moving a record bearing medium and a reproducing head relative to each other is provided with a time base corrector for correcting the time base of the signal reproduced. The time base corrector is chara... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5758011 | Apparatus for reproducing data containing time information A data reproducing apparatus having a reproducing device for reproducing data stored on a recording medium, a first storing device for storing data reproduced from the record medium and a decode device for decoding data read out from the first storing dev... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5754729 | Apparatus for controlling the decoding operation in accordance with discontinuity in the stored data Apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium and storing the reproduced data in a buffer. A decoding operation may be selectively started or inhibited in accordance with a discontinuity in the data stored in the buffer. As a result, the time may... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5731852 | Image/audio information recording and reproducing apparatus using a semiconductor memory An image/audio information recording and reproducing apparatus using a semiconductor memory. The image/audio information recording and reproducing apparatus includes a semiconductor memory, a signal processor for processing image and audio information so ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5719644 | Data collision avoidance circuit used in an image processing FIFO memory A data collision avoidance circuit is utilized in a memory write control circuit of an image signal processing apparatus for preventing the write and read clocks of a FIFO memory from colliding. The circuit contains a write enable signal generating unit, ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5671260 | Digital processing apparatus using two synchronization signals The digital processing apparatus includes a high speed response PLL that produces a first clock signal locked on the horizontal synchronization signal included in the video signal input thereto. An analog to digital converter converts the input video sign... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5668916 | Apparatus for reproducing data not successively located on a recording medium Apparatus for reproducing data not successively located on the recording medium. The apparatus stores the data in a first memory and a data writing position in a second memory, and controls the reading of the first memory to minimize the time the data is ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5642240 | Video data recording and/or reproducing apparatus with control of read/write operation of a memory based on boundary positions of the pictures in the video signals An apparatus for recording video data by forming many tracks on a recording medium and/or for reproducing the video data from the tracks is provided with a memory which is arranged to have recording video data or reproduced video data supplied thereto. Th... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5608533 | Video signal recording/reproducing apparatus where the order of access to video data during a write mode is different than the order of access during a read mode A video signal recording apparatus digitizes video signals, writes the digital data in a memory and then reads them therefrom before recording the video signals on a recording medium. The orders of access to the addresses in the memory in write and read m... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5606426 | Digital time base corrector for reproducing video signals A digital time base corrector in which a memory for correction of a time base is commonly used as a memory for correction of a drop-out and a signal process to a video signal which is replaced by a drop-out compensation is made unnecessary. The corrector ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5594553 | Video signal recording and reproducing apparatus using signal modification to remove jitter A first reference signal having a predetermined frequency is added to a video signal for a predetermined period of time. A second reference signal is further added to the video signal such that it delimits a starting point and length of the video informat... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5485320 | Method and apparatus for adjusting asymmetric recording signals In a magnetic recording system, an asymmetry detector reverses the phase of a read, single-frequency test signal to indicate to a micro-controller whether recording signal asymmetry is present. Upon detecting such asymmetry, the micro-controller causes a ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5475440 | Digital time base corrector for video signal reproduction A digital time base corrector which can perfectly eliminate residual errors. A sync clock signal whose phase is synchronized with a time base fluctuation included in a reproduction video signal is formed in accordance with at least one of the horizontal s... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5453885 | Apparatus for correcting time base error of video signal An apparatus for correcting a time base error of a video signal. Signal portions of the video signal are sequentially written in memories with a write clock signal synchronizing with the video signal at specific write timings and sequentially read from th... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5355256 | Video signal reproducing apparatus having diverse still picture reproduction modes A video signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing a video signal from a recording medium includes a rotary head arranged to periodically trace the recording medium and reproduce the recorded video signal, a memory arranged to receive the video signal r... | 10/11/1994 |
