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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440679 | Recording medium for storing information for still picture, recording and/or reproducing method and apparatus therefor A recording medium for storing information for still pictures, and a recording and/or reproducing method and apparatus therefor. A writeable and rewriteable recording medium stores data for a plurality of still pictures and audio data added thereto in one file or a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7406008 | Recording medium and system for recording and reproducing the recording medium using control information that represents the number of sets of information composing the multiplexed audio information A recording medium has a first recording area on which multiplexed audio informations are recorded as sets of one or more information units, a second recording area on which control information for controlling recording of the multiplexed audio informations are reco... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398011 | Recording medium and audio-signal processing apparatus A digital signal recording disc has a first area and a second area. The second area differs from the first area. The first area stores a first-channel digital audio signal and a second-channel digital audio signal. The first-channel digital audio signal results from... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7352222 | Clock generator with programmable non-overlapping-clock-edge capability A system and method for generating and optimizing clock signals with non-overlapping edges on a chip using a unique programmable on-chip clock generator. Overlapping of the edges of the clocking signals is avoided by adjusting an amount of delay introduced in the on... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340156 | Information storage medium with aggregate attribute information, and apparatus for reproducing the same An information storage medium includes: a plurality of unit audio information to be reproduced independently of each other; aggregate audio information each including one or more of the unit audio information; unit attribute information indicating attributes of the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7289722 | Optical disc, recording device and reproducing device Optical discs formatted to record plural audio streams of different content for reproduction with a single video stream can result in audio output of content unexpected by the user depending upon the audio stream configuration contained in the AV stream reproduced. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274862 | Information processing apparatus Audio data is prevented from not synchronizing with video data when splicing. A first GOP of a video stream of a second program is spliced to a last GOP of a video stream of a first program. A first GOP of an audio stream of the second program is spliced to a last G... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269334 | Recording and playing back multiple programs The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for recording multiple programs onto a storage medium. The invention includes the steps of: receiving (210) a plurality of multimedia inputs; sampling (212) the multimedia inputs such... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259795 | Method for selecting an audio language of a set-top box and medium including computer readable code controlling a computer to perform the same A method for selecting an audio language of a digital broadcasting receiver, including determining whether an audio language selection has been made, increasing an audio language on-screen display order number by one, setting a previous audio language on-screen disp... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7242846 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus, wherein in a photographing mode in which image data and audio data obtained using a camera section and microphone, respectively, built into the apparatus are recorded, a head element is moved at a first speed corresponding to the photographing... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236960 | Software and system for customizing a presentation of digital images A method for customizing a presentation of a set of digital images provided by a user is disclosed, comprising the steps of selecting an initial presentation format criteria for the set of digital images by the user; analyzing the digital images for additional infor... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218843 | Recording apparatus and reproducing apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus and a reproducing apparatus which change a picture compression rate depending upon a picture quality of a source which a user desires to retain, thereby a tape storage space being secured. A v... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7130435 | Component selection control system The invention provides a component selection control system comprising signal output components 2 to 5, signal input components 4, 5, and an amplifier unit 1 having these components 2 to 5 connected thereto. The signal outpu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7062155 | Optical disc, recording device and reproducing device Optical discs formatted to record plural audio streams of different content for reproduction with a single video stream can result in audio output of content unexpected by the user depending upon the audio stream configuration contained in the AV stream reproduced. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058288 | Recording apparatus and reproducing apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus and a reproducing apparatus which change a picture compression rate depending upon a picture quality of a source which a user desires to retain, thereby a tape storage space being secured. A v... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7006758 | Data recording medium, and data reproducing apparatus An information recording medium on which are recorded substantial data and reproduce control information for reproducing the substantial data, wherein the reproduce control information includes first reproduce control information required for reproducing the substan... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6965727 | Information record medium and apparatus for reproducing the same An information record medium (1) is provided with: an audio information recording area on which a plurality of audio information (210) which are different in recording method are recorded; and a control information recording area on which control infor... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6895596 | Circuit and method for interleaving a data stream A circuit and method of interleaving a data stream (DATA) in which the data to be interleaved is contained in separate sections of the data stream. A buffer storage circuit (28) receives and stores the data stream. A first section (T1-T2) of the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6892024 | Information recording apparatus An information recording apparatus includes: a transferring device that separately and simultaneously receives at least two information supplied through at least two channels, and separately and simultaneously transfers the at least two information to a storing devi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6865339 | Digital video and data recorder A “pause and resume” function and a “channel change” function for recording and playing interframe compressed audiovideo data, particularly MPEG data. The invention includes a digital track format and a method for recording one or more sessions from one or m... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6829017 | Specifying a point of origin of a sound for audio effects using displayed visual information from a motion picture Displaying visual information from a motion picture in a visual field within a designated extent of a related aural field supports editing of a spatial audio effect for the motion picture. The extent of a related aural field also is displayed. Information specifying... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6721249 | Apparatus and method for processing audio signals recorded on a medium This invention relates to a karaoke CD format and a device for controlling audio signals utilizing the karaoke CD format which provides a user with selective reproduction of the voice of a player. The karaoke CD format includes a CD format divided into video sectors... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6714825 | Multi-channel audio reproducing device A multi-channel audio reproducing device of a type converting, from digital to analog, multi-channel audio data whose channels are different in sampling frequency by using DACs fewer in number than the channels, and reproducing the same. A decoding part executes sam... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6714494 | Apparatus and method for processing audio signals recorded on a medium This invention relates to a karaoke CD format and a device for controlling audio signals utilizing the karaoke CD format, which provides a user with selective reproduction of the voice of a player. The karaoke CD format includes a CD format divided into video sector... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6681077 | Optical disc, recording device and reproducing device Optical discs formatted to record plural audio streams of different content for reproduction with a single video stream can result in audio output of content unexpected by the user depending upon the audio stream configuration contained in the AV stream r... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6611655 | Optical disc, recording device and reproducing device Optical discs formatted to record plural audio streams of different content for reproduction with a single video stream can result in audio output of content unexpected by the user depending upon the audio stream configuration contained in the AV stream r... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6597861 | Information record medium, apparatus for recording the same and apparatus for reproducing the same An information record medium (1: DVD) has a record track (1a) to be reproduced by an information reproducing apparatus (S2). The information reproducing apparatus is provided with a read device (80) and reproduces audio information by a predetermined audi... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6567609 | Optical disk, reproduction apparatus, and reproduction method An optical disk includes: a data region; and a management region. The data region stores: at least one video object containing video information and audio information; and at least one audio object containing audio information. The management region store... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6539167 | Optical disk, reproduction apparatus, and reproduction method An optical disk includes: a data region; and a management region. The data region stores: at least one video object containing video information and audio information; and at least one audio object containing audio information. The management region store... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6535467 | Apparatus and method for processing audio signals recorded on a medium A karaoke CD format and a device for controlling audio signals utilizing the karaoke CD format provides a user with selective reproduction of the voice of a player. The karaoke CD format includes a CD format divided into video sectors and audio sectors. T... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6453112 | Encoded stream generating apparatus and method, data transmission system and method, and editing system and method A method and apparatus for generating an encoded data stream representing a number of pictures or frames and having a number of layers including a picture layer in which time code information attached to the original data is described or inserted therein ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6393199 | Apparatus and method for high speed recording of video signals A helical scan tape recorder records VHS video and audio at speeds up to 40× the playback speed of a standard VHS VCR. The recorder employs a high speed scanner operating in a helical scan mode. Input signals feed the scanner through a capacitive coupler... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385390 | Hi-Fi audio signal recording/playback apparatus using video heads A high fidelity (Hi-Fi) audio signal recording/playback apparatus in which a Hi-Fi audio signal is recorded/reproduced using video heads without an extra Hi-Fi audio head. In the Hi-Fi audio signal recording/playback apparatus, the Hi-Fi audio signal is r... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6377747 | Optical disc, recording device and reproducing device Optical discs formatted to record plural audio streams of different content for reproduction with a single video stream can result in audio output of content unexpected by the user depending upon the audio stream configuration contained in the AV stream r... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6344939 | Digital audio channels with multilingual indication During recording, a multilingual indication is generated when at least two of the audio channels of a digital audio signal are associated with a common program, and the multilingual indication is combined with the digital audio signal. During reproduction... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6192189 | Data recording method and apparatus, data recorded medium and data reproducing method and apparatus A data recording method is provided in which video data and plural channels of language data are divided into packets as units, and the video data and the plural channels of language data are recorded on a record medium along with the control information ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6112012 | Recording multiplexed plural data encoded by plural methods and decoding same according to particular decoding method Encoding and decoding methods and apparatuses for storing and retrieving multi-channel data each encoded according to a different encoding method and stored in a multiplexed form utilize group information identifying each multi-channel data as belonging t... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5953485 | Method and system for maintaining audio during video control A video method and system maintains a transmission of an audio of a video during a viewer controlled freezing, slowing, and/or zooming of the transmission of the video component of the video by automatically selecting, adjusting audio levels, looping, and... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5915066 | Output control system for switchable audio channels A disk player for an optical disk on which recorded are many data blocks having video data and audio data with multi-audio channels. The player includes an audio channel selector for selecting from the multi-audio channels a specific audio channel specifi... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5892884 | Apparatus for controlling a sum of a varying information amount of a video signal and a varying information amount of an audio signal so that the sum is within a predetermined amount of data range A digital video/audio recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a video signal high-efficiency encoder having a variable reduction rate, an audio signal high-efficiency encoder having a variable reduction rate, and a controller for controlling the re... | 04/06/1999 |
