Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7400821 | Device and method for reproducing photographic sound recordings For a reproduction of optical sound information in a double variable-area track (DZ) an optoelectronic converter device scans the optical sound track of a film. The converter device generates a digital image signal for buffer storage in the memory of a program-contr... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394519 | System and method for audio encoding and counterfeit tracking a motion picture A system and method is provided for encoding an identifiable code into the audio content of a motion picture. The audio content is altered in at least one specific pre-selected location in the audio soundtrack of the motion picture so as to be essentially unnoticeab... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7184120 | Film soundtrack reviewing system A system and method of screening films. The method includes the first step of displaying a movie print with multiple soundtracks on a display screen. A plurality of screening rooms, each with a view of the display screen, is provided. Separate audio signals from eac... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7155394 | Audio playback device that reads data encoded as dots of infra-red ink A system is disclosed for playing prerecorded audio encoded in a fault tolerant manner as a series of invisible dots carried on a substrate together with a photographic image. The system has a detector that detects the dot form of the prerecorded audio on the substr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148947 | Anamorphic three-perforation imaging system An anamorphic imaging system is disclosed which maximizes the use of available image area to minimize display magnification and image degradation due to display magnification, reduces the amount of anamorphic squeeze during photography to lower image degradation due... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7126663 | Variable area film soundtrack renovation A method for reducing sound track sibilance distortion during playback of an analog optical sound track. The method comprises the steps of forming and storing an image of the analog optical sound track. Representing part of the stored image as a spatial image and ap... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123339 | Processing variable area film soundtracks A method for playback of film with an analog optical sound track the method comprises the steps of forming an image of only said analog optical sound track. Storing the image and representing part of the stored image as a spatial image. Processing the spatial image ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106411 | Conversion of cinema theatre to a super cinema theatre Methods of and equipment for converting existing standard motion picture theatres to one having highly immersive, large fields of view are addressed. Aspects of the methods including moving motion picture screens closer to the audience and employing different projec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7092542 | Cinema audio processing system In a multi viewer environment where multiple viewers simultaneously experience an audio-visual production, with the visual production occurring on a display surface, a method of increasing the perceived reality of the audio stream of the production, the method compr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7053978 | Correction of optical film soundtrack deficiencies An apparatus and method for analog optical sound track playback includes a transport device for transporting a film including an analog optical sound track and audio representative envelope. A scanner forms a display image signal representative of the analog optical... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050142 | Digital reproduction of optical film soundtracks An apparatus for playback of an analog optical sound track includes a transport for transporting a film including an analog optical sound track. A scanner generates an image signal of only the analog optical sound track. An alignment device aligns the scanner such t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7020195 | Layered coding and decoding of image data An image processing system generates a base layer that represents a low-resolution portion of a source image. The image processing system also generates an enhancement layer that represents a high-resolution portion of the source image. The base layer has an associa... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6972829 | Film soundtrack reviewing system A system and method of screening films. The method includes the first step of displaying a movie print with multiple soundtracks on a display screen. A plurality of screening rooms, each with a view of the display screen, is provided. Separate audio signals from eac... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6819459 | Film scanning and filing A scanning device optically scans picture information and further information provided on an original film and makes the information available as digitized data, the scanned information not being converted into the original information contents. A storage device sto... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6684130 | Robot apparatus and its control method A robot apparatus is provided with a photographing device for photographing subjects and a notifying device for making an advance notice of photographing with the photographing device. In addition, in a control method for the robot apparatus, an advance n... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6624873 | Matrix-encoded surround-sound channels in a discrete digital sound format More than two surround sound channels are provided within the format of a digital soundtrack system designed to provide only two surround sound channels by matrix encoding from three to five additional surround sound channels into two "discrete" surround ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6550922 | Audio-video recording of overhead projector based presentations The present invention relates to the audio-video recording of overhead projector based presentations. The apparatus (1) comprises an audio microphone (29), a logging element (20, 21, 27) for logging when a presenter changes a viewable object such as an ov... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6429922 | Master negative film making apparatus, master negative film making method, and master negative film A reproduction film is made capable of obtaining stable reproduction characteristics constantly. A master negative film is used to transfer data onto a reproduction film upon exposing the master negative film on which the data is recorded at the prescribe... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6317191 | Process for viewing a positive motion picture film scene image with integral audio soundtrack A process for viewing a positive motion picture film scene image with an accompanying original audio soundtrack comprising: providing a motion picture origination negative film comprising a support bearing at least one light sensitive image recording laye... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6211940 | Selecting analog or digital motion picture sound tracks A storage medium carries symbols representing digital information encoded in two dimensions. A method and apparatus recovers the symbols using oversampling in two dimensions and derives the information represented by the symbols. In one embodiment, the sy... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6188806 | Apparatus for reading optical data from a motion picture film and a light source therefor A motion picture film having digital audio data recorded in at least one sound track thereof. Such digital audio data includes a plurality of bytes of data each having 8 bits of data. Each respective bit of each byte of audio data is recorded in a sound t... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6157434 | Movie film having two digital audio data recording areas along its longitudinal direction The movie film has two tracks of left and right digital audio data recording areas in addition to a frame image information recording area in the form of frames, an analog audio data recording area, and left and right perforations. In these audio data rec... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6038010 | Apparatus for reproducing digital sound signals for projectors A digital sound signal reproducing device 10 includes a reduced number of guide rolls and so forth by changing the mounting position of a sound drum 13. The digital sound signal reproducing device 10 is made up of a guide sprocket 11, a guide roll 14 and ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6028972 | Apparatus for reading optical data from a motion picture film and a light source therefor A motion picture film having digital audio data recorded in at least one sound track thereof. Such digital audio data includes a plurality of bytes of data each having 8 bits of data. Each respective bit of each byte of audio data is recorded in a sound t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6016182 | Motion picture film and a technique for recording and/or reproducing data from such motion picture film A motion picture film having digital audio data recorded in at least one sound track thereof. Such digital audio data includes a plurality of bytes of data each having 8 bits of data. Each respective bit of each byte of audio data is recorded in a sound t... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6011610 | Compatible digital soundtracks for 70 mm motion picture film Dolby Digital and Sony SDDS digital signal carrying optical symbols on large-format motion picture film (e.g., film having any of the various 70 mm formats) are recorded in such a way as to permit existing 35 mm optical readers and signal decoders to reco... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5991003 | Synchronous control apparatus A synchronous control device having a memory 101 for storing block data blocked in terms of a pre-set data amount, a clock generating circuit 102 for generating input side clocks which are based on a data rate to be synchronized, and a memory control unit... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5959716 | Data recording device for motion picture film A data recording apparatus for a motion picture film for digitally recording data concerning an image of the motion picture film. The data recording apparatus includes a plurality of light emission units (LEDs) 4 lighted responsive to the data concerning ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5841513 | Apparatus for reproducing sound signals recorded on a motion picture film with digital sound track A device for recording/reproducing a digital pattern as a sound track of a cinefilm is disclosed. The device includes a cinefilm 1 having an image recording area 2 in which an image is recorded, a perforation section 3 for film feed and digital pattern da... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5761349 | Apparatus for reading optical data from a motion picture film and a light source therefor A motion picture film having digital audio data recorded in at least one sound track thereof. Such digital audio data includes a plurality of bytes of data each having 8 bits of data. Each respective bit of each byte of audio data is recorded in a sound t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5757465 | Storage medium for carrying information encoded in two dimensions A storage medium carries physically distinct blocks of symbols representing digital information. The symbols are arranged in the blocks such that the digital information represented by the symbols can be determined from only the two-dimensional position o... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753402 | Method for recording and processing motion picture film soundtrack By processing color motion picture film to yield a dye-only, "silver-less" soundtrack, an antihalation layer containing silver may be incorporated into the film without interfering with the soundtrack signal in the resulting processed film. The process re... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745213 | Method of making enhanced resolution motion picture release-print film A method of making motion picture release-print film, such as 35 mm film. The film has an enlarged frame that occupies substantially the entire width of the film that is available for the exposure of images, and the spacing between frames is minimized. Fi... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5677752 | Digital sound recording on motion picture film A motion picture film capable of reproducing the sound field full of ambience in the reproducing system. The digital sound tracks 5L and 5R, on which digital audio data have been recorded, are recorded so that temporally same digital audio signals are rec... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677753 | Digital sound recording on motion picture film A motion picture film capable of reproducing the sound field full of ambience in the reproducing system. The digital sound tracks 5L and 5R, on which digital audio data have been recorded, are recorded so that temporally same digital audio signals are rec... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5666185 | Method for recording a digital audio signal on a motion picture film Digital audio signals and a conventional audio track are recorded on a motion picture film by error correction encoding digital audio data to be recorded on the film, sequentially arranging the error encoded digital audio data in a direction perpendicular... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5652642 | Combination digital and analog soundtrack system and method The present invention overcomes the wear and tear problems caused by prior art methods by placing the digital information in the space reserved for analog soundtrack information, which traditionally is not touched by transport rollers or pressure plates. ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5639585 | System for photographically recording digital data and analog soundtrack, and medium having digital data and analog soundtrack recorded thereon A photosensitive medium, such as motion picture film, having digital data in multiple formats and analog audio signals photographically recorded thereon, and a system for photographically recording digital data (preferably including digital audio bits) in... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5621489 | Medium having photographically recorded digital audio bits A photosensitive medium, such as motion picture film, having digital audio signals photographically recorded thereon. If the medium has multiple, spatially separated digital and analog audio soundtracks, a photosensitive detector array is employed for eac... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617158 | Digital sound recording on motion picture film A motion picture film capable of reproducing the sound field full of ambience in the reproducing system. The digital sound tracks 5L and 5R, on which digital audio data have been recorded, are recorded so that temporally same digital audio signals are rec... | 04/01/1997 |
