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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8027109 | Reuse of partially expired physical tape volume Reuse of partially expired physical tape volumes reuse is attained in a longitudinal tape data storage drive, wherein data is stored as a sequence of serpentine wraps, a wrap comprising a first linear path traced on a longitudinal tape; and another linear path, late... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7929830 | Recording, reproducing, and recording/reproducing apparatuses for recording input data in a recording medium capable of non-linear access and methods thereof In recording, reproducing, and recording/reproducing apparatuses and methods thereof, while endlessly-recording first data, desired second data can be easily stored. The present invention comprises recording means for endlessly-recording the first data in a recordin... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7889974 | Method and apparatus for editing images, and method and apparatus for reproducing the edited images A reception unit receives data streams. A moving image data for normal reproduction selector acquires moving image data for use with normal reproduction and identification information. A position specifying unit specifies the position at which moving image data for ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7398000 | Digital video segment identification An entertainment system, having a capability to playback a stored digital video record that includes frames of video data received from a television broadcast system, approximates ranges of frames in a digital video record that are either commercials or non-commerci... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389039 | Method of managing and playing title of medium, medium, and medium drive A method of managing and playing a title of a medium, the medium playing a deleted video title set (VTS) even after finalization of recording of a medium. The medium includes a first area recording video title sets and a second area recording search information used... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382973 | Data processing apparatus, information processing system and computer-readable recording medium recording selecting program The present invention provides a data processing apparatus comprising a first additional information acquisition unit for acquiring the first additional information with regard to a first processing target data; a second additional information acquisition unit acqui... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362946 | Automated visual image editing system A method of editing a video sequence comprising a series of clips, in which each clip is formed by video content captured between two points in time. Duration data associated with the duration of each clip is extracted from the sequence. The duration data is process... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356603 | Integrated system of loads with multiple public awareness functions A signaling system may include two subsystems that share a common wiring backbone and provide public awareness functions. The two subsystems may be a public address system and a master/slave clock system. Remote rooms at the tail end of the wiring backbone include a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356242 | Editing device, editing system and editing method Program configuration is carried out by using the screen of a display section 17 and an input operating section 18 of a video editing device 10, and data of this program configuration is recorded in a RAM 19. In accordance with the data o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350156 | Audio signal editing apparatus and control method therefor Interlocking flag, indicating whether or not an interlocked display should be made, can be set in association with predetermined editing operators. When any of the operators is operated, a displayed screen on a display is switched over to a screen related to the ope... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328148 | Transferring compressed audio via a playback buffer A method for transferring real time information on a record carrier, typically bitstream audio on an optical disc, which method comprises encoding consecutive segments of the real time information to compressed real time data in frames, and determining a buffer occu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7286747 | Digital video apparatus user interface A method of controlling a system for processing stored information on a storage medium includes the following steps. Stored information is played back during a play mode of operation. A user is provided an opportunity to select a bookmark representing a correspondin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7258893 | Method of fabricating a magnetic recording medium A method of fabricating a magnetic recording medium is disclosed, including a monomolecular film formation step of forming a monomolecular film on a substrate and a magnetic film formation step of forming on the monomolecular film a magnetic film for recording magne... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257309 | Distributed storage of audio/video content Provided are systems and techniques for playing audio/video programs (e.g., movies) using a bank of networked audio/video players (e.g., digital projectors). Initially, a first portion (e.g., the majority) of an audio/video program is stored on a first audio/video p... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249147 | Combination compact disc recorder and player system The combination recorder and player system includes a recorder/player unit and a remote control unit. The recorder/player unit includes a recorder/player computer system and recorder/player software that is operable to cause the recorder/player to record, play, and ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246234 | Transmitter device, transmitting method, receiver device, receiving method, communication system, and program storage medium A memory stores a hash value of content management data. When an IEEE1394 interface authenticates a personal computer connected thereto via a network, the IEEE1394 transmits content management data to the personal computer while receiving a hash data of the content ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240143 | Data access and address translation for retrieval of data amongst multiple interconnected access nodes A low-latency storage memory system is built from multiple memory units such as high-density random access memory. Multiple access ports provide access to memory units and send the resultant data out interface ports. The memory units communicate with the access port... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230898 | Reproducing apparatus and recording apparatus This invention relates to a reproducing apparatus compatible with a storage medium storing copyright-protected and copyright-unprotected files, the reproducing apparatus being capable of reproducing any one of the files stored on the medium, the reproducing apparatu... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222183 | Authorized units music distribution system Systems for distributing music to a plurality of customers via the Internet provide each customer with a uniquely identified proprietary device for receiving, playing and recording music. A music server computer system is provided for distributing the music to the p... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216178 | System and method for distributing music to customers over the internet using uniquely identified proprietary devices Systems for distributing music to a plurality of customers via the Internet provide each customer with a uniquely identified proprietary device for receiving, playing and recording music. A music server computer system is provided for distributing the music to the p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203415 | Recording, reproducing, and recording/reproducing apparatuses for recording input data in a recording medium capable of non-linear access and methods therefor In recording, reproducing, and recording/reproducing apparatuses and methods thereof, while endlessly-recording first data, desired second data can be easily stored. The apparatuses include a recording mechanism for endlessly-recording the first data in a recording ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197150 | Audio signal processing apparatus In an audio signal processing apparatus for recording a plurality of kinds or systems of audio signals on a recording medium and for reproducing a plurality of kinds or systems of audio signals recorded on the recording medium, in a state where a mixing output mode ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190878 | Editing video data Original video data of a first format is edited. The first format video data has jitter frames (626) inserted therein and is displayed at a first frame rate. The original video data is read from a video tape recorder (301) in the first format and conve... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187842 | Optical disc, recording apparatus, playback apparatus, program, computer-readable recording medium, recording method and playback method A recording apparatus for an optical disc is provided which stores a VOB, the recording apparatus performing: receiving, from an operator, an operation to specify a preceding reproduction section and a subsequent reproduction section from the VOB through an interact... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167425 | Dubbing apparatus A dubbing apparatus to dub data managed per program like audio data such as a piece of music is provided. In the dubbing apparatus, for passing output data read from a CD through a CD drive for compression of the data and transferring the compressed data for recordi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167326 | Tape drive that supports update-in-place A method in a data processing system is disclosed for permitting update-in-place in a tape drive. Data in a particular record in a tape that is mounted on the tape drive is modified. The particular record is located in a particular one of multiple different tracks i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7136570 | Algorithm to print DV data to a DV deck with frame accuracy DV data is streamed to a DV device without losing the leading section of the streaming data, and in a frame-accurate manner by sending a command to the DV device for performing an absolute track number search for a selected track number. A predetermined number of fr... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130251 | Communication system and its method and communication apparatus and its method A communication system including a first apparatus having a first storage medium, and a second apparatus for transmitting data to the first apparatus. The second apparatus has a second storage medium for storing management information of data to be transferred to th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130249 | Device for inputting title of recording medium A device for inputting the title of a recording medium readily. When a capturing key of a tuner unit (1) is depressed, a first system controller (7) stores the text information, received currently by an FM multiplexed text broadcasting receiving tuner ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7099704 | Music player applicable to portable telephone terminal A music playback device applicable to a portable telephone terminal device uses a sequence data FIFO memory and a waveform data FIFO memory both having limited storage capacities. A system CPU performs successive transfer of sequence data and waveform data in respon... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092773 | Method and system for providing enhanced editing capabilities A method and system for providing enhanced editing capability of media data. Media data arriving in a continuous stream is saved in a buffer. When a user enters record mode, some data received before record mode was entered is designated for permanent storage. Simil... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085717 | Scoring and re-scoring dynamic time warping of speech A method includes (i) measuring first distances between (a) vectors belonging to a set of vectors that represent an utterance and (b) vectors belonging to a set of vectors that represent a template, the measuring being done in accordance with a first order of the ut... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7058882 | Audio data recording/reproducing apparatus and method Each track is made up of a linkage of regions, and each of the regions is made up of a linkage of nodes or clusters. Sound data are stored on a cluster-by-cluster basis, and reproduced by tracing such linkages. Each time editing is performed on a virtual track of th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7031980 | Music similarity function based on signal analysis The present invention computer method and apparatus determines music similarity by generating a K-means (instead of Gaussian) cluster signature and a beat signature for each piece of music. The beat of the music is included in the subsequent distance measurement. | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031238 | Dubbing apparatus A dubbing apparatus to dub data managed per program like audio data such as a piece of music is provided. In the dubbing apparatus, for passing output data read from a CD through a CD drive for compression of the data and transferring the compressed data for recordi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031594 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus for detecting and displaying audio signal levels of input and output and ports A data recording and/or reproducing apparatus having actuating buttons or adjustment volumes which enable a wide variety of processing operations despite a limited operating space, and which is able to display levels of plural audio data or to display various other ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028242 | Intercommunicating apparatus for duplex system capable of detecting failure thereof A parity generating circuit in a 0 side receives input signals on respective signal lines and produces a parity bit based on the input signals. A parallel/serial converting circuit multiplexes parallel signals (or input signals) and the parity bit into a seri... | 04/11/2006 |
