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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260771 | Internet-based system for multimedia meeting minutes A method for creating multimedia meeting minutes is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method receives notations from a user. As each notation is received, context information is recorded with the notation. The context information is used to select pertinent portions ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260564 | Network video guide and spidering A system and method that provides a hosted network video guide application. The guide application is provided as a service to web portals and other websites that wish to expose access to the video content available on a public network such as the Internet. The opera... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7149359 | Searching and recording media streams In a networked client/server system, media data is streamed from a server to a client. A user of the client can search the media data to identify portions that satisfy certain search criteria, and/or store the media data locally at the client for subsequent playback... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143353 | Streaming video bookmarks A method, apparatus and systems for bookmarking an area of interest of stored video content is provided. As a viewer is watching a video and finds an area of interest, they can bookmark the particular segment of the video and then return to that segment with relativ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127682 | Device and system for information management utilizing a filing appliance The invention relates to a filing appliance, a system for information management, a method in a computer system, a computer program and a memory medium. The filing appliance includes a holder for holding a plurality of sheets, with at least one input field, which is... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7103430 | Recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, and recording and/or reproducing apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus having a microphone, an analog to digital converting circuit, a semiconductor memory, input device, and a controller. The analog to digital converting circuit converts an output signal from the microphone into a digital si... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7085844 | Method and apparatus for random play technology In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the instant invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for enhancing the value of prerecorded works such as movies and music, as well as computer games, by randomly choosing alternative content segments at differ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055739 | Identity-coded surface with reference points A region defined in relation to a surface, and a method for defining such a region; coded data being disposed within the region, the coded data being indicative of an identity of the region and of a plurality of points within the region; in one embodiment, the coded... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6928230 | Associating recordings and auxiliary data In order to match up individual recordings in a sequence (150) of recordings with corresponding items in a sequence (151) of separately-stored auxiliary data items concerning those recordings, both the recordings and auxiliary data are time-stamped, th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6914626 | Location-informed camera A camera (90) is provided with an arrangement for location-stamping image recordings and with a subsystem for recording location data (175) independently of making an image recording. The independently-recorded location data is sequentially associated ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 5878186 | Audio and video transcription system for manipulating real-time testimony A transcription network having linked computer terminals for a court reporter and for examining, defending, and associate attorneys is disclosed. Based on the hardware present, the court reporter terminal automatically selects the most appropriate synchro... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5701153 | Method and system using time information in textual representations of speech for correlation to a second representation of that speech The invention pertains to a method and system of inserting a timecode into a textual representation of a speech. The system includes a computer, a timecode generator, and videotape recorder. The computer is coupled with the timecode generator and the vide... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5581529 | Combination of a recording arrangement and a source selection arrangement A combination including a recording arrangement and a source selection arrangement. The recording arrangement includes at least two different inputs for receiving different types of signals (e.g., analog, digital and/or optical); a recording unit for reco... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5535063 | Real time user indexing of random access time stamp correlated databases A note-taking system based on a notepad computer with an integrated audio/video-recorder is described. A document is created or retrieved. As the user types on the keyboard or writes with the stylus or similar input instrument, each character or stroke th... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5530898 | Digital recorder for storing audio data on tracks with specific operation modes inputted manually where soundless portion data is inserted based on respective operation modes A soundless period is detected from audio data stored in a memory medium, and soundless portion data relevant to the detected soundless period is eliminated. Sound portion data following the soundless portion data is stored right after previously stored s... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5272571 | Stenotype machine with linked audio recording A stenotype recording system in which keystrokes and audio are simultaneously recorded and stored. Pointers created when operating the stenotype machine link the keystroke input with the audio recording for instantaneous playback during editing. Audio and... | 12/21/1993 |
| 4835625 | Method of recording timing data generated by a central processing unit onto a tape for digital display An improved cassette tape recorder is provided for storing the time message, generated by the real time clock of the central processing unit, into a tape region between a first record and a second record immediately behind the time message so that it can ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4614983 | Automatic music playing apparatus In an automatic music playing apparatus, musical data entered at a keyboard are temporarily stored in a RAM and are sequentially recorded on a magnetic tape. The RAM has a memory capacity larger than the longest musical data to be recorded on the magnetic... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4615024 | Electronic apparatus with magnetic recording and reproducing device Tone data produced by operating a keyboard is stored in a RAM to be saved into a tape recorder through an interface. Of a plurality of music numbers saved in the tape recorder a selected one is loaded into the RAM through the interface. A tone generator c... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4536804 | Data control system for storing digital and audio information on a magnetic tape A magnetic tape recorder is removably secured to an electronic digital information processing apparatus of the portable type for storing digital information and audio information. The digital information stored in the magnetic tape recorder is let out fro... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4522428 | Printed magnetic encoding panel This invention relates to a plastic identification card. A magnetic encoding panel is printed, preferably by screen printing. This enables the magnetic encoding panel to be applied more economically than with conventional magnetic tapes. The printing of t... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4460928 | Electronic apparatus for voice output of stored information Electronic apparatus for voice output of stored information includes input keys for entering information into the apparatus, a microphone for receiving voice messages, a first memory for storing the information, a second memory for storing signals represe... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4439798 | Referencing device for digital data recorders An improved referencing device for identifying for future reference a portion of a data record as it is being recorded for use in combination with a shorthand machine generating electrical output signals corresponding to the keys depressed, a recording me... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4387296 | Portable utility billing apparatus A lightweight portable utility billing apparatus is described for enabling a utility (private or public) meter reader to: (1) read utility meters of a number of utility customers on a selected route and obtain current meter value information from each cus... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4363255 | Piano action magnetic tape recording process and apparatus for player piano playback A process and apparatus are provided for recording electric signals corresponding to piano key operation and for reproducing the piano key operation. The process includes switching a discrete frequency oscillator corresponding to each piano key, algebraic... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4272813 | Communicating typewriter and dictation system utilizing analog recording and transmission techniques A combined communicating typewriter/dictation system which utilizes a common modem as an interface between an electronic typewriter, a mass media recorder and a communications line. The modem replaces digital logic and audio tones are recorded on the mass... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4228470 | Electronic reminder system An electronic reminder system is described for recording a plurality of different spoken messages on a record medium, which messages are to be played-back at a specific point-of-time for each message. The system comprises a microphone for recording the sp... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4205351 | Digital data recorder A digital data recorder is adapted for receiving a plurality of parallel input data members for defining a single input signal. Any of the input data members may change in identity during the presentation of the single input signal, and the recorder gives... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4201942 | Data conversion system A system is disclosed for conversion of information from a preselected switching array to serial digital data utilizing conventional audio grade communications equipment such as a radio, recorder, and the like. An encoding scheme is utilized which involve... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4197561 | Portable recorder apparatus for recording time-related data A portable data recorder for recording time-related information on tape cassettes. The recorder includes a briefcase shell in which the other components are mounted, a keyboard having a plurality of keys each of which, when depressed, produces a signal, a... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4128851 | Hand held magnetic card encoder A manually manipulatable magnetic card encoder containing substantially all of the apparatus and wiring required to encode magnetic spots on a magnetic card key or the like. The encoder is relatively small and includes a housing provided with a pistol gri... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4123785 | Recorder for cardiac signals with manually actuated event marking A miniature tape recorder intended for ambulatory recording of cardiac signals over a twenty-four-hour interval includes a clock with a visual display and an event marking circuit. Cardiac signals are recorded simultaneously on two tracks on the magnetic ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4047229 | Velocity controlled manual movement credit card reader A slidable carriage adapted to receive and carry an information bearing credit card along a linear path in traversing registry with respect to an informational read head. A spring and dashpot cooperate with the carriage during movement thereof for limitin... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3983577 | Introduction of data entry completion signals to a cassette tape containing data processing terminal unit The data processing terminal unit in the form of a point of sale transaction device disclosed herein contains a keyboard for introducing data into the data processing terminal unit and a cassette tape deck which includes a cassette type magnetic tape and ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3972068 | System for translating magnetically encoded data to visually readable characters corresponding thereto Disclosed is a system for translating tracks of magnetically encoded data on a flexible medium into corresponding visually readable characters. The system comprises a drum of generally cylindrical shape mounted for rotation about an axis. The medium is af... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3958270 | Document-marking machine Machine for marking documents with visually readable printed information on one portion of the document, and with magnetically encoded information on another, magnetizable portion of the document. The magnetically encoded information is read to determine ... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3956740 | Portable data entry apparatus An improved portable data entry machine is disclosed, wherein data may be keyed, viewed for accuracy, recorded on magnetic tape, recalled from magnetic tape, and telephonically transmitted for data processing. Improvements include a search feature to loca... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3944796 | System and method of recording event information for subsequent analysis A conventional stereo tape recorder is used to record a series of reference pulses on each of the two channels or magnetic tape tracks followed in each instance by intermediate event pulses representative of behaviorial phenomena or units. The delay or ti... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3943526 | Automatic timekeeping and accounting unit An automatic timekeeping and accounting unit is provided which has particular utility for use by professional persons such as lawyers, accountants, and the like. The unit of the invention keeps track of the person's working activities during the day, and ... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3938185 | Cassette tape data processing terminal unit with latch The data processing terminal unit in the form of a point of sale transaction device disclosed herein contains a cassette tape deck which includes a cassette type magnetic tape for data manipulation and a cassette tape loading member for allowing the entry... | 02/10/1976 |
