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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7894154 | Method and system for improving data access time A computer implemented method of writing data to a linear tape is provided and includes, of the data to be written to the linear tape, distinguishing between data and meta-information, writing both the distinguished meta-information and undistinguished meta-informat... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7626778 | Tape drive apparatus One embodiment of a tape drive apparatus has a non-volatile memory for storing an identifier. Data that is written by the tape drive apparatus to a loaded tape media is tagged using the identifier. This facilitates to identify the tape drive apparatus that has writt... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7483231 | Apparatus, system, and method for redundant identification of a storage medium format An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for redundant identification of a storage medium format. The apparatus for redundant identification of a storage medium format is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary ste... | 01/27/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7382568 | Circuit and method for detecting a servo wedge on spin-up of a data-storage disk A servo circuit includes a servo channel and a processor. The servo channel recovers servo data from servo wedges that identify respective data sectors on a data-storage disk. The processor detects one of the servo wedges on spin up of the disk, i.e., while the disk... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373076 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369342 | Peak detection for magnetic tape timing based servo Selection of servo signals for peak detection of timing based servo tracks of magnetic tape for lateral positioning of heads relative to the magnetic tape. Servo signals from magneto-resistive servo read head(s) reading a magnetic tape are digitized by analog to dig... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355805 | Magnetic tape and method of manufacturing magnetic tape, servo writer, and method of and apparatus for specifying servo band Data for specifying servo bands SB1 to SB5 is embedded in each servo signal S1 to S5 that is written on a plurality of servo bands SB1 to SB5 formed on a magnetic tape MT. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356245 | Methods to facilitate efficient transmission and playback of digital information Systems, methods, and computer products that facilitate transmission of information used for fast and responsive video and audio playback at non-standard, trick mode speeds. An embodiment of the present invention uses low resolution, compressed, and independent fram... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353187 | Methods and systems for storing predetermined multimedia information An apparatus for storing predetermined multimedia information is provided. The apparatus includes a telephony messaging platform and first and second storage locations contained in the telephony messaging platform. The predetermined multimedia information is stored ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349976 | Audio-on-demand communication system An audio-on-demand communication system provides real-time playback of audio data transferred via telephone lines or other communication links. One or more audio servers include memory banks which store compressed audio data. At the request of a user at a subscriber... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349623 | Data recording apparatus and system having sustained high transfer rates According to the invention, techniques for recording data onto recording media at relatively high transfer rates for relatively long periods of time. Embodiments according to the present invention include systems and apparatus capable of an improved sustained rate o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337233 | Network system with TCP/IP protocol spoofing A system in which a personal computer sends messages into a TCP/IP network using a conventional dial-up link and downloads data from the TCP/IP network using a high-speed one-way satellite link. A preferred embodiment uses a conventional SLIP provider to connect to ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333719 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333720 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330642 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330641 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327940 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325063 | Apparatus, method, and system for removing ethernet header and adding second IP header An apparatus including a protocol stack, the protocol stack including an application layer, a network layer, and a physical layer, wherein the physical layer comprises a hardware interface between the apparatus and a network, wherein network-level tunnelling of a pa... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302490 | Media file format to support switching between multiple timeline-altered media streams In a networked client/server system, media content is streamed from a server computer to a client computer. A media file format is used to store data for multiple timeline-altered streams that provides support for switching between the different timeline-altered str... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295759 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291409 | Magnetic recording medium using magnetic powder having a core portion and an outer layer portion including a rare earth element and magnetic recording cassette A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support, at least one primer layer formed on one surface of the non-magnetic support, comprising a non-magnetic powder and a binder resin, at least one magnetic layer formed on the primer layer, comprising a magn... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292780 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292776 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288208 | Method of manufacturing ZnO substrate from ZnO crystal formed by hydrothermal synthesis method Li impurities are removed from a substrate of ZnO formed by a hydrothermal synthesis method. The surface layer of the substrate with Li impurities removed, is etched to planarize the substrate. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289719 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274526 | Tape drive apparatus A tape drive apparatus has at least one rotary head for reading/writing a track. The track has a number of fragments and each fragment has an identifier. The tape drive apparatus has a position indicator apparatus for providing a signal that indicates a rotational p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263051 | Storing audio-centered information with a multi-level table-of contents (TOC) mechanism having redundant sub-TOCs Audio-centered information is stored on a unitary medium by using a Table-of-Contents (TOC) mechanism that specifies an actual configuration of various audio items on the medium. In particular, each one of a set of one or more Track Areas gets at least two mutually ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254314 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254315 | Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plur... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254672 | Translation device driver for translating between disk device driver and tape device driver commands A translation device driver apparatus and method are disclosed. A first type of request is received from a disk-based file system to access a first type of storage device. The first type of storage device permits direct access reads and writes and implements update-... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245453 | Servo track having periodic frames of tone field and embedded synchronization marks Methods and systems for sensing a position of a transducer head with respect to a storage medium. One method includes generating a read signal from a servo track stored on a magnetic storage medium. The servo track includes servo frames of magnetic flux transitions ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242988 | Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore The need for a more-readily usable interface for programmable devices is widely recognized. The present invention relates to programmable sequencing devices, or, more particularly, the remote controls for consumer electronic devices. The present invention provides a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239249 | Menu sign system A method for controlling a menu sign linked to a light and a menu sign system are disclosed. The method may include highlighting an item entry on a menu sign and/or illuminating a light associated with an item. The item entry is associated with the item. The system ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227710 | Method for operating disk drive having improved timing marks A method for operating a disk drive having timing marks (TMs) on the disk that are chosen to reduce the probability of misidentification of a TM in the presence of read errors. The disk drive searches for TMs within a fixed TM search window which extends past the TM... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228054 | Automated playlist generation A digital media player. The digital media player includes storage to store media content and a user interface to provide information to a user. The information includes at least one task associated with the media content. The media player also includes a control to ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7209306 | Recording medium, recording method, and recording/reproducing device As a tape recording format, tracks are formed by a succession of block units, and a data unit called a group is formed by data of size equivalent to a predetermined plurality of tracks. Using this format, a base group number indicating the group to which the current... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209631 | Image recording/reproducing apparatus A video recording/reproducing apparatus capable of discriminating commercial message portions even when a broadcasting mode is the same. A magnetic head records television broadcasting signals to a magnetic tape and reproduces the television broadcasting signals fro... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7196976 | Accessing audio-centered information using a multi-level table-of-contents mechanism and directory structures Audio-centered information is stored on a unitary medium by a Table-of-Contents (TOC) mechanism for specifying an actual configuration of various audio items on the medium. In addition to the TOC mechanism a file-based access mechanism to the information is assigned... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193803 | Tamper resistant write once recording of a data storage cartridge having rewritable media A cartridge handling system and method initialize a data storage cartridge having rewritable media for tamper resistant write once recording. A write once flag is written to a lockable section of a cartridge memory; the lockable section is locked to read-only; and a... | 03/20/2007 |
