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Dennis Gabor, British physicist
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398391 | Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer Techniques for managing the storing of a digital asset by a first computer in a computer system that further comprises a second computer. The first computer receives a communication from the second computer including the digital asset, determines whether the digital... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7110544 | Optical disk, an optical disk barcode forming method, an optical disk reproduction apparatus, a marking forming apparatus, a method of forming a laser marking on an optical disk, and a method of manufacturing an optical disk Disclosed is an optical disk barcode forming method wherein, as information to be barcoded, position information for piracy prevention, which is a form of ID, is coded as a barcode and is recorded by laser trimming on a reflective film in a PCA area of an optical di... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6947352 | Audio recording playback device A desktop sound producing device for playing audio recordings from pre-recorded media having a plurality of individual selections recorded thereon. The device has a pyramid shaped housing having four side walls extending upward from a bottom wall to an apex forming ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6789144 | Apparatus and method in a network interface device for determining data availability in a random access memory A network interface device includes a random access memory used as a transmit and receive buffer for transmission and reception of data between a host computer bus and a packet switched network. The network interface device includes a memory controller that determin... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6757391 | OPTICAL DISK, AN OPTICAL DISK BARCODE FORMING METHOD, AN OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, A MARKING FORMING APPARATUS, A METHOD OF FORMING A LASER MARKING ON A OPTICAL DISK, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL DISK Disclosed is an optical disk barcode forming method wherein, as information to be barcoded, position information for piracy prevention, which is a form of ID, is coded as a barcode and is recorded by laser trimming on a reflective film in a PCA area of an optical di... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6750978 | Print media information system with a portable print media receiving unit assembly The present invention relates to a novel interactive information system which can be used to make a traditional print medium such as a magazine, “interactive”. When the traditional print medium is placed on a print media receiving unit in a predetermined positio... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6585521 | Video indexing based on viewers' behavior and emotion feedback A method and a corresponding apparatus for video indexing based on viewers' behavior and emotion feedback to automatically index a multimedia sequence using viewers' casual feedback while watching the multimedia sequence. The method and apparatus use a sy... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6507889 | Recording medium library device and control method thereof A cassette library (1) is provided with a driving apparatus (13), cassette housing shelves (14, 15) and a cassette carrier (16). A library controller (2) simulates as if driving apparatuses (13) having continuous address numbers were apparently used in th... | 01/14/2003 |
| 5828730 | Method and apparatus for recording and managing communications for transcription A server located at a first location for recording and managing communications for transcription generated at a second location. Clients contact the server to store communications for transcription. The client is given the option to create a user configur... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5265076 | Image retrieval apparatus using combination retrieval items A plurality of pieces of retrieval information constituted by a plurality of retrieval items are stored. These pieces of retrieval information are used to retrieve images set in correspondence with the retrieval items. A retrieval condition is set by comb... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5065251 | Method and apparatus for graphically marking an audiovisual recording to indicate occurrence of an official's whistle signal A method and apparatus are provided to mark an audiovisual record of a sports event, such as an instant replay recording of a football game, with a preferably graphic indication of an official's whistle signal. An audio input device including at least one... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5008871 | Dictate/transcribe control for digital dictation system A digital dictation system having plural ports through which dictate and transcribe stations may be connected to a central store via respective dictate and transcribe channels for recording and transcribing messages. The transcribe port may be selectively... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4975789 | Recording apparatus for a drivable record carrier A recording apparatus for a drivable record carrier which can be moved past a scanning element of the apparatus comprises a marking device for making marks of different types on a marking carrier to identify specific passages on the record carrier. A mark... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4817127 | Modular dictation/transcription system A modular dictation/transcription system is described comprising a modular construction wherein the system is composed of a set of modules which are detachably connectable to each other. Connection or detachment of individual modules from the system confi... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4688117 | Display including variable mode for a record and/or playback device A variable mode numerical display for a record/playback device normally displays a numerical count representing the present position of the record medium used with that device and is operable to interrupt this normal display so as to display the number of... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4686587 | Record and/or playback device with cue signal indication and access A record and/or playback device whose operating mode is controlled by processor apparatus which is responsive to the selected operation of various operating control switches. The processor apparatus includes a sensor for sensing when the device is in an i... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4677501 | Method and apparatus for displaying indications of instructions in previously recorded messages A storage medium in which previously recorded messages are stored is scanned for instruction signals representing the occurrences of instructions in those messages. Following the aforementioned scanning, if a message in condition to be played back include... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4468751 | Dictation recording and transcribing system with variable playback sequence A central dictation and transcribing system including a plurality of dictate stations (16) and a plurality of transcribe stations (17) in which recorded dictation is recorded in the form of digitized samples. A plurality of selectively operable controls (... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4446495 | Tape player repeat reproduction with overlap A tape recorder for use in situations where repetitive reproduction is required, such as in language teaching, is provided with an automatic repeat function. The inputs to the device include the length of tape to be repeated, the number of repetitions, an... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4410923 | Display apparatus for recording and/or playback device Display apparatus is provided for a recording and/or playback device of the type having a movable record medium upon which cue signals may be recorded to indicate an end of "letter", an "instruction" or the like. A linear array of light indicating element... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4398279 | Digital display for dictation transcriber for indicating remaining tape within discrete segments of dictation A display for a record playback apparatus where the record medium includes end and instruction indicia signals recorded thereon, of which the end signals delimit segments of dictation on the medium, including displays for the time remaining in the present... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4378577 | Method and apparatus for recording and detecting indicating signals in a recording and/or reproducing device To record an indicating signal on a record medium, the actuation of a cue signal recording switch is detected, and then the count of a cue signal cycle counter is sensed to determine if it has reached a preselected count. This counter is incremented by on... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4352173 | Dictation display device A display device for use in a dictation transcription station comprising a plurality of selectively actuatable lighted segments (10). A pair of shift registers (25, 26) are used to retain information as to the location of recorded signals denoting ends of... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4293881 | System for priority transcribing of dictation A method and system for priority transcribing of a particular unit of dictation in a dictation-transcription system in which units of dictated material may be simultaneously recorded on, and transcribed from, a single continuous recording medium. The port... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4261021 | Cassette labeling apparatus Apparatus for automatically printing visible information on the body of a cassette used in a central dictation system is disclosed. The central dictation system includes means for assigning a serial or index number to each cassette upon which dictation ha... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4113994 | Dictation recording and transcribing system utilizing selectable dual message record-playback apparatus Dictation system including a dictation recording and transcribing unit which utilizes two discrete recording media for recording a first dictated message on one recording medium at the same time that a previously recorded second message can be transcribed... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4007491 | Dictation-transcription method and system A dictation-transcription method and system in which dictated material and indexing signals are simultaneously or alternately recorded on the same recording medium and in which the indexing signals are subsequently used for providing indexing information ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3993878 | Anti-reverse means for central dictation equipment An anti-reverse mechanism for a central dictation record-playback machine comprises an anti-reverse solenoid, a normally open contact, mechanism for activating the anti-reverse solenoid and a device connected to the contact which precludes backspacing of ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3986004 | Indexing apparatus for dictating and transcribing systems Indexing apparatus for use with dictating and transcribing systems, such as a tape recorder or the like, which provides a cumulative indication of the amount of tape awaiting an operation such as transcription of dictated material. The indexing apparatus ... | 10/12/1976 |