Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 7307924 | Systems and methods for cartridge identification In one embodiment, a cartridge identification system includes a cartridge type detection station in which a cartridge can be inserted, and apparatus that determines the extent to which the cartridge protrudes from the detection station, the extent of protrusion bein... | 12/11/2007 |
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| 7209420 | Optical information recording on an optical information recording medium having multiple layers An optical information recording apparatus for recording information on an optical information recording medium with multiple recording layers is disclosed. The optical information recording apparatus, performing an OPC operation before performing the recording, inc... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6958970 | Disk player A disk player which can insert and extract a disk, while a disk is being played, into and out of a compact body. During a movement in which one of disk trays is being moved from a disk standby position to a disk playing position, the disk comes into engagement with ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6947356 | Method for selecting a storage medium A method for providing user-friendly selection of a storage medium, in particular an optical storage disk, from a plurality of storage mediums. The storage mediums are assigned to a playback device, in particular a compact disk changer, for reading out and reproduci... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6269411 | System for enabling stacking of autochanger modules A modular autochanger system comprises a plurality of autochanger modules which are physically connected. An electrical bus is connected to each of the plurality of autochanger modules for sending commands and receiving status information from the plurali... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6256269 | Recording and reproducing apparatus capable of displaying the presence or absence of optical disks A recording medium reproduction apparatus having a section for storing virtual storage position numbers, each indicating the virtual storage position of a recording medium, and recording medium presence/absence information, in correspondence with absolute... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6185165 | Positionable vision indicators for configuring logical libraries Disclosed is a vision system for partitioning an automated data storage library into multiple logical libraries. The system includes a positionable vision indicator having logical library indicia, which is positioned at a location where it is desired to i... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6131147 | Large capacity storage apparatus having storage cells, an accessor, a cache memory and a disc update section to set a number of frequently accessed storage media Data is stored in a cache memory, a cache HDD, high frequently accessed optical discs, or low frequently accessed optical discs, and the data is transferred between the cache memory and the cache HDD under the control of a control device which predicts th... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6118738 | Automatic disk exchanger for a plurality of differently formatted disks The present invention provides a disk storage device capable of storing a plurality of types of disks, or a plurality of disks of the same type, and managing these disks easily to improve the operability of the apparatus. The invention reproduces the cont... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6115332 | Apparatus for relocating, grouping and housing a plurality of recording media based on their recording medium-related information A reproducing apparatus for a recording medium on which information signals and information indicating the type of the information signals are recorded includes a housing section, a reproducing section, a carrier mechanism, and a controller. The housing s... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6107769 | Positional-based motion controller with a bias latch A motion controller and a method of controlling the motion of a plurality of axes which prevents a discontinuous position command being generated to a follower axis. A follower mode transfer function circuit or routine generates a position command in resp... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6091676 | Automatic disc changer for a disc reproducing system with time delay An automatic disc changer has a casing for the automatic disc changer, and a plurality of disc holders arranged in the casing. The disc holder stores a plurality of discs in vertical position. A reproducing device is provided in the casing to be moved alo... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5956301 | Automated data storage library media handling with a plurality of pickers having multiple grippers Disclosed are an automated data storage library having a plurality of pickers with multiple grippers and a method for operating the library to respond to received input commands which require an exchange of media at a point of exchange (e.g., at a storage... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5936918 | Library apparatus capable of rearranging of recording media A direct entry/exit (DEE) door exposes several cells in the cell drum when the door is open. The DEE door is provided so that several storage media can be placed in or removed from the cell drum at once, either manually or automatically. The library appar... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5903528 | Multiple disks exchange controller A disk reproducing apparatus accommodating a plurality of disks capable of exchanging disks during reproduction and reducing a manufacture cost. A stocker 21 houses therein a plurality of disk holding units each for holding a disk. First transport means t... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5802020 | Opitcal disk device having a plurality of record and playback units An optical disk recording device, an optical disk playback device, and an optical disk system have a large on-line capacity, a high speed data transfer speed, and a smooth data transfer speed. The optical disk recording device includes a plurality of reco... | 09/01/1998 |
| 4610008 | Disc playing system with continuous playing function A disc playing system for playing discs selected from a plurality of stored discs in succession, includes a disc storing part in which a plurality of disc storing slots are provided, a transportation means movable along a direction of arrangement of discs... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4539663 | Disc playing system with continuous playing function An automatic disc playing system for playing selected ones of a plurality of discs stored therein in succession, includes a disc storing part for holding the discs, having a plurality of slots juxtaposed in a predetermined direction, a detection means for... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4538253 | Disc playing system with continuous playing function A disc playing system for playing a plurality of discs in succession, having a disc storing part in which a plurality of disc are juxtaposed in a predetermined order, comprises a disc carrying means movable along the direction of the arrangement of the di... | 08/27/1985 |
