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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378970 | Disk tag reading device A disk tag reading device is a device for reading contents of an electronic tag attached to a disk. A holder which is inserted into a central hole of the disk configures an antenna for communicating with the electronic tag attached to the disk. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7356142 | Secure compact disk and player A method for recording data on an optical medium is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first plurality of frames of data at a Cross Interleave Reed-Solomon Code (CIRC) encoder, encoding the first plurality of frames of data by the CIRC enc... | 04/08/2008 |
| RE39811 | Musical information recording and reproducing technique for use with a recording medium having a UTOC area There is generated a rhythm corresponding to a designated tempo and meter of a music piece to be recorded. Performance of a musical instrument is started at specific timing according to the generated rhythm, and the musical information resulting from the performance... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256698 | Spindle with an RFID function A spindle with an RFID function includes a disc support and an RFID tag. The disc support has a bottom seat, and a positioning axle connecting to the bottom seat. The disc support is used to support discs in a disc production process. The RFID tag is installed insid... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7075876 | Method of registering a running time on an information carrier, information carrier and apparatus Method of registering a running time on an information carrier, the information carrier comprising main data and subcode data, the running time being indicated in a subcode channel by a subcode time expressed in accordance with a predetermined format. A pseudo-runni... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6952384 | Optical disk apparatus and method for setting control parameters An optical disk apparatus performing either one of recording and reproduction of an optical disk in which groove-shaped groove tracks and land tracks present between the groove tracks are alternately connected to each other in a spiral shape, includes: a recording a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6128257 | Personal computer based CD-ROM disc drive table of content assembly A personal computer capable of creating a table of contents (TOC) for a CD-ROM in response to receipt of lead-in Sub-channel Q data from a CD-ROM disc drive. The personal computer includes a computer readable memory storing a first and second set of instr... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6111825 | Automotive sound system providing simplified play lists An automotive sound system having an electronic memory which is used for programming titles of at least one storage disk, particularly of a compact disk. When a first operating function is activated, all the titles of the storage disk that is inserted in ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6111824 | Apparatus for gathering and displaying information about the contents of one or more optical disks stored within an optical disk player An apparatus is presented which gathers information about optical disks (e.g., CDs) stored in an optical disk player and provides this information to a user. The apparatus includes the optical disk player and a computer system coupled to the optical disk ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6002654 | Method and apparatus for disk reproduction, disk and cards used for disk reproduction apparatus A method and an apparatus for disk reproduction, in which information associated with an audio band signal for controlling the reproduction operation of the disk reproduction apparatus is read from a disk storing the information associated with the audio ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5995458 | Method and apparatus for scanning an optical disk using track jumping A method of scanning an optical disk having a land area and a groove area arranged in a double spiral configuration is disclosed. Either the land area or the groove area is continuously scanned radially inward or radially outward. The groove area, if the ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5712835 | Track jump device and information recording medium driving apparatus An optical disk driving apparatus projects an optical beam onto a certain track on an optical disk and forms a light spot thereon. In an access operation onto an adjacent track, the light spot makes a 3-track jump from the position P1 onto the position P2... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5602811 | Musical information recording and reproducing technique for use with a recording medium having a UTOC area There is generated a rhythm corresponding to a designated tempo and meter of a music piece to be recorded. Performance of a musical instrument is started at specific timing according to the generated rhythm, and the musical information resulting from the ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 4872151 | Compact disc player capable of playing plural selections recorded on a compact disc in a preselected sequence A compact disc having digitally encoded, reproducible data recorded in tracks on a playing side and having an editing device for storing order of play data to control the sequence in which the tracks are played is provided. The editing device can be on th... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4852073 | Remote control transmission apparatus a remote control transmission apparatus for remote control of the operation of a recorded data playback apparatus such as a video or audio disc player is provided with a memory and a display. Data which are inputted by actuations of key switches, e.g. to ... | 07/25/1989 |
