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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7227075 | Lighting controller In the present invention, a lighting controller is provided to provide illumination based upon the playing of musical instruments. The lighting controller is programmed with lighting profiles which control the lights on a device. When musical instrument is played, a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175086 | Authentication system, data device, and methods for using the same An authentication system may comprise: a first light source, a second light source, and at least three optically filtered light sensing devices. The first light source can have a first light source spectral distribution and can be capable of providing sufficient exc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7010371 | Digital audio signal player having a simulated analogue record In a digital audio signal player having a simulated analogue record, a high frequency alternator is provided, which is connected to the microprocessor, and constantly sends out a high-frequency signal; the alternator has an output terminal electrically connected to ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6914864 | Method and system for detecting cracks in optical discs A device for detecting a crack in an optical disc including a transmitter to propagate an optical signal through the optical disc and a receiver to detect the propagated signal. From the pattern generated from the received signal, a microcontroller makes an analysis... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6788359 | Method for illuminating liquid crystal display device, a back-light assembly for performing the same, and a liquid crystal display device using the same A method for illuminating a liquid crystal display device, a back-light assembly for performing the same and a liquid crystal display device using the same can improve the front luminance and production yield. Lights from a lamp is incident to a LCD panel side, whic... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6181662 | Latent irradiance discrimination method and marker system for cartridgeless data storage disks A cartridgeless data storage disk for a data storage disk drive has a latent irradiance marker. A light source illuminates the marker and the marker emits irradiance as phosphorescence. A photosensor detects the emitted irradiance, and the decay time is d... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6169498 | Device and method for communication location-specific messages A method for communicating location-specific messages includes storing a library of such messages within a portable device having a capability of randoly accessing the messages. Each location-specific message has a content that is related to a particular ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5684477 | Electronic systems interfacing An arrangement for use in the control of electronic systems and/or equipment by an operator which enables the operator to use tactile touch and audio information to control or select facilities of the electronic systems and/or equipment under the control ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5610774 | Audio sound recording/reproducing apparatus using semiconductor memory In an audio sound recording/reproducing apparatus, instruction information related to a document is recorded in a recording region of a semiconductor memory together with the document. In the semiconductor memory, flags related to a document portion and a... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5280572 | Method and apparatus for storing text data in subcode packs An apparatus and method for encoding data in a text format such as ASCII or EBCDIC on a laser disc or compact disc without affecting the digitized sound by utilizing what is known as the subcode channel of the laser disc or compact disc. By storing text d... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5241525 | Digital optical disc encoder system An encoder system for providing a large number of actual positional control pulses per revolution utilizes an optical digital disc. The disc is driven by the work piece transport system. A playback unit similar in construction to audio disc players can be... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5206842 | Technique for producing recording of musical works whose beat simulates arcade-game sounds A technique for recording a performance of a musical work having a persistent, accented beat in which substituted for this beat are synthesized sound effects simulating those associated with arcade electronic games in a percussive format. Hence when the r... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5194683 | Karaoke lyric position display device The purpose of the invention is to ensure that when digitally coded music is being reproduced as audio signals and lyrics are being displayed on a screen that the progress of the two operations is synchronized. To this end music reproduction data is processed ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5170388 | Image/audio information recording/reproduction apparatus with built-in semiconductor memory An image/audio information recording/reproduction apparatus has a first recording device for receiving a first electrical signal representing image information and recording the image information on a dynamic recording medium of a given type, a static rec... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5062097 | Automatic musical instrument playback from a digital music or video source A device for playing back a music or video source such as a digital audio tape recorder, Compact Disc, Laser Vision Disc, video tape recorder, television and FM broadcasting and analog records comprises means responsive to control information supplied fro... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5055939 | Method system & apparatus for synchronizing an auxiliary sound source containing multiple language channels with motion picture film video tape or other picture source containing a sound track Method, system and apparatus correlate an audio message of an auxiliary sound source with an audio message from a sound track of motion picture film, video tape or other picture source with accompanying audio message track. This auxiliary source contains ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4995026 | Apparatus and method for encoding audio and lighting control data on the same optical disc An optical disc suitable for a so-called KARAOKE equipment by which a singer sings into a microphone in accordance with a music signal recorded in a compact disc or laser disc. According to one embodiment of the present invention, in an optical disc in wh... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4959037 | Writing doll A writing doll having a body portion, a head mounted on top of the body portion, a pair of legs protruding from the bottom of the body portion, and a pair of arms connected to the body portion. The arms include a pair of hands with one hand formed to hold... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4949327 | Method and apparatus for the recording and playback of animation control signals Methods and apparatus for the recording and playback of animation control signals, including voice, are disclosed. In accordance with the method, a dual track cassette recording is made, one track consisting of a voice channel and the other track consisti... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4839733 | Method and system for synchronization of an auxiliary sound source to motion picture film, video tape, or other picture source containing a sound track A method and system for synchronizing a digital signal of an audio message at higher quality with another signal of the same audio message at lower quality. The invention synchronizes an auxiliary high quality audio digital sound signal source with the or... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4613965 | Digital audio disc system A digital audio disc system having a main channel in which main data consisting of audio PCM signals and codes for error correction are recorded and a subchannel in which information digital signals other than said main data are recorded is disclosed. The... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4521205 | Sound tape player having an animated character A player for a pre-recorded sound magnetic tape package in a cartridge or a cassette format in which each package is united with a three-dimensional character thematically related to the recording and animated thereby. The character is provided with eye a... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4197497 | Automatic police emergency locator system All messages broadcast through a two-way radio by a police officer from his vehicle, are recorded on an endless tape loop of a playback recorder. An alerting signal generated by a pretuned oscillator is simultaneously recorded on the tape with each messag... | 04/08/1980 |
