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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290709 | Information card system A data distribution system (10) including an information card (12) to work with a reader (14, 72). The information card (12) includes visible indicia (20) on its front, stripe zones (34) and a ring zone (36) nominally... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7025265 | Information card system A data distribution system (10) including an information card (12) and a reader (14). The information card (12) includes visible indicia (20) on its front and stripe zones (34) and a ring zone (36) on its back. The zo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6732192 | Disc recording scheme for enabling quick access to disc data A system for recording data to a disc shaped record medium. The data is recorded according to a universal disc format employing a hierarchical file system, and data within the hierarchical structure is referenced using pointer information. The pointer information in... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6597397 | Digital still camera with optical tape A digital still camera for receiving a optical tape cassette having optical tape including an image sensor for capturing an image; focusing an image of a subject onto the image sensor which in response thereto captures such image; a structure for receivin... | 07/22/2003 |
| 5872955 | Method and apparatus for reading and writing data in a disk drive system To reduce read and write times for data in a disk drive, the data of a file is rearranged into continuous recording areas on a disk. A file has a host-specified address and a physical address. The physical address corresponds to the recording area on a di... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5363157 | Camera utilizing variable audio film frame for optical encoding of audio information A camera system is disclosed that optically records audio information on a photographic film containing corresponding image information. The camera system includes a user interface coupled to a camera control processor, a recording circuit coupled to the ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5363158 | Camera including optical encoding of audio information A camera system is disclosed that optically records audio information on a photographic film containing corresponding image information. The camera system includes a user interface coupled to a camera control processor, a recording circuit coupled to the ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5130967 | On/off-track detecting apparatus for compatible disk player An on-track and off-track state detecting apparatus in a compatible disk player capable of playing different types of disks, each carrying thereon at least one of a FM audio signal and an EFM signal. The apparatus detects an on-track state and off-track s... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4495609 | Recording and playback system Recording and playback optical scanners are relatively movable with respect to each other and with respect to a movable recording medium such as reel of tape adapted for recording variations in applied light. The playback scanner reproduces recorded infor... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4492993 | Magnetic recording tape and corresponding method providing indication of end-of-tape conditions A multi-track magnetic recording tape and a corresponding method for providing an early warning of end-of-tape conditions and an indication of load-point conditions, without the use of inter-track markers. The recording tracks are divided into two sets lo... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4184178 | Drop-out compensator for sound reproducing apparatus during tape reversal The invention comprises a circuit arrangement for a sound-reproducing apparatus, particularly a video tape recorder having an audio channel, wherein upon the occurence of a sound signal drop-out interval within a continuous audio signal, for example withi... | 01/15/1980 |
| 3956597 | Speaking time keeper An apparatus for the listening to words representative of measurements of physical quantities according to which the measurements of said quantities are listened at time intervals controlled by a timer adjustable to operate at chosen time intervals, by me... | 05/11/1976 |
