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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372787 | Optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus permitting recording tests using external buffer memory and method of driving the apparatus An optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus permitting a recording test using an external memory, and a method of driving the apparatus is provided. The optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus reads and bypasses test data to be recorded, which is st... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359625 | Recording medium with content stream data recorded thereon, recording apparatus, and reproducing apparatus therefor A recording medium having content stream data recorded thereon and a recording and reproducing apparatus provided therefor. On the recording medium, content stream data is recorded as a stream object formed of one or more stream object units, each having a predeterm... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7327933 | Variable-mode information signal reproduction apparatus with tracking control A reproduction apparatus reproduces information signals recorded in a plurality of recording modes having different information sizes of an information signal to be recorded per unit time, discriminates the recording mode of the reproduced information signal, and co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319485 | Apparatus and method for recording data in a circular fashion The present invention includes a method and apparatus for recording data. According to the present invention, the method and apparatus includes the implementation of a “circular” buffer whereby data is capable of being recorded in a circular fashion. By implemen... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305173 | Decoding device and decoding method Disclosed is a decoding apparatus for performing decoding processing in keeping with multi-view broadcast. The decoding apparatus includes a picture stream data storage unit (31) for allocating a storage area for each picture stream data and storing the stora... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298958 | Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus To provide a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus capable of automatically feeding a plurality of visual images by one picture feed operation. By pressing an operation button for picture-by-picture reproduction, a tape feed controller controls a capstan motor to... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7236686 | Method and apparatus for transmitting a signal, method and apparatus for receiving a signal, VBI signal generating apparatus, video signal transmitting apparatus, video signal processing apparatus, video signal receiving apparatus, decoding apparatus, and recording medium for recording a video signal Additional information is transmitted by means of assigning a code to a particular scanning line in a VBI (vertical blanking interval). An initial value of a CRCC (Cyclic Redundancy Check Code) or a formula used to generate a CRCC is switched depending upon the type... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218977 | Software and process for play-cursor calculation A process and software for achieving minimal latency in digital audio recording, which includes calculating a repeatable play cursor lead and a play cursor position and writing audio data at the play cursor position plus the play cursor lead. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7190883 | Systems and methods for fast random access and backward playback of video frames using decoded frame cache In some embodiments, the invention includes a method of processing a video stream. The method involves detecting a request to playback a particular frame. It is determined whether a decoded version of the particular frame is in a decoded frame cache. If it is not, t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7142223 | Mixed 2D and 3D de-interlacer A de-interlacing methodology generates frames from interlaced video signals by incorporating data from multiple fields into an interpolation-based de-interlacing process. Pixels directly above and below a blank pixel location and pixels immediately before and after ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7068915 | Method and apparatus for controlling display time point of MPEG bit stream of recording medium An apparatus and method for controlling a display time point of an MPEG bit stream of a recording medium which is capable of controlling accurately a display time point of an MPEG bit stream in case that an MPEG bit stream of a recording medium is processed to be di... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6999057 | Timing of fields of video An apparatus and method to delay a field of video by one row in a two field frame to reduce DC build-up or stick caused by textual image. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6944390 | Method and apparatus for signal processing and recording medium In processing video signals, editing of video signals is to be performed speedily without deteriorating the video signals. In a state S01, an input command is recorded in an editing list. In a state S02, the editing list is split into plural editing se... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925250 | Optical disc for recording high resolution and normal image, optical disc player, optical disc recorder, and playback control information generator The present invention has an objective of realizing compatibility of an optical disk having a high resolution video signal recorded thereon and a system for reproducing the optical disk, with a conventional system for producing a standard resolution video signal. A ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6925249 | System and method for storing compressed data onto a storage medium A system and method for recording compressed data onto a storage medium so that it can be presented later in either lossy or lossless quality. The method receives a plurality of primary bit streams and supplemental bit streams representing data to be recorded onto t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920279 | Digital signal recording devices, digital signal recording/playback devices, and digital signal receiving/recording/playback devices A digital signal recording device or a digital signal recording and playback device which receives an inputted digital signal having a predetermined packet format and including a digital video signal and a digital audio signal. The device also receives an inputted a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6882792 | Time-shift replaying system To provide a time-shift replaying system, which includes two time-shift replaying devices and allows two users to watch video image with different time-shift periods at the same time. Especially, one of the time-shift replaying device functions as a server, and the ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6873786 | Reverse trick modes on non-progressive video using special groups of pictures The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for performing a reverse trick mode. The method includes the steps of receiving (212) a non-progressive video signal and encoding (214) the non-progressive video signal into at least ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6714721 | Changing a playback speed for video presentation recorded in a non-progressive frame structure format The invention includes a system and method for changing a playback speed of a selected video segment having a non-progressive frame structure which has been recorded onto a portion of a storage medium. A selected video segment can be modified for a changed playback ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6621979 | Trick play signal generation for a digital video recorder using retrieved intra-encoded pictures and generated inter-encoded pictures A trick play information stream is generated from a normal play information stream, so that they can be recorded together as a composite information stream on the record carrier, such that upon reproduction in a trick play reproduction mode, an informatio... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6614989 | Recording and editing HDTV signals A method is disclosed for compressing an HDTV signal (1) in such a manner that it can be recorded and edited with SDTV equipment (4,5). More particularly, the HDTV signal is recorded on digital recorders (e.g. DVCPRO) which have been designed for recordin... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6518999 | Electronic still camera having line thinning out during continuous shooting mode An electronic still camera comprises an image sensor which allows each of its horizontal lines to be individually specified so that a video signal contained in each specified horizontal line can be read, a storage circuit for storing the video signal read... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6018376 | Synchronous reproduction apparatus A synchronous reproduction apparatus for synchronously reproducing a video signal and an audio signal, receives a multiplexed bit stream in which the following data are packeted: video encoded data obtained by encoding video frames, each frame being a fun... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6002440 | Video coding A method and apparatus to encode a video signal representing a moving picture, the method comprising: receiving successive frames of a video signal; coding each frame of the video signal with reference to a preceding frame of the video signal, so generating a ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5966182 | Recording data production apparatus and method, recording medium reproducing apparatus and method, and recording medium The invention provides a a recording data production apparatus and method, a recording medium reproduction apparatus and method and a recording medium by which interruption of data can be prevented even when reproduction of data is performed in a differen... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5835674 | Picture retrieval system, and record carrier and device for use in the system A picture retrieval system is which comprises a record carrier (184) and a read device (11). A coded picture (8 TV, 16 TV, 64 TV, 256 TV) composed of consecutive coded picture lines is recorded in a continuous track (20) of the record carrier (184). The r... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5796871 | Method and apparatus for reproducing encoded data A method and apparatus for reproducing data compressed in accordance with a motion picture experts group (MPEG) standard and recorded on a recording medium. The data represents a plurality of frames which correspond to a plurality of groups of pictures (G... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5754728 | Fast video browsing system To provide a fast video browsing system in which a fast playback suitable for keeping track of the contents can be performed by adaptively determining the number of skipped pictures according to the motion vector of picture, and displaying the picture aft... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5666156 | System and method to improve the quality of reproduced images on a film to video transfer device A system and method to improve the quality of reproduced images on a film to video transfer device by scanning extra lines to reduce vertical aliasing and performing vertical sample rate reduction to produce the correct number of video output lines High f... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5625739 | Editing apparatus using delay means for inserting a desired signal into a desired portion of a prerecorded signal and for erasing segments of a prerecorded signal without creating a blank portion in the prerecorded signal There is disclosed an editing machine for performing a nonlinear edit by a fewer number of video tape recorders than heretofore without requiring a dubbing operation. Where the nonlinear edit is an insertion of other signal, the editing machine comprises ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5602684 | Interleaving VTR editing system A VTR editing system able to single frame edit (write to VTR) or capture (read from a VTR) multiple frames of video in a single pass of a video tape, through interleaving the actual frames that are accessed. The system comprises a control circuit which al... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5596420 | Auto latency correction method and apparatus for MPEG playback system A multimedia system including an audio/video decoder/decompresser for decoding/decompressing a compressed encoded audio/video data stream to generate video images for display and audio signals for audible reproduction. The multimedia system includes an in... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5589945 | Computer-themed playing system This invention relates to a video system comprising integrated random access video technologies and video software architectures for the automated selective retrieval of non-sequentially stored parallel, transitional, and overlapping video segments from a... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5539528 | Intermittent recording method and intermittent recording apparatus An intermittent recording method for recording video signals intermittently by frame skipping, wherein optimum intermittent recording interval and total recording time for the video signals to be recorded are calculated from an intermittent recording inte... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5497243 | Video disk recorder having a real-time editing function A video disk recorder for executing a real-time edition records desired scenes to a disk while allowing an operator to observe a relay video image that is currently in progress. In response to the generation of a recording command signal, a recording head... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5452103 | Method and a device for image coding The invention relates to a method and a device for image coding having a particular, but not necessarily an exclusive, application in the transmission of video signals. The video signal is converted to a bit stream by coding and quantising and stored in a... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452144 | Video tape recorder carrying out field extraction recording and/or reproduction of a video signal A time lapse VTR carrying out field extraction recording includes a gate for extracting intermittently a supplied video signal at a ratio of one field to every three fields, a switching circuit for designating selectively a tape running speed of either 1/... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5363264 | Versatile digital recording system for recording high resolution video imagery A digital recording system contained in each video frame in memory at a we rate equal to that of a video imager from which the system receives the information. The system then outputs the information from memory to a recorder at a read rate which can be ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5170295 | Picture signal recording method and system therefor A record and playback system comprises a signal source such as a video camera, a recording apparatus such as a VTR, and a control circuit device connected between the signal source and the recording apparatus. The control circuit device sends one or a few... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5057919 | Picture signal interpolation circuit with gamma compensation A picture signal source (PSS) comprises an encoding circuit (ENC) for encoding a picture signal having a higher bandwidth to a picture signal having a lower bandwidth. Encoding is effected in dependence upon the extent of motion in the picture which is de... | 10/15/1991 |
