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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7536089 | Image signal reproduction apparatus An image signal reproduction apparatus for reproducing a main image signal including either a first type of image signal obtained by converting a film material image into an electrical signal or a second type of image signal including a video signal as a material th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7366361 | Video registration based on local prediction errors A processed (e.g., captured) video sequence is temporally, spatially, and/or histogram registered to the corresponding original video sequence by generating, for each set of one or more processed frames, a mapping from a selected set of one or more original frames t... | 04/29/2008 |
| RE40201 | Video signal converting apparatus and display device having the same Disclosed is a video signal converting apparatus and a display device having the same which may convert a low-resolution video signal from a host into a different-resolution video signal capable of being displayed on the entire screen of a high-resolution supporting... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7301999 | Quantization method and system for video MPEG applications and computer program product therefor Digital signals are converted between a first and second format by a conversion process including generating coefficients representing the digital signals. The coefficients may be discrete cosine transform coefficient generated during encoding/transcoding of MPEG si... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272299 | Data conversion apparatus, data coding apparatus, and data recording apparatus A data conversion apparatus is provided with a temporary storage means for temporarily holding inputted variable-frame-rate coded data, a coded data time stamp reading means for reading a coded data time stamp of the inputted coded data, a time stamp conversion mean... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269342 | Video signal reproducing device The image signal reproduction apparatus for reproducing a main image signal including either a first type of image signal obtained by converting a film material image into an electrical signal or a second type of image signal including a video signal as a material t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269331 | Apparatus and method of displaying video output An apparatus for displaying video output with dynamically adjustable drop rate to control playback quality. The inventive apparatus includes a playback engine, a pre-fetch engine, a rendering engine, and a drawing engine. The playback engine sends a pre-fetch requir... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259783 | Image processing system for high performance digital imaging devices An image processing system for high performance digital imaging in a digital camera. The reflected light from an image is focused through a lens and optically filtered. A CCD array converts this image into an electrical signal. This electrical signal is processed an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7133450 | Method and devices for digital video signal compression and multi-screen process by multi-thread scaling The present invention relates to methods and devices for compression and multi-screen process of digital video signals by multi-thread scaling. The method comprises. (a) a step to scale the resolutions of digital video signals; and (b) a step to compress or process ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6915068 | Interleave mode for helical scan recording An improved utilization of the storage space on a helical scan recording and/or reproduction apparatus in particular according to the D6 format. In the case of a data transfer rate in which the apparatus recording rate corresponds to an integer multiple of the data ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6810198 | Record and playback device A number of outer parities to be added to an audio data is changed responsive to a ratio of frame frequencies of a video signal (e.g. 24 Hz or 30 Hz) before the data is recorded. Comparing with a first format, a recording bit rate is increased in a second format. Au... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6785462 | Recording and reproducing apparatus The object of the present invention is to convert a signal from an arbitrary equipment into a signal at a data rate for used in a device. A semiconductor memory (7) is controlled by a control signal from a memory control section (8), thereby rep... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6618547 | Electronic film editing system using both film and videotape format A system for generating a digital representation of a video signal comprised of a sequence of video frames which each include two video fields of a duration such that the video plays at a first prespecified rate of frames per second. The sequence of video... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6456781 | Recording and reproduction of a first signal with a first bit-rate and a second information signal with a second bit-rate larger than the first bit-rate A recording apparatus records a first and a second information signal in a first and a second recording mode, respectively. The apparatus uses two substantially identical processing units (12,22) for processing the information so as to obtain a signal sui... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6414725 | Method and apparatus for synchronized multiple format data storage A data storage system is described that simultaneously stores incoming data in a plurality of different digital formats linked together to permit economical accessibility and browsing of stored content by providing user access to reduced-resolution versio... | 07/02/2002 |
| 5929902 | Method and apparatus for inverse telecine processing by fitting 3:2 pull-down patterns The invention provides methods and apparatus for performing inverse telecine processing on an input video frame sequence to be encoded. A method well-suited for detelecine of film-only telecine in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 applications includes the steps of attemp... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5920673 | Apparatus and method for recording digital data A recording apparatus that can implement an endless recording function and a prealert recording function for video and audio data using a single random access recording medium having excellent random accessibility will be provided. The recording apparatus... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5905841 | Electronic film editing system using both film and videotape format A system for generating a digital representation of a video signal comprised of a sequence of video frames which each include two video fields of a duration such that the video plays at a first prespecified rate of frames per second. The sequence of video... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5887115 | Method and apparatus for implementing a video tape recorder for recording digital video signals having either a fixed or variable data transmission rate Methods and apparatus for converting digital signals having a variable data rate to fixed data rate signals suitable for recording on a tape by a digital video tape recorder are disclosed. The methods include buffering of the received variable rate data, ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5881205 | Video image processing to product recorded media A method and apparatus are provided for video signal processing of sequences of digitized images originating from video (10) or film. A field grabber (12) receives the digitized images from the input and identifies the separate fields thereof. An image ma... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5821991 | Method and apparatus for inverse telecine process by correlating vectors of pixel differences The invention provides methods and apparatus for performing inverse telecine processing on an input video frame sequence to be encoded. A method well-suited for use with mixed video/telecine material in MPEG-2 applications includes the steps of generating... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5774622 | Video signal recording/reproducing device for facilitating rapid searching of the video signal A digested video signal producing device for producing digested video signals from the original video signals recorded the video tape includes a Read/Write head for reading the recorded video video sinal, a tape winding unit for positioning the video tape... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5740312 | Film image reading system and image processing method An apparatus achieves an exposure control for getting an image with the best SN without a mechanical iris and an image processing which is good at the color-reappearance and the gradation property with a simple digital processing circuit. When the film im... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5724475 | Compressed digital video reload and playback system A record and playback system for video images, especially suited for multi-camera industrial surveillance. Techniques for acquiring multiple asynchronous camera inputs, compressing video images, and storing digital image data are described. Selective reso... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5617218 | Bi-directional television and motion picture film to magnetic tape format digital signal converter A television signal format converter is provided for converting without loss of picture information a television format or a motion picture film image format to or from a given recorder/player format. An interface converts between RGB and luminance/chromi... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5528381 | System apparatus and method for identifying video frames suitable for freeze-frame viewing A system, apparatus and method for automatically identifying frames of information in video format consisting of fields taken from the same frame or substantially similar frames of information in film format, and distinguishing such video frames from vide... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5376978 | Film-to-tape transfer apparatus A film-to-tape transfer apparatus suitable for transferring images from movie film, slide film, photograph and the like which includes a case body having a bottom plate therein, a rotary shaft rotatably installed on the bottom plate and having a manipulat... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5313281 | Video to film conversion In a method of converting a 60 field/s 2:1 interlaced video signal to 24 frame/s film, for each sequence of five input fields: the fields of at least one pair of the input fields are each progressive scan converted to form a pair of frames, and a weighted... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5160948 | Film-to-tape transfer apparatus A film-to-tape transfer apparatus suitable for transferring images from movie film, slide film, photograph and the like which includes a case body having a bottom plate therein, a rotary shaft rotatably installed on the bottom plate and having a manipulat... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5016101 | Video signal to photographic film conversion Apparatus for converting a video signal to a photographic film image comprises a television standards converter for deriving from an input video signal, which may be a high definition video signal, a motion compensated digital video signal corresponding t... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5008697 | Image recording system and method A system for simultaneous recording of a flash image on photographic film and video cameras in which flash operation during the process of image transfer out of an image sensor in the video camera is avoided by means of a simple synchronizing circuit. The... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4901161 | Method of transfer of film to video and system therefor An improved process for transferring film to video or film previously transferred to video for the treatment thereof and the transfer thereof to a master at a real time play rate, the process comprising the steps of: (a) transferring film to video or tran... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4786979 | Method and system for picture-correct transfer of motion picture film scenes to magnetic tape To record motion picture film scenes, for example recorded at 24 frames per second, a television recording medium, such as magnetic tape, in accordance with the NTSC standard of 30 frames--60 fields--per second, a sequence of pulses (FIG. 1: graph c) are ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4496990 | Method and apparatus for copying cinematographic film onto color video tape When copying cinematographic film onto color video tape there is ensured a given, desired mutual phase position between the picture frames of the film and a periodic signal component in the composite video signal recorded on the video tape, said periodic ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4402018 | System using a rotating medium for recording cinematographic picture images A recording system records a television video signal of 60 fields per second converted from a signal of the picture image content of a cinematographic film for projection at 24 film frames per second, in a manner such that the video signal has parts in ea... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4337484 | Apparatus for the transcription of a video disk onto a cenefilm An apparatus in which the video disk frames are reread while a shutter blocks the film in order to have during the rereading operation the time necessary for advancing the kinescope film without causing violent mechanical stresses. In order to pass from t... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4214268 | Method and apparatus for video recording a film scan signal A method for TV recording of pictures from a moving picture film which is continuously moved relative to a recording screen, the pictures of the film each being periodically scanned linewise, whereby the moving picture frequency with respect to the scanni... | 07/22/1980 |
