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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7738771 | Digital video recorder alerting Systems and methods of providing alerts on a recording device. The alerting service is provided on a digital video recorder (DVR) or other computing device as an application that is loaded into memory. The DVR is configured with geographic information and is able to... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7603023 | Recording apparatus and recording method capable of recording series of content data on different recording media A recording apparatus includes a first recording unit which records image data on a first recording medium, a second recording unit which records the image data on a second recording medium, and a control unit which controls the first recording unit and second recor... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7389035 | Stream processing system with function for selectively playbacking arbitrary part of ream stream In a stream processing system, a stream partitioned by a prescribed time interval is extracted as a partial stream, from one or more real streams formed by continuous time series data, according to playback position information or timestamps of the real streams, and... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7343084 | Image processing apparatus and method, computer program, and computer readable storage medium This invention can play back a smooth moving image in both normal and slow playback modes in consideration of the human visual recognition level, even when moving image data to be decoded (played back) is recorded (encoded) at a high frame rate. To this end, in this... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7330640 | Display of closed caption and sub-picture information during limited speedup video trick modes The invention concerns a method and apparatus for displaying closed caption information during trick mode playback. A video processor (150) can be configured to delete one or more pictures in a segment of the video presentation that contains at least one pict... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7324737 | Method and apparatus for using standard VTR transport buttons to operate a disk recorder playback device Briefly, there is provided a method for manipulating content stored on a disk recorder/playback device using conventional transport commands, such as those used on a conventional videotape recorder (VTR). The method commences by detecting whether the content is in o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7228063 | Recording apparatus and method, and reproducing apparatus and method A selector has both a function for creating a header of a sequence layer and a header of a picture layer corresponding to reproduced data of a system area and a function for outputting one of an input stream and a stream of which a created header has been added to t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7200324 | Magnetic-tape recording apparatus and method, magnetic-tape reproduction apparatus and method, and recording medium A magnetic-tape recording apparatus records digital data on a magnetic tape by a rotating head. It includes a first obtaining device for obtaining predetermined-unit video data; a second obtaining device for obtaining audio data corresponding to the predetermined-un... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194548 | Data transmission apparatus, receiving apparatus, and sending apparatus A data transmission apparatus for conveying proper timing information to the destination application without embedding such information in transmission data packets. Particularly, the apparatus comprises a timing component for generating and inserting additional tim... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7136572 | Digital signal recording apparatus The present invention proposes a recording apparatus for halfway recording a new image signal obtained by encoding an image signal of an image captured by an image capturing section, to a recording medium on which additional information is recorded in a cyclic manne... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7120352 | Selectable recording frame rate video tape recorder A video tape recorder is provided which is capable of recording information at different frame rates while maintaining accurate time codes. Data about a recording frame rate set at recording time and time code data about DF/NDF settings are recorded in an AUX area o... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7085855 | Data transfer control device and electronic equipment The objective of the present invention is to provide a data transfer control device and electronic equipment that guarantee stable operation even if a reset that clears the node topology information occurs. When a CPU (firmware) of a data transfer control device in ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076086 | Image inspection device An image inspection device to automate and simplify inspection of an output image. A paper discharge tray of a printer is a different color from paper. A CCD camera is disposed above a paper discharge portion of the printer, at which paper is discharged, and can cap... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062154 | Magnetic-tape recording apparatus, magnetic-tape recording method, magnetic-tape format, and recording medium A magnetic-tape recording apparatus for recording digital data on a magnetic tape by a rotating head includes a first obtaining unit for obtaining first-group data, including video data, audio data, or search data. A second obtaining unit obtains second-group data, ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050699 | Recording/reproducing apparatus and reproducing apparatus A recording apparatus of a helical scan system, including a first video head which records video signals on a magnetic tape when a running speed of the magnetic tape is a standard speed and a second video head which records video signals on the magnetic tape when th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043136 | Program length extending or shortening device and method, and program length adjusting system A program length extending or shortening device for extending or shortening the program length in a digital video tape recorder of the image information compression recording method. The device comprises storage means for storing an image of a material video program... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7027715 | Magnetic-tape recording apparatus, magnetic-tape recording method, magnetic tape, and recording medium Data for variable-speed reading (such as 16-times-faster reading) is distributed and recorded at positions where a trace is to be made during the variable-speed reading. When data recording is performed by an MPEG method, for example, data for generating an I pictur... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027720 | Magnetic tape recording apparatus and method, magnetic tape reading apparatus and method, recording medium used therewith, and format for magnetic tape A magnetic tape recording apparatus uses a rotary head to record digital data on a magnetic tape. The magnetic tape recording apparatus includes a first acquisition unit for acquiring a first group of data including video data, audio data, or search data, a second a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010214 | Apparatus and method for detecting video cassette recorder signals An apparatus and a method for detecting a VCR signal includes a horizontal tracking portion for receiving a synchronous signal of an image signal and a system clock signal, for determining and outputting a phase error between the synchronous signal and a standard ho... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996328 | Magnetic tape recording apparatus and method, magnetic tape playback apparatus and method, format for magnetic tape, and storage medium product Pictures in number indicated by a value (3 in one example) of M in a GOP structure are set as one unit. AUX data (denoted by U in FIG. 32) related to those pictures, audio data (denoted by A in FIG. 32) corresponding to those pictures, and AUX data (de... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6965726 | Slow video display trick mode The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for performing a trick mode on a video signal containing a plurality of original pictures. The invention includes the steps of, in response to a trick mode command, selectively repeating (216 | 11/15/2005 |
| 6879774 | Content sensitive control of rotating media A method and related computer system for content-sensitive control of rotating media. In one embodiment, a method includes decreasing a spin rate of a rotating source medium in response to the content of the rotating source medium. In one embodiment a system include... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6871005 | Method of controlling special playback mode of video signal reproducing apparatus A method of controlling a run mode of a video signal recording/reproducing apparatus is provided. More particularly, a method of controlling a special playback mode of a video signal reproducing apparatus, by rejecting a special playback key input during comparison ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6856757 | Apparatus and method for detecting sports highlights in a video program A method and system to automatically detect and isolate segments of interest from sports programs is provided. Accordingly, the method includes the steps of: segmenting incoming video programs into a plurality of segments; detecting a slow moving object between the ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6801710 | Methods and apparatus for smooth reverse playback of MPEG encoded media A method and an apparatus for performing the method of decoding and playing in reverse MPEG encoded content. The MPEG encoded content comprises a plurality of pictures frames. The picture frames are comprised of one or more picture frame types selected from the grou... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6788877 | Recording and reproducing apparatus A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a recording block for recording, on a recording medium, image data and error information indicative of presence or absence of any error in the image data, a reproducing block for reproducing the image data and the error... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6771882 | Data transmission apparatus and data transmission method Data subjected to still reproduction can be recorded in the SDL mode of the DV format. A DFF (DIF frame flag) is added to the header section H0 of each DIF blcok when transmitting DV data reproduced in the SDL mode of the DV format by way of an IEEE 1394 bus.... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6731861 | Video tape recorder In order to not only obtain excellent sound quality in a long-time recording mode not less than five times a standard recording mode by preventing, without narrowing a track pitch of a high-fidelity head, the high-fidelity head from tracing the third sound track fro... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6690879 | Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus of helical scan type Apparatus is adapted for recording and reproducing compressed video data in a selected one of two recording formats, of which a first format is for recording the compressed video data in N (Nࣙ3, and representing an integer) number of tracks on a magneti... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684023 | Multiple channel image compressing and recording apparatus and method therefor In general, the inputted digital images of multiple channels are subjected to compressing and encoding utilizing a correlation between frames for each channel, and the compressed and encoded images are intermittently recorded in a recording medium. Then w... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6600872 | Time lapse recording apparatus having abnormal detecting function A picture processing apparatus of moving picture coding type having a motion correcting circuit is disclosed. An abnormality detecting means 5 compares the unit time mean coding bit number of past frame and the coding bit number of the present frame and e... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6600871 | Digital video cassette recorder A digital video cassette recorder comprising a plurality of heads provided on a rotary member and performing the recording/playback of the data on slanted tracks in performing helical scanning for a magnetic recording medium with the above mentioned heads... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6512881 | Video signal reproduction apparatus and method The present invention provides a controller operation in such way that in the forward slow reproduction or the forward stepped reproduction mode, when reproducing a video signal from a bit stream of coded video signal in which each frame consists of a fir... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6504991 | Magnetic recording apparatus, magnetic reproducing apparatus, and related methods First and second magnetic heads provided on a rotary drum alternately scan a magnetic tape. The first and second magnetic heads are different from each other in azimuth angle. A digital information signal is fed to the first magnetic head and is recorded ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6393199 | Apparatus and method for high speed recording of video signals A helical scan tape recorder records VHS video and audio at speeds up to 40× the playback speed of a standard VHS VCR. The recorder employs a high speed scanner operating in a helical scan mode. Input signals feed the scanner through a capacitive coupler... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6393195 | Method for preventing abrasion of video heads in tape recorder A method is disclosed for a recording/reproducing apparatus during a non-recording period in which a recording medium is in a loaded position and a head drum of the recording/reproducing apparatus is rotating. The recording/reproduction apparatus includes... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6393200 | Method of and arrangement for recording and reproducing video images A method for reproducing video frames coded in accordance with an MPEG format, in which a carrier provided with recordings is played with a speed which differs from the nominal playback speed, and in which the number of frames to be transferred to a displ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385385 | Time lapse recording apparatus for digital VCR and method thereof A time lapse recording apparatus for a DVCR and a method thereof are disclosed. The apparatus includes a camera installed at a predetermined position for picturing an object and outputting a pictured data, a signal processor for processing an analog signa... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6360053 | Method and apparatus for fast forwarding and rewinding in a video recording device A method and apparatus providing for "instant replays" and "quick skip" functionality in a media playback device. In the case of an instant replay, under user control, the media playback moves temporally backwards. In the case of quick skip, under user co... | 03/19/2002 |
