Television signal processing for dynamic recording or reproducing inventions 02/06

20060039671 - Housing for on-vehicle electronic apparatus: A housing for an on-vehicle electronic apparatus includes a housing body, and a front panel assembly detachably attached to the front surface of the housing body. A recording medium insertion slit is provided in an upper portion of the front surface of the housing body. When a finger is put...

20060039672 - Tape reproducing apparatus: A tape reproducing apparatus has an arrangement in which if a read error occurs when a magnetic tape in which meta-data, still picture data and moving picture data are recorded is read and the kind of data such as meta-data, still picture data and moving picture is judged (steps ST14,...

20060039673 - Video playback apparatus and method: A video playback apparatus includes a magnetic head, a transmission device and a memorizing device. The magnetic head is in contact with and rotates on a tape of a magnetic videotape to read data to be shown on a display in a reading procedure, and is separate from the tape...

20060039674 - Image editing apparatus, method, and program: An image editing apparatus creates photo movies from frame images read out from a memory card. A file for the frame images stores frame classification information in relationship to the image data. An editing condition setup section reads out a scenario form from a HDD. The scenario form determines plural...

20060039675 - Streaming apparatus and streaming method: A streaming apparatus and method that streams AV data to other devices and converts the recording time stamp into a streaming time stamp format, thereby simplifying the streaming process....

20060039677 - Decode control apparatus, decode control method, computer program, and recording medium: A decode control apparatus of decoding encoded data and generating reverse playback image data, includes a unit for controlling the reading of the encoded data at a specified playback speed, a unit for generating, from the encoded data read under the control of the read control unit, an encoded data...

20060039676 - Trick play behavior controlled by a user: A method and apparatus for providing user controlled implementation of trick play modes of operation of digital video data is disclosed. A user interface is provided on a video screen. The user is prompted to select a speed on the user interface at which the trick play mode will operate....

20060039680 - Playback control methods and arrangements for a dvd player: In accordance with certain aspects of the present invention, enhancements have been developed to further extend the performance of a generic DVD navigator. The methods and arrangements herein provide a mechanism that allows a player application to precisely ‘bookmark’ locations during playback, and later resume playback at the selected bookmarked...

20060039681 - Playback control methods and arrangements for a dvd player: In accordance with certain aspects of the present invention, enhancements have been developed to further extend the performance of a generic DVD navigator. The methods and arrangements herein provide a mechanism that allows a player application to precisely ‘bookmark’ locations during playback, and later resume playback at the selected bookmarked...

20060039678 - Recording apparatus for recording data to recording medium with a plurality of clusters: A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record moving image data including a plurality of frames on a recording medium. The recording medium includes a plurality of clusters. The apparatus also includes an editing unit of the moving image data, a setting unit configured to optionally set the...

20060039679 - Recording medium and method for reproducing information therefrom: A recording medium having recorded thereon, a plurality of picture information sets, presentation time values each of which is associated with the corresponding one of the picture information sets, picture information record marks each of which is associated with the corresponding one of said presentation time values, clip information specifying...

20060039682 - Dvd player with language learning function: A DVD player with language learning function using a general DVD as an audio source of language learning. The DVD player includes a DVD play unit for playing the audio and video of the DVD and outputting a subtitle picture and display information for the subtitle picture according to a...

20060039683 - Numbering of video objects and cells: A method of recording an encoded bit stream, said encoded bit stream representing a plurality of video objects comprising a sequence of cells together constituting a part of an MPEG2 Program Stream, on a disc like record carrier, such as an optical disc. The method comprises recording video objects comprising...

20060039684 - Player and method for processing a file with vector-based format: A player and a method for processing a file with vector-based format are disclosed. The player comprises a reading unit, a central processing unit, a memory unit and an output unit. The reading unit is controlled by the central processing unit, which determines whether a file with vector-based format exists...

20060034581 - Media device featuring synchronized playback: In a first embodiment, a packet, in response to which two or more media players begin playbacks of a piece of media content at a substantially same time, is output. In a second embodiment, a packet is received, and in response to the packet, a time at which to begin...

20060034583 - Media playback device: A media playback device capable of playing back streaming media involving branching playback while preventing a gap from occurring at the switchover of videos, thereby enabling seamless playback. A scheduler schedules one media and other media to be played back continuously or as a branch media after the one media...

20060034582 - Method for screen snapshot: A method for screen snapshot connects a tuner to a video signal source for receiving a wanted channel signal. The analogical signal from the tuner is transformed into a digital signal via an analog/digital converter. By pushing a snapping button, the digital signal processor starts to capture the wanted image...

20060034585 - Image information processing apparatus and image information processing program: The folder name and the file name of an image file recorded on a recording medium such as a DVD medium, etc. correspond to the title number and the chapter number with which the image of the image file is played back in a slide show recorded on recording medium....

20060034584 - Method and apparatus for transmitting copy control information: A method of transmitting copy control information in a video data transmitting/receiving system is provided. The method includes: decoding compressed contents into prior-to-compression contents; generating packets including the decoded contents and the copy control information; and transmitting the packets through a predetermined link. An unauthorized copying of the decoded video...

20060034586 - Method and apparatus for searching recorded video: A method of searching recorded video from a surveillance camera comprising the steps of displaying a first timeline representing a first period of time, using a first user input to select a first time on the first timeline, using a second user input to display a second timeline, said second...

20060034587 - Recording system, recording method and recording device: A recording system is constructed with at least first and second recording devices, both of which are connected to a network and have channel selection functions and functions of reserving the recording of broadcast program information forming a broadcast program. The first recording device includes a first memory for storing...

20060034590 - Disc reproducing apparatus: A disc reproducing apparatus includes: a language setting section setting and storing a subtitle language; a menu language setting section setting and storing a menu language to be displayed in the menu screen in the first memory; and a second memory storing the subtitle language and the audio language used...

20060034589 - Dtv data stream, dtv broadcast system, and methods of generating and processing dtv data stream: A digital television (DTV) data stream contains a plurality of subtitle streams having different subtitle sizes and a program map table (PMT) associated with the subtitle streams. The PMT includes a subtitle scale information descriptor which includes a plurality of subtitle scale information sets specifying the subtitle sizes of the...

20060034588 - Method and system of format converting and recording for optical storage media: A format converting and recording method and system for optical storage media including the steps of converting several first optical storage medium information files into the second optical storage medium through generating corresponding navigation tables which gather at a management file, transmitting image of the first optical storage medium to...

20060034591 - Recording medium of stream data, and recording method and playback method of the same: Upon playback of stream data which is recorded while being appended with time stamp information in units of packets, time management is made using the time stamp information. A video playback time viewed from the user, which may be indicated by I-, B-, and P-picture display times, is different from...

20060029358 - Optical system comprising an fm source and a spectral reshaping element: In one form of the present invention, there is provided a fiber optic communication system comprising: an optical signal source adapted to receive a base binary signal and produce a first signal, said first signal being frequency modulated; and an optical spectrum reshaper adapted to reshape the first signal into...

20060029359 - Broadcast receiving apparatus and information reproducing method therefor: A broadcast receiving apparatus and an information reproducing method for it, enabling to provide “slow playback” of video/audio stream data, actually, including voices therein, comprises the flowing components, for example, a tuner portion (161, 120) for receiving a program broadcasted; a recording medium, i.e., HDD (300), for recording a signal...

20060029360 - Digital camera and printing system: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared...

20060029361 - Digital camera and printing system: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared...

20060029362 - Digital camera and printing system: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared...

20060029363 - Method and apparatus for selectively playing segments of a video recording: A video recording and playback device (10) incorporates a processor (114) for processing the video signal to detect the presence of commercial messages. Video and audio event detectors (102, 104) detect the presence of events in the signal as it is recorded. The timing relationship of the detected events is...

20060029364 - Digital video stream trick play: A trick mode play process for digital video consistent with certain embodiments involves storing a plurality of most recent reference frames in a corresponding plurality of frame buffers; displaying a current frame during a current frame time interval; determining a next frame for display; inspecting the plurality of frame buffers...

20060029366 - Method for generating additional information for guaranteeing seamless playback between data streams, recording medium storing the information, and recording editing and/or playback apparatus using the same: A method for generating additional information for guaranteeing seamless playback of data streams includes generating data stream information for each of two or more data streams, which includes packet data to which information on an arrival time of the respective packet data is added. The data stream information includes seamless...

20060029365 - Moving picture data playback apparatus, moving picture data playback method, moving picture data recording apparatus, moving picture data recording method, and recording medium with moving picture data recorded thereon: In order to provide: a moving picture data playback apparatus and a moving picture data playback method, in which smooth high-speed playback is performed even when the moving picture playback speed is changed stepwise, and, in addition, the number of frames skipped is reduced in the high-speed playback; a moving...

20060029368 - Iterative, maximally probable, batch-mode commercial detection for audiovisual content: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of...

20060029367 - Sequence header identification: A method of storing a video stream consistent with certain embodiments involves assigning an sequence header identifier to each sequence of video in the video stream that uses the same sequence header payload; storing the sequence header identifier in an index table that indexes the sequence header identifier to the...

20060029369 - Recording control apparatus and method, and program: A recording control apparatus for controlling the recording of content of broadcast programs includes the following elements. An acquisition unit acquires electronic program guide data concerning the broadcast programs. A detector detects the title of a broadcast program from reserve-recording data indicating a recording reservation of the broadcast program. A...

20060029370 - Method and apparatus for recording/reproducing image information on/from removable medium: In an image recording/reproduction method for recording image information on a recording medium by using a computer, a verify mode is set into the OFF state when recording image information on said recording medium. In addition, use as a write or read region a specified region of the recording medium...

20060029371 - Video and audio recording apparatus: A video and audio recording apparatus including: a plurality of tuner units each of which receives commercial broadcasting to output video and audio signals; a distributor that distributes high-frequency signals input to an input terminal from the outside of an apparatus body to the plurality of tuner units; a video...

20060029372 - Systems and methods for playing digital video in reverse and fast forward modes: Replaying a compressed digital video stream in fast-forward and reverse modes at varied playback rates. An index of interceded frames, those frames not dependant on other frames for generation, is stored. The index includes the size of intercoded frames and their storage location. When a specified playback rate is requested,...

20060029373 - Recording and reproducing apparatus: A recording and reproducing apparatus capable of recording and reproducing the signals of both a digital broadcast system and an analog broadcast system is disclosed. By utilizing the existing configuration efficiently, the cost increase due to the system change is minimized. Both the digital broadcast system and the analog broadcast...

20060029374 - Video reproducing method, medium, and apparatus selecting playback start position: A reproducing method, medium, and apparatus selecting a playback start position. The method can include the applying of a signal requesting a list of programs stored in a randomly accessible storage, the generating of a program list screen, the program list screen displaying a list of the programs stored in...

20060024021 - Electronic apparatus, display controlling method for electronic apparatus and graphical user interface: A graphical user interface is disclosed which achieves an easy search for a desired item. When an operation inputting section accepts a selective operation input for selection of one of plural processing functions, plural representation images individually representing plural processing object items of the processing function are displayed in an...

20060024020 - Video based monitoring system: A video-based monitoring system has a video recording device having a field of view, wherein plural zones are defined within the field of view of the video recording device, each zone having an algorithm corresponding to movement in that zone, and a processing unit for receiving and processing video data...

20060024022 - Method for generating additional information for guaranteeing seamless playback between data streams, recording medium storing the information, and recording, editing and/or playback apparatus using the same: A method for generating additional information for guaranteeing seamless playback of data streams, a recording medium for storing the information, and recording, editing and/or playback apparatus using the same are provided. The method generates additional information for guaranteeing seamless playback. The method includes a step of generating data stream information...

20060024023 - Video playback system and the video playing method thereof: A video playback system and the video playing method thereof. The video playback system includes a display panel, a video player for outputting a CCIR video, and a control circuit including a CCIR transformer and a timing controller. The CCIR transformer receives the CCIR video and transforms it to image...

20060024024 - Playback device capable of synchronizing playback of video signal portion and audio signal portion of av signal and method thereof: A playback device for playing an audio-visual (AV) signal. The AV signal includes a video signal portion and an audio signal portion. The playback device includes: a reference time point retrieving unit for retrieving playback timing of the audio signal portion to be a reference time point; and an AV...

20060024025 - Signal reproducing apparatus and signal reproducing method: Provided is an apparatus and method for selectively recording a program reproduced from an input signal in a plurality of picture recorders, each of which is connected to enable input and output of information in a predetermined information transmission mode, wherein information indicating programs recorded in the plurality of picture...

20060024028 - Mobile terrestrial digital broadcast receiver: A mobile terrestrial digital broadcast receiver is disclosed. With the arrival at a predetermined time before the starting time of a recording reserved program specified by arbitrary recording reservation information (hereinafter referred to as the intended recording reservation information), the broadcast is started to be received in preparation for the...

20060024029 - Program output control apparatus and method: A program output control apparatus includes a storage area of program information which stores program information, and an output controller which controls an output of the user-desired program corresponding to the user desired channel and display operation of the program information. The program information includes two or more pieces of...

20060024026 - Recording apparatus, recording method, and program product: In digital broadcast recording for automatically recording broadcasts on a channel selected from a plurality of digital broadcast programs on a recording medium, in accordance with a booking that is performed by specifying a time zone and giving a command to record a stream of broadcast contents on the user-selected...

20060024027 - System and method of recording and recording apparatus: A recording system having a plurality of recording apparatuses connected to a network. The apparatuses can select a channel for receiving a broadcast signal and record reservations for recording a program broadcast through a broadcasting channel at a predetermined time of day. One of the apparatuses, denoted as a reservation-receiving...

20060024031 - Information playback apparatus and information playback method: There are provided a first image information output unit which overlaps first sub-picture information having high resolution HD onto main image information having high resolution HD to be outputted in accordance with a required image output format, and a second image information output unit which overlaps second sub-picture information having...

20060024030 - Information recording medium, recording/reproducing apparatus, and recording/reproducing method: An information recording medium, and a recording/reproducing apparatus and a recording/reproducing method for the recording medium. Original data is sequentially updated by replacing an original recording block with one or more replacement recording blocks. A replacement recording block includes at least one of an original address field indicating a location...

20060024032 - Image playback device and method and electronic camera with image playback function: An image playback device, which may be part of an electronic camera, reads out recorded information that has been recorded on a recording medium. A time period discriminator receives the recorded information read out by the image playback device and discriminates periods of time during which recorded information agrees with...

20060024033 - Method, medium, and apparatus optimizing repeatable run-out compensators: A hard disk drive optimization method, medium, and apparatus, particularly, a method, medium, and apparatus optimizing the number and gains of RRO compensators for the hard disk drive apparatus. The PRO compensation method can includes measuring the magnitude of a position error signal (PES) at each zone on a disk...

20060024034 - Media formatting and system for interactive game programming: A video game system including a compact disc programmed with video and audio data and designed to continuously update a player device with informational data to facilitate dynamic sequencing of video tracks during video game play. A unique uncomplicated development methodology is disclosed for the format information on the disc...