Television signal processing for dynamic recording or reproducing inventions 08/06

20060193597 - Broadcast recording apparatus: A broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention includes: a JMF which records video/audio data into a recording area; a storage administration library which, in the case where an extracted Java program and AIT differ from an already-recorded Java program and AIT, attaches a timestamp to the extracted Java...

20060193598 - Apparatus for reproducing encoded data: An aspect of the present invention provides an apparatus for reproducing encoded data that includes a data analyzer configured to analyze an encode method of the encoded data to reproduce, a controller configured to receive a seek command and a target time to seek, calculate a seek controlling bit rate...

20060193601 - Audio input/output control apparatus and audio input/output control method: The present invention relates to an audio input/output control apparatus. According to the audio input/output control apparatus, the speed difference between writing speed in writing audio data to a ring buffer and reading speed in reading out the audio data under a constant speed is calculated, and when a read-address...

20060193602 - Digital broadcast recorder and recording method thereof: A digital broadcast recorder and a recording method thereof are disclosed. The recording method of a digital broadcast recorder having a storage medium, includes analyzing transmitted channel data and program data, and editing a broadcast program for the unit of program referring to the analyzed channel data and program data...

20060193603 - Information recording and reproducing device: In a second recording extension processing part 16, when it is selected to perform recording extension processing by a first recording extension processing part 15, if bit rate determination means determines, for recorded data subjected to the recording extension processing, that the current recording bit rate is larger than the...

20060193600 - Program video-recording apparatus and method: A program video-recording apparatus of the present invention comprises acquisition sections configured to acquire and store program information of a predetermined program being delivered, a decision section configured to decide whether a program corresponding to the program information can be video-recorded, based on the acquired program information, and a control...

20060193604 - Recording apparatus, receiving apparatus, and receiving/recording system: A recording apparatus includes an input device for inputting a television signal and channel information relating to the television signal from an external receiving apparatus which receives the television signal and generates the channel information, a recording device for recording the television signal, and a controller for controlling the recording...

20060193599 - Recording start and stop: The invention concerns a method and device for recording information broadcast over a channel. A receiver (14) receives the information, a recorder (16) records said information, a program timer (18) is programmed with program settings including channel and time settings including start time, and a control unit (22) reads the...

20060193605 - Image controlling circuit, image controlling method, and computer readable medium, wherein programs to execute the image controlling method on a computer system are stored: An information processing apparatus prevents from illegal copying analogue pictures with copy guard, providing the image controlling circuit and the method. When the copy guard signal is detected, the screen information is processed and stored, is prevented from being stored, or both the screen information and what the copy guard...

20060193606 - Two navigation: Some embodiments provide a computer readable portable storage media that includes audio/video content, a code segment to determine whether a network connection is active, a code segment to initiate a determination of whether a network connection can be established, a code segment to establish a connection in response to determining...

20060193607 - Method, system and software for fast archiving from hdd to optical disk drive: A HDD records content that is archived on an optical disk. To facilitate the archiving, the recording on the HDD takes into account the format wherein the content is going to be stored on the optical disk. At the HDD recording stage, proper multiplexing of the audio and video segments...

20060193608 - Method and apparatus for reproducing data from recording medium using local storage: A method and apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium using a local storage is disclosed. A method for reproducing data from a recording medium using a local storage includes the steps of: a) downloading data associated with the recording medium according to a window size in the local...

20060188215 - Content transferring method, transferring apparatus, and transferring program: Disclosed herein is a content transferring method for use with a first and a second apparatus interconnected by a communicating device. The method includes the steps of: if a storage medium managed by the second apparatus is larger in capacity than content data to be transferred from the first apparatus...

20060188216 - Scanning electron microscope: It is facilitated in a scanning electron microscope to save the labor of executing the reproduction test, conduct basic analysis on a problem caused in execution of the automatic observation process, and confirm details resulting in the error. Upon detecting an error from an abnormality, the scanning electron microscope extracts...

20060188214 - Videocassette recorder integrated optical disk apparatus and video signal apparatus: There is provided a video signal apparatus capable of preventing a vertical wobble of the screen from causing discomfort to users. The video signal apparatus comprises: a first signal switching section 11 for switching between a first solid video signal 41 that includes a synchronizing signal having the same timing...

20060188218 - Information recording/reproducing apparatus: The information recording/reproducing apparatus of the present invention comprises: a reproduction period list reader for reading out a reproduction period list from a recording medium; a specific-time skipping device that skips a reading-out position of information from the recording medium over a prescribed time; and a reproduction period list modifier...

20060188217 - Video recorder-player and playing method for the same: A recording/playback system in which a recording file is stored in a storage through a recording operation or a pre-programmed recording operation includes a summary information generating unit that generates summary playback information of the recording file at the time of recording through the recording operation or the pre-programmed recording...

20060188220 - Method and apparatus for consecutively recording broadcast programs: Embodiments of methods and apparatus for recording at least two broadcast programs that are consecutive in time can consecutively record the plurality of programs (e.g., consecutively) on a recording medium without a process of creating and recording navigation information between programs. Navigation information for the recorded section can be created...

20060188219 - Recording/reproducing device: To provide a recording/reproducing device for enabling a recording reservation to be set quickly and easily when the power is switched off. If the recording/reproducing device is switched off, power is still kept supplying to the microcomputer and key input is monitored; wherein a starting time of recording is set...

20060188222 - System and method for facilitating fast-forwarding of first-run programs: A system and method are disclosed for facilitating fast-forwarding by viewers through a first-run program beyond the current broadcast point. In one embodiment, the first-run program is distributed before its scheduled publication time, and may be viewed at any time after the publication time. In a second embodiment, content is...

20060188221 - Video device having priority-based recording function and control method for the same: A video device having a priority-based recording function and a control method for the same are disclosed in which timer recording is performed based on user preferences. First, recording priority of a specific program for timer or immediate recording is set. When the time to perform the timer or immediate...

20060188228 - Cm searching method and apparatus, and cm-appendant information supplying method and apparatus: Inquiry about information on a CM can be made based on a feature of that CM, and a server can be inquired about a CM which meets a condition such as keyword, thereby permitting the user to view his desired CM. Detecting a commercial message from a television broadcast, calculating...

20060188233 - Digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus, receiving apparatus and transmitting method: The digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus inputs a digital signal having a control flag as to a temporary copy permission, and records the digital signal temporarily into a recording medium in accordance with conditions in the control flag, then reproducing the digital signal temporarily from the recording medium in accordance with...

20060188227 - Encoded digital audio reproducing apparatus: There is provided with an encoded digital audio reproducing apparatus including: a reading control portion which reads an encoded audio file having a data part including audio data as a sequence of frames and a size part including size information on each of the frames; a table generating portion which...

20060188231 - Information recording medium, apparatus and method for recording or reproducing data thereof: An information recording medium suitable for optical discs such as DVD-RAM is provided for integrated management of data as objects in different kinds of AV formats. Also, an apparatus is provided for data recording and playing to the medium. The medium stores management information including program chain information (PGC information)...

20060188232 - Information recording medium, information recording device, and information reproducing method: According to one embodiment, an information recording medium includes a video object area for recording a video object formed of video object units which is a minimum unit for reproduction, and a highlight information pack which is included in the video object unit....

20060188229 - Information storage medium, information recording method, and information playback method: According to one embodiment, to implement video objects to be played back by a method different from an existing playback sequence, playlist information which is played back first is recorded when the medium stores an advanced content. The playlist information may be configured to include object mapping information which is...

20060188225 - Information storage medium, method and apparatus for reproducing information from the information storage medium and a recording apparatus and recording method for recording video data on the information storage medium: In an optical disk, a number of video object units arranged consecutively are recorded. The video object unit contains a navigation pack and video packs following the navigation pack, the navigation pack having address information and a picture category relating to a reference picture, the picture category being determined in...

20060188224 - Method and apparatus for recording information on a recording disc: A program stream is generated from input video data. A recording area is secured in a first track on a recording disc. Video object sets are generated from the program stream. The video object sets are recorded on a second track on the recording disc. The second track is separate...

20060188226 - Method and apparatus for setting marks on content recorded on a recording medium and conducting operations in accordance with the marks: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting marks on the content recorded on a data recording medium and carrying out operations in accordance with the marks. The apparatus according to the present invention includes a playback unit and an advanced content processor. The playback unit reads...

20060188230 - Method, system and portable device for real-time provision of gallery guide and exhibit information: A method and apparatus are provided for real-time provision of guide information and exhibit information. The method includes storing guide information and work information, transmitting the stored tour and work information to a portable information providing device, sensing, by the portable information providing device, identification information of an exhibition room...

20060188223 - Recording medium, reproduction device, recording method, program, and reproduction method: On a BD-ROM, there is recorded is a digital stream into which video and audio streams are multiplexed. The video stream is composed of a plurality of pictures that together represent video. The graphics stream includes a PES packet storing state control information (ICS) and PES packets containing graphics data...

20060188234 - Broadcasting signal receiving system: When a face image can not detected by an individual authentication unit from an image photographed by a camera unit for a predetermined time or more, a control unit records a recording position of a corresponding time, and makes a receiving program continuously recorded by a recording reproducing unit in...

20060188236 - Drawing apparatus, drawing method, drawing program and drawing integrated circuit: The present invention aims at, as to a drawing apparatus that stores an image in the frame memory via the cache memory, shortening the time period required for storing an entire image data in the frame memory. In the case where the frame memory is sectionalized in increments of the...

20060188235 - Recording apparatus: The recording apparatus of the present invention: stores therein one or more recorded data pieces, each of which is created by encoding a video data piece, and one or more encoding information sets, each of which is information extracted when a different one of the video data pieces is encoded...

20060188237 - Electronic visual jockey file: A digital camera has output ports that are connectable by cables to an HDTV television. The camera generates a slide show viewable on the television screen. The slide show involves a sequence of images stored on the camera and audio stored on the camera. The slide show is supplied to...

20060182410 - System and method for reproducing a video session using accelerated frame playback: A client for reproducing a video session includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory stores a first video frame that includes first video data, a first video sub-frame comprising second video data that is different from the first video data, and a second video sub-frame...

20060182411 - Architecture for an image editor used for editing images in a mobile communication device: A method and system for processing of information in a communication device may include receiving within a mobile multimedia chip, an image processing command. The received command may be translated within the multimedia chip into an image operation. Image data may be edited within the multimedia chip based on the...

20060182412 - Personal video recorder that records through channel change: A method and a personal video recorder (400) for time-shifting a presentation of multimedia content using a personal video recorder. A first stream of multimedia content is received on a first channel and stored to a data store (448) associated with the personal video recorder. After a channel change request...

20060182413 - Filming and recording apparatus and filming and recording method: A filming and recording apparatus for filming and recording moving pictures and sound includes: a temporary moving picture storage area and a temporary sound storage area, for recording encoded data obtained for moving pictures and sound; a multiplexer, for multiplexing the data encoded for the moving pictures and the sound...

20060182415 - Recording configuration of a digital information carrier (sound and image) for avoid non-authorized copies: Recording configuration of a digital information carrier (sound and image) to avoid non-authorized copies, a recording configuration 1 related to sound/image digital information 2 recorded in optic discs 4 such as CD and DVD and the like and being able to be read in any reader equipment 1, comprising an...

20060182414 - Video recorder/player and automatic recording method: A video recorder/player and an automatic recording method are provided where a broadcast signal to be recorded is received, a copy protection signal contained in the broadcast signal is detected, and the broadcast signal is recorded. A controller controls the recording unit to selectively record a broadcast signal containing no...

20060182419 - Dvd reproducing apparatus: A DVD reproducing apparatus having an A-B repeat function of repeating reproduction between point A set on a VOBU of plural VOBUs and point B set on a VOBU behind the point A, includes an NV_PCK storage unit that stores an address data stored in an NV_PCK of the VOBU...

20060182417 - Image processor and file data management therein: An image processor, whose processing function is extended by executing a program of a file stored in externally attachable nonvolatile storage media to and from which data are writable and erasable, is disclosed. The image processor includes multiple attachment parts to which the storage media are attached, a duplication part...

20060182418 - Information storage medium, information recording method, and information playback method: According to one embodiment, video objects to be played back by a method different from an existing playback sequence with respect to contents recorded on a read-only information storage medium are implemented. The medium is configured to store startup information including one or more pieces of playlist information to be...

20060182416 - Subtitle scrolling detecting device and method: The real time scrolling subtitle detecting device and method which includes a subtitle decoding unit to decode a subtitle stream for obtaining a first compressed subtitle data and a second compressed subtitle data and generating a first subtitle data and a second subtitle data corresponding to the first and the...

20060182420 - Universal multimedia optic disc player and its application for revocable copy protection: The media player employs an operating system that supports a virtual machine into which auto-run playback programs may be loaded and run. The auto run playback program is stored on the media containing the program content, such as on an optical disc medium. When the medium is inserted in the...

20060182421 - Universal multimedia optic disc player and its application for revocable copy protection: The media player employs an operating system that supports a virtual machine into which auto-run playback programs may be loaded and run. The auto run playback program is stored on the media containing the program content, such as on an optical disc medium. When the medium is inserted in the...

20060182422 - Decoding method and apparatus for automotive media-player: A decoding method and apparatus for an automotive media-player. The data stream filtered by a filter process is divided into a first data stream coded by JPEG, MP3, MPEG, and a second data stream not coded by JPEG, MP3, MPEG. The first data stream is directly inputted into the decoding...

20060182423 - Data processing device: A data processor includes: a dummy packet processing section, which makes a plurality of dummy packets, each having a dummy identifier, and generates a playback stream including the dummy packets at predetermined intervals; a detecting section for detecting any of the dummy identifiers by scanning the identifiers of the respective...

20060182424 - Platform detection: Some embodiments provide computer readable portable storage mediums that include multimedia content to be played back through a content playback device, a code segment to determine whether additional content is associated with the multimedia content, a codes segment to load the additional content when a determination that additional content is...

20060182425 - Converting a still image to a plurality of video frame images: A method of viewing a file comprises causes the file to begin playing and, after causing the file to begin playing, converts a still image from the file into a plurality of video frames to form a video clip....

20060182426 - Recording apparatus, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording method, and recording and reproducing method: A recording apparatus for recording a motion image, wherein upon recording of the motion image, among a plurality of frames constructing the motion image, a still image group constructed by still images of a plurality of frames which are close with respect to time and related information showing a relation...

20060182427 - [multimedia player]: The present invention discloses a multimedia player, which has a controller chip separately connected to an audio/video transmission interface, a hard disk, a USB connecting interface and a control interface, and the controller chip installs a digital signal processing (DSP) chip and a USB controller. Since a hard disk is...

20060182428 - Optical disk, optical disk drive and method of playing back an optical disk: An optical disk that has a BCA, from which data can be reproduced even if the BCA has defects. The data format of the BCA comprises a plurality of sub-data units and coupling codes, each coupling two adjacent sub-data units. The sub-data units contain the same data. To reproduce the...

20060177194 - Digital photo album producing apparatus: The present application relates to a digital photo album producing apparatus which can produce the digital photo album file so that when the digital photo album is reproduced, both of the background music and audio of movie can be reproduced at good balance....

20060177195 - Video reproducing apparatus: In a video reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is monitored during reproduction whether or not there is a change in recording rate of a reproduced video signal. When there is a change in recording rate, a ratio of a reproducing rate to a recording rate is changed. This...

20060177196 - Image reproducing method and image reproducing apparatus: An image reproducing apparatus determines the number of jumps in jump reproduction based on the number of images within a predetermined range recorded on a recording medium, reproduces from the recording medium an image specified by the determined number of jumps, and displays the reproduced image....

20060177197 - Recording and playback apparatus and method: Disclosed herein is a recording and playback apparatus that stores plural kinds of signals, for example, programs on multiple channels. When, while one kind of signal out of the plural kinds of signals is being played back, playback of another kind of signal is instructed, the another kind of signal...

20060177199 - Information recording medium, information reproducing apparatus, information recording method and reproducing method: A design is made for recording and arrangement of application data so as to stably control the behavior of moving picture data based on application data and easily achieve special reproduction of moving picture data. Therefore, moving picture data encoded in a preset format is multiplexed with application data used...

20060177198 - Media player configured to receive playback filters from alternative storage mediums: A media player configured with a first removable memory reader, such as a DVD drive, and a second removable memory reader, such as a flash memory reader, adapted to communicate with a removable memory containing filter data. The media player is configured to allow filtered playback of a multimedia presentation,...

20060177200 - Updating information in time-shifted multimedia content: A method and apparatus updates supplement information (SI) in a time-shifted multimedia program that includes a primary multimedia-content feed and one or more SI overlays. In one embodiment, the invention identifies spatial, temporal, and/or logical occurrences of supplemental information (SI) in a recorded program and replaces this potentially outdated information...

20060177201 - Method and device for determining write parameters for recording infromation on an optical...: The present invention relates to a method of determining write parameters for recording information on an optical record carrier, said information being in the form of a channel data stream to be recorded as a channel band of at least one symbol row one dimensionally evolving along a first direction,...

20060177202 - Optical disk video camera: With regard to an optical disk video camera using an optical disk as a recording medium, the optical disk video camera is made smaller in size by changing a position of a battery which supplies power. In order to allow the optical disk video camera to be downsized, the battery...

20060171657 - Information terminal and recording medium for recording program of a computer to operate as the information terminal: Disclosed is an information terminal having a plurality of functions. The terminal includes:,a function name storage section for storing at least one function name with respect to each of the plurality of functions; a user data storage section for storing user data; an operating section for receiving a retrieving word;...

20060171662 - Control apparatus and method of operating same: In a conventional control apparatus, the control apparatus cannot be correctly set into a fail safe mode upon failure of a temperature sensor itself mounted in the control apparatus. Also, when the control apparatus has a plurality of elements having a concern of heat generation, a plurality of temperature sensors...

20060171659 - Exploitation of discontinuity indicator for trick mode operation: A system and a method for modifying a stream of multimedia content to implement trick mode playback functions in MPEG receivers that do not follow general MPEG trick mode implementation recommendations. The system can include a processor that sets a discontinuity indicator in an adaptation field associated with a video...

20060171660 - Hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions: A hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions aims to provide the basic hand drying function and to include a video and audio displaying device so that when users use the hand dryer or pass by the hand dryer, the video and audio displaying device broadcasts dynamic video...

20060171663 - Hand-held device with lamp for displaying playtime for storage medium: A hand-held device is provided. The hand-held device is used for playing a storage medium and has an indication apparatus. The indication apparatus is divided into a plurality of sections, and one of the sections is driven to twinkle according to the specific period having elapsed for playing the storage...

20060171658 - More user friendly time-shift buffer: A PVR device (10) having a varying size time-shift buffer (22) that provides a guaranteed minimum replay time for a more consistent consumer experience. The PVR device includes a video data storage means (24), a video input means (12), a video output means (32), a user input means (28), an...

20060171661 - Transferring digital images to a storage medium: Embodiments for transferring a set of digital images from an electronic device to a storage medium are provided. One embodiment comprises detecting the presence of the electronic device, and when the electronic device is detected, automatically retrieving a set of at least one digital image from the device for transfer...

20060171664 - Cartridge type hard disk drive and image forming apparatus: A cartridge type HDD unit 20 is mounted on the outside of a back plate panel 2 of an exterior cover rear portion in an image forming apparatus 1. An HDD main body is detachably attachable into a unit case 21. When the HDD main body is attached into the...

20060171666 - Apparatus and method for recording/reproducing moving picture in digital broadcast receiver: An apparatus and method for recording/playing a moving picture in a digital broadcast receiver is disclosed, which supports a trick mode. If digital broadcasting is recorded, the digital broadcasting is converted into a video sequence having a new format and frame type, such as an I frame structure, and then...

20060171665 - Playback device, computer program, playback method: A playback device judges whether a connected display device is equipped to display only interlaced video or both interlaced and progressive video. It equipped to display both interlaced and progressive video, a mode setting unit 15 sets an operation mode of the playback device to an image quality mode for...

20060171668 - Image recorder/player and auto titling method: A video recorder/player and an auto titling method where, if a recording of a received broadcast signal is started, a program name is extracted from the broadcast signal, and the extracted program name is stored as a title in a storage medium. A program name is continually extracted from the...

20060171671 - Image recording apparatus: An image recording apparatus comprising: a receiving unit to receive a broadcast signal pertaining to a predetermined broadcast; a recording unit to record video data composed of sound data and image data, both based on a received broadcast signal; detection unit to detect an end of the predetermined broadcast based...

20060171667 - Real time recording system and method: The present disclosure provides a recording system and method that can record the video and audio portions of live performances in real time on removable digital media and provide such media at the end of the performance for distribution or purchase. The recording system directly records the video/audio on a...

20060171670 - Recording and playback device with simple programmed recording method: To provide a recording and playback device with a simple programmed recording method which enables new programmed recording to be easily performed on a recording medium. A displayed recording title is selected under the control of a displaying unit, a recorded date and time, a recorded channel and the like...

20060171669 - Video data recording and playing device: A video data recording and playing device includes: a first recording unit adapted to record and read data on and from a first recording medium; a second recording unit adapted to record and read data on and from a second recording medium; and a control unit operatively connected to the...

20060171672 - Portable storage device, video appliance using the same, and channel restriction method for video appliance: A portable storage device capable of enabling a user to view selectively the only program selected by the user, a video appliance using the same, and a method of restricting a channel of the video appliance. The portable storage device includes a channel information storage unit for storing channel restriction...

20060171679 - Apparatus for recording/reproducing digital broadcast and method of browsing record information thereof: An apparatus for recording/reproducing a digital broadcast and method thereof are disclosed, by which a user is provided with record information for the corresponding program and by which a data structure enabling an implicative representation of a recorded broadcast stream is proposed. The present invention includes a storage unit having...

20060171678 - Dvd reproducing apparatus: A DVD reproducing apparatus includes a key information storing unit that stores key information for decoding and reproducing a coded data recorded in the DVD, a reproducing unit that reproduces the data recorded in the DVD, a coding determining unit that determines whether the data recorded in the DVD is...

20060171674 - Editing method and recording and reproducing device: In order to provide a recording and reproducing device that allows a user to select and manage arbitrary play lists, a unit of management for managing all registered play list information and an upper management hierarchical level are added. The unit of management is adapted to be handled on the...

20060171676 - Image display apparatus having standard compatibility function and method thereof: An image display apparatus having a standard compatibility function and method thereof. The image display apparatus includes a communication interface for communicating data with an audio and video (AV) device, a converter for converting YCbCr data received from the AV device to αRGB data, an image creator for creating an...

20060171680 - Image processing apparatus and method: This invention provides a coding method and apparatus capable of increasing the coding efficiency. According to this invention, an image processing apparatus which performs predictive coding using image data of a different frame as a reference picture includes a prediction unit which performs motion compensated prediction for each reference picture...

20060171673 - Playback of video file in accordance with previously generated playback settings file: A method retrieves a playback settings file for a video file. The playback settings file is previously generated based at least on analysis of the video file without alteration of the video file. The playback settings file contains information for playback of the video file other than information for decoding...

20060171677 - Recording/reproducing apparatus: A recording/reproducing apparatus comprises recording means for receiving a broadcast and recording on a recording medium such as a DVD and HDD, segmentation means for storing a position, at which a recording start position and a recording end position are switched and a program and a CM are switched, as...

20060171675 - Vehicle multimedia system: A vehicle multimedia system includes a display that displays a hierarchically structured menu. The hierarchically structured menu may have a main menu and a plurality of submenus. Each menu has at least one menu item. Upon selection and activation of the menu item, a next level of a submenu is...

20060171681 - Method for recording a selectable audio source and method for linking the recorded audio to a picture in a portable electronic device: A method for recording a selectable audio source in a portable electronic device and method for linking the recorded audio to a picture in the portable electronic device. The method for recording a selectable audio source includes: (A) determining whether a plurality of audio input devices are provided, if not,...

20060171682 - Music reproducing apparatus and computer-readable music reproducing program for the apparatus: A music reproducing apparatus stores, in a storage device, playlist data that defines an order in which a plurality of music data sets are reproduced, displays the playlist data on a display unit, and reproduces music items in the order defined by the playlist data. The playlist data is formed...

20060171683 - Enhanced digital data collector for removable memory modules: A hand-held battery powered data transfer and repository device for transferring data between one or more flash memory modules and a large capacity digital storage device, which may be either external or internal to the device. The device includes one or more slots to accept a flash memory module into...

20060171684 - Data processing device: A data processing apparatus capable of writing and/or reading program data from or to a plurality of types of storage media includes: a receiving section for receiving a signal concerning program data; a determination section for determining a type of a storage medium having been loaded; a recording processing section...

20060171685 - Method for reducing buffered-frame memory size and access in video codec: A method for reducing memory size and amount of data accessed of a buffered-frame storage device in a video codec is provided. It is applicable to a codec compliant with a video encoding and decoding standard. When a block is decompressed, the block is stored in the buffered-frame storage device...

20060171686 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a recording and reproduction unit configured to record a serial moving image signal generated by the imaging unit as one cut on a recording medium during a period from an instruction to start photographing to an instruction to stop photographing, and to reproduce...

20060171687 - Generation of still image from a plurality of frame images: Some of a plurality of frame images are made comparison object images for use in synthesizing a still image. Selecting one of the comparison object images as a comparison reference image and one as a target image, the comparison reference image and target image are compared, and a parameter is...

20060171688 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: According to an image processing apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of frame data are extracted from a moving image file included in at least one image file recorded in a recording device. In a case where a moving image file is selected from the image file, the extracted...

20060171689 - Method and apparatus for encoding video in conjunction with a host processor: An external video device includes inputs for receiving an audio video signal from a source. The device includes in one enclosure audio and video processor portions configured such that the audio and video processors use a general purpose external bus for coupling electrical signals from the video device to a...

20060171690 - Television receiver with disk playing function: A disk playing device includes: a body portion having a disk insertion slot for; a disk playing unit that plays a disk inserted through the disk insertion slot; a slot-in type disk insertion unit that draws in the disk inserted in the disk insertion slot toward the disk playing unit;...

20060171692 - Disk device and control method therefore: A disk device which performs recording and reproduction of an audio-visual signal for an optical disk, includes: a determination unit for determining whether an optical disk loaded into the disk device is an unrecorded disk; a reading unit for reading arbitrary ASCII code recorded in advance at the head of...

20060171691 - Optical data recording/reproducing device: An optical data recording/reproducing device including a light source adapted to project a laser beam containing s-polarized light as a major component along with a minor proportion of p-polarized light, a polarizing beam splitter located in a light path of said laser beam for mainly transmitting p-polarized light and reflecting...