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Dynamic Information Storage Or Retrieval > Information Location Or Remote Operator Actuated Control > Selective Addressing Of Storage Medium (e.g., Programmed Access) Selective Addressing Of Storage Medium (e.g., Programmed Access)Selective Addressing Of Storage Medium (e.g., Programmed Access) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/24/08 - 20080019223 - Mixing and recording audio tracks for a plurality of different versions The present invention is directed to systems and methods for recording, storing and playing back audio and video works. In one embodiment, a method of presenting a variable work, such as an audio track, to a user includes presenting a first version of the work to the user. The first ... 12/20/07 - 20070291595 - Dual purpose media drive providing control path to shared robotic device in automated data storage library A dual purpose media drive exchanges data with removable media items. The drive includes at least one port to receive various control signals, including (1) data exchange commands directing the drive to read and/or write data to a media item mounted by the drive, and (2) robotic device management commands. ... 12/14/06 - 20060280048 - Information storage medium including application for providing metadata, and apparatus for and method of providing metadata An information storage medium includes application information for performing reproduction with reference to metadata stored in a reproduction apparatus; and additional information for providing the metadata as a user interface provided by a content producer. ... 12/14/06 - 20060280047 - Writing instrument incorporating a digital audio player An audio player is provided that includes a digital audio player and a writing instrument incorporated within a housing. Integration of the digital audio player into a pen facilitates transcription. A method for transcribing audio information with the audio player includes playing a digital audio file on the player and ... 12/14/06 - 20060280046 - Picture display apparatus According to one embodiment, a picture display apparatus includes: a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information that is displayed when the picture display apparatus is powered on next time; a memory that stores the user information at the time of powering off the picture display apparatus, the user ... 12/14/06 - 20060280045 - Portable media reproduction system A portable media reproduction system into which a portable media player can be inserted. The portable media reproduction system includes a docking component wherein the size of the docking component can be adjusted to fit a given portable media player. The portable media reproduction system also includes a video output ... 11/16/06 - 20060256669 - Music composition data transmission recording method and music composition reproduction device A song in a music player is replaced by another song in a server in accordance with the user's estimated preferences and wishes and without requiring the user to become conscious of individual songs. A CPU (3) in the music player (30) or a CPU (11) in a server (10) ... 10/12/06 - 20060227671 - Content distribution system, content providing medium production method, content acquisition apparatus, and content aquisition method A system is disclosed wherein a content is distributed without using a network. The distributed content is acquired and reproduced by a content acquisition apparatus. ... 10/05/06 - 20060221780 - Recording apparatus and recording method To provide a recording apparatus for recording an image on a rotating recording medium, the recording apparatus including: a rotary driving unit which rotationally drives the recording medium; an ink-jet head for ejecting ink onto an image recording surface of the recording medium; and a control unit which switches between ... 10/05/06 - 20060221779 - Album generating apparatus, album generating method and program There is provided an album generating apparatus for generating an album whose pages are adequately allocated in accordance to image capturing position and time. The album generating apparatus has an image storing section for storing images by correlating with the image capturing time and position of the images, a importance ... 10/05/06 - 20060221778 - Optical disc device and recording and reproduction methods of an optical disc device The object is to provide an optical disc drive and a recording/reproduction method for optical disc devices capable of returning to an ordinary operation, even if an over-current generates due to an instantaneous current consumption, since the power supply from a USB port is not shut down. The object is ... 09/21/06 - 20060209640 - Method for dividing user storage space of an optical disc, optical disc having divided storage space, and method and device for storing information A method is described for writing an optical disc (2) having a user storage space (USS). The method comprising the steps of dividing the storage space of an optical disc (2) into, on the one hand, one or more sections (80; 181, 182, 183, 184) where an application is allowed ... 08/24/06 - 20060187770 - Method and system for playing audio at a decelerated rate using multiresolution analysis technique keeping pitch constant A signal processing unit for playing back an audio signal at a decelerated rate keeping pitch constant. The audio signal is at least one of a speech signal, a pure music or an audio signal which comprises of both speech and music signal. The signal processing unit comprises a plurality ... 08/17/06 - 20060181965 - System, method and article of manufacture for updating content stored on a portable storage medium A system, method, and article of manufacture is provided for updating content stored on a portable storage medium. Some embodiments provide systems that include means for receiving a request from a content player from over a communication network requesting updated content for use with a portable storage medium being accessed ... 08/17/06 - 20060181964 - Method and device for determining write parameters for recording information on a record carrier The present invention relates to a method of determining write parameters for recording information on a record carrier, said information being in the form of a multidimensional channel data stream to be recorded as a channel band of at least two symbol rows one-dimensionally evolving along a first direction and ... 08/10/06 - 20060176782 - Method and apparatus for recording/reproducing contents according to preset content ratings A method and apparatus for recording or reproducing broadcast programs according to maximum content rating set in a recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed. When recording a broadcast program on a recording medium, the recording/reproducing apparatus optionally records the ID thereof and optionally the maximum content rating set therein on the recording ... 08/10/06 - 20060176781 - 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 reproducing of the image and the reproducing of the background music ends at the same time. ... 08/03/06 - 20060171262 - Device and method for selecting contents and reproducing/recording selected contents Provided are a multimedia reproducing/recording device and a method of selecting a multimedia reproducing/recording device and multimedia contents and reproducing/recording the multimedia contents more quickly and easily. Method includes: receiving a numeric code from an external source; and interpreting the numeric code and extracting a device identifier corresponding to a ... 07/27/06 - 20060164929 - Dual compact disc player This invention concerns a portable compact disc player that is cable of playing two CDs one at a time upon request. This invention uses an extra laser eye and laser discs holder to enable the portable disc player to read two different CDs. The disc player opens in a normal ... 07/27/06 - 20060164928 - Mobile media identification system for use with a storage device Disclosed is a method and apparatus system to identify mobile media magazine for use with a storage device. The system comprises a random access memory magazine capable of comprising a plurality of random access memory devices. The magazine further comprising a magazine identifier label disposed to be externally viewable. The ... 07/27/06 - 20060164927 - Recording medium, data recording device and method, data reproducing device and method, program, and recording medium The present invention enables audio data to be recorded or played back more easily. LPCM samples from an LPCM sample 301-1 of a first channel to an LPCM sample 304-1 of a fourth channel in audio data are combined in order to generate a GOLS 310-1. An even number of ... 07/13/06 - 20060153018 - Method for pre-programmed recording The present invention relates to a method for performing pre-programmed recording on a recording medium having insufficient remaining storage space for performing a pre-programmed recording with a specified recording quality, and to an apparatus for reading from and writing to recording media using such method. The method has the steps ... 07/13/06 - 20060153017 - Method and apparatus for protecting shared data and method and apparatus for reproducing data from recording medium using local storage A method and apparatus for protecting shared data and method and apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium using a local storage are disclosed. The present invention includes downloading the shared data associated with a recording medium to a local storage and permitting an application having valid access information ... 07/13/06 - 20060153016 - 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 an additional data file and a binding unit manifest file, and storing the additional ... 07/13/06 - 20060153015 - Cd-rom based optical biosensors A CD-ROM based optical biosensor, system and method of sensing biological samples in the air includes treating the surface of a CD-ROM medium with a receptor capable of binding with a targeted biological sample. While continuous reading of the CD-ROM is conducted by a CD-ROM drive, an air-flow is directed ... 07/13/06 - 20060153014 - Managing a recording device A method for managing the recording capacity of a recording device, independently of user involvement, comprising receiving (104, 154) data representing a plurality of recording modes of the recording device; identifying (114) one or more recording modes which may be used to record an item using the prevailing unreserved recording ... 07/06/06 - 20060146658 - Memory storage handling system A memory storage system for cartridge encased mediums. The system includes a housing having at least one hopper for stacking a plurality of recordable mediums in a stack, each medium contained in a cartridge, a dispenser attached to the hopper for dispensing a medium from the hopper and a duplication ... 07/06/06 - 20060146657 - Headrest mounted disc player with display A video display and media player assembly for coupling to a vehicle seat back or headrest. The video display and the media player can be one integral component, or they can be two distinct components and can be coupled together. A shroud holds the video display and the media player, ... 07/06/06 - 20060146656 - Multi-component in-car video disc system A bifurcated DVD player for custom aftermarket installation in automobiles. It includes a DVD reader which is thin and which can be mounted at any location in the vehicle convenient for the user, and a DVD electronics module which contains the bulkier power supplies, DVD decoder electronics, and the like, ... 06/29/06 - 20060140068 - Disk controlling apparatus and computer product A disk apparatus writes and rewrites data in a storage disk and reads data from the storage disk. A disk controlling apparatus that controls the disk apparatus includes an environment information creating unit creates environment information that is related to an environment of the disk apparatus, a storing unit that ... 06/29/06 - 20060140067 - Av data recording method, av data reproduction method, and av data recording medium After reproduction of AV data is interrupted, the story before the interruption can easily be grasped and accompanying information associated with a character is displayed as is necessary. A main file (101) of the AV data recorded on an AV data recording medium (10) is divided into one or more ... 06/22/06 - 20060133222 - Lithography method A lithography method for improving contrast includes the following steps: To provide a light source. To provide a first plate including at least one opening rotates according to at least one angular velocity. To provide a mask having patterns on it. To provide a second plate including at least one ... 06/22/06 - 20060133221 - Method of managing playback speed information of a recording medium, recording medium with playback speed information for video content recorded thereon, and reproducing method for the recording medium The present invention relates to a method of enabling to reproduce main AN data recorded on a high-density recording medium such as a Blu-ray Disc ROM at a playback speed suitable to the recorded main A/V data. In the present method, when main video data is recorded on a recording ... 06/15/06 - 20060126450 - Information processing device and information processing method The present invention concerns an information processing device which checks whether the content related information retrieved by the content reproducing device is associated with the content pieces recorded in the content reproducing device and which changes the functional operation and selection operation on the screen according to the check result. ... 06/15/06 - 20060126449 - Information processing device and program The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program for executing a sequence of processing operations including the recording of video data recorded to a first recording medium in a first format to a second recording medium in a second format without user's manual intervention. If the ... 06/08/06 - 20060120223 - 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 and apparatus for downloading data associated with the recording medium from an external part, and reproducing the downloaded data is disclosed. A binding unit combined with the recording medium from among ... 06/01/06 - 20060114761 - Reproducing apparatus and reproducing method To provide a reproducing apparatus comprising a communication unit configured to perform communication with a device on a network, a reproducing unit configured to decode a content in units of packets and reproduce it, and a control unit configured to control to acquire management information (IFO) of the content stored ... 06/01/06 - 20060114760 - Information recording/reproducing apparatus and method of controlling the same An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a control unit, a memory unit, and a display output unit. The control unit sub-classifies causes of errors into an item dependent on the standard of the recording medium, an item dependent on the use purpose, recorded information and the like to indicate them when ... 06/01/06 - 20060114759 - Labeling methods and apparatus using energy of two wavelengths A method of measuring a relative darkness of an image recorded on a recording medium, comprising: applying first electromagnetic energy having a first wavelength to the recording medium to record an image thereon, applying second electromagnetic energy having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength to the recorded image ... 06/01/06 - 20060114758 - Apparatus and method to visually indicate the status of a data storage device A data storage and retrieval system that comprises a data storage device is disclosed. The data storage and retrieval system further comprises a first LED, a second LED, a third LED, and a fourth LED, interconnected with the data storage device. The data storage device causes the first LED and ... 06/01/06 - 20060114757 - Method and device for reproducing multi-track data according to predetermined conditions A mass storage, an electronic multi-track reproducer, and a method to reproduce multi-track data are shown. The possibility is provided to change the reproduction medium according to present environmental conditions, e.g., to change from a text reproduction seamlessly to the reproduction of a radio play, in case environmental conditions indicate ... 05/25/06 - 20060109754 - Electronic camera apparatus with moving-image picking-up function and moving-image recording method Before a moving image is picked up, a data write speed of set recording media 20 is measured or acquired (steps S2-S5, S6). The speed performance of the recording media (represented by “high”, “medium” and “low”) is determined based on the measured or acquired data write speed (step S7). In ... 05/25/06 - 20060109753 - Monitor for showing high-resolution and three-dimensional images and method A display system or monitor arrangement and method for stereoscopic displaying of images includes a pair of displays for providing respective left eye and right eye images and arranged in intersecting planes, a polarization sensitive beam splitter for combining the images from the displays in a common light path, and ... 05/25/06 - 20060109752 - Direct connection of a data storage device and a consumer electronic device An optical data storage device (10) adapted to act as a “host” or master on a peripheral interface (14) (e.g. Universal Serial Bus) allows easy (automatic and single button activated) storage of data from a consumer electronic device (16) such as Digital Still Camera (DSC) directly connected to the device ... 05/04/06 - 20060092773 - Media device with retractable earpiece A media device includes a media player and an earpiece attached to the media player by an electric cord. The media player can be configured to play one or various audio media sources and/or formats, such MP3's and the like. The media player includes an audio signal generating module for ... 05/04/06 - 20060092772 - Dvd recording A DVD recorder including a multiplexer that stores multiplexed audio data and video data in a memory device, and a data scrambler that reads the multiplexed data from the memory device and scrambles the multiplexed data to generate scrambled data, in which the scrambled data has a bit sequence that ... 05/04/06 - 20060092771 - Automated method and system for creating an image storage device for playback on a playback mechanism An automated method for creating an image storage device such as a disk, and more particularly a DVD, CD, or CD-ROM for playback on a playback mechanism entails initiating a device with a processor. A user is instructed to connect a digital image capture device to the device, wherein digital ... 04/27/06 - 20060087925 - Content using apparatus, content using method, distribution server apparatus, infomation distribution method, and recording medium A content using apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain content data and delimiter information for the content data; an accepting unit configured to accept input of an instruction by a user; and a generating unit configured to generate content data of a new composition or arrangement from content ... 04/27/06 - 20060087924 - Audio/video portable electronic devices providing wireless audio communication and speech and/or voice recognition command operation An improved audio/video system is provided that facilitates increased ease of use. An audio/video device can be provided with a first antenna, with wireless signals emitted by the first antenna comprising signals created from audio content provided by the device. A headset can be provided with an antenna for receiving ... 04/27/06 - 20060087923 - Apparatus and method to install a component in an information storage and retrieval system A method is disclosed to install a component in an information storage and retrieval system. The method provides an information storage and retrieval system comprising a system processor and system data, and a component comprising persistent component data. The method attaches the component to the information storage and retrieval system ... 04/20/06 - 20060083117 - Certified protection from subliminal content for recordings Piracy of audio recordings, recordings containing both audio and video content, and visual recordings is a big challenge to those who own the original intellectual property contained in those recordings. Technical means of preventing or interfering with unauthorized copying of that intellectual content has failed to prevent serious economic damage ... 04/13/06 - 20060077770 - Data processing apparatus and its control method, program, and storage medium This invention provides a disk playback apparatus which can shorten a time from when a power switch is turned on until a startup operation is completed. Even when the power switch of the main body is OFF, if exchange of a disk-like recording medium is detected, management data of the ... 04/13/06 - 20060077769 - Wireless information recording medium A wireless information recording medium including a reversible thermal recording medium, a cushioning material layer provided on the reversible thermal recording medium, an information recording section including an information recording element and an antenna circuit configured to receive and transmit information for the information recording element, and a support layer ... 04/13/06 - 20060077768 - Information process device In the information process device 1, only when it is determined that the password rewritten in the change password memory area 14a of the backup RAM 14 and the password rewritten in the change password memory area 31a of the second flash memory 31 coincide with each other (S202: YES), ... 04/13/06 - 20060077767 - Dialog-reading game with background music and sound effects cued to text A game for a first user and a second user includes the steps of selecting from a title from a menu, displaying a first line of text corresponding to the title to the first user, playing the first audio segment corresponding to the first line of text, reading the first ... 04/13/06 - 20060077766 - Data recording program, information recording medium, data recording terminal, data recording system, and data recording method It is possible to prevent fraudulent recording of data because a check is made as to whether or not the information recording medium 9 was purchased correctly at the cash register 5, and because the information recording media 9 in which has been recorded the write disable information indicating that ... 04/06/06 - 20060072380 - Library control system and library device control method A library control system includes a library device for storing plural recording media, plural host devices for requesting for an access to the recording media, and a channel switch device for controlling connection between the host device and the library device. The library device has plural drive units and a ... 04/06/06 - 20060072379 - Adaptive equalization circuit and adaptive equalization method The present invention provides an adaptive equalization circuit and adaptive equalization method that can perform signal processing on a small scale with good computation accuracy, and can improve the reproducing signal quality and improve the playability of abnormal signals. According to the present invention, an equalization target value (true target ... 04/06/06 - 20060072378 - Determining type of signal encoder In order to promote its “xxx” signal encoding algorithm, company X offers users of a particular encoder (21) the possibility to up-load (parts of) their .xxx files to the company's website. The company's web-server (1) checks whether the received file is indeed xxx-encoded material by (i) decoding the file using ... 03/30/06 - 20060067170 - Optical disk medium and method and apparatus for reading information An optical disk medium includes a track groove thereon. On the optical disk medium, information is recorded along the track groove on a block unit basis. The block unit has a predetermined length. The block unit having the predetermined length includes a number of sub-blocks that are arranged along the ... 03/23/06 - 20060062092 - Image pickup apparatus equipped with light emitting device and control method thereof An image pickup apparatus capable of completing photography normally without falling in a low battery (LB) state in the middle of the photography in case of performing the photography with a light emitting device such as an LED emitting light is disclosed. The maximum current value (the maximum light emission ... 03/02/06 - 20060044953 - Electronic device displaying printed information of optical storage media An electronic device capable of displaying printed information of optical storage media includes a host and an optical access device. The optical access device has a upper cap which has a display zone. The host has a confirmation window corresponding to the display zone such that users can directly see ... 03/02/06 - 20060044952 - Multiple path illumination for image display systems In one embodiment, a method for transmitting sources of light in an image display system includes generating a first plurality of light beams at a first light source. The first plurality of light beams are transmitted at a first illumination angle. A second plurality of light beams are generated at ... 03/02/06 - 20060044951 - Method and system for displaying multiple media content instances during a single viewing session A method and system for displaying multiple media content instances during a single viewing session. The method includes displaying a recorded program list graphical user interface (GUI) listing a number of recorded media content instances, selecting one of the recorded media content instances to be displayed on a display device, ... 03/02/06 - 20060044950 - Data display method for digital storage devices A data display method for digital storage devices implemented on a computer executable platform. The invention reads data through a dynamic setting of a Basic Input/Output System and a card read controller, and selectively displays the data on a display device without entering the operating system. This greatly improves the ... 03/02/06 - 20060044949 - Network scan-to-removable storage media A system and method are provided for storing network-scanned data in a removable storage medium. The method comprises: an imaging device providing scanned image data; sending the scanned image data to a host; at the host, composing a storage job build from the scanned image data; sending the built storage ... 02/23/06 - 20060039246 - Adaptive system to allow multiple update and correction sessions on an optical data storage card An adaptive method of managing system configuration in either a rewritable or a write-once optical card with zones formed in combination with an emulated drive buffer to behave as a Direct-access device. In the card medium, zones are formed for recording user data and the capacity of each zone is ... 01/26/06 - 20060018207 - Video camera The present invention provides a video camera which ensures that the user will recognize recording mode, thereby preventing the user from confusing a target recording medium. For that, the video camera 100 has a character information composition unit 3 which composites image data outputted by a signal processing unit 2 ... 01/26/06 - 20060018206 - Contents delivering method A digital contents area displayed on a terminal is detected, and an area to be charged is calculated according to the detected area. A criterion for determining that a user reads the digital contents is a time during which the area of the contents is displayed. If the time is ... 01/19/06 - 20060013080 - Terminal device, program, information storage medium, and data processing method A portable telephone is configured to include a storage section which includes a protected area and a user area, an encryption processing section which encrypts arbitrary data to generate encrypted data, a separation processing section which divides the encrypted data at an arbitrary position, stores first divided data which is ... 01/19/06 - 20060013079 - Playback system, headphones, playback apparatus and method, and recording medium and program for controlling playback apparatus and method A playback system includes headphones worn on a user's body and converting an electrical signal into sound and a playback apparatus supplying the electrical signal to the headphones. The headphones include first and second electrodes provided in first and second converters, respectively, so as to be in contact with the ... 01/19/06 - 20060013078 - Media vaulting in an automated data storage library Disclosed are a system, a method, and article of manufacture to provide for managing data storage media to provide secure storage of the data storage media in an automated data storage library. A logical library partition vault is created in the automated data storage library that is not accessible by ... 01/19/06 - 20060013077 - Audio-video systems with application specific modules and common processing software architecture An audio/visual (A/V) system utilizes a software architecture partitioned between application specific code and common processing code. For example, in an audio context, decoder code represents an embodiment of application specific code and post-processing operations such as bass control, tone control, volume control, and mute represent common processing code. The ... 01/12/06 - 20060007794 - Hard disc device A portable hard disc device which is read by a recording and/or reproducing apparatus, including: a disc for recording and/or reproducing; a head slider for recording and/or reproducing the disc; an arm mechanism for moving the head slider to a predetermined position; a voice coil motor type coil for driving ... 01/12/06 - 20060007793 - Optical recording and reproducing apparatus for making one title automatically after relay recording and method thereof Disclosed is an optical recording and reproducing apparatus for making one title automatically after a relay recording and a method thereof. The disclosed method includes the steps of performing a relay recording such that some of audio visual (AV) signals that are not recorded onto an optical disc are recorded ... 01/12/06 - 20060007792 - Media projector system A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player and comprising a lamp, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured to determine whether the media content comprises ... 12/08/05 - 20050270911 - Optical disk apparatus and address detection method An optical disk apparatus comprises a Gray code detector for detecting a Gray code of a track address, a position detector for detecting, as an address uncertain position, a least significant bit of the detected Gray code of the track address and a bit of the detected Gray code of ... 12/01/05 - 20050265135 - Recording and reproducing apparatus and recording and reproducing method A recording and reproducing apparatus having a recording unit which has a recording region for recording information, a computing unit divides the recording region of the recording unit into a first region and a second region for repeated recording in a direction from a head to an end point, and ... 09/22/05 - 20050207288 - Information recording medium, and recording method and reproducing method thereof An information recording medium in which bottoms of a guide groove and a pit array formed on a disc substrate are allocated on a same flat plane and shaped in flat. Further, in a transition area from a pit array to a guide groove or from a guide groove to ... 09/22/05 - 20050207287 - Information recording medium, and recording method and reproducing method thereof An information recording medium in which bottoms of a guide groove and a pit array formed on a disc substrate are allocated on a same flat plane and shaped in flat. Further, in a transition area from a pit array to a guide groove or from a guide groove to ... 06/30/05 - 20050141351 - Recording type optical disk apparatus and optical disk medium An optical disk medium including a lead-in area and a data recording area. The data recording area includes a user data area where a user data is recorded which is to be recorded by a user, and a control data area where a control data is recorded, the control data ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |