Musical tone waveshape generator
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a novel musical tone waveshape generator which has eliminated the above described disadvantages of the prior art waveshape generator. According ... Read More
Inventors: Tomisawa, Norio; Uchiyama, Yasuji; Okumura, Takatoshi; Takeda, Toshio;, Assignee: Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha (Shizuoka, JA) |
Polyphonic computer organ
The musical instrument according to the invention is a truly polyphonic instrument which is not subject to the limitations of the prior art. Its operation is completely numerical and it can produce sa... Read More
Inventors: Deforeit, Christian J.;, Assignee: |
Electronic musical instrument
What is claimed is: 1. An electronic musical instrument comprising: a plurality of selectively actuable keying means, each of said keying means corresponding to a single musical note; a scanning means... Read More
Inventors: Kimura, Takeji; Takemoto, Toyoki; Inoue, Michihiro; Sato, Masaharu;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kadoma, JP) |
Artificial random-number pattern generating circuit
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to overcome the problems existing in the conventional generator and to provide an improved artificial random-number pattern generator. It is another object... Read More
Inventors: Ohkubo, Chie; Hagihara, Yasuhiko;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Data processing apparatus
According to the invention there is provided data processing apparatus comprising a plurality of data processing elements each of which has an associated data register for receiving output data from t... Read More
Inventors: Reddaway, Stewart F.;, Assignee: International Computers Limited (London, GB2) |
Electronic endoscope apparatus having different image processing characteristics for a moving image and a still image
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an electronic endoscope apparatus which is capable of effecting image processing appropriate for each of a moving image and a still imag... Read More
Inventors: Uehara, Masao; Sasaki, Masahiko; Uchikubo, Akinobu; Saito, Katsuyuki; Kanno, Masahide;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Video processing circuit with IF AGC loop, auxiliary video clamp and shared reference voltage source formed on common integrated circuit
The receiver 10 of FIG. 1 includes an antenna input terminal 12 for receiving an RF modulated video input signal and an auxiliary input terminal 14 for receiving a baseband composite video input sign... Read More
Inventors: Lagoni, William A.;, Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) |
Digital synthesis technique for pulses having predetermined time and frequency domain characteristics
In FIG. 1, an illustrative embodiment of the invention performs the digital synthesis technique to produce an analog output signal ideally suited for the radio transmission of spectrally shapd four-l... Read More
Inventors: Debus, Jr., Walter; Osborne, Thomas L.; Siller, Jr., Curtis A.;, Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Non-recursive half-band filter with complex valued coefficients for complex input and output signals
It is an object of the present invention to provide a non-recursive half-band filter that makes it possible to convert a complex input signal into complex output signal in an inexpensive manner. This ... Read More
Inventors: Gockler, Heinz;, Assignee: ANT Nachrichtentechnik GmbH (Backnang, DE) |
Communicating adder tree system for neural array processor
In accordance with the apparatus of the invention, an array processor comprises a plurality of input function elements, with each input function element selectively allocated to a set of neurons, and ... Read More
Inventors: Vassiliadis, Stamatis; Pechanek, Gerald G.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, NY) |
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Approximation system
The invention provides a new and improved method and system for generating a continuous piece-wise linear function which approximately corresponds to a predetermined monotonically increasing or decrea... Read More
Inventors: Samuels, Howard R.;, Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc. (Norwood, MA) |
Demodulation logic unit adaptable to multiple data protocols
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Generally this disclosure deals with a data demodulation logic unit that has improved power consumption and enhanced data demodulation capabilities. This data demodulation l... Read More
Inventors: Lim, Ricardo; Dutkiewicz, Marek;, Assignee: Motorola (Schaumburg, IL) |
Multiple unit image processing with a direct mode and multi-mode copying capacity
An object of the present invention is to efficiently process image data in an image processing system capable of operating external input/output devices in a direct mode. Another object of the present... Read More
Inventors: Tada, Kaoru;, Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Computing apparatus comprising a programmable resistor
OF SOME PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A distinguishing characteristic of computing apparatus according to the invention is the use of one or more programmable resistor bodies. In such a body the resistance o... Read More
Inventors: Spencer, Edward G.;, Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Drop/insert multiplexer for data channel access units
Accordingly, the present invention can eliminate the problems encountered in the prior art for providing a flexible and rational drop/insert multiplexer for channel access units and relates mainly to ... Read More
Inventors: Ishikawa, Minoru; Nakata, Nobuki;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Facsimile to video converter
OF THE DRAWINGS Before describing the apparatus of the invention, the signals on which it operates, their temporal sequence and their relationship to a visual image will be described. FIG. 1A represe... Read More
Inventors: Schaphorst, Richard;, Assignee: Satellite Business Systems (McLean, VA) |
Helical scan tracking apparatus including means for correcting for track curvature
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a scan tracking apparatus for a helical scan video tape recorder which provides compensation for tracking errors caused by a bend of the v... Read More
Inventors: Sangu, Isao;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (JP) |
Digital video effect equipment
According to the invention, there is provided digital video effects equipment comprising an encoder (A/D converter) for encoding a television video signal into a digital video signal, said video signa... Read More
Inventors: Inaba, Masao; Sugimoto, Atsumi; Miyahara, Shigeru;, Assignee: Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for digital video signal processing
OF THE APPARATUS Turning now to the drawings, and particularly the functional block diagram of FIG. 1 which broadly illustrates the recording and reproducing apparatus described herein, it is shown t... Read More
Inventors: Lemoine, Maurice G.; Pasdera, Leonard A.;, Assignee: Ampex Corporation (Redwood City, CA) |
Method and apparatus for color decomposition of video signals
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved method and apparatus for processing video signals. It is another object of the present invention to provide a lower cost me... Read More
Inventors: Baugh, Charles R.;, Assignee: Racal Data Communications Inc. (Sunrise, FL) |
Method and apparatus for providing video mosaic effects
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an input video signal is used to create a video mosaic effect by carrying out a first sample and hold operation on the video signal so as to generat... Read More
Inventors: Lake, David E.;, Assignee: The Grass Valley Group, Inc. (Grass Valley, CA) |
Video display control system
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a video display control system in which one of color codes can be used either as a color code representative of transparency or as a color... Read More
Inventors: Nishi, Kazuhiko; Ishii, Takatoshi; Yamashita, Ryozo; Yamaoka, Shigemitsu; Okumura, Takatoshi;, Assignee: ASCII Corp. (Tokyo, JP); Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha (Hamamatsu, JP) |
Graphics display device
This invention has been accomplished in order to overcome these problems noted above, and an object of the invention is to provide a graphics display device which minimizes the operation conducted whe... Read More
Inventors: Morita, Shunji; Yamamuro, Takahiko; Fukushima, Nobuo;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Projection exposure apparatus and projection exposure method
We claim: 1. A projection exposure apparatus comprising a stage for holding an exposure illumination system, selected one of a mask and a reticle, a projection optical system and an object of exposure... Read More
Inventors: Oshida, Yoshitada; Tanimoto, Tetsuzo; Tanaka, Minoru;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Data compression/expansion circuit for facsimile apparatus
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved data compression/expansion circuit for facsimile transmissions that is cheaper and simpler to manufacture. It is a further object... Read More
Inventors: Ho, Steve; Law, Patrick;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Radar video processor
The present invention provides for apparatus which processes applied digital radar video signals derived from a radar receiver and applies these signals to a radar display. The apparatus includes digi... Read More
Inventors: Wilmot, Richard D.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (El Segundo, CA) |
Method for processing video signals in a digital image transformer
An object of the invention is then to define, for a digital image transformer, the conditions and means for simultaneously resolving the constraints which the prior art resolves partially, namely: to ... Read More
Inventors: Lachaize, Christian; Andrieu, Jean-Pierre; Chagny, Christian;, Assignee: Thomson-CSF (Paris, FR) |
Apparatus and method for an improved content addressable memory using a random access memory to generate match information
The present invention provides a fast, highly-reliable content addressable memory. Generally, the present invention comprises a RAM memory, the contents of which is retrievable based upon the substanc... Read More
Inventors: Edgar, Ron;, Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation (Maynard, MA) |
Associative memory architecture
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, a functional schematic drawing of the associative memory architecture covered by the present invention is provided. This associative memory includes different ... Read More
Inventors: Ali-Yahia, Tahar; Dana, Michel;, Assignee: France Telecom-Etablissement Autonome De Droit Public (Paris, FR) |
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