Karaoke device capable of wirelessly transmitting video and audio signals to a television set
Therefore, the objective of the present invention is to provide a karaoke device which is capable of wirelessly transmitting video and audio signals to a television set. According to the present inven... Read More
Inventors: Luo, Chin-Kuang;, Assignee: Sycom International Corp. (Taichung, TW) |
Style change apparatus and a karaoke apparatus
The invention has been conducted in view of the above-described circumstances. It is an object of the invention to provide a karaoke apparatus in which the style of a music piece can be changed in rea... Read More
Inventors: Matsumoto, Shuichi;, Assignee: Yamaha Corporation (Hamamatsu, JP) |
Microphone and receiver for automatic accompaniment
It is an object of the invention to provide a microphone for automatic accompaniment which stores and outputs a song voice signal resulting from a user's song according to the accompaniment melody or ... Read More
Inventors: Song, Ryong Soo;, Assignee: |
Interactive communication system for communicating video game and karaoke software
Wherefore, an object of this invention is to provide an interactive communication system in which video game and karaoke software is transmitted via communication lines from a host facility to a calli... Read More
Inventors: Okamoto, Takeya;, Assignee: ADC Technology Inc. (Nagoya, JP) |
State-based remote control system
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of remote controls now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new state-based remote control system construction ... Read More
Inventors: Harris, Glen McLean; Henry, Justin M.;, Assignee: Intrigue Technologies Inc. (Mississauga, CA) |
Remotely-controlled light-beam firing and sensing vehicular toy
The present invention contemplates a vehicular toy that both (i) spatially maneuvers, and (ii) fires a simulated "gun" or "cannon"--normally a directionally-emitted concentrated light beam--at equival... Read More
Inventors: Openiano, Renato M.;, Assignee: |
Automated method to remove false echoes due to solar interference
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for automated detection and removal of Death Rays due to solar interference. In accordance with the present invention, the removal process is a... Read More
Inventors: Honey, Steven John; Lang, Dennis Andrew;, Assignee: WSI Corporation (Billerica, MA) |
Control arrangement for an auxiliary heater in motor vehicles
OF THE DRAWING The figure is a schematic block diagram of a control arrangement for an auxiliary heater according to the invention. As illustrated in the drawing, the control arrangement consists of ... Read More
Inventors: Hilpert, Wolfgang; Stotz, Manfred;, Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG (Stuttgart, DE) |
Electronic key
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows diagrammatically, in terms of some of its functions, a locking system 1 which is intended for an automobile. With the aid of an electronic key 2, the locking... Read More
Inventors: Mattes, Johannes; Muller, Karl;, Assignee: Marquardt GmbH (Rietheim-Wilheim, DE) |
Secure entry system with radio reprogramming
The present invention relates to real estate lockboxes and other secure entry systems. Lockboxes are used in the real estate industry to contain the keys of houses listed for sale. Prior art lockboxes... Read More
Inventors: Henderson, Walter G.; Larson, Wayne F.; Barrett, Philip D.;, Assignee: GE Interlogix, Inc. (Salem, OR) |
Background-calibrating pipelined analog-to-digital converter
Please refer to FIG. 5 illustrating a block diagram of an MDAC 50 according to the present invention. The MDAC 50 is illustrated as a radix-2 1.5 bit SC MDAC, however, the present invention applies t... Read More
Inventors: Liu, Hung-Chih; Wu, Jieh-Tsomg; Lee, Zwei-Mei;, Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (Hsin-Chu, TW) |
Apparatus for detecting capacity of a standby power and method therefor
Accordingly, the present invention provide an apparatus for detecting capacity of a standby power of a power supply for a computer system and ensure normal operation of the computer system. By assista... Read More
Inventors: Hsu, Hsien-Yueh;, Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc. (Taipei, TW) |
Television program record scheduling and satellite receiver control using compressed codes
A principal object of a parent invention is to provide an improved system for the selection and entering of channel, date, time and length (CDTL) information required for timer preprogramming of a VCR... Read More
Inventors: Mankovitz, Roy J.;, Assignee: GemStar Development Corporation (Pasadena, CA) |
Method and apparatus for performing power conservation in a pointing device located on a wireless data entry device
According to the present invention, a remote control input device is disclosed for use with a computer system. The remote control input device typically includes means for wirelessly connecting the re... Read More
Inventors: Frederick, John W.;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corp. (Houston, TX) |
Transmitter and receiver, and communication system and communication method
In view of the foregoing, an object of this invention is to provide a transmitter, a receiver, and a communication system and communication method capable of avoiding crosstalk with a simple structure... Read More
Inventors: Maeshima, Yasunori;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Intelligent encoding method for wireless data communication and control
The present invention provides a method for encoding a bit stream into symbols for transmitting over a wireless communciation link that has a fixed duty cycle and a run length limit (d, k), in which d... Read More
Inventors: Wang, Lichen; Yeh, Keming W.;, Assignee: ActiSys Corporation (Fremont, CA) |
Typematic guard protocol for wireless keyboards
Referring to FIG. 1, a processor-based system 10 may include a wireless link with a wireless base station 12 which in turn may maintain a wireless link with a wireless keyboard 14. The base station 1... Read More
Inventors: Rajamani, Krishnan; Johnson, Harley D.; Lo, Steven C.; Reid, John L.; Yellepeddy, Venkatakrishna U.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Boundary apparatus and method for establishing the network connection using a resource reserving function
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to eliminate the above-described problems in the related art and to avoid the exhaustion of the SVC resource (VPI/VCI resource) in an ATM network ... Read More
Inventors: Soumiya, Toshio; Takashima, Kenya; Nakamichi, Koji; Watanabe, Naotoshi; Ezaki, Yutaka;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Data entry keyboard
Accordingly, the objectives of this invention are to provide, inter alia, a new and improved one-hand keyboard layout that: is easy to learn; requires minimum finger movement; minimizes redundant keys... Read More
Inventors: Tsubai, Kenzo;, Assignee: |
Switch mechanism for door operator
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate therein a motor driven door operator 11 which may be manually or remotely controlled for opening and closing an upwardly acting door 12. One such door, which is designed for ... Read More
Inventors: Bailey, Morris W.;, Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation (Dallas, TX) |
Wall thermostat and the like
What is claimed is: 1. In an enclosure in which ambient air temperature is to be regulated, and having a vertical surface easily reached by a person, an improved unitary thermostat comprising: a contr... Read More
Inventors: Barker, Charles E.; Cairo, Anthony C.; Bauer, Frederick T.;, Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company (Richmond, VA) |
Remote safety switch
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved safety control switch for electrical devices. It is an additional object of this invention to provide an improved remote emergency cut-off swit... Read More
Inventors: Aga, Steven M.;, Assignee: |
Infrared receiver and system for controlling a module
The present invention provides an infrared (IR) remote adaptable to gas fireplaces that is controllable with a standard IR universal remote normally utilized on televisions, VCRs and other appliances.... Read More
Inventors: Whitworth, Thomas W.;, Assignee: |
Control that enables/disables a user interface
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a simple master control unit that is capable of overriding and enabling or disabling a user interface on electrically controlled devices whereby user... Read More
Inventors: Wischoeffer, William Shawn;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Adaptive geographic mapping in vehicle information systems
In accordance with the present invention, a traffic information device in a vehicle includes a vehicle position detecting device and collects vehicle position information while travelling along a give... Read More
Inventors: Park, Michael C.;, Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc. (Chiba, JP) |
Photoelectric keyboard
The invention claimed is: 1. A photoelectric keyboard for typewriters and similar machines comprising a first light transparent plate having holes extending from the upper to the lower surfaces thereo... Read More
Inventors: Hildel, Heinz; Schnell, Wolfgang; Westphal, Gerald;, Assignee: Triumph-Adler Aktiengesellschaft fur Buro- und Informationstechnik (Nuremberg, DE) |
Seal membrane with integral microphone support
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawings and in particular to FIG. 3, a unitarily molded seal or seal membrane 300 in accordance with the present invention is shown. In FIG. 3, the p... Read More
Inventors: de la Luz, Juan B.; Dzung, John C.; Hernandez, Orlando; Beasley, Jeff R.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Weatherproof electronic keypad with replaceable graphics overlay
An electronic keypad according to the invention comprises a plastic housing that includes a generally planar front wall having an outside surface and an inside surface, two or more transducers secured... Read More
Inventors: Kaufman, Peter; Echols, John C.; Miszkiewicz, Henry;, Assignee: Essex Electronics, Inc. (Carpinteria, CA) |
Splash water protected keyboard
In a splash-water protected keyboard having a contact foil arranged in a housing and a rubber mat with switch domes disposed over the contact foil and keys with contact stems disposed in the housing o... Read More
Inventors: Muller, Karl-Heinz; Chowdhree, Khalleel M.;, Assignee: Cherry Mikroschalter GmbH (Auerbach, DE) |
Keyboard assembly
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a keyboard assembly with a water-resistant structure that can strongly prevent water from entering the keyboard assembly. The keyboard assembly a... Read More
Inventors: Chao, Shih-Hung;, Assignee: Acer Peripherals, Inc. (Taoyuan, TW) |
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