Optical disc apparatus with access system having object lens control
It is an object of this invention to provide an access system which can remove the vibration of the object lens in the tracking direction which occurs upon movement of the pickup. It is another object... Read More
Inventors: Sugiyama, Toshio; Suenaga, Hideo;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Apparatus for detecting motion of moving picture
It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for detecting a motion of an image which is capable of reducing the difference absolute value of additions when obtaining a motion vect... Read More
Inventors: Kitaura, Aoi; Fukuda, Naoyuki;, Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Telephone switch-hook actuator apparatus
The present invention comprises a telephone switch-hook actuator apparatus for use with a telephone set incorporating a conventional handset. The telephone switch-hook actuator apparatus serves to ope... Read More
Inventors: Jantzi, C. Earl;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for information retrieval from an optically readable storage medium
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIG. 1 of the drawings for purposes of illustration, there is shown a new and improved system for information retrieval embodying features of the present ... Read More
Inventors: Dakin, Wayne R.; Ceshkovsky, Ludwig;, Assignee: Discovision Associates (Costa Mesa, CA) |
Information signal recording disc recorded with an end signal for selectively preventing unwanted access to predetermined recorded information and disc reproducing apparatus therefor
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a disc and a disc reproducing apparatus therefor, in which the problems described heretofore are eliminated. Another and more sp... Read More
Inventors: Shinyagaito, Tatsuya; Kuramoto, Terumasa; Machida, Toyotaka; Saito, Kikuji; Shichijo, Shunichi; Yamagishi, Tooru; Kobayashi, Yoshinao; Ishii, Kazuyoshi; Hirata, Atsumi;, Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JP) |
Subsea well pressure monitor
In this invention, the pressure is monitored by a stationary unit that mounts to the exterior of the tubular member, such as an inner wellhead housing, in which pressure is to be monitored. The sensor... Read More
Inventors: Jennings, Charles E.;, Assignee: ABB Vetco Gray Inc. (Houston, TX) |
Picture image information band compression and transmission system
What is claimed is: 1. A picture image information band compression and transmission process, comprising the steps of providing one set of three scanning lines a b c, making information of the first s... Read More
Inventors: Sakamoto, Masaharu; Aoki, Masahiro;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Company Limited (Tokyo, JA) |
Contrast control wherein reference pulse detection occurs every other line period and wherein clamping occurs in remaining line periods
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a contrast control circuit capable of controlling contrast even if the duration of the back porch is less than 1.6 .mu. sec. A contrast... Read More
Inventors: Umemura, Shunji; Nakazono, Hiroyuki;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Dish antenna structures and hydraulic control of the orientation thereof
OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS The dish antenna 10 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 was designed by the present inventors and has been assembled at The Australian National University, in Canberra, Austra... Read More
Inventors: Kaneff, Stephen; Whelan, Robert Edgar;, Assignee: Anutech PTY. Limited (Australian Capital Territory, AU) |
Image display system
It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-described problems. It is another object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive and small-sized image display system which can p... Read More
Inventors: Omori, Shigeru; Suzuki, Jun;, Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Optical record carrier inscribed with read-out control data and apparatus for reading such record carrier in conformity with such control data
It is an object of the invention to provide means enabling the signal-processing circuit to be adapted simply to the strength of the applied signals. To this end, in accordance with a first aspect of ... Read More
Inventors: Veenis, Aartje W.; Mimnagh, Winslow M.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Electronic time compressor/expander utilizing magnetic storage
OF THE INVENTION My co-pending application, Ser. No. 367,618, filed June 6, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,860,760, which application is hereby incorporated by reference, discloses several electronic tech... Read More
Inventors: Rittenbach, Otto E.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC) |
Disc drive with rotary access mechanism
The invention claimed is: 1. A disc drive apparatus, comprising a baseplate, means for supporting a plurality of recording discs arrayed in packs on the baseplate for rotation about respective vertica... Read More
Inventors: Salmond, Kent A.; Pejcha, Ivan;, Assignee: Information Storage Systems, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) |
Optical head
The present invention has for its object to provide a novel and useful optical head in which an incident angle to an optical surface of the critical angle prism can be adjusted precisely and easily wi... Read More
Inventors: Musha, Tohru;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and system for data transmission over a network link between computers with the ability to withstand temporary interruptions
Broadly speaking, the invention relates to a data transfer technique in which lossy connections or interrupted network links neither prevent data transfer nor substantially impair the ease with which ... Read More
Inventors: Donahue, Clark P.; Bhatt, Nikhil;, Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) |
Electric water heater control
OF THE INVENTION A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a breakdown o... Read More
Inventors: Langford, Newton;, Assignee: Aquabeat Pty Ltd. (Victoria, AU) |
Unlocking system for use with cards
An object of the present invention is to provide an unlocking system for use with cards which can be installed inexpensively without the necessity of providing communication cables between a central c... Read More
Inventors: Mizutani, Kazuo; Egashira, Hiroshi; Kasugai, Shigeru; Nakamura, Masaharu;, Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. (Kyoto, JP) |
Optical scanning apparatus with control circuit for optimizing the operating range of an A/D converter
It is an object of the invention to provide apparatus which optimizes the operating range of the A/D converter and mitigates the above drawbacks According to the principles of the invention this is ac... Read More
Inventors: Groen, Robertus W. C.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Disc-shaped optically readable record carrier used as a data storage medium
What is claimed is: 1. An improved disc-shaped record carrier, provided with substantially concentric information tracks, which per track circumference are divided into a number of sectors, each secto... Read More
Inventors: Carasso, Marino G.; Verboom, Johannes J.; de Haan, Maarten R.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
System for reproducing pulse time modulated wave forms stored along a diffractive track
The present invention relates to a material data-carrier or record designed to be read out optically by transmission or by reflection, at least one of the engraved faces of which comprises, arranged i... Read More
Inventors: Tinet, Claude;, Assignee: Thomson-SA (Paris, FR) |
Automatic guide-channel mapping method of a VCR
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic guide-channel mapping method of a VCR for enabling guide channel mapping of a compressed code only by an operation once without requiri... Read More
Inventors: Yoo, Kyoung Kou;, Assignee: LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) |
Signal recording system using memory for audio signal
An object of the invention is to eliminate the above-described problems. Another object of the invention is to provide a signal recording system which is able to record a variety of sounds in desired ... Read More
Inventors: Takahashi, Koji; Hieda, Teruo; Kyuma, Kenji; Nakatani, Yoshihiro; Suzuki, Koichiro; Abe, Takeshi; Ishikawa, Yoshifumi;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Technique for automatically centering a lightguide fiber in a coating
The instant invention overcomes the foregoing problem of automatically centering a lightguide fiber in a light transmissive coating material having an index of refraction lower than that of the fiber.... Read More
Inventors: Smithgall, Sr., David H.;, Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc. (New York, NY) |
Television signal converter for converting a high definition television signal into a television signal for display by a standard television receiver
An object of the present invention is to provide a television signal converter for the MUSE system which can convert a signal from the MUSE system into a television signal more suitable to the simpler... Read More
Inventors: Katagiri, Takato; Tsuboi, Hidenori;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Still-image video signal processing circuit
In view of the aforesaid drawback of the conventional still-image video signal processing circuit, it is an object of the present invention to provide a still-image video signal processing circuit for... Read More
Inventors: Matsunaga, Osamu;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Apparatus for and method of converting a sampling frequency according to a data driven type processing
It is an object of the invention to provide a sampling frequency converting apparatus which can easily achieve conversion of a sampling frequency. Another object of the invention is to provide a sampl... Read More
Inventors: Iwase, Toshihiro; Kanekura, Hiroshi;, Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Memory address and display control apparatus for high definition television
The present invention has been conceived in view of the above problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a memory address and display control apparatus for an HDTV in which addre... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Beom S.; Lee, Jin H.; Koo, Kyoung B.;, Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (KR) |
Run/standby control with switched mode power supply
What is claimed is: 1. A television receiver comprising: a switched mode power supply for regulating an output voltage by generation of output pulses, the output voltage being coupled to an input of a... Read More
Inventors: Heidebroek, Wolfgang; Wu, Chun H.;, Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, S.A. (Courbevoie, FR) |
Projection-type video display apparatus capable of correcting an asymmetrical brightness distribution
An object of the present invention is to provide a projection-type video display apparatus capable of adjusting a brightness balance. Another object of the invention is to provide a projection-type vi... Read More
Inventors: Tateishi, Masaru;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Chiyoda-ku, JP) |
Device for analogous representation of alpha-numerical signs digitalized in columns
I claim: 1. A device for analogous repesentation of alpha-numerical signs digitalized in columns, comprising sign generator means for column digitalizing, sample means, analogous representation device... Read More
Inventors: Ljung, Bo;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DT) |
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