Communication management system and method
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a system and a method, which unifies different media sources over selected media transport cha... Read More
Inventors: Oz, Ran M.; Strassman, Nery; Basan-eskenazi, Amir; Yruski, Andrey; Golan, Oded;, Assignee: Bigband Networks, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Bidirectional digital signal communication system
An object of the invention is to provide a bidirectional digital signal communication system in which a terminal unit can be accessed by a center unit within a minimum period of time and the amount of... Read More
Inventors: Kubota, Ichiro; Toyoshima, Masakatsu;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Synchronized multiple access apparatus and method for a local area network
What is claimed is: 1. In a local area network using separate communications channels for transmission and reception of packets having a labeled length including a plurality of nodes with associated r... Read More
Inventors: Kirkman, W. Worth;, Assignee: The Mitre Corporation (Bedford, MA) |
Spread spectrum CDMA subtractive interference canceler and method
A general object of the invention is to reduce noise resulting from N-1 interfering signals in a direct sequence, spread-spectrum code division multiple access receiver. The present invention, as embo... Read More
Inventors: Schilling, Donald L.; Kowalski, John;, Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE) |
Method and apparatus for creating a composite waveform
A method and apparatus is provided for creating a composite waveform. This composite waveform is created by coding a plurality of input digital information signals. Subsequently, the plurality of code... Read More
Inventors: Schaffner, Terry M.; Kotzin, Michael D.; Van den Heuvel, Anthony P.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Block-spreading code-division multiple-access demodulator with improved interference cancellation
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to reduce interference in a block-spreading CDMA communication system. Another object of the invention is to increase the number of stations that c... Read More
Inventors: Fukasawa, Atsushi; Kawabe, Manabu; Kawahashi, Akiyoshi; Sato, Takuro;, Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
System and method for equalization of forward and reverse channels of a communication network system
The present invention is a system and method for providing equalization on the forward and reverse channels of a communications highway network system. Accordingly, the transmitters and receivers of t... Read More
Inventors: Ulm, John; Corley, William D.; Mazza-Brennan, Cynthia; Grobicki, Christopher;, Assignee: LANcity Corp. (Andover, MA) |
CDMA communication with a propagation delay between a base and a mobile station taken into account
What is claimed is: 1. A code division multiple access communication method comprising the steps of generating at a base station a base generated spectrum spread pattern, modulating a base transmissio... Read More
Inventors: Matsumoto, Mariko;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Methods of and devices for enhancing communications that use spread spectrum technology
We have invented a spread spectrum transmission technique which allows for increased system capacity and/or improved signal quality. These benefits are obtained by employing unequal error protection (... Read More
Inventors: Seshadri, Nambirajan; Sundberg, Carl-Erik Wilhelm;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Apparatus and method for digital data transmission using orthogonal codes
According to the teachings of the invention, there is provided a code division multiplexing multiple access (CDMA) scheme using orthogonal codes to encode the digital data being transmitted. Further, ... Read More
Inventors: Rakib, Selim Shlomo; Azenkot, Yehuda;, Assignee: Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. () |
Solid-state imaging device compatible with different television systems
It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a solid-state imaging device compatible with different television systems in which the area utilization ratio is high and fine processing in a ... Read More
Inventors: Akiyama, Ikuo;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Still camera system
It is a first object of the present invention to provide a still camera system which displays with the still video back attached thereto in such a manner that the readings of photographing information... Read More
Inventors: Saito, Mitsuru; Yoshida, Tadahiro; Morimoto, Yasuhiro; Taniguchi, Nobuyuki;, Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Still video adapter
An object of the present invention is to provide a still video adapter arranged to be as compact as possible when it is coupled with a camera body. To attain the above object, a still video adapter ac... Read More
Inventors: Saito, Mitsuru; Umeda, Kaoru; Tanimoto, Tetsuyuki;, Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Camera apparatus for magnetically recording on film
In accordance with the invention, magnetic recording on a photographic still camera is achieved in a simple, reliable manner by providing an opening in a film cartridge lip in which a magnetic head is... Read More
Inventors: Wash, Michael L.; Mattson, Christopher T.;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Automatic primary color convergence alignment system for projection television
It is an objective of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art described above, by providing an automatic convergence alignment system incorporating photo-detector elements... Read More
Inventors: Tsujihara, Susumu; Kataoka, Teruo;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Lottery marking guide
In accordance with the lottery marking guide of the present invention, the above-described and other disadvantages of the prior art are overcome by providing a template with rectangular apertures ther... Read More
Inventors: Buccieri, Jr., Agostino R.;, Assignee: |
Automatic film retrieval system and method therefor
OF THE INVENTION In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a first counter which memorizes an order put in the input terminal 1a thereof and puts out the memorized order at the output terminal 1b ther... Read More
Inventors: Abe, Eiji; Ohta, Takahisa; Urata, Mitsuharu;, Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JA); Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Minami-ashigara, JA) |
Method of stopping a film
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to enable any desired frame of a film to be stopped at the determined position. It is another object of the invention to always stop the desired frame cor... Read More
Inventors: Sugita, Yasutoshi; Ando, Yoshio;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
High-speed programmable timing generator
The above, as well as other objects of the invention, are met by programmable timing generator including means for producing a continuously cycling count, means for comparing the count output of the c... Read More
Inventors: Chang, Yihua E.; Grasso, Lawrence J.; Gruodis, Algirdas J.; Morgan, Carroll E.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Automatic performing apparatus of electronic musical instrument
An object of the invention is to provide an automatic performing apparatus of an electronic musical instrument in which a generation mode of musical tones of the automatic performance is automatically... Read More
Inventors: Okamoto, Eisaku; Mizuno, Kotaro;, Assignee: Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha (Hamamatsu, JP) |
Bagel slicer
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The materials used to construct this device are high quality plywood. The pusher uses hardwood and plywood. The handle uses wood dowel. Metal split pins are used as guide ... Read More
Inventors: Losiowski, John J.; Low, George J.;, Assignee: |
MIDI signal processor
It is an object of this invention to provide a MIDI signal processor which enables the communication between a MIDI system and a CD system. It is another object of this invention to provide a MIDI sig... Read More
Inventors: Hikawa, Kazuo;, Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (Yokohama, JP) |
Method of calibrating a vapor detector
The invention is a simple, effective method of calibrating a vapor detector, particularly a detector of vapors of specific organic compounds such as explosives or certain drugs. According to the metho... Read More
Inventors: Achter, Eugene K.; Wendell, Gregory J.;, Assignee: Thermedics Inc. (Woburn, MA) |
Fundamental frequency extracting system
I claim: 1. A system for extracting the fundamental frequency component of a complex wave such as the pitch of a voice or of an instrument, which system comprises a plurality of channels each having a... Read More
Inventors: Bode, Harald E. W.;, Assignee: |
Ghost reduction circuit for a television receiver
It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the difficulties of the prior art systems described above and provide a progressive-convergence type ghost reduction circuit or apparatus which is... Read More
Inventors: Murata, Toshinori; Ito, Yuji; Kazumi, Masafumi;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Electronic still camera with a solid state image pickup whose output part is kept from being driven during a major part of the image pickup period
: This invention has been made to solve such conventional problems, and its object is to provide an electronic still camera in which the response of the read drive circuit can operate swiftly, so that... Read More
Inventors: Suga, Akira;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Video tape recorder control system
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now in detail to the drawings wherein like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout, there is illustrated in FIG. 1 a block diagram schematic o... Read More
Inventors: Smith, William V.;, Assignee: Lectrolarm Custom Systems, Inc. (Memphis, TN) |
Channel change indication circuit with delayed memory activation
In accordance with the invention a limited-channel tuning system for a television receiver includes memory means having a useful life which is a function of its cumulative activation time, register me... Read More
Inventors: Zato, Thomas J.;, Assignee: Zenith Radio Corporation (Glenview, IL) |
Video display apparatus
FIG. 28 shows an arrangement of a conventional display apparatus with CRT. In FIG. 28, 1 is denotes vertical synchronization (sync) signal input terminal; 2 a horizontal sync signal input terminal; an... Read More
Inventors: Satoh, Yutaka;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Segmented character generator for use with a television receiver
The aforementioned and other objects accomplished according to the present invention by apparatus generating a plurality of segments for use by a display apparatus of a television receiver, by apparat... Read More
Inventors: Caspari, Fred W.;, Assignee: The Magnavox Company (Fort Wayne, IN) |
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