Abstract: A paper feeder roller wherein a motor transfers a driving force to a deceleration gear train. The deceleration gear train transfers this force to the shaft of a paper feeder roller which is rotated thereto. A plate connected to the paper feeder roller is rotatable about an axis so that the rotation of the plate rotates the paper feeder roller in and out of engagement with the deceleration gear train. When the paper feeder roller is disengaged with the deceleration gear train, the paper feeder roller can be rotated manually.

Abstract: In an image recording system for use in recording a sequence of coded signals on a recording medium, such as a CD-ROM in response to a sequence of image signals divisible into a succession of frames each of which is subdivided into a plurality of splits, the image signals are selectively subjected to interframe coding and intraframe coding in a coder to be coded into first and second error signals, respectively, under control of a coding control circuit. The intraframe coding may be carried out about a selected split at every frame, at every preselected period, or at predetermined positions of each scene. The second and the first error signals are rearranged into the coded signals by delaying the second error signal relative to the first error signal. Such a second error signal serves to reproduce an initial image on reproducing the coded signals and enables a reverse reproduction, a quick search, a high speed reproduction, and the like in a reproducing system.

Abstract: A circuit for generating an image signal having an image pattern creating device for successively reading data from a memory in step with a deflection operation. The image pattern creating creates an image pattern consisting of dots, the minimum width of which is determined by the storage capacity of the memory. A compressor detects the horizontal edges of the image pattern and delays the horizontal edges by a period shorter than the period corresponding to the minimum width of the dots thereby compressing the width of the dots.

Abstract: An addressable terminal for cable television in which the terminal address can be set and changed from outside of the terminal housing, as needed. The terminal includes an exclusive remote control key pad for setting an address. The terminal address can be changed by transmitting new terminal address data from the address setting key pad to an electrically erasable read only memory which is installed in the terminal housing.

Abstract: In an optical head unit, a magnetic circuit is provided on the chassis base of a housing in such a manner that it extends parallel to a radial direction of a disk. A head base is provided over the magnetic circuit in such a manner that it can be reciprocated in the radial direction of the disk. An objective lens holder is supported by the head base in such a manner that the objective lens holder is swingable in the radial direction of the disk through an elastic supporting member such as an elastic hinge and in a focusing direction perpendicular to the surface of the disk through an elastic supporting member such as a leaf spring. A head feeding coil secured to the head base and a focusing coil and a tracking coil mounted on the objective lens holder are coupled to the magnetic circuit in such a manner that they are movable in the radial direction of the disk.

Abstract: An optical pickup for picking up signals from an optical disk comprises a hologram to split a laser beam emitted from a laser light source into one 0th order diffraction light beam and two 1st order diffraction light beams, and also to diffract return light beams reflected from the optical disk with two grating areas formed on one surface thereof. The diffracted light beams from the hologram are detected by a 6-piece-divided photodetector. The number of parts included in the system has been greatly reduced.

Abstract: A remote control receiver which can be "taught" to recognize a remote control signal from any of a plurality of remote control receivers as its control signal. For this purpose, the transmitting code and the carrier of a remote control signal are analyzed and the transmitting code is stored in connection with the instruction content during a learning mode. Then, during normal operation, a received remote control signal is filtered by a band pass filter in which the filter band is set in accordance with the carrier of the remote control signal stored during the learning mode. The filtered signal is then decrypted with reference to the stored transmitting code, thereby permitting receipt of the remote control signal transmitted from a heterogeneous remote control transmitter. In this manner, the remote control receiver may be "taught" to respond to commands from a remote control transmitter the user is accustomed to using.

Abstract: A ghost canceling circuit comprising a Fourier transforming circuit for Fourier transforming a reference waveform contained in the received television signal while converting the analogue signal into digital form, a device for holding and outputting a reference waveform Fourier coefficient obtained by Fourier transforming the reference waveform contained in the television signal at the transmission side, a signal processing portion in which the outputted reference waveform Fourier coefficient is divided by the result of the A/D conversion, the divided Fourier coefficient is reverse Fourier transformed, and the reverse Fourier transformed Fourier coefficient is supplied to a transversal filter recognizing it as a tap gain.

Abstract: Disclosed is a density gradation control type thermal printer which comprises: a plurality of heating resistor elements arranged so as to correspond to a plurality of picture elements on every print line with one-to-one correspondency; selectively energizing the heating resistor elements be in current conduction each for a time of an integer multiple of a current conduction unit time for every print line to thereby give density gradation to the picture elements; and selectively energizing the heating resistor elements in a descending order of current/conduction time for every print line, and making the heating resistor elements terminate current conduction at the same time or in the ascending order of current conduction time.

Abstract: A conversion adapter including noise filters for eliminating high frequency noise yet having a simple wiring arrangement. The conversion adapter of the invention has two connectors supported on an adapter frame body and spaced opposite to each other and at a different configuration with respect to each other, a small-sized printed circuit board disposed between the two connectors, a plurality of 3-terminal noise filters arrayed in a row on the central portion of the printed board, and board-in connectors for connecting wires led from the connectors to both sides of the noise filters arranged on the circuit board. Assembly is greatly simplified since the wires from the connectors may be connected to the terminals of the board-in connectors prior to final assembly.

Abstract: A retaining plate for use in a spring-charged dot impact printing head has a leaf spring confronting surface which mates with the inclined surface of a support, so that mounting members which fix the leaf springs to the support are substantially parallel to the bottom of the support. Also, in order to uniformly distribute pressure to the leaf springs the confronting surface of the retaining plate is curved inwardly.

Abstract: A projected image displaying apparatus for displaying bright three-dimensional images on a display screen. In one embodiment, images in three colors, each in the form of vertically oriented stripes, are projected onto a transmissive diffusion surface with the stripes of the three images interleaved with one another, and preferably slightly overlapping one another. A lenticular lens may be employed to direct the three dimensional image to the eyes of the viewer. In another embodiment, the two-dimensional images are projected in a form of three energy beams, which may be infrared, ultraviolet or visible light, onto a light-emitting layer composed of repeating sequences of first through third phosphor stripes, each corresponding to one of the primary colors.

Abstract: A radio bus system formed by combining a spread spectrum (SS) communication radio bus system with an electrical power line bus system using a spread spectrum modulated signal of the same signal format as that used in the radio bus system. An information signal transmission system is formed which transmits an information signal between a controller and a device which may or may not be connected to the electrical power line bus system, the information signal to be transmitted being converted into a spread spectrum modulated signal by an SS modem on a transmitter side and being succeedingly converted into a radio signal in a radio transmitter part of the transceiver section on the transmitter side for radiating the radio signal. The received radio signal is then converted on the receiver side into a spread spectrum modulated signal in a radio receiver part of the transceiver section and converted into the information signal by the SS modem on the receiver side for transmission through the electrical power line.

Abstract: This invention is directed to various improvements in spread spectrum power line communications. One aspect of the invention relates to collision avoidance between varius "slave" unit transmitters trying to send messages to a single "master" unit receiver by detecting whether the transmission path is in use and refraining from transmitting if it is. Other aspects of the invention relate to controlling the frequencies of spread spectrum data messages transmitted, using gold codes to identify the slave units, and switching frequency bands on the powe line to avoid frequencies where there has been a deterioration of transmission. In each embodiment, the signal modulated over the power line is modulated by a signal which is synchronous with A.C. power flowing through the power line used for communications.

Abstract: An imaging device such as a video camera having a viewfinder for displaying an imaging signal to the photographer which indicates the degree of hand wobble (i.e., movement of the camera by the photographer). A hand wobble display circuit generates this imaging signal for the viewfinder by generating a field-difference or a frame-difference signal of the electronic viewfinder signal and displaying the difference signal on the viewfinder. The magnitude of the difference signal can be used to determine the degree of hand wobble.

Abstract: A cyclic noise reducing apparatus for reducing noise in video signals by positively feeding back an output video signal which has been delayed through a field memory circuit for storing and selectively delaying video signals by a field (n lines) or by a field plus one line (n+1 lines) and cyclically adding the output video signal to an input video signal. The delay time is selected using a delay time switch for switching during a vertical scanning period the delay time of the signal positively fed back alternately between n and n+1 line periods. Also, the video signal may be alternately delayed by n or n+1 lines by suspending the writing and reading of data to and from the field memory circuit for one line period during the vertical blanking period of each frame.

Abstract: This invention provides a digital color demodulator having: a first phase locked loop circuit which generates an analog subcarrier signal phase locked to the color burst signal; a second phase locked loop circuit which generates an internal system clock signal phase locked to a horizontal period; a Y/C color separation circuit operating under the internal system clock signal; a pair of multiplying circuits, one of which multiplies a digital subcarrier signal, converted from the analog subcarrier signal, with the color signal, and the other of which multiplies the digital subcarrier signal, phase delayed by substantially 90.degree., with the color signal, thereby performing orthogonal demodulation of the signal.The digital processing circuits of this invention are all driven by the internal system clock signal generated by the second phase locked loop circuit.

Abstract: A printer head bank in which an assembly of yoke, magnet, coils and printing board are encapsulated in a resin forming the head carriage to which the typing hammers are attached.

Abstract: A demodulator for regenerating and demodulating a carrier signal from a four-phase PSK received signal having a data symbol preamble and a fixed phase (one of four phases) of a particular time width using a synchronous detection type demodulating system (remodulation type demodulating system). The demodulator includes an orthogonal demodulating circuit and a remodulating circuit for regenerating a carrier signal which is the data signal during a preamble transmission period from a received modulated signal. The remodulating circuit includes a demodulator having an AFC circuit for detecting a frequency change using a narrow band filter, means for suppressing frequency changes of the four-phase PSK modulated signal received and means for rendering constant the frequency of the regenerated carrier signal passing through the narrow band filter.

Abstract: A reciprocative typing control system in which a typing head is driven reciprocally for typing letters at periodic separations in response to a typing signal A following a delay D. A timing signal is produced each time the head is driven by a predetermined distance less than the letter separation and the timing signals counted. In the forward direction a typing signal is produced when the count equals the number of timing signals totaling the separation. In the backward direction the typing signal is produced when the count plus the number of timing signals in delay D equals the number of timing signals totaling the separation.