Abstract: A webbing for a ball-catching glove having separate protective coverings for the thumb and forefinger between which the webbing is laced comprises a center web of flexible sheet material, a plurality of folding links of flexible sheet material, one of each links being partially fitted through a link hole in the center web and folded and an edge piece comprising flexible sheet material with a plurality of tabs extending therefrom, each tab being fitted into link holes of one of the plurality of folding links and being folded back along a fold line onto the edge piece and stitched thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protective glove for ice hockey wherein the palm area can be quickly removed and replaced. The glove is formed of a back member covering the back of the user's hand and having the exterior surface of the back member covered with padding appropriate to protect the user's hand. A removable front portion is attached to the back member by a zipper which extends around the peripheral edges of the glove. An overlapping wrist closure mechanism with the overlapping flaps provided with Velcro.RTM. hook and loop type fastening devices assists in securing the ice hockey glove to the user.

Abstract: There are provided an error correction circuit for correcting a code error of a compressed information code train having been reproduced from a recording medium, compressed in information amount by compression encoding, and added with an error correction code, by using the error correction code, an expansion circuit for subjecting the compressed information code train outputted from the error correction circuit to decoding corresponding to the compression encoding, and expanding the information amount of the decoded code train, an error concealment circuit for concealing an information code of the information code train outputted from the expansion circuit, by using correlation of the information, the information code being unable to be corrected, and a compression circuit for compression encoding again an information code train outputted from the error concealment circuit.

Abstract: A predictive coding system is disclosed wherein an input data sequence sequentially including a number of samples is subjected to time-base expansion by n times, where n is an integer not smaller than 2, using an interval of a predetermined period including a plurality of samples as a unit to form n-channel data sequences, and said n-channel data sequences are input in n predictive coding means in parallel.

Abstract: The information recording method of the present invention comprises steps of recording information on a recording medium by a recording head during forward movement, reading the information recorded during the forward movement in the opposite sequence to the recording sequence during backward movement, and checking if the information has been correctly written or not based on the information read during the backward movement.

Abstract: A signal recording apparatus for recording a TV signal in which an audio signal such as a MUSE signal and a video signal are multiplexed in a time sharing manner in units of a given period of time, is arranged to code these video and audio signals alike, to dispersively allocate a discretely separated audio signal within the video signal, to provide symbols other than the symbols of the audio and video signals within each synchronizing block for the purpose of permitting the use of other video signal recording apparatuses. The arrangement permits simplification and high-quality of the apparatus for recording the signals of this kind and thus contributes to the popularization of the apparatus.

Abstract: An image signal restoring apparatus of the invention is of the type in which from the luminance information signal and chrominance information signal transmitted thereto, the original luminance and chrominance signals are restored, and operates in such a manner that when it is judged that the inputted luminance information signal is usable to restore the original luminance signal and the inputted chrominance information signal is unusable to restore the original chrominance signal, the inputted luminance information signal is used to detect presence or absence of motion in the image represented by the luminance signal corresponding to the luminance information signal, and, based on the detection result, an interpolation chrominance signal is produced, whereby it becomes possible to stably restore images of high visibility and natural motion.

Abstract: A predictive coding system is disclosed wherein an input data sequence sequentially including a number of samples is subject to time-base expansion by n times, where n is an integer not smaller than 2, using an interval of a predetermined period including a plurality of samples as a unit to form n-channel data sequences, and said n-channel data sequences are input in n predictive coding means in parallel.

Abstract: A digital signal recording apparatus is provided with data compressing means for reducing the amount of data of digital information supplied; recording means which is arranged to be capable of selectively recording the digital data supplied or digital data compressed by the data compressing means by means of at least one pair of heads; and switching means for switching a cycle in which recording is performed by the pair of heads from one cycle over to another according to the information to be recorded by the recording means.

Abstract: In an optical information recording medium of the type wherein information is recorded or reproduced when a light beam scans each of a plurality of mutually parallel tracking tracks, an auxiliary track is extended between the adjacent tracking tracks and has at least one portion in parallel with the tracking tracks. In a method of recording or reproducing information by scanning a light beam on each of a plurality of mutually parallel tracking tracks on the recording medium, the recording medium has an auxiliary track which is extended between the adjacent tracking tracks and which has at least one portion in parallel with the tracking tracks and the light beam is kicked in the parallel portion of the auxiliary track.

Abstract: There is disclosed an optical card recorder-reader, in which erroneous signal recording, caused by a low-level light beam when it is stopped at a position for a prolonged period between writing and/or reading operation, either by interruping the irradiation, or by reducing the power of irradiation, or by placing the light beam outside the recording area, when the recording or reading operation is not in progress.

Abstract: There is provided a data transmitting system for digitizing color video data and transmitting, in which one picture plane is divided into a plurality of picture planes, every area corresponding to n (n is an integer 2 or more) luminance signal blocks as a unit for block encoding of a luminance signal and also corresponding to m (m is an integer less than n) chrominance signal blocks as a unit for block encoding of a chrominance signal, and the luminance signal and chrominance signal included in each area are respectively block encoded and are included in the same sync block and transmitted.

Abstract: An information recording medium comprises a plurality of record bands each having a plurality of information recording tracks arranged orthogonally to a direction of the track, and the record bands are arranged orthogonally to a direction of arrangement of the tracks. Identification fields are provided in the respective bands to allow identification of track groups.

Abstract: A predictive coding device includes: a limiter to limit an input value having a first dynamic range to a value within a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range; a subtracter to calculate a differential value between an output value of the limiter and a predictive value; a quantization circuit to assign the same code to differential values which differ by a value which is equal to or larger than the second dynamic range and smaller than the first dynamic range; and a predictor to calculate a new predictive value by using an output of the quantization circuit. The quality of the code due to the limitation of the dynamic range is improved.

Abstract: An interpolation device arranged to input (a) a serial data sequence including a number of sampling data and (b) a serial flag sequence including flag data indicative of the validities of the number of sampling data, and arranged to output an output data sequence by replacing a part of the number of sampling data with interpolation data, includes a first juxtaposing circuit for receiving the input data sequence and the output data sequence and for outputting in parallel objective sampling data to be interpolated and a plurality of sampling data having a high correlation with the objective sampling data. An interpolation circuit is provided for outputting the output data sequence by selectively using the objective sampling data and the plurality of sampling data which are output from the first juxtaposing circuit. A second juxtaposing circuit is provided for receiving the flag sequence and for outputting in parallel a plurality of flag data indicative of validities of a part of the plurality of sampling data.

Abstract: A baseball catching apparatus having an outer face member constituting a ball-catching face of a palm side of the apparatus, an inner face mamber to come into contact with a palm, holding means disposed at a predetermined position in between the outer face member and the inner face member, and shock-absorbing means to be accommodated in the holding means and adapted for relieving ball catching shock.

Abstract: An optical information recording and reproducing apparatus comprises, an optical head for recording and reproducing information on and from a card-shaped optical recording medium, first means for relatively reciprocally moving said optical head to said card-shaped optical recording medium, and control means for controlling a relative speed between said optical head and said optical recording medium, said control means keeping a constant relative speed between said optical head and said optical recording medium in a record area of said optical recording medium and changing the relative speed between said optical head and said optical recording medium and reversing the direction of the relative movement between said optical head and said optical recording medium in areas outside of the record area.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for recording information on a card-shaped optical information recording medium with a light beam and/or for reproducing information recorded on the medium. The apparatus includes a device for irradiating the medium with a light beam, a device for causing relative reciprocal movement between the medium and the light beam, and a device for terminating or displacing the light beam on the medium, after the lapse of a predetermined period of time from a moment when the relative speed of the medium and the light beam is reduced below a predetermined speed. The method includes the steps carried out by the apparatus.

Abstract: In an information recording medium according to the present invention, marks for discriminating between information tracks and a mark indicative of the information concerning spacing from a position at which each of the marks is provided to the recording starting position are provided in an information block, and a plurality of such information blocks are continuously provided in the other area of the information tracks than the recording area. The specification also discloses an information recording and reproducing method and apparatus utilizing such a plurality of information blocks.

Abstract: An information reproducing system is disclosed. This system is arranged such that information is read out from a recording medium having different types of first and second items of information and is output in the form of a signal. The waveform of the output signal is shaped and supplied as a reproduced signal. In the above-mentioned signal processing, this information reproducing system is adapted to control the shaping of the signal waveform in accordance with each type of information to be read out from the recording medium.