Abstract: DVD-video data and DVD-audio data are recorded in a DVD-Avd disc. The DVD-audio data is composed of an audio manager having an audio manager information, an audio manager menu, a first audio title set including first audio data and a second audio title set including second audio data. The first audio data of the first audio title set is connected with audio contents included in the DVD-video data, and a real time information (RTI) pack or a still picture (SPCT) pack is included in the second audio title set. Therefore, the audio contents of the DVD-video data and the audio data of the DVD-audio data are managed by the audio manager information, and text information indicated by real time information or a still picture is displayed while reproducing the audio data. Also, DVD-video data recorded in a DVD-video disc, which is normally reproduced by using a reproducing apparatus dedicated to the DVD-video disc, can be reproduced by using a reproducing apparatus for the DVD-Avd disc.

Abstract: This invention provides an optical disk effective in both precision and productivity, and to a process for the manufacture thereof. The optical disk allows reading of the information recorded on each information-recording surface of the two or more information-recording surfaces by varying the focal position of a playback laser beam incident on and passing through said light transmitting substrate; and the optical disk is provided with a transparent layer that is laminated onto the light transmitting substrate and is constituted of a thermoplastic resin sheet of uniform thickness and the transparent layer has an information-recording surface other than the surface of said light transmitting substrate formed thereon.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card recording apparatus capable of printing in high speed as well as reducing overall dimensions of the apparatus. After a card is transported to an information recording section 200 in a lateral (short length) direction of the card, an information signal is recorded on the card thereby. Then, the card is transported to a second heating section 300. An ink image formed on an intermediate recording medium 7 by a first heating section 500 is re-transferred to the card by the second heating section 300. A warp developed on the card by the second heating section 300 is corrected by a card warp correcting section 400.

Abstract: A recording medium includes first information selected from a plurality of information patterns and second information selected from another plurality of information patterns for the true-false judgement. A true-false judging device performs a statistic analysis when any coincidence is found between the readout combination of the first and second information and registered combination patterns, to identify an inspected recording medium as a forged product based on the result of the statistic analysis.

Abstract: An information recording medium wherein an optically detectable information recording medium is comprised of at least a substrate, a recording layer, and a resin layer. The information recording medium has surface roughness R? on the surface of the recording layer, which is in contact with the resin layer, under 5 nm. The information recording medium controls the reproduction signal noise, enables highly densified recording.

Abstract: A recording medium includes first information selected from a plurality of information patterns and second information selected from another plurality of information patterns for the true-false judgement. A true-false judging device performs a statistic analysis when any coincidence is found between the readout combination of the first and second information and registered combination patterns, to identify an inspected recording medium as a forged product based on the result of the statistic analysis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card recording apparatus capable of printing in high speed as well as reducing overall dimensions of the apparatus. After a card is transported to an information recording section 200 in a lateral (short length) direction of the card, an information signal is recorded on the card thereby. Then, the card is transported to a second heating section 300. An ink image formed on an intermediate recording medium 7 by a first heating section 500 is re-transferred to the card by the second heating section 300. A warp developed on the card by the second heating section 300 is corrected by a card warp correcting section 400.

Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern, which includes a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate. A recording layer is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern satisfies a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section, ? is a wavelength of a reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The microscopic pattern also includes modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section viewed from the light transmitting layer as a wobble, both the side walls being parallel to each other, and furthermore wherein the address information is modulated by the phase-shift keying modulation system.

Abstract: On a polymeric substrate 1, there is formed with a single magnetic layer 2 containing a ferromagnetic metal and oxygen. The magnetic layer 2 is divided into three regions equally in the depth direction from the polymeric substrate 1 to the surface of the magnetic layer 2, wherein the three regions are defined as a first region 21, a second region 22 and a third region 23 respectively in accordance with a process of forming the magnetic layer 2. With defining that a maximum value of oxygen concentration in the first region 21 is “Max 1”, a minimum value of oxygen concentration in the second region 22 is “Min 2”, and a maximum value of oxygen concentration in the third region 23 is “Max 3” respectively, these values “Max 1”, “Min 2” and “Max 3” have relations of “Min 2”<“Max 1” and “Min 2”?“Max 3”?“Max 1”.

Abstract: In a process of peeling off a transfer layer of an intermediate transfer film, an amount of energy, which is supplied to a thermal head 3 so as to heat the thermal head 3, is changed in accordance with a location of the thermal head 3 in a peeling area 71P and its neighboring area. The amount of energy is designated to be maximum energy E1 when the thermal head 3 is positioned in the neighborhood of a boundary area of the peeling area 71P while the thermal head 3 relatively moves from outside the peeling area 71P, that is, a non-peeling area 71NP to inside the peeling area 71P. In a case that the thermal head 3 is positioned in the non-peeling area 71NP or outside the peeling area 71P, a certain amount of energy is supplied to the thermal head 3 so as to maintain a temperature T of the thermal head 3 at a temperature of less than a predetermined temperature PA while heating the thermal head 3.

Abstract: An information recording medium wherein an optically detectable information recording medium is comprised of at least a substrate, a recording layer, and a resin layer. The information recording medium has surface roughness R &sgr; on the surface of the recording layer, which is in contact with the resin layer, under 5 nm. The information recording medium controls the reproduction signal noise, enables highly densified recording.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card recording apparatus capable of printing in high speed as well as reducing overall dimensions of the apparatus. After a card is transported to an information recording section 200 in a lateral (short length) direction of the card, an information signal is recorded on the card thereby. Then, the card is transported to a second heating section 300. An ink image formed on an intermediate recording medium 7 by a first heating section 500 is re-transferred to the card by the second heating section 300. A warp developed on the card by the second heating section 300 is corrected by a card warp correcting section 400.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display element 10 is composed of a pair of boards 11 and 15 that sandwiches liquid crystals 13 having negative dielectric anisotropy, wherein one of the pair of boards 11 and 15 is a transparent board 11, the liquid crystal display element 10 is further composed of inorganic alignment layers 12 and 14 provided on each side of the pair of boards 11 and 15, which faces toward the liquid crystals 13, so as to orientate a pre-tilt angle of the liquid crystals 13 to 3 to 10 degrees.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium is composed of at least a phase-change type recording layer 4 provided on a substrate 1. The optical information recording medium is conducted to record and erase information by changing a phase of the phase-change type recording layer by irradiating light. The phase-change type recording layer is further composed of TiwGexSbyTez, wherein each of w, x, y and z is in atomic percent and satisfies following relations: 0.5≦w≦4.0, 3.4≦x≦14.5, 2.1≦y/z≦4.0 and w+x+y+z=100.

Abstract: A digital audio signal obtained from an analog audio signal indicating a music, pieces of audio reproduction control information respectively indicating the adjustment of a sound quality of the music are added to the digital audio signal, and the digital audio signal is recorded with the pieces of audio reproduction control information as packed data. When a user selects a piece of particular audio reproduction control information from the pieces of audio reproduction control information after the packed data is read out, levels of pieces of audio data of the digital audio signal are adjusted according to the particular audio reproduction control information, so that the user can entertain the music at a desired sound quality.

Abstract: An information recording medium 11 is at least composed a substrate 8 having microscopic pattern 3C or 3E, which is constituted by a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternately on a surface of the substrate, a recording layer 9 that is formed on the microscopic pattern 3C or 3E and a light transmitting layer 10 having thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm that is formed on the recording layer 9. The microscopic pattern 3C or 3E is formed so as to satisfy a relation of P≦&lgr;/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section or the concave shaped section, &lgr; is a wavelength of reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. Further, the microscopic pattern 3C or 3E is characterized in that a modulated address information is formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section that is viewed form the light transmitting layer side as a wobble having same period and phase.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card recording apparatus capable of printing in high speed as well as reducing overall dimensions of the apparatus. After a card is transported to an information recording section 200 in a lateral (short length) direction of the card, an information signal is recorded on the card thereby. Then, the card is transported to a second heating section 300. An ink image formed on an intermediate recording medium 7 by a first heating section 500 is re-transferred to the card by the second heating section 300. A warp developed on the card by the second heating section 300 is corrected by a card warp correcting section 400.

Abstract: A digital audio signal obtained from an analog audio signal indicating a music, pieces of audio reproduction control information respectively indicating the adjustment of a sound quality of the music are added to the digital audio signal, and the digital audio signal is recorded with the pieces of audio reproduction control information as packed data. When a user selects a piece of particular audio reproduction control information from the pieces of audio reproduction control information after the packed data is read out, levels of pieces of audio data of the digital audio signal are adjusted according to the particular audio reproduction control information, so that the user can entertain the music at a desired sound quality.

Abstract: This invention provides an optical disk effective in both precision and productivity, and to a process for the manufacture thereof. The optical disk allows reading of the information recorded on each information-recording surface of the two or more information-recording surfaces by varying the focal position of a playback laser beam incident on and passing through said light transmitting substrate; and the optical disk is provided with a transparent layer that is laminated onto the light transmitting substrate and is constituted of a thermoplastic resin sheet of uniform thickness and the transparent layer has an information-recording surface other than the surface of said light transmitting substrate formed thereon.

Abstract: In the rotary medium driving apparatus 1 equipped with the rotor 3, which can rotate freely around the shaft 18 fixed to the stator 4 by means of the ball bearings 16 and 17 and is provided with a certain diameter being capable of fitting a center hole of a rotary medium, the stator 4 is composed of the flat base 2 formed by a presswork and the stator core 15. The base 2 holds the shaft 18, which is inserted into the inner circumference surface 52 of the base 2, and has the ring shaped projection 5 for allocating the stator core 15 on the outer circumference surface 51 of the base 2.