Abstract: A medium is set in a computer, and identification information of the set medium is read out. Related information about the medium is obtained in accordance with the identification information read from the medium. The obtained related information is displayed on a display.

Abstract: 1 An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.

Abstract: A reception interface unit in a transmission system wherein time series data is divided into data groups and a data packet with reproduction specification time data specifying a time at which each data piece in the data groups should be reproduced, added to the data groups is transmitted on a transmission bus in a time division manner.

Abstract: A light emission display panel has a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes on the substrate, a light emission layer on the first electrodes, and a plurality of second electrodes. Each of the second electrodes has a form of a strip film in which partially overlapped portions are provided.

Abstract: A movement vector generating apparatus generates a movement vector for a movement compensation by means of an inter-frame prediction, when encoding a preset image information including an image of a plurality of frames by using the movement compensation. The movement vector generating apparatus is provided with a plurality of generating devices each for generating the movement vector corresponding to a search range and a search accuracy between one frame and another frame, for each pixel block e.g., each macro block which is located within said one frame respectively in the image information and includes a plurality of pixels, the generating devices respectively using search ranges different from each other and search accuracies different from each other.

Abstract: A recording medium and an information reproducing apparatus capable of quickly reading navigation information are offered. The recording medium has a plurality of recording layers, on each of which navigation information is recorded. Navigation information having a same attribute is recorded in same one of the plurality of recording layers.

Abstract: Dividing devices are provided for dividing an input information signal into a plurality of frequency bands, and a level detector is provided for detecting a level of a noise component of the information signal divided by the dividing device. A plurality of thresholds corresponding to the divided information signals are stored in a memory. One or more thresholds are selected from the threshold stored in the memory based on a detected result by the level detector. Attenuators are provided for comparing the information signals with a selected threshold and for attenuating an information signal the level of which is lower than the selected threshold.

Abstract: An information record medium (1) is provided with: an audio information recording area on which a plurality of audio information (210) which are different in recording method are recorded; and a control information recording area on which control information (211) required to reproduce the plurality of audio information recorded on the audio information recording area is recorded. The control information recorded on the control information recording area includes identification information indicating that the plurality of audio information are same in content and different in recording method with each other. The control information may include a plurality of first division information for identifying first division units (260) respectively so as to divide each of the plurality of audio information recorded on the audio information recording area by the first division units respectively.

Abstract: A medium is set in a computer, and identification information of the set medium is read out. Related information about the medium is obtained in accordance with the identification information read from the medium. The obtained related information is displayed on a display.

Abstract: On a record medium, record information and reservation information to perform a reserved recording operation for the record information are recorded. The reservation information has: a scheduled time to start recording onto the record medium the record information of particular one kind, which is set in advance for respective one of record mediums including the record medium, among the record information of a plurality of different kinds which are recordable on the one record mediums; and a scheduled time to stop recording onto the record medium the record information of the particular one kind.

Abstract: A medium is set in a computer, and identification information of the set medium is read out. Related information about the medium is obtained in accordance with the identification information read from the medium. The obtained related information is displayed on a display.

Abstract: An information retrieving apparatus is advantageously used in a voice operation of a vehicle navigation system. The apparatus includes a storage unit for storing the plural pieces of the candidate information composing a hierarchical structure including m hierarchies (m is a natural number not less than 2), and the apparatus retrieves a target information from the hierarchical structure. The apparatus includes an input unit for inputting information, a judging unit for judging a correspondence of the inputted information with one of the plural pieces of the candidate information and for judging the hierarchy of the candidate information if the correspondence is obtained, and a retrieving unit for retrieving one of the plural pieces of the candidate information as a target information based on a judged result of the judging unit.

Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus for changing a tempo of an input audio signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnification designator capable of designating a plurality of different magnifications. A device is capable of automatically detecting a beat(s) per minute, BPM, or the audio input signal. The device may also detect a beat period of the input audio signal. The device also changes the BPM or beat period in accordance with a magnification designated by the magnification designator. Further, the device changes the tempo of the audio signal in accordance with the changed BPM and the changed beat period.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a speaker apparatus that includes fixing a magnetic circuit to a frame so that the magnetic circuit is positioned around a central hole of the frame; positioning a coil with respect to a center pole of the magnetic circuit; connecting a damper to the coil and the frame; positioning a jig in the central hole of the frame; projecting the jig from a center hole of the center pole; engaging a positioning portion provided on a diaphragm with the jig to position the diaphragm at a predetermined position with respect to the center pole, the positioning portion being removably connected with the jig positioned in the central hole of the frame to secure the position of the diaphragm relative to the magnetic circuit during the installation; and connecting the positioned diaphragm to the coil and the frame.

Abstract: A map information providing system for providing map data to a terminal device via a data transmission path, includes: a first server, the first server including a first storage unit for storing map data; and a second server connected with the first server and the terminal device via a network, the second server including a second storage unit for storing the map data. The first server includes: a unit for producing map search table which designates at least one of the first storage unit, the second storage unit and a third storage unit in the terminal device, from which certain map data is to be obtained; and a unit for transmitting the produced map searching table to the terminal device to be stored in the terminal device.

Abstract: An information recording medium includes: a plurality of recorded information pieces being independent of each other; a plurality of individual attribute information pieces each corresponding to each of the recorded information piece and including information relating to attributes of the recorded information piece and functions in reproduction; and an aggregate attribute information piece, recorded at a position read out prior to any other positions on said recording medium, and including at least a part of the individual attribute information piece for all of the recorded information pieces.

Abstract: A reproducing system is produced for reproducing music recorded on a digital disc, and a rotating dial is provided to be rotated by a user.

Abstract: A clock generator in a recorded information reproduction apparatus for reproducing recorded information from a recording medium includes a pickup that produces a reading signal by reading a recording track of the recording medium. The reading signal is sampled by a sampling circuit at timing corresponding to a clock signal to produce a reading sample value sequence. A crosstalk removing circuit removes crosstalk components which are present in recording tracks adjacent to the recording track read by the pickup from the reading sample value sequence and produces a crosstalk-removed reading sample value sequence. A phase detecting circuit detects a phase error existing in the reading signal based on the crosstalk-removed reading sample value sequence. A clock signal generating circuit generates the clock signal based on the phase error.

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus reproduces a plurality of information pieces recorded on a recording medium. The apparatus has: a reading device for reading the information pieces from the recording medium in accordance with a predetermined reproduction order; a linking device for linking the information pieces read by the reading device with each other, by removing either or both of a beginning and an ending of each of the information pieces; and a converting device for converting the information pieces linked by the linking device into a reproduction signal to be supplied to an output device.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a recording signal by converting an image signal and outputting the generated recording signal to an external device is provided. The image signal included image data corresponding to an image to be displayed on a display. The image data includes a plurality of data pieces each corresponding to a different one of a plurality of image elements which compose the image. The apparatus includes: a control information placing device for placing a control information piece onto one of the plurality of data pieces corresponding to one of the plurality of image elements that is to be located at an outer edge portion of the image when the image is displayed on the display screen; and a generating device for generating the recording signal including the control information piece. The control information piece includes information to control an operation of the external device.