Abstract: A recording apparatus comprising a recording portion for recording moving image data on a recording medium, a recording instruction portion for instructing start and temporary stop of recording the moving image data, a playlist processing portion for producing playlist data indicating a reproduction procedure of the moving image data of a plurality of clips recorded on the recording medium; and a control portion for displaying on a display device a representative image indicating each clip of the moving image data designated in the playlist during temporary stop of recording the moving image data.

Abstract: A recording/reproducing apparatus having a receiving unit configured to receive a television broadcast, a recording/reproducing unit configured to record image data of the received broadcast program on a recording medium, and reproduce the image data from the recording medium, an output unit configured to output the image data of the received broadcast program, or the image data reproduced from the recording medium to a display device, a designation unit configured to designate a broadcast channel, a storage unit configured to store channel information indicating image data of a program to be reproduced if the designation unit designates a predetermined channel among the programs recorded on the recording medium, and a control unit configured to cause the recording/reproducing unit and the output unit to reproduce the image data from the recording medium and output the data to the display device, in accordance with the channel information stored on the storage unit.

Abstract: First, two subsystems are connected with each other via a communication cable and then recognize physical connection between the two subsystems. Next, each one of the two subsystems ignores signals from the other subsystem for a predetermined time period after recognition of the physical connection. Then, the two subsystems execute the connection procedure and after that, establish data communication between the two subsystems.

Abstract: A recording apparatus comprising a recording portion for recording moving image data on a recording medium, a recording instruction portion for instructing start and temporary stop of recording the moving image data, a playlist processing portion for producing playlist data indicating a reproduction procedure of the moving image data of a plurality of clips recorded on the recording medium; and a control portion for displaying on a display device a representative image indicating each clip of the moving image data designated in the playlist during temporary stop of recording the moving image data.

Abstract: An image forming system, which forms an image relating to subject data on a recording medium having a holding unit holding identification information specific to the storage medium, including: a detection unit which detects identification information held by the holding unit of an arbitrary recording medium on which an image is recorded; and a control unit which acquires subject data corresponding to the detected identification information and forms an image relating to the acquired subject data on the recording medium.

Abstract: A communication LSI device includes a state machine section and a test control section. The state machine section carries out a configuration operation in an idle state in response to a first reset signal. The state machine section changes to the idle state after completion of the configuration operation. The state machine section outputs a flag signal after a predetermined time since the state machine section changes to the idle state. The test control section outputs one the first reset signal to the state machine section in a test mode in response to the flag signal or a second reset signal externally supplied.

Abstract: A recording apparatus automatically selects a play list from among a plurality of play lists representing the reproduction procedures for the image data recorded on the recording medium, when the recording of image data on a recording medium is halted, and that changes the reproduction procedures in the selected play list so that the image data for which the recording is halted is reproduced.

Abstract: First, two subsystems are connected with each other via a communication cable and then recognize physical connection between the two subsystems. Next, each one of the two subsystems ignores signals from the other subsystem for a predetermined time period after recognition of the physical connection. Then, the two subsystems execute the connection procedure and after that, establish data communication between the two subsystems.

Abstract: To reduce a change in an electric current flowing through a cold cathode discharge lamp caused by a change in power source voltage. There is provided a cold cathode discharge lamp lighting circuit, in which a secondary high voltage of a transformer 13 is changed by controlling an oscillating period of a ROYER oscillating circuit 12 by a duty ratio of a PWM signal, to thereby control an amount of the electric current flowing through a cold cathode discharge lamp 11. In this lighting circuit, a resistor Rx is additionally connected between an inversion input terminal of a comparator X4 for generating the PWM signal and a power source, and a power source voltage divided by resistors Rx and R20 is inputted to the inversion input terminal. Thus, when the power source voltage is changed in an increase direction, an oscillating voltage is increased and the electric current flowing through the cold cathode discharge lamp begins to increase.

Abstract: A color image signal recording apparatus has a unit for forming a plurality type of component signals constituting a color image signal, a unit for generating an identification signal for identifying each of the plurality type of component signals, and a recording unit for recording each of the plurality type of component signals constituting the color image signal of the same frame on a recording medium by a plurality of frames. The apparatus can record a color image signal, has high reliability, and is suitable for printing.

Abstract: A system comprising a recording apparatus including an audio input portion and a recording portion capable of recording an audio signal from the audio input portion on a recording medium, and an audio memory unit detachably attached to the recording apparatus, wherein the memory unit includes a memory capable of storing the audio signal from the audio input portion, and the recording apparatus is arranged to record also the audio signal read out from the memory on the recording medium by the recording portion, thereby making it possible to record a wide variety of audio signals of different kinds on the recording medium in desired timing. Also, this memory unit is utilized to make it possible that in application to the apparatus for recording video signals and audio signals in superimposed relation, the video signal is rewritten only in itself.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical recording medium which incorporates an inorganic based recording layer which has a high reflectance, sufficient for reproduction compatibility on devices such as CD-ROM drives, as well as a high degree of modulation between the state prior to recording and that after recording, as well as an information recording method therefor.

Abstract: A video signal recording apparatus selectively reads information stored in a plurality of external storage devices through a plurality of connecting parts and records the read information together with a video signal on a recording medium. A video camera selectively reads information stored in a plurality of external storage devices through a plurality of connecting parts and simultaneously records the read information and a video signal according to subject light on a recording medium. In accordance with the video signal recording apparatus and the video camera, a variety of video signals can be recorded and a variety of photography can be performed.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording an information signal on a recording medium is arranged to be controlled according to control information read out from an external storage device which is attachable and detachable to and from the recording apparatus, so that the apparatus is not only simply operable but also has diverse functions. One of the features of the apparatus lies in that the timing of start or stop of recording can be synchronized with that of a signal combining action or a signal fade-in or fade-out action.

Abstract: In a system for reading out an information signal stored in a memory and recording it on a recording medium, renewal of the address of the memory is performed in synchronism with the recording operation, thereby making it possible to record the information signal on the recording medium continuously despite intermittent performance of recording. The address of the memory is returned by a predetermined amount in synchronism with renewal of the address of the memory or the recording operation. Thereby it is also possible to assure good continuity of the recorded information signals. Further, the above-described processing is made easier by making the address of the memory controllable in units of track on the recording medium.

Abstract: A granular bleach activator composition and a process for producing a granular bleach activator composition having excellent solubility and storability, which comprises using at least one member selected from the group consisting of substances (a), (b), (c) and (d) as a core particle and granulating the core particle and a powdery bleach activator in the presence of a water-soluble organic binder to give granules having a weight-average particle diameter of 100 to 3,000 .mu.m:(a) a water-soluble substance having a pH in a 3 wt. % aqueous solution thereof, of 2 to 10,(b) a borate-coated sodium percarbonate, the particle of which has an inner surface and/or an outer surface coated with the borate,(c) a borate-coated sodium perborate, the particle of which has an inner surface and/or an outer surface coated with the borate, and(d) sodium perborate other than the borate-coated sodium perborate (c).

Abstract: A video system is constructed of an auxiliary unit and a primary unit. The auxiliary unit includes a memory for storing a plurality of image data corresponding to an area occupying a portion of one picture, a plurality of location data indicative of the respective locations of the plurality of image data in the one picture and a plurality of color data indicative of respective colors relative to the plurality of image data. The primary unit includes an inputting circuit for inputting a first color video signal, a forming circuit for forming a second color video signal according to the plurality of image data, the plurality of location data and the plurality of color data which are supplied from the auxiliary unit and a combining circuit for combining the first video signal with the second video signal. The video system is capable of producing a variety of comined images with a relatively small memory capacity.

Abstract: A device for detecting the light transmissivity of an object to be detected comprises a light emitting element and a light receiving element which are opposed to each other across the detected object. The device is arranged to cause the light emitting element to intermittently emit a light and to detect the light transmissivity of said detected object on the basis of a detection signal obtained from the light receiving element when the light is emitted by the light emitting element and another detection signal obtained from the light receiving element when no light is emitted by the light emitting element.