Patents by Inventor Seung-Lyeol Choi

Seung-Lyeol Choi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Data bank apparatus and method of a video recording and reproducing system
    Patent number: 6169841
    Abstract: A data bank apparatus and method for use in a video recording and reproducing system are disclosed. The apparatus includes scanning devices for scanning two recording media install to and drive a video recording medium and an additional data recording medium, and two servos for driving the two recording media. Accordingly, user-assigned information can be recorded on a proper position of the data recording medium by the data scanning devices and the data servos, or can be retrieved from the data recording medium to be displayed on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Lyeol Choi
  • Data bank apparatus and method of a video recording and reproducing system
    Patent number: 5636313
    Abstract: A data bank apparatus and method for use in a video recording and reproducing system are disclosed. The apparatus includes scanning devices for respectively scanning two recording media to install and drive a video recording medium and an additional data recording medium, and two servos for driving the two recording media. Accordingly, user-assigned information can be recorded on a proper position of the data recording medium by the data scanning devices and the data servos, or can be retrieved from the data recording medium to be displayed on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-lyeol Choi
  • Video recording/reproducing apparatus capable of reading a label of laser disk
    Patent number: 5448371
    Abstract: A video recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a reader for reading out information recorded on a label formed on a non-recording portion of a video recording medium which has a recording portion where a program is recorded and a non-recording portion formed with the label. The label contains bibliographic information of the program recorded on said recording portion and/or information to limit access to the program. The apparatus also has a decoder for decoding the read out information, a character signal storing unit, a controller for controlling the whole apparatus, a video display for outputting a video signal, an on-screen display (OSD) for converting a character string into a signal suitable for the video display, and a video record/playback unit for reproducing the program recorded on the recording portion of the video recording medium and providing the reproduced program to the video display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-lyeol Choi