Abstract: System and method for improving operational efficiency of a video encoding pipeline used to encode image data. In embodiments, the video encoding pipeline includes a transcode pipeline that provides entropy encoding of binarized syntax elements. More specifically, multiple bins may be encoded in parallel, resulting in increased encoding throughput.

Abstract: A microphone apparatus of the present invention is applied to a camera including a panel type view finder for displaying a picture taken by the camera, a touch panel for pointing a desired position of the picture displayed on the view finder, determining circuit for determining a direction of the real picture in accordance with the position pointed by the touch panel, a microphone device having a plurality of microphone units for collecting a sound that comes from the picture taken by the camera; and directivity generating circuit for generating a sound directivity signal with which the microphone device collects the sound coming from the direction determined by the determining circuit.

Abstract: A repeater for use in a digital wireless teletype-capable telephone receiver. The repeater includes a receiver for receiving an input signal and interpreting the input signal to identify Baudot characters represented by the input signal, and produce a receiver signal comprising identifications of the Baudot characters represented by the input signal. The repeater also comprises a transmitter which produces an output signal based on the receiver signal produced by the receiver. The transmitter generates the Baudot codes identified to it by the receiver. The repeater therefore removes distortion which may be present in the input signal.

Abstract: The machine involves code wheels in cascade or in a maze with random or mixed circuits which operate a printing device to print the cipher conjugate of the letter on an operated key when the keyboard is connected to one end of the code wheel maze, and to print the plain conjugate of the letter in cipher when a key bearing such letter is operated with the keyboard connected to the other end of the code wheel maze. The printer is connected to the end of the code wheel maze opposite the end to which the keyboard is connected in both cases.

Abstract: The cryptographic system automatically and continuously changes the cipher equivalents representing plaintext characters so as to prevent any periodicity in the relationship. The system has a series of juxtaposed, rotatable, connection changing mechanisms to provide a large number of alternative paths for the passage of an electric current corresponding to a message character. Further, the system has parts for the irregular and permutative displacements of the members of a set of circuit changing mechanisms to thwart cryptanalysis. The juxtaposed cipher commutators are controlled by cam wheels of different diameters.

Abstract: The crytographic system automatically and continuously changes the cipher equivalents representing plaintext characters so as to prevent any periodicity in the relationship. The system has a series of juxtaposed, rotatable, connection changing mechanisms to provide a large number of alternative paths for the passage of an electric current corresponding to a message character. Further, the system has parts for the irregular and permutative displacements of the members of a set of circuit changing mechanisms to thwart cryptanalysis.

Abstract: An automatic telephone answering system employs a switch activated by any of several techniques to select a language for communication with a caller. A single matrix determines the content of a message to be generated in response to input from the caller. A single matrix can be used because it is arranged in accordance with the content of the various messages and not on the specific language of the messages. All of the messages for each respective language are stored in a separate directory such that a given identifier obtained from the matrix will recall that message in the language determined by identification of the particular directory. A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is treated in the same manner as a language and selection of messages employs the same matrix used for traditional languages. Received TDD signals are converted to ASCII for storage, and messages to be identified by the matrix are stored in ASCII and converted to TDD before transmission.

Abstract: An automatic telephone answering system employs a switch activated by any of several techniques to select a language for communication with a caller. A single matrix determines the content of a message to be generated in response to input from the caller. A single matrix can be used because it is arranged in accordance with the content of the various messages and not on the specific language of the messages. All of the messages for each respective language are stored in a separate directory such that a given identifier obtained from the matrix will recall that message in the language determined by identification of the particular directory. A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is treated in the same manner as a language and selection of messages employs the same matrix used for traditional languages. Received TDD signals are converted to ASCII for storage, and messages to be identified by the matrix are stored in ASCII and converted to TDD before transmission.

Abstract: An automatic telephone answering system employs a switch activated by any of several techniques to select a language for communication with a caller. A single matrix determines the content of a message to be generated in response to input from the caller. A single matrix can be used because it is arranged in accordance with the content of the various messages and not on the specific language of the messages. All of the messages for each respective language are stored in a separate directory such that a given identifier obtained from the matrix will recall that message in the language determined by identification of the particular directory. A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is treated in the same manner as a language and selection of messages employs the same matrix used for traditional languages. Received TDD signals are converted to ASCII for storage, and messages to be identified by the matrix are stored in ASCII and converted to TDD before transmission.