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Patent Number

Title

7,050,105

Electronic camera and battery voltage controlling method employed therein for successively, rather than simultaneously, operating camera portions during conditions of low battery voltage

6,980,252

Electronic camera and battery voltage controlling method employed therein for successively, rather than simultaneously, operating camera portions during conditions of low battery voltage

6,822,680

One-chip color camera that can suppress generation of pseudo color signal while maintaining high resolution and method of separating color data

6,650,363

Color suppression circuit and electronic camera using it

6,552,748

Camera which automatically and properly focuses in situations with relatively low luminance foreground objects and high luminance background objects

6,441,856

Digital camera, having a flash unit, which determines proper flash duration through an assessment of image luminance and, where needed, a preliminary flash emission

6,356,306

Digital camera capable of converting a progressive scan signal into an interlace scan signal

6,323,901

Single CCD type color camera having high resolution and capable of restricting generation of ghost color

6,323,900

Digital camera with analog and digital clamp circuit

6,304,292

Digital video camera with high-speed mode

6,252,948

Telephone note-taking device

6,204,986

Drum motor controller using microcomputer for intermittent slow VTR

6,195,127

Digital camera, having a flash unit, which determines proper flash duration through an assessment of image luminance and, where needed, a preliminary flash emission

6,192,186

Method and apparatus for providing/reproducing MPEG data

6,157,407

Digital camera with analog and digital clamp circuit

6,144,414

Image recording and reproduction apparatus

6,133,953

Color camera having a single imaging element and capable of restricting unwanted false color signal

6,067,564

Pay broadcasting receiver apparatus

6,064,183

Device detecting the amount of charge remaining in a battery

6,005,612

Video camera with high speed mode

6,002,433

Defective pixel detecting circuit of a solid state image pick-up device capable of detecting defective pixels with low power consumption and high precision, and image pick-up device having such detecting circuit

5,990,949

Digital still camera which displays a gamma-corrected high-quality still image upon depression of a shutter release button but without displaying an unwanted image

5,911,029

Apparatus for recording and playback of a television broadcast signal capable of playback with commercials skipped by a simple operation

5,854,655

Defective pixel detecting circuit of a solid state image pick-up device capable of detecting defective pixels with low power consumption and high precision, and image pick-up device having such detecting circuit

5,852,468

1-chip color video camera for generating inter-pixel color signal component by interpolating primary color signals from neighboring pixels

5,838,374

Autofocus video camera that can compensate for variation in the amount of load on a mobile unit of a linear motor in a focus operation

5,757,429

Automatic focusing apparatus which adjusts the speed of focusing based on a change in the rate of the focus evaluating value

5,729,486

Digital dividing apparatus using a look-up table

5,555,022

White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to color information signal obtained from image sensing device

5,526,127

Video tape recorder which allows preset program recording

5,442,408

White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to luminance information signal and color information signal obtained from image sensing device

5,440,535

Method of counting tracks on disk and track counter circuit therefor

5,432,552

Automatic focusing apparatus including improved digital high-pass filter

5,430,483

Automatic focusing apparatus having an improved apparatus for achieving an in-focus lens position

5,402,406

Read only digital audio information recording medium and digital dubbing system therefor

5,400,024

Digital signal processing apparatus for converting a digital signal from one transmission rate to another transmission rate

5,379,322

Baseband signal generator for digital modulator

5,369,436

Automatic focusing apparatus for automatically matching focus in response to video signal based on extracted high frequency component of non-linear processed luminance signal

5,369,378

Digital DQPSK modulator

5,363,364

Audio data recording/reproducing apparatus having digital high-speed dubbing function

5,361,095

Automatic focusing apparatus for automatically matching focus in response to video signal

5,355,092

Relatively simple QPSK demodulator, that uses substantially all digital circuitry and an internally generated symbol clock, and circuitry for use therein

5,345,258

A videophone having an automatic answering capability

5,331,617

Audio data recording/reproduction device having digital high speed dubbing function and audio data dubbing system using such devices

5,323,367

Reproduction or recording device having a pause function

5,319,462

Automatic focusing apparatus for automatically adjusting focus in response to video signal by fuzzy inference

5,317,414

Drop out compensation circuit

5,316,900

Optical recording medium having a constant birefringent property and an alterable photochromic property

5,282,022

White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to luminance information signal and color information signal obtained from image sensing device

5,276,714

Broadcast/non-broadcast MUSE signal sound decoder with a variable protection period

5,251,075

Cue signal detecting apparatus

5,225,795

Digital quadrature modulator

5,175,514

Digital modulator and baseband signal generator for digital modulator

5,124,812

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus for muse signal

5,111,301

Automatic exposure adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting exposure by fuzzy inference

5,105,275

Noise reduction circuit for video signal recording/reproduction device

5,079,622

Auto iris/gamma correction apparatus for making automatic exposure adjustment and/or automatic gamma correction in response to video signal and image sensing apparatus comprising such auto iris/gamma correction apparatus

5,075,777

Automatic focusing camera with automatic focusing function for automatically matching focus in response to video signal

5,065,247

Automatic iris correction apparatus for use in automatically adjusting exposure in response to a video signal

5,055,933

Automatic focusing apparatus and automatic focusing method for automatically matching focus in response to video signal

5,043,801

Solid-state image sensing apparatus with an independently and individually controlled photoelectric conversion period for each primary color for use in achieving a white balance

5,036,471

Apparatus for road path searching applicable to car navigation system and operation method thereof

5,036,400

Automatic iris correction apparatus for use in automatically adjusting exposure in response to a video signal

5,005,079

Automatic frequency control circuit

5,003,339

Image sensing apparatus having automatic focusing function for automatically matching focus in response to video signal

4,994,723

Digital servo system for controlling rotational speed of rotary body

4,969,045

Image sensing apparatus having automatic iris function of automatically adjusting exposure in response to video signal

4,967,280

Image sensing apparatus having automatic focusing function of automatically matching focus in response to video signal

4,922,346

Automatic focusing apparatus having a variable focusing speed and particularly suited for use with interlaced scanning

4,903,019

Sampling frequency converter for converting a lower sampling frequency to a higher sampling frequency and a method therefor

4,885,793

Digital servo system using microcomputer for controlling phase and speed of rotary body

4,853,789

Automatic focusing circuit using a two period detection interval to compensate for motion occurring within a field of view

4,853,788

Automatic focusing circuit selectively using multiple focus evaluating curves having differing characteristics

4,833,541

Image sensing apparatus having function of automatically matching focus and exposure in response to video signal