75results about "Combination of multiple record carriers" patented technology

Audiovisual reproduction system comprising a central unit managing a sound control circuit, and a telecommunications modem connected to a distribution network controlled by a host server, through a multitask operating system created around a tools and services library, characterized in that the operating system comprises a function that adjusts the sound control circuit to couple volumes in the various areas in which the loudspeakers in the audiovisual reproduction system are used, this function being accessible through a management mode of the multitask operating system, the coupling maintaining the ratios between the various volumes in each area when the volume in one area is modified.

A system and method for a media processor separates the functions of topology creation and maintenance from the functions of processing data through a topology. The system includes a control layer including a topology generating element to generate a topology describing a set of input multimedia streams, one or more sources for the input multimedia streams, a sequence of operations to perform on the multimedia data, and a set of output multimedia streams, and a media processor to govern the passing of the multimedia data as described in the topology and govern the performance of the sequence of multimedia operations on the multimedia data to create the set of output multimedia streams. The core layer includes the input media streams, the sources for the input multimedia streams, one or more transforms to operate on the multimedia data, stream sinks, and media sinks to provide the set of output multimedia streams.

Systems and methods for media content transfer are described. One exemplary embodiment of a method for transferring content from a first digital video recorder (DVR) set-top to a second DVR set-top includes recording instances of media content to a first storage medium located internal to a housing of the first DVR set-top and receiving an indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top. One exemplary method further includes, in response to receiving the indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top, providing the instances of media content to the second DVR set-top over a communication interface of the second DVR set-top, the communication interface accessible from an external port of the second DVR set-top.

An apparatus for locating failed disk drives on a disk array module when the disk-array module is removed from its enclosure is described.

An information storage medium storing management information of an application executable from a plurality of information storage media, and a method and apparatus for executing the application based on the management information are provided. The method includes: if a new information storage medium is inserted into a reproducing apparatus during the execution of the application, reading information on an identifier of the new information storage medium; and determining whether to continuously execute the application based on the information and continuously executing the application according to a result obtained by the determination. The information on the identifier of the new information storage medium may be included in the application or in an application management table (AMT) of the information storage medium. A life cycle of a disc unbound application is managed so as to use an application that can be shared by different information storage media.

A controller to be connected via an IEEE 1394 serial bus to two or more hard disk recorders. When a user selects an attribute of program files to be deleted by using an operation unit, a microprocessor in the controller searches for program files corresponding to the attribute, which is selected by the user via the operation unit, among program files stored in any of the hard disk recorders. When program files corresponding to the selected attribute are found as a result of the search, the microprocessor creates a list of the program files corresponding to the selected attribute based on the result of the search. Then, the microprocessor sends a control command to delete each of the program files in the list from a hard disk recorder on which the each program file is stored via an IEEE 1394 interface to the hard disk recorder. Accordingly, the program files in the list are deleted from the hard disk recorders on which the program files are stored.

The present invention is the playback apparatus 400 for (i) mounting thereon the BD-ROM 200 in which a plurality of data groups and an application program that refers to each of the data groups are stored and (ii) playing back each of the data groups by executing the application program. The playback apparatus 400 comprises: the playback processing unit 412 operable to control the execution of the application program; the network IF unit 419 operable to obtain, from an external server including therein one or more alternative data groups, an alternative data group to replace part of the data groups; and the HDD unit 418 that stores therein correspondence information showing a correspondence between a storage location where on an internal recording medium the alternative data group is stored and a storage location where on the external recording medium the part of the data groups to be replaced. Here, at a time when the application program in execution reads a data group being referred to, the playback processing unit 412 (i) judges based on the correspondence information whether an alternative data group for replacing the data group being referred to exists on the internal recording medium, and (ii) specifies, as a data retrieve destination, a storage location of the alternative data group indicated by the correspondence information when the judgment is affirmative.

The present invention provides systems and methods for logically organizing data for storage and on a data storage medium using a multi-level format. The present invention also provides systems and for protecting data stored on data storage medium so that the data may be recovered without errors.

A hybrid storage apparatus having a plurality of storage devices and a method of sharing resources therein. The hybrid storage apparatus can include a plurality of storage device controllers to respectively control a plurality of storage devices that employ different writing methods, a system controller to exchange information with the storage device controllers such that the plurality of storage devices are controlled in one system and in an integrated manner, a reset signal generation unit to output a reset signal that is in a first logic state via an output terminal when a power supply voltage used in the system is equal to or greater than a reference voltage, and a connection unit to electrically connect the output terminal of the reset signal generation unit to a reset signal input terminal of the system controller and to reset signal input terminals of the storage device controllers.

An information storage medium storing management information of an application executable from a plurality of information storage media, and a method and apparatus for executing the application based on the management information are provided. The method includes: if a new information storage medium is inserted into a reproducing apparatus during the execution of the application, reading information on an identifier of the new information storage medium; and determining whether to continuously execute the application based on the information and continuously executing the application according to a result obtained by the determination. The information on the identifier of the new information storage medium may be included in the application or in an application management table (AMT) of the information storage medium. A life cycle of a disc unbound application is managed so as to use an application that can be shared by different information storage media.

An apparatus for locating failed disk drives on a disk array module when the disk-array module is removed from its enclosure is described.