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8010248 Data recorder  
A data recorder has: a controlled state detecting unit, operable to detect a controlled state of a vehicle by a driver; an operating state detecting unit, operable to detect an operating state of...
7835106 Method of controlling the position of a read/write head and apparatus for testing a read/write head  
A method of controlling the position of a read/write head relative to a disk in a test apparatus is disclosed. The test apparatus has a positioner for positioning the head. The positioner has a...
7567402 Storage device, control method thereof and program  
The storage device of the invention has a ramp mechanism which shakes out the head onto the disk medium, and causes the head to evacuate from the medium to hold it. The command queuing processing...
7502283 Systems and methods for rewriting data of data tracks potentially affected by data transfer operations in rotatable storage media  
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments can be used to re-write user data to a rotatable storage medium. When a position of a write element is not within a threshold during a data write...
7336434 Predictive failure analysis of thermal flying height control system and method  
A method for predicting the failure of a data storage device having a slider heater is disclosed. For slider heaters exhibiting a decreasing resistance aging characteristic, a failure warning is...
7212360 Information processing equipment and data transfer method  
Provided is information processing equipment capable of efficiently performing data transfer restarted after it is suspended because a possibility of being affected by an impact derived from...
7027239 Data acquisition system  
A data acquisition apparatus acquires an analog input signal from an analog sensor, and generates digital data based on the analog input signal for processing by a personal computing apparatus. The...
6549834 Motion detection and recording method and apparatus  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for recording motion of a vehicle or a fixed structure with a self-contained motion recorder apparatus. The self-contained motion recorder...
6266588 Vehicle motion detection and recording method and apparatus  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for recording vehicle motion. The self-contained vehicle motion recorder apparatus is a sealed unit that contains at least a power source, and...
6046596 Capacitance probe for magnetic recording head transducer to disc surface spacing measurement  
An apparatus for measuring magnetic recording head transducer to disc surface spacing and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. A slider body of a read/write head has first and second...
5997171 Method and system for digital data storage, abstraction and compression to preserve the most useful characteristics of the data  
Data is digitally sampled at intervals, and these samples are stored for a fixed period. During this period the samples are also processed to select certain characteristics, such as maximum,...
5802505 Waveform signal equalizing method and apparatus and signal recording and reproducing apparatus  
A learning type signal recording and reproducing apparatus has a signal detector for detecting signals recorded on recording media, a teaching signal generator for generating reference teaching...
RE35590 Solid state event recorder  
A solid state event recorder having particular application to railroad locomotives has a plurality of interface modules to allow the collection of desired data over a period of time. Radio...
5604479 Voice recording and playback apparatus, and alarm system with voice recording and playback apparatus  
A voice recording and playback apparatus includes a memory unit having addressable memory regions, a voice input unit for converting a user voice input into an electrical signal, and a processor...
5576491 Acceleration recorder and playback module  
The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus relating to an accelerometer electrical signal recorder and playback module. The recorder module may be manufactured in lightweight...
5455717 Recording device with temperature-dependent write-current control  
A device for recording an information signal on a magnetic record carrier (2) includes a write amplifier (3), a magnetic head (4) of the magnetoresistive type, and a compensation circuit for...
5400149 Magnetic recording apparatus having improved detail emphasis circuit  
A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus, which includes: a reproduced level detector for detecting the level of a reproduced signal and a memory for storing the reproduced level detected by the...
5280517 Storage apparatus which controls the usage of a storage medium  
A storage apparatus capable of storing information in accordance with the history of use of the storage medium employed therewith. Control is performed in accordance with the history of...
5243469 System for the acquisition of seismic data  
A seismic recording system comprises a multichannel recorder connected to a cable formed from a plurality of signal conductors. Each of the signal conductors is connected to a different channel of...
5214516 Image pickup system with an indication of the audio signal recording state  
In a camera device including a recording device which records an image signal and an audio signal, the recording device includes a display device which indicates that the recording device is in the...
5189524 Video camera having an indicator for warning of the occurrence of matters which interrupt recording  
An indicator provided on the surface of a video camera for warning of the occurrence of a matter which interrupts the recording; for example, dew on a recording head and the approach of a tape end....
5111442 Recordable optical disc storage device with limited storage capacity, and recording apparatus therefor  
The optical disc according to the present invention includes an unrewritable region in which the number of times of possible recording or the cumulative possible recording time duration is recorded...
5103411 Electronic odometer wherein medium order digit data addresses locations which store high and low order digit data  
An electronic odometer is disclosed, in which, in order to provide higher reliability, integrated traveled distance data to be stored in a nonvolatile memory is divided into three portions, i.e.,...
5065349 Method for and apparatus of monitoring how an operator operates a machine  
Performance of a helicopter is evaluated with an apparatus including a recorder section and a reader section interconnected during a start-up period while the pilot is initially operating the...
5008872 Optical disc reproduction apparatus which detects maximum audio signal level recorded on an optical disk  
An optical disc reproduction apparatus is disclosed including a device for detecting a maximum audio signal level recorded on the optical disc. A first course-search is effected of the entire...
4951276 Recording apparatus with switch actuated memory storage of recording medium removal or loading and backup power supply for memory  
A recording apparatus capable of exchanging the recording medium includes a switch arranged to operate when the recording medium is exchanged, an electronic memory for storing the output of the...
4894728 Data acquisition and recording system  
A portable, self-contained data acquisition and recording system is provided for monitoring ambulatory subjects. The system has micropower requirements and an extended recording capability between...
4862394 Drop height recorder  
A drop height recorder apparatus includes a housing suitable for packaging for shipment from an origin point to a destination point, a triaxial accelerometer provides three signals to corresponding...
4860124 Combined taximeter and cassette or disk player  
A vehicle information apparatus for recording, computation and display of data ascertainable from the driving performance of a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes a transmitter module for...
4853856 Vehicle motion logger  
Apparatus and method for logging data corresponding to the motion of a vehicle. Programmable variables in the logger are set when it is connected to a remote indicating device. The logger is then...
4835625 Method of recording timing data generated by a central processing unit onto a tape for digital display  
An improved cassette tape recorder is provided for storing the time message, generated by the real time clock of the central processing unit, into a tape region between a first record and a second...
4811249 Data loggers  
A data logger for logging data wherein stored incoming data is related to real time. Incoming data initially is stored at a relatively fine time resolution in a data memory. When the capacity of...
4794548 Data collection apparatus and train monitoring system  
An apparatus for monitoring the operation of a railroad train includes two on-board units which collect and utilize data for ultimate transfer to a portable unit which can be carried onto and off...
4792864 Apparatus for detecting recorded data in a video tape recorder for audience rating purposes  
A system is disclosed for detecting the recording data of a video tape recorder, which is enabled to detect data concerning the time and channel a program played back was recorded at and through,...
4742402 Seismoelectric signal recording device  
A device for recording seismoelectric signals comprises at least three channels for reception of seismoelectric signals in different frequency bands, each channel having a magnetic antenna (1,2,3)...
4667336 Automatic detection of seat belt usage  
A method and apparatus for encouraging driver's seat belt usage includes a system for detecting and recording each time a seat belt is used. Depending on the level of seat belt usage the driver...
4622640 Power load survey apparatus  
A power load survey apparatus is disclosed with an electronic power sensor for detecting a power load in the form of a pulse signal, a collector cartridge detachably coupled to the electronic power...
4602127 Diagnostic data recorder  
A vehicular diagnostic system is described which generally comprises a portable communications control station and a remote data processing station. The control station includes a portable...
4581671 Magnetic tape recording and playback system  
A magnetic tape recording and playback system having a tape cassette and battery pack joined by a frangible connection in an integral assembly, wherein for recording the assembly provides battery...
4561057 Apparatus and method for monitoring motion of a railroad train  
An apparatus for monitoring the motion of a railroad train includes an on-board unit which computes the speed, acceleration/deceleration, and distance traveled events of the train and stores such...
4533962 Vehicle performance detection and recording apparatus  
A method and apparatus for sensing and recording diverse operational and performance characteristics of automotive vehicles and the like has a plurality of transducers directly associated with...
4519011 Power control circuit  
An electronic power control circuit used in recording seismic data at unmanned remote locations is disclosed wherein the power requirements are minimized by segregating power distribution between...
4476498 Deviation detector for FM video recording system  
The deviation of an FM signal modulated by a video signal is detected by measuring the average period of the FM signal at a measurement rate proportional to the average frequency of the FM signal....
RE31668 Load survey recorder for measuring electrical parameters  
A survey recorder for measuring electrical loads and providing a magnetic tape record of data with time reference signals in format capable of providing computer compatible information. The data...
4419672 Point locator and graphics digitizer system  
A system for accurately locating upon a surface any number of finite points, recording those locations together with such additional information as is desired to be applied to the surface, and then...
4378574 Digital data recorder and method  
A digital data recorder has a microprocessor control which directs data to the read/write transducer and actuates the tape drive. The recorder accepts data in serial digital form and has an...
4369496 Apparatus for high-speed transcription of recorded physiological data  
A device for high-speed transcription of physiological data recorded at substantially lower speeds includes a device for converting the recorded data into electrical signals, a device for...
4352009 Variable ratio totalizer  
A totalizer receives output pulses from two different meters and records them on a single data channel of a magnetic recorder. First and second memories are used alternately in successive demand...
4351006 Method of and apparatus for storing data signals  
A method and apparatus for storing data signals, which data signals comprise radio frequency ultrasonic signals from an ultrasonic transducer and positional signals from a source associated with...
4296442 On-board analog reproducer unit for ocean-bottom seismometer  
An analog reproducer unit for a seismic exploration vessel includes a discriminator for checking the repetition rate of recorded strobe pulses to discriminate valid strobe pulses from noise. The...
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