Multimedia recording apparatus and method

US8948574B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948574-B2
Application numberUS-27674408-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 24, 2008
Priority dateNov 24, 2008
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A multimedia recording apparatus includes a receiving unit, a normal recording unit, a pre-recording unit and a combining unit. The receiving unit receives ongoing multimedia information. The normal recording unit generates first multimedia data under a normal recording mode. The pre-recording unit automatically records the ongoing multimedia information to generate a second multimedia data when the normal recording mode is not active. The combining unit adds content of the second multimedia data to the first multimedia data.

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What is claimed is: 1. A multimedia recording apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving ongoing multimedia information; a normal recording unit for starting and stopping recording the ongoing multimedia information to generate a first multimedia data under a normal recording mode in response to a first user instruction; a pre-recording unit for automatically recording the ongoing multimedia information to generate a second multimedia data when the normal recording…

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What does patent US8948574B2 cover?
A multimedia recording apparatus includes a receiving unit, a normal recording unit, a pre-recording unit and a combining unit. The receiving unit receives ongoing multimedia information. The normal recording unit generates first multimedia data under a normal recording mode. The pre-recording unit automatically records the ongoing multimedia information to generate a second multimedia data whe…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lee Kun-Bin, Mediatek Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N5/76. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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