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Apparatus and method for recording and reproducing data

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1996-02-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-02-07
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Abstract

Abstract The apparatus for recording and reproducing data includes: a receiving section for receiving input data; a recording section for recording the input data on a recording medium; a managing section for managing information indicating a position of the input data recorded on the recording medium; a reproducing section for reproducing the data recorded on the recording medium based on the information managed by the managing means during recording of the input data on the recording medium; and a selective output section for selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data reproduced by the reproducing section.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasushi Yoneda

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/414; H04N21/4147; G11B20/00007; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3036; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/14; H04N21/43; H04N21/443; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/775; G11B20/10527; G11B2020/10537; G11B2020/10592; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; H04N5/84; H04N5/85

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
An apparatus for recording and reproducing data, comprising: receiving means for receiving input data; recording means for recording the input data on a recording medium; managing means for managing information indicating a position of the input data recorded on the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing the data recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed by the managing means during recording of the input data on the recording medium; and selective output means for selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data reproduced by the reproducing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising compression means for compressing the input data and expansion means for expanding the data reproduced by the reproducing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 60 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selective output means comprises means for applying a priority order to each of the input data and the reproduced data, and wherein the apparatus further comprises display means for displaying an output from the selective output means in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 207 words
An apparatus for recording and reproducing data of a plurality of channels, comprising: receiving means for receiving input data of a N number of channels; first selection means for selecting a M number of channels among the N number of channels; recording means for recording on a recording medium the input data of the M number of channels selected by the first selection means; managing means for managing information indicating a position of the input data of the M number of channels recorded on the recording medium; second selection means for selecting a P number of channels among a plurality of channels recorded on the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing the data of the P number of channels selected by the second selection means among the plurality of channels recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed by the managing means, during recording of the input data of the M number of channels on the recording medium; and selective output means for selectively outputting at least one of the input data of the N number of channels and the data of the P number of channels reproduced by the reproducing means, wherein N, M and P are positive integers and wherein N ≧ M.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising compression means for compressing the input data and expansion means for expanding the data reproduced by the reproducing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 60 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the selective output means comprises means for applying a priority order to each of the input data and the reproduced data, and wherein the apparatus further comprises display means for displaying an output from the selective output means in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 186 words
An apparatus for recording and reproducing data, comprising: receiving means for receiving input data; time code generating means for generating a time code and applying the time code to the input data; thin-out means for thinning out the input data with the time code at a predetermined ratio; recording means for recording on a recording medium the input data with the time code which have been thinned out by the thin-out means; managing means for managing information indicating a position of the input data with the time code recorded on the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing the data with the time code recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed by the managing means, during recording of the input data with the time code on the recording medium; comparing means for comparing the time code of the input data with the time code of the data reproduced by the reproducing means; and selective output means for selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data reproduced by the reproducing means based on a comparison result obtained by the comparing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 47 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising compression means for compressing the input data with the time code which have been thinned out by the thin-out means and expansion means for expanding the data with the time code which have been reproduced by the reproducing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 68 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the selective output means comprises means for applying a priority order to each of the input data with the time code and the reproduced data with the time code, and wherein the apparatus further comprises display means for displaying an output from the selective output means in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 183 words
An apparatus for recording and reproducing data, comprising: receiving means for receiving input data; time code generating means for generating a time code and applying the time code to the input data; recording means for recording on a recording medium the input data with the time code; managing means for managing information indicating a position of the input data with the time code recorded on the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing the data with the time code recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed by the managing means, during recording of the input data with the time code on the recording medium; thin-out means for thinning out the data with the time code reproduced by the reproducing means at a predetermined ratio; comparing means for comparing the time code of the input data with the time code of the data thinned out by the thin-out means; and selective output means for selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data thinned out by the thin-out means based on a comparison result obtained by the comparing means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 38 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising compression means for compressing the input data with the time code and expansion means for expanding the data with the time code which have been reproduced by the reproducing means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 69 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the selective output means comprises means for applying a priority order to each of the input data with the time code and the thinned out data with the time code, and wherein the apparatus further comprises display means for displaying an output from the selective output means in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 213 words
An apparatus for recording and reproducing data, comprising: receiving means for receiving input data; time code generating means for generating a time code and applying the time code to the input data; first thin-out means for thinning out the input data with the time code at a first ratio; recording means for recording on a recording medium the input data with the time code which have been thinned out by the first thin-out means; managing means for managing information indicating a position of the input data with the time code recorded on the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing the data with the time code recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed by the managing means, during recording of the input data with the time code on the recording medium; second thin-out means for thinning out the data with the time code reproduced by the reproducing means at a second ratio; comparing means for comparing the time code of the input data with the time code of the data thinned out by the second thin-out means; and selective output means for selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data thinned out by the second thin-out means based on a comparison result obtained by the comparing means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 48 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising compression means for compressing the input data with the time code which have been thinned out by the first thin-out means and expansion means for expanding the data with the time code which have been reproduced by the reproducing means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 69 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the selective output means comprises means for applying a priority order to each of the input data with the time code and the thinned out data with the time code, and wherein the apparatus further comprises display means for displaying an output from the selective output means in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 16
Independent Claim 86 words
A method for recording and reproducing data, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving input data; (b) recording the input data on a recording medium; (c) managing information indicating a position of the input data recorded on the recording medium; (d) reproducing the data recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed in the step (c), during recording of the input data on the recording medium; and (e) selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data reproduced in the step (d).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method according to claim 16, further comprising a step of compressing the input data and a step of expanding the reproduced data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 60 words
A method according to claim 16, wherein the step (e) comprises a step of applying a priority order to each of the input data and the reproduced data, and wherein the method further comprises a step of displaying the selective output in the step (e) in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 19
Independent Claim 187 words
A method for recording and reproducing data of a plurality of channels, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving input data of a N number of channels; (b) selecting a M number of channels among the N number of channels; (c) recording on a recording medium the input data of the M number of channels selected in the step (b); (d) managing information indicating a position of the input data of the M number of channels recorded on the recording medium; (e) selecting a P number of channels among a plurality of channels recorded on the recording medium; (f) reproducing the data of the P number of channels selected in the step (e) among the plurality of channels recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed in the step (d), during recording of the input data of the M number of channels on the recording medium; and (g) selectively outputting at least one of the input data of the N number of channels and the reproduced data of the P number of channels, wherein N, M and P are positive integers and wherein N ≧ M.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method according to claim 19, further comprising a step of compressing the input data and a step of expanding the reproduced data.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 60 words
A method according to claim 19, wherein the step (g) comprises a step of applying a priority order to each of the input data and the reproduced data, and wherein the method further comprises a step of displaying the selective output in the step (g) in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 22
Independent Claim 166 words
A method for recording and reproducing data, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving input data; (b) generating a time code and applying the time code to the input data; (c) thinning out the input data with the time code at a predetermined ratio; (d) recording on a recording medium the input data with the time code which have been thinned out in the step (c); (e) managing information indicating a position of the input data with the time code recorded on the recording medium; (f) reproducing the data with the time code recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed in the step (e), during recording of the input data with the time code on the recording medium; (g) comparing the time code of the input data with the time code of the data reproduced in the step (f); and (h) selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the reproduced data based on a comparison result obtained in the step (g).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 47 words
A method according to claim 22, further comprising a step of compressing the input data with the time code which have been thinned out in the step (c) and a step of expanding the data with the time code which have been reproduced in the step (f).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 68 words
A method according to claim 22, wherein the step (h) comprises a step of applying a priority order to each of the input data with the time code and the reproduced data with the time code, and wherein the method further comprises a step of displaying the selective output in the step (h) in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 25
Independent Claim 167 words
A method for recording and reproducing data, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving input data; (b) generating a time code and applying the time code to the input data; (c) recording on a recording medium the input data with the time code; (d) managing information indicating a position of the input data with the time code recorded on the recording medium; (e) reproducing the data with the time code recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed in the step (d), during recording of the input data with the time code on the recording medium; (f) thinning out the data with the time code reproduced in the step (e) at a predetermined ratio; (g) comparing the time code of the input data with the time code of the data thinned out in the step (f); and (h) selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data thinned out in the step (f) based on a comparison result obtained in the step (g).
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 38 words
A method according to claim 25, further comprising a step of compressing the input data with the time code and a step of expanding the data with the time code which have been reproduced in the step (e).
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 69 words
A method according to claim 25, wherein the step (h) comprises a step of applying a priority order to each of the input data with the time code and the thinned out data with the time code, and wherein the method further comprises a step of displaying the selective output in the step (h) in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.
Claim 28
Independent Claim 190 words
A method for recording and reproducing data, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving input data; (b) generating a time code and applying the time code to the input data; (c) thinning out the input data with the time code at a first ratio; (d) recording on a recording medium the input data with the time code which have been thinned out in the step (c); (e) managing information indicating a position of the input data with the time code recorded on the recording medium; (f) reproducing the data with the time code recorded on the recording medium, based on the information managed in the step (e), during recording of the input data with the time code on the recording medium; (g) thinning out the data with the time code reproduced in the step (f) at a second ratio; (h) comparing the time code of the input data with the time code of the data thinned out in the step (g); and (i) selectively outputting at least one of the input data and the data thinned out in the step (g) based on a comparison result obtained in the step (h).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 47 words
A method according to claim 28, further comprising a step of compressing the input data with the time code which have been thinned out in the step (c) and a step of expanding the data with the time code which have been reproduced in the step (f).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 69 words
A method according to claim 28, wherein the step (i) comprises a step of applying a priority order to each of the input data with the time code and the thinned out data with the time code, and wherein the method further comprises a step of displaying the selective output in the step (i) in a predetermined mode, the predetermined mode being changed in accordance with the priority order.

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