Recording of digital signals

Claim 2

Apparatus for recording digital signals in the form of words comprising (a) means for receiving incoming digital signals; (b) memory means (10,11) connected with said receiving means; (c) write address generator means (14) for causing the incoming digital signals to be stored in said memory means in the form of words in a first sequence; (d) read address generator means (17) for causing the digital signals in said memory means to be read out from said memory means in a second sequence different from the first sequence, said read and write address generator means each including dividing circuits (40,42) each having a divisor which is a function of the number of digital signals in a block of said signals; (c) control means for selectively connecting said write address generator means and said read address generator means sequentially to said memory means; and (f) recording means connected with said memory means for recording on a given medium the digital signals read out from said memory.

Claim 3

Recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the dividing circuits has its outputs transposed.

Claim 4

Recording apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of the read and write address generators further includes a read only memory.

Claim 5

Recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory means comprises two memory devices, the control means being arranged to connect the write address generator to one of the memory devices while the read address generator is connected to the other of the memory devices.

Claim 6

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising, (a) means for receiving incoming digital signals; (b) record memory means (10,11) connected with said receiving means; (c) record write address generator means (14) for causing the incoming digital signals to be stored in the memory means in word form in a first sequence; (d) record read address generator means for causing the digital words in said memory means to be read out from the memory means in a second sequence different to the first, said write address and read address generator means each including a divider circuit having a divisor that is a function of the number of digital words in a block thereof; (e) recording means for recording the signals on a medium; (f) reproducing means for reproducing the signals recorded on medium; (g) reproduce memory means connected with said reproducing means for storing the digital signals reproduced from the record medium; (h) reproduce with address generator means for causing the reproduced digital signals to be stored in the reproduce memory means in said second sequence; (i) reproduce read address generator means for causing the digital signals in said reproduce memory means to be read out from said memory means in said first sequence, said reproduce write address and read address generator means each including a divider circuit having a divisor that is a function of the number of digital words in a block thereof; and (j) control means for selecting one of the read or reproduce modes of operation.

Claim 7

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising, (a) means for receiving incoming digital signals; (b) record memory means (10,11) connected with said receiving means; (c) record write address generator means (14) for causing the incoming digital signals to be stored in the memory means in word form in a first sequence; (d) record read address generator means for causing the digital words in said memory means to be read out from the memory means in a second sequence different to the first, said write address and read address generator means each including a divider circuit having a divisor that is a function of the number of digital words in a block thereof; (e) recording means for recording the signals on a medium; (f) reproducing means for reproducing the signals recorded on medium; (g) reproduce memory means connected with said reproducing means for storing the digital signals reproduced from the record medium; (h) reproduce with address generator means for causing the reproduced digital signals to be stored in the reproduce memory means in said second sequence; (i) reproduce read address generator means for causing the digital signals in said reproduce memory means to be read out from said memory means in said first sequence, said reproduce write address and read address generator means each including a divider circuit having a divisor that is a function of the number of digital words in a block thereof; and (j) control means for selecting one of the read or reproduce modes of operation.

Claim 8

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein one of the dividing circuits has its outputs transposed.

Claim 9

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein at least one of the read and write address generators further includes a read only memory.

Claim 10

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the memory means comprises two memory devices, the control means being arranged to connect the write address generator to one of the memory devices while the read address generator is connected to the other of the memory devices.

Claim 11

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the record memory means also constitutes the reproduce memory means; said control means altering the connections to the record memory means of the record and reproduce read and write address generators depending on the mode of operation of the apparatus.

Claim 12

Digital recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the record write address generator constitutes the reproduce read address generator and the record read address generator constitutes the reproduce write address generator when the apparatus is in the reproduce mode of operation.

Claim 13

Playback apparatus for reproducing digital signals recorded on a recording medium, comprising means for generating digital signals from the signals recorded on the recording medium memory means for storing the incoming digital signals and connected to the receiving means, write address generator means for causing the incoming digital signals to be stored in the memory means in a first sequence, read address generator means for causing the digital signals in the memory means to be read out from the memory means in a second sequence different to the first, each of said read and write address generator means including a dividing circuit having a divisor which is a function of the number of digital signals in a block of said signals, control means for selectively sequentially connecting the write address generator means and the read address generator means to the memory means, and decoding means connected to the memory means for decoding the digital signals read out from the memory means.

Claim 14

Playback apparatus for reproducing digital signals recorded on a recording medium, comprising means for generating digital signals from the signals recorded on the recording medium memory means for storing the incoming digital signals and connected to the receiving means, write address generator means for causing the incoming digital signals to be stored in the memory means in a first sequence, read address generator means for causing the digital signals in the memory means to be read out from the memory means in a second sequence different to the first, each of said read and write address generator means including a dividing circuit having a divisor which is a function of the number of digital signals in a block of said signals, control means for selectively sequentially connecting the write address generator means and the read address generator means to the memory means, and decoding means connected to the memory means for decoding the digital signals read out from the memory means.

Claim 15

Apparatus for recording a digital signal in the form of digital words, comprising (a) means for receiving an incoming digital signal in the form of digital words in a first sequence; (b) memory means (10, 11) connected with said receiving means; (c) write address generator means (14) for causing the incoming digital signals to be stored in said memory means in the form of words in a second sequence; (d) read address generator means (17) for causing the digital signals in said memory means to be read out from said memory means in a third sequence different from the first sequence; (e) control means for selectively connecting said write address generator means and said read address generator means sequentially to said memory means; and (f) recording means connected with said memory means for recording on a given medium the digital signals read out from said memory; (g) each of said read and write address generator means including at least one dividing circuit (40, 42) having a divisor which is a function of the number of digital signals in a block of said signals.

Claim 16

Apparatus for recording a digital signal in the form of digital words, comprising (a) means for receiving an incoming digital signal in the form of digital words in a first sequence; (b) memory means (10, 11) connected with said receiving means; (c) write address generator means (14) for causing the incoming digital signals to be stored in said memory means in the form of words in a second sequence; (d) read address generator means (17) for causing the digital signals in said memory means to be read out from said memory means in a third sequence different from the first sequence; (e) control means for selectively connecting said write address generator means and said read address generator means sequentially to said memory means; and (f) recording means connected with said memory means for recording on a given medium the digital signals read out from said memory; (g) each of said read and write address generator means including at least one dividing circuit (40, 42) having a divisor which is a function of the number of digital signals in a block of said signals.

Claim 17

Recording apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the first sequence is the same as the second sequence.

Claim 18

Recording apparatus according to claim 12 wherein at least one of the read and write address generators further includes a read only memory.