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Apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium
Assignee: Victor Company of Japan Ltd
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Filing: 1981-07-02
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Granted: 1983-11-08
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Expires: 2001-07-02
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium comprising a pickup transducer for picking up a recorded signal from an information signal recording medium in which an analog information signal is successively recorded in units of a plurality of data blocks, the data block having a train of digital signals obtained by digitally modulating the analog information signal, error correcting words, and an error detection word, a frequency characteristic regulation circuit for regulating the frequency characteristic of the signal picked up from the information signal recording medium by the pickup transducer, an error detection circuit for detecting whether an error exists in the data block of a signal which has passed through the frequency characteristic regulation circuit, by use of the error detection word, and a control circuit for controlling the frequency characteristic regulation circuit to vary the frequency characteristic according to an output of the error detection circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiki Iwasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:48
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/18; G11B20/1806; G11B20/1809; G11B20/10009; G11B5/00; G11B5/012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising: pickup means for picking up a recorded signal from the recording medium on which an analog information signal is successively recorded in units of a plurality of data blocks, each of said data blocks having a train of digital signals obtained by digitally modulating the analog information signal, error correcting words, and an error detection word; frequency characteristic regulation means for regulating the frequency characteristic of the signal picked up from said recording medium by said pickup means; error detection means for detecting whether an error exists in the data block of a signal which has passed through said frequency characteristic regulation means, by use of said error detection word; and control means for controlling said frequency characteristic regulation means to vary the frequency characteristic according to an output of said error detection means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
148 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising: pickup means for picking up a recorded signal from the recording medium on which an analog information signal is successively recorded in units of a plurality of data blocks, each of said data blocks having a train of digital signals obtained by digitally modulating the analog information signal, error correcting words, and an error detection word; frequency characteristic regulation means for regulating the frequency characteristic of the signal picked up from said recording medium by said pickup means; error detection means for detecting whether an error exists in the data block of a signal which has passed through said frequency characteristic regulation means, by use of said error detection word; and control means for controlling said frequency characteristic regulation means to vary the frequency characteristic according to an output of said error detection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium as claimed in claim 1 in which said control means has counting means for counting the number of detected output errors of said error detection means, and control voltage generation means for generating a control voltage which is representative of an output of said counting means, said control voltage generated by said control voltage generation means being applied to said frequency characteristic regulation means to vary the frequency characteristic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium as claimed in claim 2 in which said counting means has a clock pulse generator for generating a clock pulse, and a pulse counter for counting the number of detected errors obtained by said counting means every unit of time by use of the clock pulse supplied from said clock pulse generator, said control voltage generation means having a pulse number-voltage converter for generating a voltage representative of an output pulse number supplied from said pulse counter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium as claimed in claim 1 in which said frequency characteristic regulation means has a frequency characteristic circuit, and a variable-capacitance diode connected to said frequency characteristic circuit, the capacitance of said variable-capacitance diode being varied according to a voltage applied from said control means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium as claimed in claim 4 in which said frequency characteristic regulation means further includes a resistance circuit, connected to said frequency characteristic circuit, for varying the level of a signal which passes through said frequency characteristic circuit by varying the resistance of said resistance circuit according to a voltage applied by said means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium as claimed in claim 1 which further comprises a comparator for converting the signal picked up by said pickup means into a square wave, said frequency characteristic regulation means having a circuit for varying an operational reference voltage of said comparator according to an output of said control means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
101 words
An apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded on a recording medium as claimed in claim 1 in which said frequency characteristic regulation means has a delay circuit, supplied with the signal picked up by said pickup means, and a variable gain amplified, said variable gain amplifier including inverting and non-inverting input terminals and said inverting input terminal being supplied with the signal picked up by said pickup means and said non-inverting input terminal being supplied with an output signal of said delay circuit, said variable gain amplifier having a gain which is varied according to an output of said control means.
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