US4816935A
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Video floppy system
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1987-08-07
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Granted: 1989-03-28
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Expires: 2007-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A system for automatically erasing a pair of tracks whenever a designated track to be erased belongs to a pair of tracks representing a frame picture. In the system, detecting means detects ID codes indicating field/frame recording mode of a recorded track and feeds a detected signal to a controller, then the controller takes an appropriate action to erase the pair of frame recorded tracks by timely activating head accessing means and an erasing signal generator based on the ID codes, whenever the tracks correspond to a frame picture.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasushi Toizumi
- 👤 Dai Kawase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:40
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B5/5521; G11B5/5526; G11B5/553; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/04; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B5/012; G11B5/016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A system for selectively erasing information recorded on at least one circular track of a plurality of successive tracks disposed laterally adjacent to one another and at least partially parallel to one another on a video floppy disc, said system comprising: head means juxtaposable to said floppy disc for picking up signals recorded on said tracks and for erasing signals from said tracks; detecting means operatively connected to said head means for detecting an ID code signal representing a record mode and picked up by said head means as a portion of a data group recorded on at least one of said tracks and for producing an output signal related to information content of said ID code signal; head accessing means operatively connected to said head means for advancing said head means; erasing signal generating means operatively coupled to said head means for generating an erasing signal and transmitting said erasing signal to said head means to erase selected data from said tracks; and control means operatively linked to said head accessing means, to said detecting means and to said erasing signal generating means for controlling sequential action of said head accessing means and said erasing signal generating means in response to said output signal from said detecting means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
209 words
A system for selectively erasing information recorded on at least one circular track of a plurality of successive tracks disposed laterally adjacent to one another and at least partially parallel to one another on a video floppy disc, said system comprising: head means juxtaposable to said floppy disc for picking up signals recorded on said tracks and for erasing signals from said tracks; detecting means operatively connected to said head means for detecting an ID code signal representing a record mode and picked up by said head means as a portion of a data group recorded on at least one of said tracks and for producing an output signal related to information content of said ID code signal; head accessing means operatively connected to said head means for advancing said head means; erasing signal generating means operatively coupled to said head means for generating an erasing signal and transmitting said erasing signal to said head means to erase selected data from said tracks; and control means operatively linked to said head accessing means, to said detecting means and to said erasing signal generating means for controlling sequential action of said head accessing means and said erasing signal generating means in response to said output signal from said detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said control means controls said head accessing means and said erasing signal generating means so as to erase a pair of frame picture record tracks whenever said detecting means detects a frame record track based on the ID code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said head means comprises a magnetic head.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system in accordance with claim 3, wherein said magnetic head is an in-line multiple type magnetic head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system in accordance with claim 4, wherein said head is an in-line type two-channel magnetic head.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
133 words
A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein said head accessing means comprises: head support carriage for advancing said head means in a direction intersecting successive tracks formed on the floppy disc; driving force generating means for generating driving force to bring about a displacement of said head support carriage; and motion converting means operatively connected to said driving force generating means and to said head support carriage for converting an input motion from said driving force generating means to an output motion transmitted by said motion converting means to said head support carriage, said motion converting means having a motion conversion characteristic including a plurality of fine step pitch shifting regions spaced from each other and further including at least one rough pitch shifting region linking said fine step pitch shifting regions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system in accordance with claim 6, wherein said driving force generating means comprises a stepping motor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system in accordance with claim 6, wherein said motion converting means comprises a disc cam.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system in accordance with claim 6, wherein said motion converting means comprises a grooved cam.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A system in accordance with claim 6, 7, 8 or 9, wherein said motion converting means influences the fine pitch advancing action of the head means utilizing said fine pitch shifting regions so as to erase an extended area over a regular track area designated to be erased.
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