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US4977550A
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Disc playback apparatus for playback of music and digital data
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-22
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Granted: 1990-12-11
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Expires: 2008-12-22
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for playback from a disc on which main digital data and subsidiary digital data for selectively reproducing of the main digital data have been recorded in multiplex fashion incorporates a write clock generator for generating a write clock synchronized with a reproduced signal from the disc, a read clock generator for generating a read clock having a predetermined period, a buffer memory into which main digital data and subsidiary digital data reproduced from the disc are written and read out in response to the read clock so as to de-interleave the main digital data, and a control unit for seeking a position to be reproduced in the main digital data in response to the subsidiary digital data read out from the buffer memory. The buffer memory into which the subsidiary digital data is written may be a FIFO buffer register which is provided separately from the buffer memory into which the main digital date is written.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsuneo Furuya
- 👤 Shunsuke Furukawa
- 👤 Katsuya Hori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:45
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/18; G11B20/1806; G11B20/1809; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3063; G11B2020/10916; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/213; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
In an apparatus for playback from a disc, on which main digital data and subsidiary digital data, for selectively reproducing the main digital data, are recorded in multiplex fashion, said apparatus being responsive to control signals for designating the position on said disc from which said main digital data is reproduced, the combination comprising: means for reproducing said main digital data and said subsidiary digital data, means for generating a write clock synchronized with a reproduced signal from the disc, means for generating a read clock having a predetermined period, a buffer memory, means for writing main digital data reproduced form the disc into said buffer memory in response to the write clock and means for reading out said buffer memory in response to the read clock, a first in-first out buffer register, means for writing the subsidiary digital data reproduced from the disc into said FIFO buffer register in response to the write clock and means for reading out said FIFO buffer register in response to the read clock, and control means connected to said FIFO buffer register for designating a position on said disc to reproduce said main digital data in response to the subsidiary digital data read form the FIFO buffer register.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
In an apparatus for playback from a disc, on which main digital data and subsidiary digital data, for selectively reproducing the main digital data, are recorded in multiplex fashion, said apparatus being responsive to control signals for designating the position on said disc from which said main digital data is reproduced, the combination comprising: means for reproducing said main digital data and said subsidiary digital data, means for generating a write clock synchronized with a reproduced signal from the disc, means for generating a read clock having a predetermined period, a buffer memory, means for writing main digital data reproduced form the disc into said buffer memory in response to the write clock and means for reading out said buffer memory in response to the read clock, a first in-first out buffer register, means for writing the subsidiary digital data reproduced from the disc into said FIFO buffer register in response to the write clock and means for reading out said FIFO buffer register in response to the read clock, and control means connected to said FIFO buffer register for designating a position on said disc to reproduce said main digital data in response to the subsidiary digital data read form the FIFO buffer register.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus for playback from a disc according to claim 1, characterized in that one block of said main digital data consists of a plurality of frames, each block including a header signal, an address information signal and a data information signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, including a write address generator and a read address generator connected to said FIFO buffer register for simultaneously manifesting addresses for writing and reading, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
140 words
In an apparatus for playback from a disc on which main digital data and subsidiary digital data, for selectively reproducing the main digital data, are recorded in multiplex fashion, the combination: means for generating a read clock signal and a write clock signal in synchronism with digital data reproduced from the disc, a buffer memory for storing main digital data and subsidiary digital data reproduced from the disc in synchronism with said write clock signal, means for addressing said buffer memory and for reading out said main digital data and said subsidiary digital data from said buffer memory in response to the read clock, whereby the main digital data is de-interleaved, and control means for seeking a position at which said main digital data is to be reproduced in response to the subsidiary data digital read from said buffer memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
140 words
In an apparatus for playback from a disc on which main digital data and subsidiary digital data, for selectively reproducing the main digital data, are recorded in multiplex fashion, the combination: means for generating a read clock signal and a write clock signal in synchronism with digital data reproduced from the disc, a buffer memory for storing main digital data and subsidiary digital data reproduced from the disc in synchronism with said write clock signal, means for addressing said buffer memory and for reading out said main digital data and said subsidiary digital data from said buffer memory in response to the read clock, whereby the main digital data is de-interleaved, and control means for seeking a position at which said main digital data is to be reproduced in response to the subsidiary data digital read from said buffer memory.
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