Reproduction apparatus for reproducing successive image signals of different frequency bands

Claim 2

A reproduction apparatus comprising: (a) reproduction means for reproducing information recorded in recording blocks on a medium, the recording blocks containing information recorded in different frequency bands, respectively; (b) process means for processing the output of said reproduction means with a reproduction characteristic corresponding to the frequency band, the reproduction characteristic being different for information from different frequency bands; (c) changing means for sequentially changing the recording block being reproduced by said reproduction means; and (d) control means for controlling said process means so as not to change the reproduction characteristic of said process means during the changing operation performed by said changing means in order to reduce distortions during the changing operation.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the medium comprises a disk.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said reproduction means comprises a reproduction head movable in a radial direction of the disk medium.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information comprises an image signal.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said changing means comprises drive means for moving said reproduction head.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said changing means moves said reproduction head in the radial direction of the disk medium at a speed selected from among plural speeds.

Claim 8

An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means controls said process means so as not to vary the characteristic of said process means during a changing of the selected speed.

Claim 9

A reproduction apparatus comprising: (a) means for reproducing information recorded in different frequency bands in different areas of a medium; (b) means for processing the reproduced signal from said reproducing means, with a characteristic corresponding to said frequency band; and (c) means for reducing distortion in an output of said process means generated at the switching of the characteristic thereof.

Claim 10

A reproduction apparatus comprising: (a) means for reproducing information recorded in different frequency bands in different areas of a medium; (b) means for processing the reproduced signal from said reproducing means, with a characteristic corresponding to said frequency band; and (c) means for reducing distortion in an output of said process means generated at the switching of the characteristic thereof.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said reducing means mutes the distortion of the process means output generated at said switching.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising discrimination means for discriminating the frequency bands of the recorded information based on the output of said reproduction means.

Claim 13

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said process means processes the reproduced signal from said reproduction means with a characteristic corresponding to the frequency band discriminated by said discrimination means.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the medium comprises a disk.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said reproduction means comprises a reproduction head movable in the radial direction of the disk medium.

Claim 16

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said information comprises an image signal.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising changing means for moving said reproduction head in the radial direction of the disk medium at a speed selected from among plural speeds.

Claim 18

A reproduction apparatus for reproducing image signals modulated in different frequency bands and recorded in respective different areas of a medium, comprising: (a) a reproduction head for accessing the different recording areas and reproducing the image signals recorded therein; (b) process means for demodulating the image signals reproduced by said reproduction head, said process means demodulating image signals from the different frequency bands; (c) changing means for changing, in succession at a predetermined speed, the recording area of the medium accessed by said reproduction head; and (d) control means for maintaining the demodulation of said process means at a predetermined state when said changing means causes said reproduction head to access different areas of the medium causing the process means to demodulate image signals from different frequency bands.

Claim 19

A reproduction apparatus for reproducing image signals modulated in different frequency bands and recorded in respective different areas of a medium, comprising: (a) a reproduction head for accessing the different recording areas and reproducing the image signals recorded therein; (b) process means for demodulating the image signals reproduced by said reproduction head, said process means demodulating image signals from the different frequency bands; (c) changing means for changing, in succession at a predetermined speed, the recording area of the medium accessed by said reproduction head; and (d) control means for maintaining the demodulation of said process means at a predetermined state when said changing means causes said reproduction head to access different areas of the medium causing the process means to demodulate image signals from different frequency bands.

Claim 20

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said process means comprises a demodulating circuit for demodulating said image signals.

Claim 21

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said changing means comprises drive means for moving said reproduction head in a radial direction of a disk-shaped medium.

Claim 22

An apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising discrimination means for discriminating the frequency bands of the recorded image signals, based on the output of said reproduction head.

Claim 23

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said demodulating circuit comprises an FM demodulating circuit.

Claim 24

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said changing means changes the recording area to be accessed by said reproduction head in response to a manual operation.

Claim 25

A reproduction apparatus for reproducing information recorded in different frequency bands in respective different areas of a recording medium, comprising: (a) a discrimination means for discriminating the different frequency bands of the recorded information; and (b) a memory means for respectively storing, for plural areas of the recording medium, an indication of the frequency band of the information recorded in the corresponding area of the recording medium as determined by said discrimination means.

Claim 26

A reproduction apparatus for reproducing information recorded in different frequency bands in respective different areas of a recording medium, comprising: (a) a discrimination means for discriminating the different frequency bands of the recorded information; and (b) a memory means for respectively storing, for plural areas of the recording medium, an indication of the frequency band of the information recorded in the corresponding area of the recording medium as determined by said discrimination means.

Claim 27

An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said information includes audio information and image information, and wherein said discrimination means not only discriminates the frequency bands but also discriminates whether the recorded information is audio information or image information.

Claim 28

An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said memory means stores, for each recording area, the result of the discrimination performed by said discrimination means.