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Digital audio tape recorder and music program jump selecting method thereof
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1989-04-28
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Granted: 1992-01-07
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Expires: 2009-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A digital audio tape recorder and a method for operating the same, especially in a music program jump selecting mode. In one embodiment, the state of an erasure-preventing tab is detected, and TOC (Table-Of-Contents) information is transferred from the tape to a TOC information memory only when the erasure-preventing tab is set to an indicate an unrecordable state. In accordance with another embodiment, when the music program number of the music selection presently being reproduced is known and the program number is aligned, a target music program number is calculated and displayed.
Inventors
- 👤 Masami Tsuchida
- 👤 Kiichiro Koguchi
- 👤 Hisashi Yagi
- 👤 Toshio Ohtani
- 👤 Kiyoshi Iwai
- 👤 Fumihiko Miyamoto
- 👤 Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-10-31 21:15
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/36; G11B15/00; G11B15/18; G11B15/1808; G11B15/1875; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/107; G11B27/11; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3063; G11B27/309; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/328; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2525; G11B2220/2529; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B2220/90; G11B2220/91; G11B2220/913; G11B27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A music program jump selecting method for a digital audio tape recorder, comprising the steps of: inputting a music program jump number; judging whether a music program number of a music selection presently being reproduced on a magnetic tape is known; judging whether said program number is aligned or not; if the music number of the music selection presently being reproduced is known and said program number is aligned, calculating a target program number from said music program jump number and said program number of said music selection presently being reproduced; storing the calculated target program number in a target program number memory; driving said tape at a high speed while reading program numbers in subcode regions recorded on said tape; monitoring whether each program number read from said tape is coincident with said calculated target program number stored in said target program number memory; and when the program number read from said tape is coincident with said calculated target program number, starting normal reproduction of said tape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A music program jump selecting method for a digital audio tape recorder, comprising the steps of: inputting a music program jump number; judging whether a music program number of a music selection presently being reproduced on a magnetic tape is known; judging whether said program number is aligned or not; if the music number of the music selection presently being reproduced is known and said program number is aligned, calculating a target program number from said music program jump number and said program number of said music selection presently being reproduced; storing the calculated target program number in a target program number memory; driving said tape at a high speed while reading program numbers in subcode regions recorded on said tape; monitoring whether each program number read from said tape is coincident with said calculated target program number stored in said target program number memory; and when the program number read from said tape is coincident with said calculated target program number, starting normal reproduction of said tape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The music program jump selecting method of claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying a value corresponding to said calculated target program number stored in said target program number memory.
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