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Information recording-reproducing method and apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-23
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2008-12-23
Abstract
Abstract An information recording-reproducing method is disclosed. An error correction code of M bytes and N bytes is imparted in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, respectively, to data of m×n bytes. A signal of (m+M)×(n+N) bytes (m, n, M and N being one or an integer greater than one) is produced. The signal to which the error correction code has been imparted is written-in to a recording medium. The written-in signal is read out from the recording medium. Error correction on the read-out signal is effected in only one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the use of the error correction code included in the signal. A determination is made of the occurrence of abnormality in the writing-in when all the errors in the signal cannot be corrected by the error correction in the one direction. The signal for which has been determined that no abnormality exists in the writing-in is re-read out from the recording medium and error correction on the re-read-out signal in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is effected by the use of the error correction code included in the signal. Data is thereby reproduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsukasa Ogino
- 👤 Shigeyuki Taniwa
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 09:54
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/18; G11B20/1879; G11B20/1866; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/0033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
An information recording-reproducing method comprising the steps of: imparting an error correction code of M bytes and N bytes in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, respectively, to data of m×n bytes, and producing a signal of (m+M)×(n+N) bytes (m, n, M and N being one or an integer greater than one); writing in the signal to which the error correction code has been imparted to a recording medium; reading out the written-in signal from the recording medium; effecting error correction on the read-out signal in only one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the use of the error correction code included in the signal; determining whether abnormality exists in the writing-in when all the errors in the signal cannot be corrected by the error correction in the one direction; re-writing into the recording medium the signal for which it has been determined that abnormality has arisen during the writing-in; re-reading out from the recording medium the signal for which it has been determined that no abnormality exists in the writing-in; and effecting error correction on the re-read-out signal in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the use of the error correction code included in the signal and reproducing the data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
An information recording-reproducing method comprising the steps of: imparting an error correction code of M bytes and N bytes in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, respectively, to data of m×n bytes, and producing a signal of (m+M)×(n+N) bytes (m, n, M and N being one or an integer greater than one); writing in the signal to which the error correction code has been imparted to a recording medium; reading out the written-in signal from the recording medium; effecting error correction on the read-out signal in only one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the use of the error correction code included in the signal; determining whether abnormality exists in the writing-in when all the errors in the signal cannot be corrected by the error correction in the one direction; re-writing into the recording medium the signal for which it has been determined that abnormality has arisen during the writing-in; re-reading out from the recording medium the signal for which it has been determined that no abnormality exists in the writing-in; and effecting error correction on the re-read-out signal in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the use of the error correction code included in the signal and reproducing the data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
An information recording-reproducing method according to claim 1, wherein the data is recorded on one of a plurality of tracks formed on the recording medium, and further comprising the step of recording an error mark on a portion of the one track when determination is made in said determining step that error exists in the writing-in.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
An information recording-reproducing method according to claim 1, wherein the data is recorded on one of a plurality of tracks formed on the recording medium, and further comprising the step of recording a verification mark on a portion of the one track when determination is made in said determining step that no abnormality exists in the writing-in.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
209 words
An information recording-reproducing apparatus comprising: means for imparting an error correction code of M bytes and N bytes in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, respectively, to data of m×n bytes, and producing a signal of (m+M)×(n+N) bytes (m, n, M and N being one of an integer greater than one); writing-in means for writing in the signal to which the error correction code has been imparted to a recording medium; means for reading out the written-in signal from the recording medium immediately after the writing-in and again thereafter; means for effecting error correction on the signal read out immediately after the writing-in in only one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction and means for effecting error correction on the signal read out again thereafter in the vertical direction and horizontal direction by the use of the error correction code included in the signal; determining means for determining whether abnormality exists in the writing-in when all the errors in the signal cannot be corrected in the error correction of the signal read out immediately after the writing-in; and control means for causing said writing-in means to effect writing-in of the same signal as the signal when said determining means determines that abnormality exists in the writing-in.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
209 words
An information recording-reproducing apparatus comprising: means for imparting an error correction code of M bytes and N bytes in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, respectively, to data of m×n bytes, and producing a signal of (m+M)×(n+N) bytes (m, n, M and N being one of an integer greater than one); writing-in means for writing in the signal to which the error correction code has been imparted to a recording medium; means for reading out the written-in signal from the recording medium immediately after the writing-in and again thereafter; means for effecting error correction on the signal read out immediately after the writing-in in only one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction and means for effecting error correction on the signal read out again thereafter in the vertical direction and horizontal direction by the use of the error correction code included in the signal; determining means for determining whether abnormality exists in the writing-in when all the errors in the signal cannot be corrected in the error correction of the signal read out immediately after the writing-in; and control means for causing said writing-in means to effect writing-in of the same signal as the signal when said determining means determines that abnormality exists in the writing-in.
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