US5144500A
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Method and apparatus for reproducing multiply recorded data
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1991-07-05
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Granted: 1992-09-01
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Expires: 2011-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A digital audio tape recorder is used as a digital data storage recorder and digital signals containing main data and sub-data are recorded in separate areas in each track of a plurality of tracks formed on a recording medium, wherein a predetermined number of tracks constitute a group and a plurality of groups are recorded on the medium. In the sub-area an identification signal is further recorded which indicates whether or not main data recorded in the main areas of a given group is same as the main data recorded in the main areas of preceding and subsequent adjacent groups. When identical data is multiply written for a plurality of units, a division of the multiply written portions is detected, and signal processing is facilitated.
Inventors
- 👤 Kentaro Odaka
- 👤 Shinya Ozaki
- 👤 Brian Milthorp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:07
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/18; G11B20/1803; G11B20/12; G11B20/1201; G11B20/1207; G11B20/1209; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3063; G11B20/1211; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/90; G11B2220/91; G11B2220/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A data recorder for recording on a recording medium digital data supplied from an external source, comprising: first means for organizing the supplied data into a plurality of frames and for organizing the frames into frame groups, each frame group containing a predetermined number of consecutive frames, with main data and sub data in each frame, said first means including a means for generating a first signal and a second signal, wherein the first signal indicates whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the preceding frame group and wherein the second signal indicates whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the subsequent frame group; and second means connected to the first means for recording the organized data track by track on the recording medium in each track, with the main data and sub data of each frame being recorded in a first area and a second area, respectively, in each corresponding track, wherein the second means includes a means for recording the first and second signals in the second area of each track forming part of the frame group including the trailing end track of the frame group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
A data recorder for recording on a recording medium digital data supplied from an external source, comprising: first means for organizing the supplied data into a plurality of frames and for organizing the frames into frame groups, each frame group containing a predetermined number of consecutive frames, with main data and sub data in each frame, said first means including a means for generating a first signal and a second signal, wherein the first signal indicates whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the preceding frame group and wherein the second signal indicates whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the subsequent frame group; and second means connected to the first means for recording the organized data track by track on the recording medium in each track, with the main data and sub data of each frame being recorded in a first area and a second area, respectively, in each corresponding track, wherein the second means includes a means for recording the first and second signals in the second area of each track forming part of the frame group including the trailing end track of the frame group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A data recorder according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting the first and second signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A data recorder according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus comprises a digital audio tape recorder (DAT).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A data recorder according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting the frame groups of data by detecting the first and second signals.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
180 words
A method for recording on a recording medium digital data supplied from an external source, comprising the steps of: organizing the supplied data into frames and the frames into frame groups, each frame group containing a plurality of a predetermined number of consecutive frames, with main data and sub data in each frame; generating a first signal indicating whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the preceding frame group and a second signal indicating whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the subsequent frame group; and recording the organized data track by track on the recording medium in discrete areas corresponding to each frame, with the main data and sub data of each frame being recorded in a first area and a second area, respectively, in each corresponding track, and recording the first and second signals in the second area of each track forming part of the frame group including the trailing end track of the frame group.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
180 words
A method for recording on a recording medium digital data supplied from an external source, comprising the steps of: organizing the supplied data into frames and the frames into frame groups, each frame group containing a plurality of a predetermined number of consecutive frames, with main data and sub data in each frame; generating a first signal indicating whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the preceding frame group and a second signal indicating whether the main data in a given frame group is the same data as the main data in the subsequent frame group; and recording the organized data track by track on the recording medium in discrete areas corresponding to each frame, with the main data and sub data of each frame being recorded in a first area and a second area, respectively, in each corresponding track, and recording the first and second signals in the second area of each track forming part of the frame group including the trailing end track of the frame group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A data recording method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of detecting the first and second signals in a recording mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A data recording method according to claim 5, wherein the recording step employs a digital audio tape recorder (DAT).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A data recording method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of detecting the frame groups of data by detecting the first and second signals.
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