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Information processing apparatus including magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to a recording medium
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-09-05
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Granted: 1994-01-11
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Expires: 2011-09-05
Abstract
Abstract An information processing apparatus including a recording medium, a magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to the recording medium, a first device for detecting the magnetization pattern of the magnetic material, a second device for detecting a change of the recording medium and a third device for driving the recording medium and the second device relative to each other, based on a signal from the first device.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Matsuda
- 👤 Hisaaki Kawade
- 👤 Ken Eguchi
- 👤 Etsuro Kishi
- 👤 Hideyuki Kawagishi
- 👤 Kiyoshi Takimoto
- 👤 Yuji Kasanuki
- 👤 Yoshihiro Yanagisawa
- 👤 Toshihiko Takeda
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2026-11-08 16:52
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/50; H10P72/57; G; G11; G11B; G11B21/00; G11B21/02; G11B21/08; G11B23/00; G11B23/30; G11B23/34; G11B9/00; G11B9/12; G11B9/14; G11B9/1418; G11B9/1427; G11B9/1436; G11B9/1454; G11B9/1463; G11B9/1472; G11B9/1481; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y10/00; G01; G01Q; G01Q80/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: a recording medium; magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to said recording medium; magnetization pattern detecting means for detecting the magnetization pattern of said magnetic material and for outputting a signal indicative of a position of said magnetization pattern detecting means with respect to said recording medium; change detecting means means, disposed in a predetermined relationship with respect to said magnetization pattern detecting means, for detecting a change in said recording medium; and driving means for driving said recording medium and said change detecting means relative to each other, to position said change detecting means at a predetermined position with respect to said recording medium, based on the signal output by said magnetization pattern detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: a recording medium; magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to said recording medium; magnetization pattern detecting means for detecting the magnetization pattern of said magnetic material and for outputting a signal indicative of a position of said magnetization pattern detecting means with respect to said recording medium; change detecting means means, disposed in a predetermined relationship with respect to said magnetization pattern detecting means, for detecting a change in said recording medium; and driving means for driving said recording medium and said change detecting means relative to each other, to position said change detecting means at a predetermined position with respect to said recording medium, based on the signal output by said magnetization pattern detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said change detecting means comprises a conductive probe electrode disposed close to said recording medium, voltage applying means for applying a voltage between the probe electrode and said recording medium and current detecting means for detecting a current flowing between said probe electrode and said recording medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said magnetic material comprises a perpendicular magnetization film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said magnetization pattern detecting means and said change detecting means are joined together, and said recording medium and said magnetic material are formed as a single unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said magnetization pattern detecting means and said change detecting means are formed as a single unit, and said recording medium and said magnetic material are formed as a single unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said recording medium comprises a circular recording medium and said apparatus further comprises means to rotate said recording medium around a vertical axis of said recording medium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said recording medium comprises a circular recording medium and said apparatus further comprises means to rotate said recording medium around a vertical axis of said recording medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said recording medium comprises a circular recording medium and said apparatus further comprises means to rotate said recording medium around a vertical axis of said recording medium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said magnetization pattern detecting means comprises a first detection unit for detecting a first portion of the magnetization pattern and a second detection unit for detecting a second portion of the magnetization pattern disposed in a direction perpendicular to the first portion of the magnetization pattern.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said change detecting means is attached to at least one of said first detection unit and said second detection unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first portion of the magnetization pattern is disposed on a first portion of said magnetic material and the second portion of the magnetization pattern is disposed on a second portion of said magnetic material, and the first portion of said magnetic material and the second portion of said magnetic material are disposed in separate planes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said magnetization pattern detecting means comprises a first detection unit for detecting a first portion of the magnetization pattern and a second detection unit for detecting a second portion of the magnetization pattern.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
81 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said magnetic material comprises (i) a first portion disposed on a circumferential surface of a circular layer having a vertical axis coincident with the vertical axis of said recording medium, said magnetic material first portion having said first portion of the magnetization pattern disposed thereon, and (ii) a second portion disposed in a plane parallel to a planar surface of said recording medium and having said second portion of the magnetization pattern disposed thereon.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
154 words
An apparatus for positioning an information processing head at a predetermined position with respect to a recording medium positioned at a recording medium location of said apparatus, said apparatus comprising: magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to the recording medium location; a magnetic sensor for detecting the magnetization pattern of said magnetic material and for outputting a signal indicative of a position of said magnetic sensor with respect to the recording medium location; an information processing head, disposed in a predetermined relationship with respect to said magnetic sensor, for performing at least one of recording information on the recording medium and reproducing information from the recording medium; and a driving unit for driving said information processing head and the recording medium relative to each other in accordance with the signal output by said magnetic sensor to position said information processing head at the predetermined position with respect to the recording medium.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
154 words
An apparatus for positioning an information processing head at a predetermined position with respect to a recording medium positioned at a recording medium location of said apparatus, said apparatus comprising: magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to the recording medium location; a magnetic sensor for detecting the magnetization pattern of said magnetic material and for outputting a signal indicative of a position of said magnetic sensor with respect to the recording medium location; an information processing head, disposed in a predetermined relationship with respect to said magnetic sensor, for performing at least one of recording information on the recording medium and reproducing information from the recording medium; and a driving unit for driving said information processing head and the recording medium relative to each other in accordance with the signal output by said magnetic sensor to position said information processing head at the predetermined position with respect to the recording medium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said information processing head comprises a conductive probe electrode, and said apparatus further comprises voltage application means for applying a voltage between the probe electrode and the recording medium and current detection means for detecting a current flowing between the probe electrode and the recording medium.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
150 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: a magnetized recording medium having a predetermined magnetization pattern; an information processing device disposed adjacent to said recording medium for performing at least one of a recording operation and a reproducing operation at a position on said recording medium, and for indicating a magnitude of a magnetic force between said device and said recording medium; a detection unit for detecting the magnetization pattern on the recording medium based on the indication of the magnetic force magnitude by said information processing device and for outputting a signal indicative of a position of said information processing device with respect to said recording medium; and a driving unit for driving said recording medium and said information processing device relative to each other in accordance with the signal output by said detection unit to position said information processing device at a predetermined position with respect to said recording medium.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
150 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: a magnetized recording medium having a predetermined magnetization pattern; an information processing device disposed adjacent to said recording medium for performing at least one of a recording operation and a reproducing operation at a position on said recording medium, and for indicating a magnitude of a magnetic force between said device and said recording medium; a detection unit for detecting the magnetization pattern on the recording medium based on the indication of the magnetic force magnitude by said information processing device and for outputting a signal indicative of a position of said information processing device with respect to said recording medium; and a driving unit for driving said recording medium and said information processing device relative to each other in accordance with the signal output by said detection unit to position said information processing device at a predetermined position with respect to said recording medium.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
78 words
An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said information processing device comprises an elastic member supporting a needle and said information processing device indicates the magnetic force magnitude by an amount of bend in the elastic member, and said detection unit comprises a device for detecting the amount of bend in the elastic member by irradiating the elastic member with a light beam and detecting a position of a reflection of the light beam from the elastic member.
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