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US5319505A
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TOC recording/reproducing device
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-10
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Granted: 1994-06-07
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Expires: 2012-04-10
Abstract
Abstract A TOC recording/reproducing device which can shorten the time required to read TOC by searching a closer TOC between two identical TOCs recorded at both starting terminals on first and second recording surfaces of the tape on the basis of tape position information detected from tape reproduction.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuya Adachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:57
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/05; G11B15/087; G11B23/00; G11B23/30; G11B23/36; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/328
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
290 words
A TOC recording/reproducing device for recording and reproducing a TOC on and from a tape having a first recording area and a second recording area, said device comprising: TOC searching means for searching recording areas of the tape; TOC recording means for recording a first TOC on a record starting end of said first recording area of said tape and a second TOC on a record starting end of said second recording area of said tape, said first TOC and second TOC being identical; TOC reproducing means for reproducing a TOC from the tape; TOC creating means for creating new TOC data on the basis of said TOC reproduced by said TOC reproducing means; tape position detecting means for detecting a position on said tape and outputting tape position information; and tape length detecting means for detecting a length of the tape and outputting tape length information, wherein: said TOC searching means searches, on the basis of said tape position information and said tape length information, a selected one of said first TOC and said second TOC at one of said first recording area and the second recording area, said TOC reproducing means reproduces said searched TOC, said TOC creating means creates new TOC data on the basis of said reproduced searched TOC, said TOC recording means records a third TOC over said selected one of said first TOC and said second TOC on the basis of said new TOC data, said TOC searching means searches a different one of said first TOC and said second TOC at the other one of said first recording area and said second recording area, and said TOC recording means records a fourth TOC, identical to said third TOC, over said different searched TOC.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
290 words
A TOC recording/reproducing device for recording and reproducing a TOC on and from a tape having a first recording area and a second recording area, said device comprising: TOC searching means for searching recording areas of the tape; TOC recording means for recording a first TOC on a record starting end of said first recording area of said tape and a second TOC on a record starting end of said second recording area of said tape, said first TOC and second TOC being identical; TOC reproducing means for reproducing a TOC from the tape; TOC creating means for creating new TOC data on the basis of said TOC reproduced by said TOC reproducing means; tape position detecting means for detecting a position on said tape and outputting tape position information; and tape length detecting means for detecting a length of the tape and outputting tape length information, wherein: said TOC searching means searches, on the basis of said tape position information and said tape length information, a selected one of said first TOC and said second TOC at one of said first recording area and the second recording area, said TOC reproducing means reproduces said searched TOC, said TOC creating means creates new TOC data on the basis of said reproduced searched TOC, said TOC recording means records a third TOC over said selected one of said first TOC and said second TOC on the basis of said new TOC data, said TOC searching means searches a different one of said first TOC and said second TOC at the other one of said first recording area and said second recording area, and said TOC recording means records a fourth TOC, identical to said third TOC, over said different searched TOC.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A TOC recording/reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein said tape length detecting means comprises identification code reading means for reading an identification code, indicating said length, recorded on a cassette containing said tape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A TOC recording/reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein said TOC searching means comprises terminal
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
A TOC recording/reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein said TOC searching means comprises means for determining whether a current position of said tape is closer to said record starting end of said first recording area or said record starting end of said second recording area, and said TOC searching means searches said selected one of said first TOC and said second TOC based on said determination.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
134 words
A TOC reproducing device for reproducing a TOC from a tape having a first recording area and a second recording area, identical TOC information being recorded at both a record starting end of said first recording area and a record starting end of said second recording area, said device comprising: tape position detecting means for detecting a position on said tape and outputting tape position information; tape length detecting means for detecting a length of said tape and outputting tape length information; TOC searching means for selectively searching a TOC, on the basis of said tape position information and said tape length information, at one of the record starting end of said first recording area and the record starting end of said second recording area; and TOC reproducing means for reproducing said searched TOC.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
A TOC reproducing device for reproducing a TOC from a tape having a first recording area and a second recording area, identical TOC information being recorded at both a record starting end of said first recording area and a record starting end of said second recording area, said device comprising: tape position detecting means for detecting a position on said tape and outputting tape position information; tape length detecting means for detecting a length of said tape and outputting tape length information; TOC searching means for selectively searching a TOC, on the basis of said tape position information and said tape length information, at one of the record starting end of said first recording area and the record starting end of said second recording area; and TOC reproducing means for reproducing said searched TOC.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A TOC reproducing device according to claim 5, wherein said tape length detecting means comprises identification code reading means for reading an identification code, indicating said length, recorded on a cassette containing said tape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A TOC reproducing device according to claim 5, wherein said TOC searching means comprises terminal detecting means for detecting a starting terminal and an ending terminal of the tape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
A TOC reproducing device according to claim 5, wherein said TOC searching means comprises means for determining whether a current position of said tape is closer to said starting end of said first recording area or said record starting end of said second recording area, and said TOC searching means searches said TOC based on said determination.
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