US5390052A — Method of recording/reproducing table of contents…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 129 words

A recording method for recording a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a reproduction skip signal in subarea, in response to activation of a TOC button, to thereby inhibit reproduction of signals recorded in a subsequently consecutive area of the tape during a normal reproduction of the recorded digital data; and recording a TOC signal in the PCM area, on a consecutive area of the tape subsequent to the written reproduction skip signal, by audio input.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 129 words

A recording method for recording a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a reproduction skip signal in subarea, in response to activation of a TOC button, to thereby inhibit reproduction of signals recorded in a subsequently consecutive area of the tape during a normal reproduction of the recorded digital data; and recording a TOC signal in the PCM area, on a consecutive area of the tape subsequent to the written reproduction skip signal, by audio input.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 28 words

The recording method of claim 1, wherein the TOC signal is recorded in a remaining area of the tape, subsequent the digital data recorded on the magnetic tape.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 111 words

A recording method for recording a table of contents (TOC) in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a PCM area as an audio signal, in response to activation of a TOC button; and writing a TOC code signal, corresponding to the written TOC signal, in the subarea corresponding to the PCM area in which the TOC signal is written.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 111 words

A recording method for recording a table of contents (TOC) in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a PCM area as an audio signal, in response to activation of a TOC button; and writing a TOC code signal, corresponding to the written TOC signal, in the subarea corresponding to the PCM area in which the TOC signal is written.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 29 words

The recording method of claim 3, wherein the TOC signal is recorded in a remaining area of the tape, subsequent to the digital data recorded on the magnetic tape.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 42 words

The recording method of claim 3, wherein successive program numbers to be recorded as TOC code signals in subareas are initialized in response to activation of the TOC button, and the program numbers are recorded as new successive number TOC code signals.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 20 words

The recording method of claim 3, wherein each TOC code signal is input in response to activation of numerical keys.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 166 words

A reproducing method for reproducing a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a predetermined PCM area as an audio signal in response to activation of a TOC button and subsequent audio input; and storing a TOC code signal in a program memory of the digital magnetic tape apparatus in response to activation of a memory button during reproduction of a magnetic tape part, wherein the TOC code signal stored in the program memory is the one corresponding to the TOC signal being reproduced at the time of activation of the memory button, which was previously written in the subarea corresponding to the PCM area containing the reproduced TOC signal.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 166 words

A reproducing method for reproducing a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a predetermined PCM area as an audio signal in response to activation of a TOC button and subsequent audio input; and storing a TOC code signal in a program memory of the digital magnetic tape apparatus in response to activation of a memory button during reproduction of a magnetic tape part, wherein the TOC code signal stored in the program memory is the one corresponding to the TOC signal being reproduced at the time of activation of the memory button, which was previously written in the subarea corresponding to the PCM area containing the reproduced TOC signal.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 158 words

A reproducing method for reproducing a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a predetermined PCM area as an audio signal in response to activation of a TOC button and subsequent audio input; and performing a high speed search for a data area designated by a TOC code signal, and reproducing the searched data, in response to activation of a search button during reproducing of the TOC, the searched data including the TOC code signal being written in the subarea corresponding to the PCM area in which the TOC signal, being reproduced at the time the search button is activated, is written.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 158 words

A reproducing method for reproducing a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a predetermined PCM area as an audio signal in response to activation of a TOC button and subsequent audio input; and performing a high speed search for a data area designated by a TOC code signal, and reproducing the searched data, in response to activation of a search button during reproducing of the TOC, the searched data including the TOC code signal being written in the subarea corresponding to the PCM area in which the TOC signal, being reproduced at the time the search button is activated, is written.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 109 words

A recording method for reproducing a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a predetermined PCM area as an audio signal in response to activation of a TOC button and subsequent audio input; and inhibiting a recording of a start code signal during the writing of the TOC signal in the PCM area.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 109 words

A recording method for reproducing a table of contents (TOC), in a digital magnetic tape apparatus, in which a head performs a helical scan of a magnetic tape to form tracks and each track includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) area for recording digital data and a subarea for recording a digital subcode signal representing information about the digital data, comprising the steps of: writing a TOC signal in a predetermined PCM area as an audio signal in response to activation of a TOC button and subsequent audio input; and inhibiting a recording of a start code signal during the writing of the TOC signal in the PCM area.

Claim 15

Independent Claim 136 words

A method for recording and reproducing a table of contents (TOC) of a magnetic tape, corresponding to digital data recorded in first areas of tracks on the magnetic tape, each track including a corresponding subarea, comprising: (a) receiving indication of activation of a first switch; (b) writing a first code signal, in a subarea of the magnetic tape corresponding to a first area containing no digital data recorded in response to the received indication of step (a); (c) enabling an audio input device in response to the writing of step (b); (d) receiving sequentially input TOC audio data entries through said enabled audio input device, the TOC audio data entries corresponding to the recorded digital data; and (e) storing the received TOC audio data entries as a TOC of the digital data recorded on the tape.

Claim 16

Independent Claim 136 words

A method for recording and reproducing a table of contents (TOC) of a magnetic tape, corresponding to digital data recorded in first areas of tracks on the magnetic tape, each track including a corresponding subarea, comprising: (a) receiving indication of activation of a first switch; (b) writing a first code signal, in a subarea of the magnetic tape corresponding to a first area containing no digital data recorded in response to the received indication of step (a); (c) enabling an audio input device in response to the writing of step (b); (d) receiving sequentially input TOC audio data entries through said enabled audio input device, the TOC audio data entries corresponding to the recorded digital data; and (e) storing the received TOC audio data entries as a TOC of the digital data recorded on the tape.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 45 words

The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of: (f) storing a program number count, sequentially incremented, one for each sequentially received TOC audio data entry, in a subarea corresponding to a first area where each sequentially received TOC audio data entry is stored.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 58 words

The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of: (f) inputting a program number count, through activation of a numerical keypad switch, subsequent to each sequentially received TOC audio data entry; and (g) storing each input program number count in a subarea corresponding to a first area where each sequentially received TOC audio data entry is stored.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 44 words

The method of claim 10, wherein the first switch of step (a) is a TOC button, and the first code signal is a skip code signal inhibiting reproduction of subsequently stored signals during a normal reproduction mode wherein the recorded digital data area reproduced.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 10, wherein the recorded digital data are musical songs and each TOC audio data entry includes a title corresponding to a recorded musical song.

Claim 21

Independent Claim 138 words

A method of recording an reproducing a table of contents (TOC) of a magnetic tape, corresponding to digital data recorded in first areas of tracks on a the magnetic tape, each track including a corresponding subarea, comprising: (a) receiving indication of activation of a first switch; (b) initializing a program number counter in response to the received indication of step (a); (c) receiving a sequentially input TOC audio data entry, through an audio input device; (d) recording the sequentially input TOC audio data entry in a first area of a track on the magnetic tape; (e) incrementing the program counter; (f) storing an incremented program number count in a subarea corresponding to the first area of the sequentially input TOC audio data entry; and (g) repeating steps (c)-(f) until a TOC of the recorded digital data is stored.

Claim 22

Independent Claim 138 words

A method of recording an reproducing a table of contents (TOC) of a magnetic tape, corresponding to digital data recorded in first areas of tracks on a the magnetic tape, each track including a corresponding subarea, comprising: (a) receiving indication of activation of a first switch; (b) initializing a program number counter in response to the received indication of step (a); (c) receiving a sequentially input TOC audio data entry, through an audio input device; (d) recording the sequentially input TOC audio data entry in a first area of a track on the magnetic tape; (e) incrementing the program counter; (f) storing an incremented program number count in a subarea corresponding to the first area of the sequentially input TOC audio data entry; and (g) repeating steps (c)-(f) until a TOC of the recorded digital data is stored.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method of claim 15, wherein the first switch of step (a) is a TOC button.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 15, wherein the recorded digital data are musical songs and each TOC audio data entry includes a title corresponding to a recorded musical song.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 55 words

The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: (f) receiving indication of a second activation of the first switch; (g) receiving indication of activation of a second switch, nearly simultaneous to the second activation of the first switch in step (f); and (h) outputting, sequentially, each of the stored TOC audio data entries.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 15 words

The method of claim 15, wherein the output of step (h) is a visual output.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 15 words

The method of claim 15, wherein the output of step (h) is an audio output.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method of claim 15, wherein the first switch is a TOC button and the second switch is a PLAY button.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 47 words

The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: (i) receiving indication of activation of a third switch; and (j) storing the program number count in a memory, corresponding to the sequentially output TOC audio data entry, in response to the received indication of step (i).

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 13 words

The method of claim 22, wherein the third switch is a MEMORY button.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 40 words

The method of claim 22, further comprising the steps of: (k) repeating steps (i) and (j) for each activation of the third switch, to sequentially store, in memory, program number counts for a plurality of output TOC audio data entries.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 37 words

The method of claim 24, wherein a program number count, matching the program number count of a corresponding TOC audio data entry, is stored in a subarea corresponding to a first area wherein digital data are recorded.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 97 words

The method of claim 25, further comprising the steps of: (l) receiving indication of a second activation of the second switch; (m) outputting, sequentially, a stored program number count from the memory; (n) detecting the subarea on the magnetic tape containing a program number count matching the output program number count of step (m); (o) outputting the digital data stored in a first area of the magnetic tape corresponding to the subarea of the detected program number count of step (n); and (p) repeating steps (m)-(o) for each of the program number counts stored in the memory.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 47 words

The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of: (i) receiving indication of activation of a third switch; (j) outputting the stored digital data corresponding to the last sequentially output TOC audio data entry of step (h) in response to the received indication of step (i).

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 13 words

The method of claim 27, wherein the third switch is a SEARCH button.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 55 words

The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of: (f) receiving indication of a second activation of the first switch; (g) receiving indication of activation of a second switch, nearly simultaneous to the second activation of the first switch in step (f); and (h) outputting, sequentially, each of the stored TOC audio data entries.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 15 words

The method of claim 29, wherein the output of step (h) is a visual output.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 15 words

The method of claim 29, wherein the output of step (h) is an audio output.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method of claim 15, wherein the first switch is a TOC button and the second switch is a PLAY button.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 47 words

The method of claim 29, further comprising the steps of: (i) receiving indication of activation of a third switch; (j) outputting the stored digital data corresponding to the last sequentially output TOC audio data entry of step (h) in response to the received indication of step (i).

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 13 words

The method of claim 33, wherein the third switch is a SEARCH button.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 18 words

The method of claim 27, wherein the stored digital data output in step (j) is a musical song.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 18 words

The method of claim 33, wherein the stored digital data output in step (j) is a musical song.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1998-02-13	1998-08-15	1999-02-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2002-02-13	2002-08-15	2003-02-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2006-02-13	2006-08-15	2007-02-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Method of recording/reproducing table of contents in digital magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus

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