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Apparatus and method for recording and reproducing digital signals by error-correcting-encoding of video and audio signals collectively
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1993-01-28
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Granted: 1995-03-21
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Expires: 2013-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A digital VTR is provided for recording data for one-frame of video and audio signals, which have been error-correcting-encoded collectively, in a predetermined number of pieces of tracks during normal recording and for recording data for the video and audio signals, which have been error-correcting-encoded collectively, in one less than the predetermined number of tracks and data for the audio signal, which have been error-correcting-encoded during post-scoring, in the remaining one track exclusively for the post-scoring during post-scoring audio recording.
Inventors
- 👤 Tohru Inoue
- 👤 Ken Onishi
- 👤 Masaru Kawabata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:22
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B15/00; G11B15/18; G11B15/46; G11B15/467; G11B15/4673; G11B15/4675; G11B15/4676; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B20/1201; G11B20/1207; G11B20/1208; G11B20/18; G11B20/1803; G11B20/1806; G11B20/1809; G11B20/1866; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/036; G11B5/00; G11B5/02; G11B5/09; H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/806; H04N9/8063; H04N9/8066; H04N9/87; H04N9/88; H04N9/888; G11B15/1808; G11B15/1875; G11B20/10527; G11B2020/10537; G11B2020/10592; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/215; G11B2220/216; G11B2220/90; G11B27/032; G11B5/008; G11B5/00813; G11B5/00847; G11B5/0086; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; H04N5/7824; H04N5/7826; H04N5/78263; H04N5/78266
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus for digitally recording a video signal and an audio signal, comprising: a video signal recording processor for receiving and processing the video signal; a first audio signal recording processor for processing a first portion of the audio signal; a second audio signal recording processor for processing a second portion of the audio signal and generating recording dummy data during normal recording; a first signal recording processor for integrating the video signal processed by said video signal recording processor and said first portion of the audio signal processed by said first audio signal processor, collectively assigning an error-correcting code to the integrated video signal and said first portion of the audio signal to generate first error-correcting-encoded data and recording said first error-correcting-encoded data in a first area of a recording medium; and a second signal recording processor for recording said recording dummy data received from said second audio signal recording processor or high-frequency component data extracted from the video signal by said video signal recording processor in a second area of said recording medium during normal recording, and error-correcting-encoding said second portion of the audio signal to generate second error-correcting-encoded data and recording said second error-correcting-encoded data in said second area of said recording medium during post-scoring recording.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus for digitally recording a video signal and an audio signal, comprising: a video signal recording processor for receiving and processing the video signal; a first audio signal recording processor for processing a first portion of the audio signal; a second audio signal recording processor for processing a second portion of the audio signal and generating recording dummy data during normal recording; a first signal recording processor for integrating the video signal processed by said video signal recording processor and said first portion of the audio signal processed by said first audio signal processor, collectively assigning an error-correcting code to the integrated video signal and said first portion of the audio signal to generate first error-correcting-encoded data and recording said first error-correcting-encoded data in a first area of a recording medium; and a second signal recording processor for recording said recording dummy data received from said second audio signal recording processor or high-frequency component data extracted from the video signal by said video signal recording processor in a second area of said recording medium during normal recording, and error-correcting-encoding said second portion of the audio signal to generate second error-correcting-encoded data and recording said second error-correcting-encoded data in said second area of said recording medium during post-scoring recording.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
170 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a first signal reproducing processor for reproducing said first error-correcting-encoded data from said first area of said recording medium, decoding said first error-correcting-encoded data and separating the decoded data into a reproduced video signal and a first reproduced audio signal; a second signal reproducing processor for outputting reproduced dummy data or high-frequency component reproducing data from said second area of said recording medium during said normal recording and decoding said second error-correcting-encoded data to generate a second reproduced audio signal during said post-scoring recording; a first audio signal reproducing processor for processing and outputting said first reproduced audio signal; a second audio signal reproducing processor for processing and outputting said second reproduced audio signal during said post-scoring recording and outputting said reproduced dummy data during said normal recording; and a video signal reproducing processor for processing and outputting said reproduced video signal and said first reproduced audio signal and said high-frequency component reproducing data during said normal recording.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said video signal recording processor comprises an analog-to-digital converter and said video signal recording processor converts the video signal to a digital signal, samples said digital signal, time-base processes the sampled digital signal and data-compresses the time-base processed signal by DCT for outputting the processed video signal to said first signal recording processor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first audio signal recording processor comprises an analog-to-digital converter and said first audio signal recording processor samples and digitizes said first portion of this audio signal for outputting to only said first signal recording processor during said normal recording and outputting to both said first and second signal recording processors during said post-scoring recording.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said second audio signal recording processor comprises analog-to-digital converters.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said recording medium comprises a magnetic tape including a plurality of tracks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the audio signal comprises four channels of audio signals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the video signal and two of said four channels of the audio signal are recorded in said first area of said tracks and the other two of said four channels of the audio signal are recorded in said second area of said tracks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of said plurality of tracks comprises an area designated for recording an INDEX signal for indicating that said high frequency component data of the video signal is recorded and an ATF signal for controlling tape feeding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 8, wherein said second area comprises an exclusive area for said post-scoring recording.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 8, wherein said second area comprises a plurality of areas for said post-scoring recording.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 2, wherein said video signal reproducing processor comprises a digital-to-analog converter and said video signal reproducing processor performs compression-restoration processing, time-base processing and sampling of said first reproduced video signal for outputting an analog video signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first audio signal reproducing processor comprises digital-to-analog converters and said first audio signal reproducing processor samples and digitizes said first reproduced audio signal for outputting a first analog audio signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 2, wherein said second audio signal reproducing processor comprises digital-to-analog converters.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
96 words
A digital recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a signal processor recording switch for switching between said first and second signal recording processors; a digital modulation recording processor for performing digital modulation processing on the video and audio signals and the data; a recording amplifier for amplifying signals and data digitally modulated by said digital modulation recording processor; a recording/reproducing selector for selecting between reproducing and recording modes; and a recording/reproducing head for recording the signals and data amplified to said recording amplifier to said recording medium when said recording mode is selected.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
81 words
A digital recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: a recording/reproducing head for reproducing signals from said recording medium; a recording/reproducing selector for selecting between reproducing and recording modes; a reproducing amplifier for amplifying the signals from said recording/reproducing head when said reproducing mode is selected; a digital modulation reproducing processor for performing digital modulation processing on the signals amplified by said reproducing amplifier; and a signal processor reproducing switch for switching between said first and second reproducing processor.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing a video signal and an audio signal, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving and processing the video signal; (b) processing a first portion of the audio signal; (c) processing a second portion of the audio signal and generating recording dummy data during normal recording; (d) integrating the video signal processed at said step (a) and said first portion of the audio signal processed at said step (b); (e) collectively assigning an error-correcting code to the video signal and said first portion of the audio signal integrated at said step (d) for generating first error-correcting-encoded data; (f) recording said first error-correcting-encoded data in a first area of a recording medium; (g) recording said recording dummy data generated at said step (c) or high-frequency component data extracted from the video signal in a second area of said recording medium during normal recording; and (h) error-correcting-encoding said second portion of the audio signal to generate second error-correcting-encoded data and recording said second error-correcting-encoded data in said second area of said recording medium during post-scoring recording.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing a video signal and an audio signal, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving and processing the video signal; (b) processing a first portion of the audio signal; (c) processing a second portion of the audio signal and generating recording dummy data during normal recording; (d) integrating the video signal processed at said step (a) and said first portion of the audio signal processed at said step (b); (e) collectively assigning an error-correcting code to the video signal and said first portion of the audio signal integrated at said step (d) for generating first error-correcting-encoded data; (f) recording said first error-correcting-encoded data in a first area of a recording medium; (g) recording said recording dummy data generated at said step (c) or high-frequency component data extracted from the video signal in a second area of said recording medium during normal recording; and (h) error-correcting-encoding said second portion of the audio signal to generate second error-correcting-encoded data and recording said second error-correcting-encoded data in said second area of said recording medium during post-scoring recording.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
146 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 17, further comprising the steps of: (i) reproducing said first error-correcting-encoded data from said first area of said recording medium, decoding said first error-correcting-encoded data and separating the decoded data into a reproduced video signal and a first reproduced audio signal; (j) outputting reproduced dummy data or high-frequency component reproducing data from said second area of said recording medium during said normal recording; (k) decoding said second error-correcting-encoded data to generate a second reproduced audio signal during said post-scoring recording; (l) processing and outputting said first reproduced audio signal; (m) processing and outputting said second reproduced audio signal during said post-scoring recording; (n) outputting said reproduced dummy data during said normal recording; and (o) processing and outputting said reproduced video signal and said first reproduced audio signal and said high-frequency component reproducing data during said normal recording.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 17, wherein said step (a) converts the video signal to a digital signal, samples said digital signal, time-base processes the sampled digital signal and data-compresses the time-base processed signal by DCT for outputting the processed video signal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method for digital recording and reproducing of claim 17, wherein said step (b) samples and digitizes said first portion of the audio signal for outputting only to only a first signal recording processor during said normal recording and to both said first signal recording processor and a second signal recording processor during said post-scoring recording.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 17, wherein said recording medium comprises a magnetic tape including a plurality of tracks, the audio signal comprises four channels of audio signals and the video signal and two of said four channels of the audio signal are recorded in said first area of said tracks and the other two of said four channels of the audio signal are recorded in said second area of said tracks.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 21, wherein said plurality of tracks comprises an area designated for recording an INDEX signal for indicating that said high-frequency component data of the video signal is recorded and an ATF signal for controlling tape feeding.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 18, wherein said step (i) performs compression-restoration processing, time-base processing, sampling of said first reproduced video signal and converting to an analog signal for outputting an analog video signal.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 18, wherein said step (l) samples and digitizes said first reproduced audio signal for outputting a first analog audio signal.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
92 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 17, further comprising the steps of: (i) switching between said step (f), (g) and (h) for recording said first and second error-correcting-encoded data, said recording dummy data and said high-frequency component data; (j) digitally modulating the data switched at said step (i); (k) amplifying said digitally modulated data from said step (j); (l) selecting between recording and reproducing modes; and (m) recording the data amplified at said step (k) on said recording medium when said recording mode is selected at said step (l).
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
72 words
A method for digitally recording and reproducing of claim 18, further comprising the steps of: (p) reproducing signals from said recording medium; (q) selecting between recording and reproducing modes; (r) amplifying the signals reproduced at said step (p) when said reproducing mode is selected; (s) digitally modulating the signals amplified at said step (r); and (t) switching between said steps (l)-(o) for supplying the digitally modulated signals from said step (s) thereto.
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