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Motion picture film and reproducing device therefor

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1993-12-30
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Granted: 1996-07-16
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Expires: 2013-12-30
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Abstract

Abstract In a motion picture film of the present invention, audio data digitized from right channel analog audio signals is held in a recording region provided in a left channel digital sound track having the left channel audio data recorded in it, while audio data digitized from left channel analog audio signals is held in a recording region provided in a right channel digital sound track having the right channel audio data recorded in it. With a reproducing system for reproducing the motion picture film of the present invention, unless the left and right channels are destroyed simultaneously, the audio data reproduced from the sound track is used in substitution for the audio data from the destroyed channel to compensate for playback sound interruption.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shinji Miyamori
  • 👤 Masatoshi Ueno

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:50
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/18; G11B20/1876; G03; G03B; G03B31/00; G03B31/02; G11B20/1806; G11B20/1809; G11B20/12; G11B20/1261

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 263 words
A reproducing device for reproducing left channel audio data and right channel audio data recorded on a motion picture film, said left channel audio data including at least data for generating said right channel audio data and said right channel audio data including at least data for generating said left channel audio data, said reproducing device comprising: first reproducing means for reproducing said left channel audio data; second reproducing means for reproducing said right channel audio data; first error detection means, in communication with said first reproducing means, for detecting errors in said reproduced left channel audio data; second error detection means, in communication with said second reproducing means, for detecting errors in said reproduced right channel audio data; first processor means, in communication with said first reproducing means, for generating said right channel audio data from said reproduced left channel audio data; second processor means, in communication with said second reproducing means, for generating said left channel audio data from said reproduced right channel audio data; first substitution means, in communication with said first reproducing means, said first error detection means, and said second processor means, for substituting said generated left channel audio data for said reproduced left channel audio data in response to a detected error in said reproduced left channel audio data; second substitution means, in communication with said second reproducing means, said second error detection means, and said first processor means, for substituting said generated right channel audio data for said reproduced right channel audio data in response to a detected error in said reproduced right channel audio data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 263 words
A reproducing device for reproducing left channel audio data and right channel audio data recorded on a motion picture film, said left channel audio data including at least data for generating said right channel audio data and said right channel audio data including at least data for generating said left channel audio data, said reproducing device comprising: first reproducing means for reproducing said left channel audio data; second reproducing means for reproducing said right channel audio data; first error detection means, in communication with said first reproducing means, for detecting errors in said reproduced left channel audio data; second error detection means, in communication with said second reproducing means, for detecting errors in said reproduced right channel audio data; first processor means, in communication with said first reproducing means, for generating said right channel audio data from said reproduced left channel audio data; second processor means, in communication with said second reproducing means, for generating said left channel audio data from said reproduced right channel audio data; first substitution means, in communication with said first reproducing means, said first error detection means, and said second processor means, for substituting said generated left channel audio data for said reproduced left channel audio data in response to a detected error in said reproduced left channel audio data; second substitution means, in communication with said second reproducing means, said second error detection means, and said first processor means, for substituting said generated right channel audio data for said reproduced right channel audio data in response to a detected error in said reproduced right channel audio data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
The reproducing device of claim 1, wherein said generated left channel audio data comprises a first pseudo audio signal and wherein said generated right channel audio data comprises a second pseudo audio signal.

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