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Recording and reproducing apparatus
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1993-02-22
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Granted: 1996-08-13
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Expires: 2013-02-22
Abstract
Abstract In program retrieval using a magnetic tape in which programs are classified by index signals recorded on the tape, an image at the beginning of each program is displayed in a list on a multi-screen, and a desired program is directly selected using a count value of index signals. In recording, an index signal is recorded at a starting point of recording. When preparing a multi-screen at the time of reproducing, an image reproduced a predetermined time after detection of an index signal is reduced and stored in a memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Taketoshi Hibi
- 👤 Kenji Maeno
- 👤 Kihei Ido
- 👤 Ken Onishi
- 👤 Shinobu Ueda
- 👤 Akiyoshi Hirano
- 👤 Keiji Hatanaka
- 👤 Takashi Shiroshita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:20
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/102; G11B27/107; G11B27/11; G11B27/32; G11B27/322; G11B27/324; G11B27/326; G11B27/327; G11B27/328; G11B27/34; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91; H04N5/92; H04N5/9201; H04N5/9206; H04N5/9208; H04N5/926; H04N5/9265; H04N5/9267; H04N5/9268; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B2220/90; G11B2220/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus provided with a function for recording and reproducing index signals, comprising: a memory storing video data; memory control means for thinning the video data and writing them in a part of said memory, thereby preparing a multi-screen containing a plurality of video data items; correlation detecting means for obtaining a correlation between images from the data stored in said memory and the data of a video signal to be recorded or reproduced; and control means for performing recording of an index signal and/or storing of the video signal in said memory when the correlation is not more than a specified value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus provided with a function for recording and reproducing index signals, comprising: a memory storing video data; memory control means for thinning the video data and writing them in a part of said memory, thereby preparing a multi-screen containing a plurality of video data items; correlation detecting means for obtaining a correlation between images from the data stored in said memory and the data of a video signal to be recorded or reproduced; and control means for performing recording of an index signal and/or storing of the video signal in said memory when the correlation is not more than a specified value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a power source is turned off after said memory control means, said correlation detecting means and said control means have been operated after completion of timer recording.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
174 words
An apparatus for preparing a multi-screen, comprising: a video input, a video data head for writing to and reading from a tape, a record selecting switch selecting a signal to be recorded from a plurality of recording input signals, a recording circuit inputting a signal from said record selecting switch and supplying a record signal to said video data head, a reproducing circuit receiving a signal from said video data head and outputting reproduced video data, a recording/reproducing switch switching the video data head between said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, a memory receiving reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, a memory controller thinning video data frames in said memory and writing thinned video data frames to said memory to prepare the multi-screen, an image correlation circuit correlating video data from said reproducing circuit and video data already stored in said memory, and a control unit storing the video data from said reproducing circuit in said memory as part of the multi-screen if said correlation is not more than a predetermined value.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
174 words
An apparatus for preparing a multi-screen, comprising: a video input, a video data head for writing to and reading from a tape, a record selecting switch selecting a signal to be recorded from a plurality of recording input signals, a recording circuit inputting a signal from said record selecting switch and supplying a record signal to said video data head, a reproducing circuit receiving a signal from said video data head and outputting reproduced video data, a recording/reproducing switch switching the video data head between said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, a memory receiving reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, a memory controller thinning video data frames in said memory and writing thinned video data frames to said memory to prepare the multi-screen, an image correlation circuit correlating video data from said reproducing circuit and video data already stored in said memory, and a control unit storing the video data from said reproducing circuit in said memory as part of the multi-screen if said correlation is not more than a predetermined value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said recording circuit records said multi-screen on the tape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a display displaying images including the multi-screen, reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, and input video signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a program data memory storing data including tape number, number of programs on tape, recording time, data, channel, class, record starting address, record ending address, and character codes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a data multiplexer for merging data from said program data memory and an index signal and a superimposing circuit superimposing the multiplexed data onto a video signal to be recorded by said video data head.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said record selecting switch switches between data output from said reproducing circuit and an input signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising: a memory input switch switching the input of said memory between data from said record selecting switch and data from said reproducing circuit wherein the switching of the input of said memory to data from said record selecting switch results in said memory controller preparing a multi-screen from data to be recorded.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a timer recording starting times and ending times of a program being recorded on the tape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising timer recording means for automatically executing a preset timer recording program and shutting off a power source to said apparatus after completion of the preset timer recording program.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising: a selector selecting a frame of said multi-screen, an identifier identifying a location of a recorded program on the tape corresponding to the selected frame of said multi-screen, and a controller controlling a tape motor drive circuit to drive the tape to the identified location and controlling said reproducing circuit to reproduce the recorded program.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a control unit storing an index signal on the tape if said correlation is not more than a predetermined value.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said record selecting switch switches between data from said reproducing circuit and an input signal.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
168 words
An apparatus for preparing a multi-screen, comprising: a video input, a video data head for writing to and reading from a tape, a record selecting switch selecting a signal to be recorded from a plurality of recording input signals, a recording circuit inputting a signal from said record selecting switch and supplying a record signal to said video data head, a reproducing circuit receiving a signal from said video data head and outputting reproduced video data, a recording/reproducing switch switching the video data head between said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, a memory receiving reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, a memory controller thinning video data frames in said memory and writing thinned video data frames to said memory to prepare the multi-screen, and a controller controlling said memory to store video data from said memory input switch each time a specified time period elapses, wherein said specified time period is a program length of either a program to be recorded or of a recorded program.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
168 words
An apparatus for preparing a multi-screen, comprising: a video input, a video data head for writing to and reading from a tape, a record selecting switch selecting a signal to be recorded from a plurality of recording input signals, a recording circuit inputting a signal from said record selecting switch and supplying a record signal to said video data head, a reproducing circuit receiving a signal from said video data head and outputting reproduced video data, a recording/reproducing switch switching the video data head between said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, a memory receiving reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, a memory controller thinning video data frames in said memory and writing thinned video data frames to said memory to prepare the multi-screen, and a controller controlling said memory to store video data from said memory input switch each time a specified time period elapses, wherein said specified time period is a program length of either a program to be recorded or of a recorded program.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said controller controls said recording circuit to record an index signal on the tape each time the specified time period elapses.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
88 words
The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a memory input switch switching between video data from said record selecting switch and video data from said reproducing circuit wherein the switching of the input of said memory to data from said record selecting switch results in said memory controller preparing a multi-screen from data to be recorded, wherein the specified time period is the difference between the starting time and the ending time of a program to be recorded divided by the number of small screens in said multi-screen.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the specified time period is the difference between the starting time and the ending time of a recorded program divided by the number of small screens in said multi-screen.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said control means sets the number of small screens in said multi-screen to be no less than a value which is obtained by dividing a program length by the specified time.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said recording circuit records said multi-screen on the tape.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a display displaying images including the multi-screen, reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, and input video signals.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising a program data memory storing data including tape number, number of programs on tape, recording time, data, channel, class, record starting address, record ending address, and character codes.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus of claim 22 further comprising a data multiplexer for merging data from said program data memory and an index signal and a superimposing circuit superimposing the multiplexed data onto a video signal to be recorded by said video data head.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said record selecting switch switches between data output from said reproducing circuit and an input signal.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 24 further comprising: a memory input switch switching the input of said memory between data from said record selecting switch and data from said reproducing circuit wherein the switching of the input of said memory to data from said record selecting switch results in said memory controller preparing a multi-screen from data to be recorded.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising a timer recording starting times and ending times of a program being recorded on the tape.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising a timer recording means for automatically executing a preset timer recording program and shutting off a power source to said apparatus after completion of the preset timer recording program.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising: a selector selecting a frame of said multi-screen, an identifier identifying a location of a recorded program on the tape corresponding to the selected frame of said multi-screen, and a controller controlling a tape motor drive circuit to drive the tape to the identified location and controlling said reproducing circuit to reproduce the recorded program.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for preparing a multi-screen, comprising: a video input, a video data head for writing to and reading from a tape, a record selecting switch selecting a signal to be recorded from a plurality of recording input signals, a recording circuit inputting a signal from said record selecting switch and supplying a record signal to said video data head, a reproducing circuit receiving a signal from said video data head and outputting reproduced video data, a recording/reproducing switch switching the video data head between said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, a memory receiving reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, a memory controller thinning video data frames in said memory and writing thinned video data frames to said memory to prepare the multi-screen, a detector detecting whether an audio mode of the video input changes, wherein said memory controller writes thinned data frames in said memory when said detector detects a change in the audio mode of the video input.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for preparing a multi-screen, comprising: a video input, a video data head for writing to and reading from a tape, a record selecting switch selecting a signal to be recorded from a plurality of recording input signals, a recording circuit inputting a signal from said record selecting switch and supplying a record signal to said video data head, a reproducing circuit receiving a signal from said video data head and outputting reproduced video data, a recording/reproducing switch switching the video data head between said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, a memory receiving reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, a memory controller thinning video data frames in said memory and writing thinned video data frames to said memory to prepare the multi-screen, a detector detecting whether an audio mode of the video input changes, wherein said memory controller writes thinned data frames in said memory when said detector detects a change in the audio mode of the video input.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 29 further comprising: wherein said recording circuit records an index signal on the tape when said detector detects a change in the audio mode of the video input.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said audio mode includes a monophonic mode, a stereo mode, and a bilingual mode.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said recording circuit records said multi-screen on the tape.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising a display displaying images including the multi-screen, reproduced video data from said reproducing circuit, and input video signals.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 29 further comprising a program data memory storing data including tape number, number of programs on tape, recording time, data, channel, class, record starting address, record ending address, and character codes.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus of claim 34 further comprising a data multiplexer for merging data from said program data memory and an index signal and a superimposing circuit superimposing the multiplexed data onto a video signal to be recorded by said video data head.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said record selecting switch switches between data output from said reproducing circuit and an input signal.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 36 further comprising: a memory input switch switching the input of said memory between data from said record selecting switch and data from said reproducing circuit wherein the switching of the input of said memory to data from said record selecting switch results in said memory controller preparing a multi-screen from data to be recorded.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 29 further comprising a timer recording starting times and ending times of a program being recorded on the tape.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 29 further comprising a timer recording means for automatically executing a preset timer recording program and shutting off a power source to said apparatus after completion of the preset timer recording program.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus of claim 29 further comprising: a selector selecting a frame of said multi-screen, an identifier identifying a location of a recorded program on the tape corresponding to the selected frame of said multi-screen, and a controller controlling a tape motor drive circuit to drive the tape to the identified location and controlling said reproducing circuit to reproduce the recorded program.
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