Magnetic recording system

• US 3,106,612 A
• Filed: 09/23/1957
• Issued: 10/08/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1955
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jerome H. Lemelson
• Original Assignee: Jerome H. Lemelson
• Inventors: Lemelson, Jerome H.
• Application Number:
  US03/685,692
• Time in Patent Office: 2,206 Days
• US Class Current: 379/73
• CPC Class Codes: B07C 3/18 Devices or arrangements for indicating destination, e.g. by code marks applying data to information carriers G06K1/12
• CPC Class Codes: B41B 19/14 and presenting a text of more than one line
• CPC Class Codes: B41B 27/00 Control, indicating, or safety devices or systems for composing machines of various kinds or types computers in general G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/153 using cathode-ray tubes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/084 sensing magnetic material by relative movement detecting flux changes without altering its magnetised state
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/194 using image scanning and comparing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 1/26 using storage tubes tubes therefor H01J31/58
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/001 using specific devices not provided for in groups G09G3/02 - G09G3/36, e.g. using an intermediate record carrier such as a film slide; Projection systems; Display of non-alphanumerical information, solely or in combination with alphanumerical information, e.g. digital display on projected diapositive as background slide projectors per se G03B23/00 = 42 HP
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/005 Programmed access in sequence to indexed parts of tracks of operating tapes, by driving or guiding the tape access by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816; see prov. also G11B15/602
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/444 reversing arrangements G11B15/442 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/683 wherein the recorder or player is moved according to the location of a selected cassette G11B15/684 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/6875 wherein the recorder or player is moved towards a selected cassette in the magazine
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/6895 Automatic tape changing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/022 Electronic editing of analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/029 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/107 : of operating tapes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 : by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 : used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/326 : used signal is a video-frame or a video-field (P.I.P.)
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/54 : with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/387 : Composing, repositioning or otherwise geometrically modifying originals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/7826 : involving helical scanning of the magnetic tape

Claims

2. AN AUTOMATIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING A PLURALITY OF RECORDINGS IN THE FORM OF RECORD SIGNALS OF DIFFERENT TIME DURATIONS IN MULTIPLE RECORED PLAYBACK DEVICES SUCH AS COIN OPERATED SELECTION RECORD PLAYERS OR THE LIKE WHICH ARE SITUATED AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS APART FROM EACH OTHER, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION WITH SAID PLAYBACK DEVICES, A MASTER STATION ADAPTED WITH SIGNAL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING AND EFFECTING SAID RECORDINGS, SAID MASTER STATION INCLUDING MEANS FOR TANDEMLY GENERATING IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER A SERIES OF RECORD SIGNALS AND CONTROL SIGNALS, IN PREDETERMINED TIME RELATION TO THE GENERATION OF A PLURALITY OF SAID RECORD SIGNALS, SAID CONTROL SIGNALS ADAPTED TO EFFECT THE CONTROL OF A TRANSCRIBING CYCLE WHICH INCLUDES THE RECORDING OF MULTIPLE OF SAID RECORD SIGNALS ONTO PREDETERMINED RECORDING AREAS OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEANS IN EACH OF SAID RECORD PLAYBACK DEVICES AFTER THE ERASURE OF PRIOR SIGNALS THEREFROM, EACH OF SAID RECORD PLAYBACK DEVICES HAVING A TRANSDUCING INCLUDING MAGNETIC ERASURE, REPRODUCTION AND RECORDING MEANS PROVIDED ON A MOUNT, A SERVO MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MOUNT RELATIVE TO SAID MAGNETIC RECORDING MEANS AND STOPPABLE UNDER AUTOMATIC CONTROL ADJACENT A SELECTED MAGNETIC RECORDING AREA THEREOF FOR TRANSDUCING RELATIVE THERETO, EACH OF SAID RECORD PLAYBACK DEVICES HAVING TRANSCRIBING CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST CONTROL RELAY RESPONSIVE TO A FIRST OF SAID CONTROL SIGNALS WHICH HAS CHARACTERISTICS OTHER THAN SAID RECORD SIGNALS AND IS ADAPTED FOR TRANSMISSION FROM SAID MASTER STATION TO AN INPUT TO SAID FIRST RELAY PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION OF A FIRST OF SAID RECORDINGS FROM SAID MASTER STATION, SAID FIRST RELAY WHEN ACTUATED BY SAID FIRST CONTROL SIGNAL ADAPTED TO ACTUATE AN AUTOMATIC SEQUENTIAL CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID SERVO MEANS DRIVING SAID TRANSDUCING UNIT TO A POSITION ADJACENT A FIRST OF SAID RECORDING AREAS OF SAID MAGNETIC RECORDING MEANS, SAID SEQUENTIAL CONTROL ADAPTED THEREAFTER FOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTING THE RECORDING MEANS OF SAID TRANSDUCING UNIT WITH