Apparatus for recording and reproducing data

• US 4,788,685 A
• Filed: 02/13/1987
• Issued: 11/29/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Yamamura, Shinichi, Yamagami, Tamotsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jerry
• Assistant Examiner(s): BEAUSOLIEL JR, ROBERT W
• Application Number:
  US07/014,398
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: 371/38, 371/39, 371/40, 371/37, 371/41, 360/18, 360/19.1, 360/53, 360/38.1
• US Class Current: 714/756
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 12/1408 by using cryptography for digital transmission H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10 Digital recording or reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/1254 for mixed data, i.e. continuous and discontinuous data
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/1809 by interleaving
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10546 specifically adapted for audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10888 the kind of data being the selection criterion
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs

Abstract

A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a memory for storing input data to be recorded in units of a predetermined quantity, a first address control means for generating only sequential memory addresses, a second address control means for generating non-sequential memory addresses, and means for adding a redundant bit such as an error correcting code and so on to each predetermined quantity unit of data, wherein when the input data has no correlation with adjacent input data, the input data is sequentially written in the memory by the first address control means, read out therefrom, added with the redundant bit, and sequentially recorded on the recording medium without changing the order of the inputted data, while when the input data has a correlation with adjacent input data, the input data is written in the memory by the second address control means in scrambled form, read out therefrom, as scrambled, and then the scrambled data is added to the redundant bit and recorded on the recording medium. Essentially the reverse operation takes place upon reproduction of the recorded signals.

Claims

1. Apparatus for recording input data on a recording medium, comprising:

a memory for storing input data to be recorded in units of a predetermined quantity;

a first address control means for determining an address of said memory;

a second address control means for determining an address of said memory; and

an encoding means for adding at least an error correcting code to each predetermined quantity unit of input data, and

wherein when the input data has no correlation with adjacent input data, the input data is sequentially written in said memory by said first address control means, read out therefrom, encoded by said encoding means, and recorded on the recording medium without changing the order of the input data, and when the input data has a correlation with adjacent input data, the input data is written in scrambled form in said memory by said second address control means, read out therefrom, as scrambled, and then the scrambled data is encoded by said encoding means and recorded on the recording medium.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which said first address control means generates sequential addresses when the data is written in and read out from said memory, and said second address control means generates non-sequential addresses when the data is written in said memory or read out from said memory.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a selector for selectively supplying said memory with the address generated by either said first address control means or said second address control means corresponding to whether or not the input data has a correlation with adjacent data.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising an identification signal recording means which records on said recording medium an identification signal which indicates whether or not the input data has a correlation with adjacent data.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which the data which has no correlation with adjacent data is data for a computer.

6. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which the data which has a correlation with adjacent data is data converted from an analog signal into a PCM signal.

7. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which said encoder means comprises a product code producing means.

8. Apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium, the data being of the type in which it is encoded and recorded in the inputted order thereof on the recording medium while when the data has a correlation with adjacent data, it is scrambled, encoded and recorded on the recording medium, said apparatus comprising:

a memory for storing reproduced data in predetermined quantity units;

a first address control means for determining an address of said memory;

a second address control means for determining an address of said memory; and

a decoding means connected to the first address control means, the second address control means and the memory for correcting possible errors in the data for each predetermined quantity unit, wherein when the data has no correlation with adjacent data, the reproduced data is sequentially written in said memory at its corresponding address by said first address control means, read out therefrom, and outputted without changing the order of the reproduced data, and when the data has a correlation with adjacent data, the reporduced data is written in said memory by said second address control means, read out therefrom, descrambled, and outputted.

9. Apparatus according to claim 8, in which said first address control means generates sequential addresses when the data is written into and read from said memory and said second address control means generates non-sequential addresses when the data is written into said memory or read out from said memory.

10. Apparatus according to claim 8 further comprising a selector for selectively supplying said memory with either the addresses from said first address control means or from said second address control means corresponding to whether or not the data has a correlation with adjacent data.

11. Apparatus according to claim 8 further comprising a detecting means which detects an identification signal which indicates whether or not the recorded data has a correlation with adjacent data, and generates an output signal which is used to control said selector.