Data recording system of magneto-optic type

• US 5,355,353 A
• Filed: 05/20/1992
• Issued: 10/11/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Binet Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Binet Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kaiho, Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): ARGENBRIGHT, TONY MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US07/885,779
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 369/13, 369/32, 360/59, 360/114
• US Class Current: 369/13.02
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 11/10595 Control of operating function
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10592 specifically adapted for recording or reproducing multichannel signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/20 Disc-shaped record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• 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 27/309 Table of contents
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9205 the additional signal being at least another television signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/926 by pulse code modulation H04N5/919 takes precedence

Abstract

Analog signals of multiple channels received by a terminal are passed through a filter, converted into digital signals by an A/D converter, and are stored temporarily on a RAM. The digital signals are then stored in a recording data section at a particular sector of a magneto-optic disk, while recording an ID number, real-time information on time to start and end recording, event information, trigger information, and so on in a condition data section at the identical particular sector as an index of a search. Upon the search for data, only the condition data section is searched for, thereby permitting a random access and search at a high speed.

Claims

1. A data recording apparatus of a magneto-optic type, comprising:

control means for performing control of operation of each section for recording, reproducing and searching for data;

a program memory for storing a program for operating the control means;

an operating panel connected to the control means and provided with keys and buttons for entering data, designation and instructions;

a display unit connected to the control means and arranged to display an operation instruction, an operation status of the apparatus, an input monitor, a reproduction monitor and a search information monitor;

input terminals for entering analog signals of multiple channels;

A/D conversion means for converting the analog signals of multiple channels entered from the input terminal into digital signals in time series;

storage means playing a role as a first temporary storage buffer of analog-to-digital data during recording, as a second temporary storage buffer of digital-to-analog data during reproduction, and as an operation buffer for processing search conditions during a search;

a magneto-optic disk having a recording data section for storing analog signals digitized by the A/D conversion means and a condition data section as an index for the search in a particular sector;

a magneto-optic disk driver for writing and reading signals in and from the magneto-optic disk; and

D/A conversion means for converting signals read from the magneto-optic disk into analog signals.

2. A data recording apparatus of a magneto-optic type according to claim 1, further comprising input means for entering a trigger signal from outside, wherein there are recorded only signals issuing for a predetermined period of time before/and after the point of time of input of the trigger signal.

3. A data recording apparatus of a magneto-optic type according to claim 1, further comprising input means for entering through a communication line, digital signals in time series relating to analog signals to be recorded by digitization, where the analog signals in time series are recorded together with the analog signals digitized.

4. A data recording apparatus of a magneto-optic type according to claim 1, further comprising fetch means for fetching a status of a data recording field as an video signal, wherein the video signal is recorded together with the analog signal to be recorded by digitization.

5. A data recording apparatus of a magneto-optic type according to claim 1, further comprising a real time clock used for a search on the basis of real-time information.

6. A data recording apparatus of a magneto-optic type according to claim 1, further comprising input means for entering event information used for a search on the basis of event information.