×

Information reproduction apparatus with control means for plural track kickback operation

  • US 5,442,598 A
  • Filed: 09/01/1993
  • Issued: 08/15/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An information reproduction apparatus for reproducing information recorded on a recording track of a recording medium, comprising:

  • reproduction means for reproducing at a first transfer rate information recorded on said recording medium by tracing said recording medium,memory means for storing information reproduced by said reproduction means,readout means for reading out stored information from said memory means at a second transfer rate lower than said first transfer rate, andcontrol means for controlling said reproduction means and said memory means such thatwhen the amount of information stored in said memory means exceeds a predetermined value, storage of information from said reproduction means into said memory means is suspended and the reproduction position of said reproduction means is moved back by a plurality of tracks at once with the number of tracks corresponding to an information amount to trace said recording track, andwhen said reproduction means arrives at a position where information subsequent to the last information stored in said memory means is recorded, storage of information from said reproduction means to said storage means is reinitiated.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×