Method and apparatus for recording digital signals
US4682332A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/1809
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Error detection/correction codes appended to a recording signal for a PCM recorder are so arranged as to ensure detection and/or correction of a dropout or error of a data block address in the reproduction of the recording signal. In recording digital signals on a recording medium, the digital signals are formatted in n-word blocks, each block further including a sync signal for providing a reference timing for the reproduction of the signal, control data related to the digital signals, a data block address for identifying the block of n-words, an error detection code for detecting an error in the control data and the block address, and an error detection/correction code for error detection and/or correction for the block address and the n-words. A recording system includes an error detection/correction code generating circuit which generates error detection/correction codes using a Reed Solomon code or b-adjacent code. The generated error detection/correction codes are combined by a multiplexer so that a recording signal is arranged, and recorded on the recording medium.
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