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Reading or writing method and apparatus thereof

US4905090A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 1988
Grant dateFeb 27, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/0443
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a reading or writing method and apparatus thereof for reading data on a medium or writing data thereon by reciprocatively driving a reading/writing head over the medium. The method comprises driving the head forward at a predetermined speed at all times, and returning the head at a predetermined maximum speed when the reading or writing length is at a maximum, or at a speed lower than the maximum speed when the reading or writing length is shorter than the maximum so as to complete the reciprocation of the head within the same period as when the reading or writing length is the maximum.

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