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Recording/apparatus and method utilizing a plurality of heads for continuously recording information and reproducing the same with delay

US5566146A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 1995
Grant dateOct 15, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/783
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing information on and from a plurality of rewritable disk-type recording media includes: a plurality of recording/reproducing device for receiving and recording input information onto each of the recording medium and for reproducing and outputting the recorded information from each of the recording media with a predetermined delay time, each of the recording/reproducing device having a plurality of heads for recording and reproducing information, switching device for alternately selecting one of the reproduced information outputted from the plurality of recording/reproducing device, and control device for controlling the plurality of recording/reproducing device and the switching device. The control device permits the plurality of recording/reproducing device to continuously record the input information onto the plurality of disk-type recording media, and permits the switching device to alternately selecting one of the reproduced information so as to continuously output information reproduced by the plurality of recording/reproducing device.

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