Record/reproduction apparatus for recording/reproducing multi-channel signals in different areas of a recording medium
US5587978A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/65
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital signal which is recorded on a recording medium with being encoded is duplicated to another recording medium without being decoded. An audio signal is recorded and/or reproduced using data recorded in a TOG of the recording medium. A first data signal (2-channel audio signal) is intermittently recorded on and/or reproduced from a first area of the recording medium, and a second data signal (other 2-channel audio signal) is intermittently recorded on and/or reproduced from a second area of the recording medium during a period in which the first data signal is not recorded or reproduced.
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