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Digest playback apparatus and method for video cassette recorder

US5757565A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1995
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/90
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Digest playback apparatus and method for a VCR. The digest playback apparatus includes a system controller for outputting a plurality of control signals to control the entire operation of a video cassette recorder system, the plurality of control signals including speed-change multispeed and direction data and audio multispeed change mode ON/OFF data. An analog/digital conversion circuit converts an analog audio signal read by an audio head and then restored to its original state into digital audio data regardless of a speed-change mode. A memory stores the digital audio data from the analog/digital conversion circuit. A digital/analog conversion circuit converts the digital audio data stored in the memory into an analog audio signal, and a control circuit controls the analog/digital conversion circuit, the memory and the digital/analog conversion circuit to output the analog audio signal from the digital/analog conversion circuit as a 1 multispeed which allows the user to accurately listen to the output analog audio signal.

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