Information processing apparatus with probe undergoing circular motion
US5831961A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/947
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an information processing apparatus, at least one of recording and reproduction of information is performed while two-dimensionally scanning a recording medium with a probe, utilizing a physical phenomenon occurring between the probe and the medium. The apparatus includes a scanning mechanism for effecting relative movement between the probe and the medium so as to translate the probe as drawing a circular or elliptic locus on the medium and a recording and/or reproducing circuit for performing at least one of the recording and reproduction of information, utilizing the physical phenomenon during the relative movement.
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