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Multichannel recording and reproducing apparatus

US6278837A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 1998
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/9261
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multichannel recording and reproducing apparatus which includes: an input and output circuit; a buffer for temporally storing multichannel of video data through inputting and outputting circuit; a disc unit for storing the video data; a disc interface; a user interface circuit for receiving recording and reproducing commands and a corresponding file name from a user; a control circuit responsive to the user interface for obtaining one of N video channel circuits of the input and output circuit for inputting and outputting video data and receiving recording and reproducing commands; a filing circuit controlling files and determining first and second address data of the disc unit according to the recording and reproducing commands respectively; an access control circuit for accumulating the recording and reproducing commands and supplying each of the accumulated recording and reproducing commands when the disc interface is in a non-operating condition with priority provided to either of the recording or reproducing command according to priority data. The inputting and outputting circuit may includes a digital satellite broadcasted video data receiver and a separater for separating …

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