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Asymmetry detection apparatus, jitter detection apparatus, and recording/reproduction apparatus

US6807134B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2000
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/24
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An asymmetry detection apparatus includes: a clock signal generator for generating a clock signal based on a reproduced signal; an A/D converter for sampling the reproduced signal in synchronization with the clock signal; a determiner for determining whether a level of each of a plurality of sampled data obtained by the sampling operation is equal to or greater than a predetermined level; and a detector for detecting asymmetry in the reproduced signal by using predetermined ones of the sampled data based on an output from the determiner. A jitter detection apparatus includes: a clock signal generator for generating a clock signal based on a reproduced signal; an A/D converter for sampling the reproduced signal in synchronization with the clock signal; a determiner for determining whether a level of each of a plurality of sampled data obtained by the sampling operation is equal to or greater than a predetermined level; and a detector for detecting jitter in the reproduced signal by using predetermined ones of the plurality of sampled data based on an output from the determiner.

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