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Recording and reproducing apparatus including changing a reproduction characteristic when an error has occurred in reproduced data

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1992-07-13
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Granted: 1995-02-07
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Expires: 2012-07-13
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Abstract

Abstract A recording and reproducing apparatus is provided with a recording circuit to record information on a recording medium rotated and a reproducing circuit to reproduce the information from the recording medium rotated. In the mode of reproducing the information from the recording medium, the reproducing circuit retries reproduction if any error has occurred to the data reproduced. The reproducing circuit is provided with a characteristic changing circuit to change its reproduction characteristic. In the mode of reproducing information from the recording medium, the reproducing characteristic of the reproducing circuit is changed by the characteristic changing circuit if any error has occurred to the reproduced data. The reproducing circuit uses the changed reproducing characteristic to retry the reproduction.

Inventors

  • 👤 Eisaku Saiki
  • 👤 Takuya Mizokami
  • 👤 Naoto Matsunami

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 19:44
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/14; G11B20/1403; G11B20/18; G11B7/00; G11B7/004; G11B7/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium; recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated; reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced in the reproduction of information from the recording medium and said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit; and characteristic changing means for changing a characteristic of said reproducing means, said characteristic changing means changing at least one of an equalizer characteristic, a filter characteristic, a differentiator characteristic and a slice level, in said waveform shaping circuit; wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means is changed by said characteristic changing means so that said reproducing means retries the reproduction of information from the area in the recording medium where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, under the changed reproducing characteristic.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium; recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated; reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced in the reproduction of information from the recording medium and said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit; and characteristic changing means for changing a characteristic of said reproducing means, said characteristic changing means changing at least one of an equalizer characteristic, a filter characteristic, a differentiator characteristic and a slice level, in said waveform shaping circuit; wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means is changed by said characteristic changing means so that said reproducing means retries the reproduction of information from the area in the recording medium where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, under the changed reproducing characteristic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 69 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein, if error-free information has been reproduced by said retrial of reproduction, said recording means records information to prohibit access of said reproducing means in said area of said recording medium where the error has occurred in the first reproduction, and at the same time, records the correct information reproduced by said retrial of reproduction in a different area of said recording medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 188 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium; recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated; reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced in the reproduction of information from the recording medium and said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit; and characteristic changing means for changing a characteristic of said reproducing means, said characteristic changing means changing at least one of a center frequency and a loop characteristic in said phase-synchronizing circuit; wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means is changed by said characteristic changing means so that said reproducing means retries the reproduction of information from the area in the recording medium where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, under the changed reproducing characteristic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 188 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium; recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated; reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced in the reproduction of information from the recording medium and said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit; and characteristic changing means for changing a characteristic of said reproducing means, said characteristic changing means changing at least one of a center frequency and a loop characteristic in said phase-synchronizing circuit; wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means is changed by said characteristic changing means so that said reproducing means retries the reproduction of information from the area in the recording medium where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, under the changed reproducing characteristic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 69 words
An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein, if error-free information has been reproduced by the retrial of reproduction, said recording means records information to prohibit access of said reproducing means in said area of said recording medium where the error has occurred in the first reproduction, and at the same time, records the correct information reproduced by said retrial of reproduction in a different area of said recording medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 211 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium; recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated; reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced in the reproduction of information from the recording medium and said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit; and characteristic changing means for changing a characteristic of said reproducing means, said characteristic changing means changing at least one of an equalizer characteristic, a filter characteristic, a differentiator characteristic and a slice level in said waveform shaping circuit, and at least one of a center frequency and a loop characteristic in said phase-synchronizing circuit; wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means is changed by said characteristic changing means so that said reproducing means retries the reproduction of information from the area in the recording medium where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, under the changed reproducing characteristic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 211 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium; recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated; reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced in the reproduction of information from the recording medium and said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit; and characteristic changing means for changing a characteristic of said reproducing means, said characteristic changing means changing at least one of an equalizer characteristic, a filter characteristic, a differentiator characteristic and a slice level in said waveform shaping circuit, and at least one of a center frequency and a loop characteristic in said phase-synchronizing circuit; wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means is changed by said characteristic changing means so that said reproducing means retries the reproduction of information from the area in the recording medium where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, under the changed reproducing characteristic.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 184 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium, recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated, reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced of reproduction of information from the recording medium; revolving speed changing means for changing a revolving speed of the recording medium; and characteristic changing means to change a reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means, wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the revolving speed in the reproduction from the recording medium is changed by said revolving speed changing means to be smaller than that in recording so that said reproducing means retries to reproduce the information in the area where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, from the recording medium which is made to revolve at a lower speed than in recording.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 184 words
A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: driving means for rotating a recording medium, recording means for recording information on the recording medium rotated, reproducing means for reproducing the information from the recording medium rotated, said reproducing means retrying reproduction of information from an area in the recording medium where an error has occurred to the data reproduced, in cases where the error has occurred to the data reproduced of reproduction of information from the recording medium; revolving speed changing means for changing a revolving speed of the recording medium; and characteristic changing means to change a reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means, wherein, if an error has occurred to the reproduced data in the reproduction of information from the recording medium, the revolving speed in the reproduction from the recording medium is changed by said revolving speed changing means to be smaller than that in recording so that said reproducing means retries to reproduce the information in the area where the error has occurred to the reproduced data, from the recording medium which is made to revolve at a lower speed than in recording.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 59 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the reproducing characteristic of said reproducing means is changed by said characteristic changing means in conformity to the change of the frequency of the reproduced data which is caused by the fact that the revolving speed of the recording medium in the retrial of the reproduction is lower than that in recording.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 49 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit, and said characteristic changing means changes at least one of an equalizer characteristic, a filter characteristic, a differentiator characteristic and a slice level in said waveform shaping circuit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 42 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit, and said characteristic changing means changes at least one of a center frequency and a loop characteristic in said phase-synchronizing circuit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 65 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said reproducing means is provided with a waveform shaping circuit and a phase-synchronizing circuit, and said characteristic changing means changes at least one of an equalizer characteristic, a filter characteristic, a differentiator characteristic and a slice level in said waveform shaping circuit, and at least one of a center frequency and a loop characteristic in said phase-synchronizing circuit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 69 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 wherein, if error-free information has been reproduced by said retrial of reproduction, said recording means records information to prohibit access of said reproducing means in said area of said recording medium where the error has occurred in the first reproduction, and at the same time, records the correct information reproduced by said retrial of reproduction on a different area of said recording medium.

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