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Digital signal reproducing apparatus
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-10
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Granted: 1999-11-30
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Expires: 2017-10-10
Abstract
Abstract A digital signal reproducing apparatus has the clock signal generating device 24 having: a frequency setting device 12 for setting a desired frequency on the basis of the predetermined linear velocity and a radius position of a pickup 1; a first frequency difference signal generating device 242 for generating a binary signal E corresponding to a difference between the desired frequency fsd and the frequency fs of the sample clock signal A to be used for reproducing a reproduction digital signal; a second frequency difference signal generating device 243 for generating a pulse signal L corresponding to a difference between the frequency based on the reproduction digital signal and the frequency fs of the sample clock signal A; a phase difference signal generating device 244 for generating a pulse signal Y corresponding to a difference between the phase based on the reading signal read from the disc and the phase of the sample clock signal A; and a synchronizing device 24 for synchronizing the frequency fs and phase of the sample clock signal A with the frequency of the reading signal on the basis of the binary signal E, the pulse signal L and the pulse signal Y.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideki Hayashi
- 👤 Masaru Umezawa
- 👤 Hideki Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:46
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/10009; G11B20/10046; G11B20/10222; G11B20/14; G11B20/1403; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing digital signal, comprising: a rotation control means for controlling a rotation velocity of a disc, on which information is recorded, in accordance with a predetermined linear velocity; a reading means for reading said information from said rotated disc, and for generating a reading signal corresponding to said read information; a clock signal generating means for generating a sample clock signal whose at least frequency is synchronized with a frequency of said reading signal; a decoding means for decoding said digital signal from said reading signal on the basis of said sample clock signal; and a transferring means for transferring said reading means to a radius position of said disc in order to read said information recorded at said radius position of said disc by said reading means, said clock signal generating means comprising: a frequency setting means for setting a desired frequency on the basis of said predetermined linear velocity and said radius position of said reading means; a first frequency difference signal generating means for generating a first difference signal corresponding to a difference between said desired frequency and said frequency of said sample clock signal; a second frequency difference signal generating means for generating a second difference signal corresponding to a difference between a frequency based on said digital signal and said frequency of said sample clock signal; a phase difference signal generating means for generating a third difference signal corresponding to a difference between a phase based on said reading signal and a phase of said sample clock signal; and a synchronizing means for synchronizing at least said frequency of said sample clock signal with said frequency of the reading signal on the basis of at least one difference signal among said first difference signal, said second difference signal and said third difference signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
304 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing digital signal, comprising: a rotation control means for controlling a rotation velocity of a disc, on which information is recorded, in accordance with a predetermined linear velocity; a reading means for reading said information from said rotated disc, and for generating a reading signal corresponding to said read information; a clock signal generating means for generating a sample clock signal whose at least frequency is synchronized with a frequency of said reading signal; a decoding means for decoding said digital signal from said reading signal on the basis of said sample clock signal; and a transferring means for transferring said reading means to a radius position of said disc in order to read said information recorded at said radius position of said disc by said reading means, said clock signal generating means comprising: a frequency setting means for setting a desired frequency on the basis of said predetermined linear velocity and said radius position of said reading means; a first frequency difference signal generating means for generating a first difference signal corresponding to a difference between said desired frequency and said frequency of said sample clock signal; a second frequency difference signal generating means for generating a second difference signal corresponding to a difference between a frequency based on said digital signal and said frequency of said sample clock signal; a phase difference signal generating means for generating a third difference signal corresponding to a difference between a phase based on said reading signal and a phase of said sample clock signal; and a synchronizing means for synchronizing at least said frequency of said sample clock signal with said frequency of the reading signal on the basis of at least one difference signal among said first difference signal, said second difference signal and said third difference signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
102 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said synchronizing means equalizes at least said frequency of said sample clock signal with said frequency of the reading signal on the basis of said first difference signal immediately after transference of said reading means, and synchronizes at least said frequency of said sample clock signal with said frequency of the reading signal on the basis of at least one difference signal among said second difference signal and said third difference signal after said at least said frequency of said sample clock signal is equalized with said frequency of said reading signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said frequency setting means sets said desired frequency on the basis of said predetermined linear velocity and a ratio of a radius position of said reading means before transference of said reading means and a radius position of said reading means after transference of said reading means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second frequency difference signal generating means generates said second difference signal corresponding to a difference between a frequency which is an N (N indicates a integer) times as high as a frequency of a synchronization signal included in said digital signal and said frequency of said sample clock signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
107 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said synchronizing means comprises a low pass filter and a voltage control oscillator, and said synchronizing means synchronizes at least said frequency of said sample clock signal with frequency of said reading signal by a first feedback loop comprising said low pass filter, said voltage control oscillator and said first frequency difference signal generating means, a second feedback loop comprising said low pass filter, said voltage control oscillator and said second frequency difference signal generating means, and a third feedback loop comprising said low pass filter, said voltage control oscillator and said phase difference signal generating means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said decode means comprises an A/D converter circuit for converting said reading signal to a series of a sampling value, and said phase difference signal generating means generates said third difference signal corresponding to said difference between a phase of said series of said sampling value and said phase of said sample clock signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
A digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said decode means comprises a comparison means for comparing said reading signal with a predetermined reference voltage and for generating a binary signal corresponding to a result of comparison, and said phase difference signal generating means generates said third difference signal corresponding to said difference between a phase of said binary signal and said phase of said sample clock signal.
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