摘要:
A video tape recorder enables a normal video signal for an aspect ratio of 4:3 or a wide-picture video signal for a greater aspect ratio of, for example, 16:9 to be selectively recorded/reproduced onto and from a magnetic tape. In order to identify which of the aspect ratios the reproduced video signal is based on, a recording mode signal indicative of the aspect ratio is recorded on the magnetic tape together with the video signal. A code signal or a pilot signal is used for the recording mode signal. In the reproducing operation, the aspect ratio of a reproduced picture is recognized from the recording mode signal, and a signal indicative of the aspect ratio is delivered to an external device, such as a television set, together with reproduced video/audio signals. In a case where the reproduced picture is a wide picture and where the external device does not conform to the wide picture, the aspect ratio of the video signal is changed. A television set suited to the features of the video tape recorder is also disclosed.
摘要:
A reproducing circuit for use in a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus having a recording circuit operable to record a video luminance signal in either a conventional recording mode or in a High-Band mode has a first automatic gain control circuit for holding a level of a reproduced FM signal at an input thereof constant, a recording mode determination circuit having an input connected to the first automatic gain control circuit and responsive to an output of the first automatic gain control circuit for determining which the first or second recording mode is used to record the FM signal under reproduction, a first equalizer circuit for equalizing the reproduced FM signal suitably for the first recording mode, a second equalizer circuit for equalizing the reproduced FM signal suitably for the second recording mode, a switch circuit for selecting an output of either the first equalizer circuit or the second equalizer circuit according to an output of the recording mode determination circuit, a second automatic gain control circuit for holding an output level of the switch circuit, whereby the recording mode of the signal undergoing reproduction is automatically determined and the characteristics of the reproducing circuit is changed automatically suitably.
摘要:
A magnetic picture signal recording/reproducing apparatus in which a picture signal recorded on a magnetic tape is read out by a magnetic head for reproduction. First and second resonance circuits having respective resonance frequencies in the vicinity of a frequency of a carrier signal corresponding to a white peak level of the picture signal and in the vicinity of a frequency corresponding to an average level of the picture signal, respectively, are connected in cascade, to thereby prevent the white peak level of the picture signal from being attenuated.
摘要:
A digital information recording apparatus includes a recording circuit for recording information of a retention period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be held in the recording medium, starting with a time at which the digital information is recorded on the recording medium; and information of a playback permission period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be played back starting with a time at which the information is reproduced initially following recording of the digital information on the recording medium, permitting temporary recording or copying for the information permitted for “copy never” or “copy one generation.”
摘要:
In transmission of stream data protected for copyright on a bus, transcription of stream data once recorded on a recording apparatus to a medium of another recording apparatus is realized. Authentication is carried out between a stream recording and playback apparatus and another recording apparatus to interchange a key for data scramble. By using this key, data is added with copy control information used when the data is recorded initially and thereafter the data is transmitted. After the data has been recorded on the recording apparatus, the data is deleted from an original recording medium. During transmission of the data, authentication from a different apparatus is rejected to prevent a plurality of copies from being made.
摘要:
A digital information recording apparatus includes a recording circuit for recording information of a retention period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be held in the recording medium, starting with a time at which the digital information is recorded on the recording medium; and information of a playback permission period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be played back starting with a time at which the information is reproduced initially following recording of the digital information on the recording medium, permitting temporary recording or copying for the information permitted for “copy never” or “copy one generation.”
摘要:
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus that, when a copying is limited as “Copy One Generation”, prevent the copying from being made into infinite number of storage media without limitation, and thereby protect the profit of a copyright holder concerned.In the present invention, when outputting digital information whose copying is limited to external appliances connected to plural outputting circuits (315A, 315B, or 72A to 72D), the total number of external appliances to which the digital information is to be outputted is limited within a predetermined constant. In particular, a control circuit (311, or 73) limits the number in which to perform authentications of the external appliances connected to the plural outputting circuits. This makes it possible to limit, within the predetermined constant, the total number of the external appliances to which the digital information is to be outputted.
摘要:
A winding unit is provided in which one-way clutches for driving and braking are mounted in the inner surface of the reel and a web such as a cover tape 39 is wound by intermittently rotating the reel. Tension acting on the web can be released during replacement of the reel. A spring type torque limiter 18 is disposed between the reel boss 25 and outer rings 12, 12′ of the one-way clutches 9, 11 for driving and braking. The torque limiter 18 is arranged such that, during rotation in the winding direction, a coil spring 27 locks to transmit torque, and when the reel is forcibly turned in the unwinding direction, slip occurs, thus releasing the tension in the web.
摘要:
A system includes a main-memory unit, an input/output-control unit which performs a write operation with respect to the main-memory unit by way of direct memory access, and a central-control unit which operates based on information stored in the main-memory unit, the central-control unit including a cache memory which temporarily stores some of the information, and a DMA buffer which temporarily stores a DMA address indicated by the direct memory access.
摘要:
An emergency resumption processing apparatus for an information processing system includes a program pattern writing part established within a central processing unit, which writing part writes a program pattern that causes a watchdog timer to provide an overflow action in a loading area of the emergency resumption processing program on the main memory device of the information processing system. An emergency resumption processing program loading part established within the same central processing unit reads the emergency resumption processing program from an external memory device after the writing process has been completed, and loads it on the main memory device by rewriting the program pattern written by the program writing part. As a result, if a fault arises in the transmission function of the emergency resumption processing program and the central processing unit starts to run the program on the main memory device without the emergency resumption processing program being loaded on the main memory device, the watchdog timer never becomes accidentally reset and properly detects a system abnormality, since the program pattern written in the main memory device by the program pattern writing part is run.