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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1985

Filed:

Oct. 21, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:

Edwin C Moxon, Boxboro, MA (US);

Assignee:

Stypher Corporation, Hudson, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 53 ; 360 141 ; 360 39 ; 360 49 ; 369 59 ; 369 60 ;
Abstract

Apparatus for decoding digitally-coded address signals embedded in video signals recorded on magnetic tape is disclosed. The apparatus can properly decode the address signals at both slow and fast tape speeds and utilizes a variable-frequency oscillator to generate timing signals for decoding the digitally-coded address. The address signals encoded on the magnetic tape normally include an error code which can be detected by conventional error checking circuitry and used to check whether the address signals have been correctly received. The oscillator frequency is adjusted in accordance with an error signal generated by the error checking circuitry until error-free detection of the address signals is achieved.


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