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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1986
Nobuo Ogura, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information memory system suitable for a recording medium such as an optical card which reciprocates. This memory system includes: a reading apparatus for reciprocating the recording medium and reading out the information recorded on the recording medium; an auxiliary memory apparatus different from the recording medium; and a managing apparatus for managing the reading apparatus and the auxiliary memory apparatus. The reading apparatus transfers the information read out of the recording medium to the managing apparatus, and the managing apparatus stores the information transferred from the reading apparatus to the auxiliary memory apparatus while new information is being read out. The reading apparatus has a memory for temporarily storing the information read out of the recording medium and transfers the information from the memory to the managing apparatus when the recording medium is reversed. With this system, the readout information can be efficiently transferred to the host computer side and can be processed. Therefore, the idle time of the host side can be extremely effectively used.