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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1987
J Carl Cooper, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John P Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Electro Sound, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A multiple slave video tape reproduction system comprising: a master, including an optical disc player having two read heads located on opposite sides of the master disc for scanning the individual tracks of the disc and developing electrical signals representing the data stored, a timing means for coordinating the output sequence of the developed signals, and a processing means for configuring the developed signals so that they may be recorded onto a video tape; and a plurality of slave recorders, including a head drum, having four write heads located at 90 degree angles to each other around the circumference of the head drum whereby oppositely located heads form an electrically connected head pair, and mechanical and electrical components for moving and controlling the guide drum and tape.