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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhito Endo, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Masayuki Ishida, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 191 ; 360 48 ; 360 32 ;
Abstract
In a method of recording digital information signals to form tracks on a magnetic tape, the samples of the signals to be recorded are divided into a plurality of odd sample groups and a plurality of even samples groups. The groups containing adjacent samples are disposed on differently-numbered regions of different tracks. Error correcting codeword may be recorded in a plurality of tracks. Errors in one region can be corrected or compensated by samples in different tracks or samples in differently-numbered regions.