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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hajime Inoue, Chiba, JP;
Mingning Gu, San Jose, CA (US);
Masao Mizutani, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Iijima, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Okada, Yokohama, JP;
Naofumi Yanagihara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., , NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
380 10 ; 348441 ; 386131 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method to record digital audio/video data originating from different sources in different data formats in a single format for recording on a digital cassette. The apparatus utilizes common circuitry to receive, record and playback the audio/video data while keeping the overall architecture simple. The apparatus is able to accommodate advanced formatting features such as trick play, without significant overhead.