The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
386 98 ; 360 53 ; 360 48 ; 386124 ; 386 40 ;
Abstract
A digital signal is recorded along tracks on a recording medium. Each of the tracks has plural areas. A portion of the digital signal which is recorded on a first area out of the plural areas includes information for reproduction of the digital signal. The information is recorded also on at least one of second areas out of the plural areas. The second areas are greater in size than the first area. The information includes, for example, subcode header information.