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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Shigekazu Morikawa, Hirakata, JP;
Ayumu Okutani, Kashihara, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
A digital video recorder which intermittently records digital video signals, including a memory capable of storing digital video signals a tape running mechanism and a control circuit for controlling the operations of the memory and the mechanism. The digital video signals are thinned with a constant cycle of intermittent recording, the thinned signals are written to the memory. When the memory has been filled to a predetermined capacity, a magnetic tape is caused to start to run, and the digital video signals are read from the memory and recorded on the tape. When the memory is emptied by signal reading to afford the predetermined capacity, the tape is brought to a stop.