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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuya Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Kano, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Maekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihisa Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/518 ;
Abstract
When a memory in cassette (MIC) in a loaded tape cassette can successfully be accessed, an MIC type stored in the MIC is detected to judge a data format the tape cassette has. To this end, the tape cassette is adapted such that the data format or the loaded tape cassette can be identified without detecting an identification hole formed in the tape cassette. Thus, it is possible to easily accommodate any future extension of the data format.