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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1999
Norikazu Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Yoneya, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Yoshimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Katsuo, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Yutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohisa Shiga, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data reproducing apparatus characterized by comprises a data accumulation device consisting of a non-linearly accessible recording medium for accumulating data including video data, a plurality of data reproducing device adapted to storing the data read out from said data accumulation device in respective memories, converting said data stored in the memories to a predetermined data format and outputting the data and a control device for allocating time slots to said data reproducing device with a predetermined cycle period and controlling said data reproducing device so as to cause them to read out said data from said data accumulation device and store them in said respective memories in said respective time slots, each of said memories including at least three banks, each having a capacity for storing data for the time slots of each said predetermined cycle period, said control device assigning to the data reproducing device operating for variable speed replaying the time slots to be allocated to the remaining data reproducing device.