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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2002
Shoji Ohno, Hitachinaka, JP;
Motoyoshi Sasaki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hisashi Ohta, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Azuma, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroto Yamauchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Katsuhiko Abe, Tokorozawa, JP;
Mayumi Ueyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Ohno, Hitachinaka, JP;
Motoyoshi Sasaki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hisashi Ohta, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Azuma, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroto Yamauchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Katsuhiko Abe, Tokorozawa, JP;
Mayumi Ueyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus having a capability of allowing contents of records on a magnetic tape to be discriminatively identified and a capability for displaying closed caption includes a tape map memory for storing contents recorded on a tape and a tape map controller. As a manual input facility, a tape map button, a caption button, a play-back button, a stop button and others are provided. Upon loading of a tape undergone recording(s), the tape map button is pushed to display on a monitor screen tape map information concerning the contents of program(s) recorded on the loaded tape, temporal duration(s) of the program(s), and history of play-back of the tape.