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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Kenichi Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Ohama, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a reproducing apparatus which, in a case where a burst error has occurred, corrects an error preceding a synchronization pattern detected thereafter to have less errors. A bit slip judging sectionin a bit slip correcting sectioncalculates a bit slip correction amount and a bit slip correction position on the basis of phase error signals detected by a phase error detecting section, synchronization pattern signals detected by a synchronization detecting section, reproduced clocks and detected data. A FIFO control sectioncontrols a FIFO bufferon the basis of the bit slip correction amount and the bit slip correction position, to perform bit slip correction. As a result, in the case where a burst error has occurred, an error preceding a synchronization pattern detected thereafter is corrected, whereby an error reduction can be implemented. The present invention is applicable to a reproducing apparatus.