Abstract: A multi-channel reproducing apparatus which is capable of reproducing a recorded information signal from each of a plurality of areas of a tape shaped record bearing medium extending in the longitudinal direction of the medium is arranged to reproduce the information signal by repetitively allowing the medium to travel at a high speed while changing the information signal reproducing area from one area over to another.

Abstract: A multi-channel information signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing information signals from a tape-shaped record bearing medium having a plurality of areas which respectively extend longitudinally in parallel with each other, wherein only the signal reproduced from one area, designated by a designating circuit out of the plurality of areas, is taken among the signals reproduced by a rotary head, which obliquely traces the tape-shaped record bearing medium, thus, reproducing the information signal, and, at the same time, the designating circuit is controlled based on the signal reproduced by the rotary head.

Abstract: An audio signal recording apparatus comprises a detector for detecting a silent part of an incoming audio signal within the audio signal corresponding to less than a threshold value and generating a detection signal, a circuit for generating a reference signal of a predetermined frequency, a modulator for modulating the incoming audio signal to produce a modulated audio signal, a circuit for superimposing the reference signal on the modulated audio signal in response to the detection signal to produce a recording signal, and a recording circuit for recording the recording signal on a record bearing medium.

Abstract: An information signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus, of the kind for recording or reproducing information signals on or from a tape-shaped record bearing medium which has a plurality of areas extending in parallel with each other in the longitudinal direction of the medium, is arranged to record or reproduce a first information signal with a first rotary head which traces the medium in such a way as to traverse each of the plurality of areas while rotating through an angle of .theta. degrees, and to record or reproduce a second information signal with a second rotary head which traces the medium by rotating at a phase differing by of n.theta. degrees, wherein "n" is an integer other than 0, from the rotation phase of the first rotary head.

Abstract: A video signal recording and/or reproduction apparatus in which an analog video signal from the inlet is digitized to form video data, then the video data are stored in a memory means for a time, then the stored video data are read out from the memory means before they are recorded on a recording medium. When reproducing the recorded video data from the recording medium, the reproduced video data are stored in a memory means for a time, then the stored video data are read out from the memory means, then the analog video signal is restored from the read video data, and then the analog video signal is produced at the output of the apparatus. Further, by taking the synchronism of the write and read control signals of different frequency for either of the memory means of the recording and reproducing systems, it is made possible to assure accurate and reliable conversion between the analog and digital forms of the video signals when either in the record or in the reproduction mode.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which alternately performs 1/n-sec light storage and 1/m-sec light storage (m>n), and outputs an image pickup signal obtained by mixing a 1/n-sec stored image and a 1/m-sec stored image. The apparatus has a circuit for separately controlling white balance of the 1/n-sec stored image portion and the 1/m-sec stored image portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for recording an information signal with rotary heads in each of a plurality of areas extending in the longitudinal direction of a tape-shaped recording medium is arranged to reproduce with the rotary heads a signal already recorded in a first area among the plurality of areas; and to record the information signal in the second of the areas while performing tracking control over the rotary heads by using the reproduced signal obtained from the first area.

Abstract: An information signal transmission system for transmitting a code sequence in which mutually adjoining codes are correlated with each other. The information signal transmission system is arranged to compute a predictive code for each code sequence by using "n" number (n.gtoreq.2) of codes included in the same code sequence; to compute a difference code relative to a difference between the predictive code and the code corresponding to the predictive code. The system to thus obtains a group of difference codes corresponding to "m" number (m.gtoreq.n) of consecutive codes included in the code sequence and transmits codes by adding the predictive code corresponding to one of the "m" number of the consecutive code to the difference code group.

Abstract: In an information recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a main information signal in or from each of a plurality of areas extending in the longitudinal direction of a tape-shaped recording medium, an additinal information signal which releates to all the signals recorded in the plurality of areas is recorded, separately from the plurality of areas, in a recording track formed on the medium in the longitudinal direction thereof.

Abstract: A multi-channel reproducing apparatus which is capable of reproducing a recorded information signal from each of a plurality of areas of a tape shaped record bearing medium extending in the longitudinal direction of the medium is arranged to reproduce the information signal by repetitively allowing the medium to travel at a high speed while changing the information signal reproducing area from one area over to another.

Abstract: An image signal recording apparatus of the kind handling and recording on a recording medium an image signal which corresponds to a still image consisting of a plurality of horizontal scanning lines and which consists of a plurality of horizontal scanning line information signals corresponding to the horizontal scanning lines is arranged to receive the image signal by the unit of the horizontal scanning line information signal; to obtain horizontal scanning line information data by digitizing the horizontal scanning line information signals; and to form an n number (n: an integer which is at least one) of recording tracks on the recording medium by recording on the medium the horizontal scanning line information data which corresponds to an m number (m: an integer which can be expressed as 1.ltoreq.m.ltoreq.10) of horizontal scanning lines.

Abstract: A multi-channel recording apparatus capable of recording information signals in a plurality of areas on a recording medium, having a function to record, in connection with a first instruction information for change-over of the recording areas, a second instruction information concerning the recording area to be selected after the change-over, together with the information signal to be recorded in the area.

Abstract: A data recording apparatus samples main information signals and records, on a recording medium, a sequence of data consisting of first binary data of an "n" number of bits and second binary data which also consists of the "n" number of bits including additional binary data relative to additional information not exceeding three bits and a predetermined "m" number of bits which do not simultaneously become "0".

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus for reproducing main information from a tape-shaped record bearing medium on which many recording tracks are formed in parallel and additional information recorded along with the main information in a predetermined position within each of a plurality of areas extending in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the medium is arranged to have one operation mode in which the main information and the additional information are reproduced from one of the plurality of areas and another operation mode in which the additional information is solely reproduced from two or more of the plurality of areas.

Abstract: A data processing device for processing a data sequence obtained by sampling an information signal, is arranged to compute a plurality of data before and/or after an incorrect data amoung the data sequence, to have data obtained by rounding up or rounding off the results of computation at about the same rate, and to replace the incorrect data with the computed data.

Abstract: A data processing device of the kind handling a sequence of data obtained by sampling an analog information signal to process each of the data to compute two correct data included in the data sequence; to generate by this computation at least two new data which differ from each other; and to replace an incorrect data located between two correct data within the data sequence with one of the selected new data.

Abstract: In an apparatus for recording a data sequence including main binary data of an (m X n) number of bits formed by sampling a main information signal and a plurality of subordinate binary data of also an (m X n) number of bits respectively carrying additional information of varied kinds, recording tracks are formed one after another with data which includes the main binary data representing the main information signal sampled within a given period of time and the plurality of subordinate binary data recorded in each of the tracks; and recording is performed in such a manner that, among the plurality of subordinate binary data, the meaning of information carried by a second n number of bits varies according as the condition of the data varies between a case where l-adic numerical data is arranged to be formed by a first n number of bits within the plurality of subordinate binary data and another case where irregular data is formed there as the l-adic numerical data cannot be formed by the first n number of bits (

Abstract: A data storing device in which output data of a counter, which counts synchronizing data in a plurality of transmitted data blocks, and address data in the blocks are selectively outputted by detecting errors in the blocks, and the storing position in a memory is determined on the basis of the selected output data.

Abstract: A data processing device for processing data including a first data sequence indicative of the amplitude of an information signal and a second data sequence each data of which indicates the error rate of each data of the first data sequence. When each data of the second data sequence continuously shows a high error rate of a consecutive number of data of the first data sequence more than a predetermined number, the device generates data of values which are 1/a.sup.k (wherein "k" represents an integer between 1 and "n"; "a" a real number larger than 1; and "n" an integer at least 2) of a data of the first data sequence which has a low error rate and is located before or after the consecutive high error rate data of the first data sequence. The device performs data processing for muting the information signal by using these data.