Appeal No. 1998-1469
Application No. 08/351,045
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a data recording device and method for recording data on a
magnetic tape with error correction. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced as follows:
1. A data recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing electrical
signals onto and from a magnetic tape by means of a rotational head, said device
comprising:
input/output means for receiving first data from and transmitting second data to
an external system;
first memory means for storing the first data received through said input/output
means;
controller means connected to said first memory means, for controlling said
device;
digital signal processing means connected to said controller means, for
converting the first data received from said first memory means into converted data
conforming to a digital audio tape recorder format;
second memory means connected to said digital signal processing means, for
storing said converted data received from said digital signal processing means;
recording amplifier means connected to said digital signal processing means, for
amplifying the converted data received from said digital signal processing means to
generate amplified data, and transmitting said amplified data to said rotational head for
recording on the magnetic tape;
data strobe means for receiving reproduced data from the magnetic tape and
converting said reproduced data into a reproduction signal;
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