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US 4,067,050 AGranted
Programmed presentation system
AssigneeCincinnati Electronics Corporation
InventorClement W. Munninghoff
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AssigneeCincinnati Electronics Corporation
InventorClement W. Munninghoff
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Clock and binary NRZ signals are derived from a data track of a magnetic tape. The data track includes a pattern having a substantially constant wave length of magnetic flux variations along its length. The variations are in the form of a carrier wave having only three predetermined envelope levels. One of the levels is provided for clock pulses and the other two levels are provided for the magnitudes of the binary NRZ signals. A replica of the variations is transduced by a head into an electrical signal. First and second signals are derived in response to the electric signal to respectively indicate the carrier wave having amplitudes above first and second values of the levels. The first level is greater than the level of one of the binary signals, while the second level is greater than the first level and the level of the clock pulses. In response to the first and second signals, flip-flop circuitry derives an NRZ signal, and the clock signal is derived in response to a predetermined common level for the first and second signals. The medium is susceptible to being driven at different speed ranges, and to this end, a signal indicative of a tape speed range is derived. Retriggerable one shots are selectively enabled, depending upon the speed range. The one shots which are enabled have time periods such that they are retriggered by the first and second signals while the medium is moving in a speed range associated with enablement of the particular retriggerable one shots.
A system for detecting clock and binary data signals on a moving magnetic tape comprising a track on the tape having a relatively constant frequency audio carrier while the tape is moving at a substantially constant speed, said carrier having three predetermined envelope amplitude levels, two of said levels being associated with different binary values, and the third level being associated with clock pulses, playback means responsive to the audio carrier, said playback means including means for detecting the three amplitude levels of the carrier, and means responsive to the detected amplitude levels for deriving signals indicative of the magnitude of the binary data and of the occurrence of the clock pulses.
A moving magnetic medium comprising a magnetic data track, said track including a repetitive pattern of magnetic flux variations, said pattern having a substantially constant wavelength along the track, said flux variations being in the form of a carrier wave having only three predetermined envelope levels, one of said levels being provided for clock pulses and the other two levels being provided for the magnitudes of binary signals.
A system for detecting clock and binary data signals on a dynamic storage medium comprising a track on the medium having a relatively constant frequency audio carrier while the medium is moving at a substantially constant speed, said carrier having three predetermined envelope amplitude levels, two of said levels being associated with different binary values, and the third level being associated with clock pulses, playback means responsive to the audio carrier, said playback means including means for detecting the three amplitude levels of the carrier, and means responsive to the detected amplitude levels for deriving signals indicative of the magnitude of the binary data and of the occurrence of the clock pulses.
A dynamic storage medium comprising a data track, said track including a repetitive pattern of physically detectable variations, said pattern having a substantially constant wavelength of the variations along the track, said variations being in the form of a carrier wave having only three predetermined envelope levels, one of said levels being provided for clock pulses and the other two levels being provided for the magnitudes of binary signals.
Apparatus for detecting clock and binary NRZ signals comprising a dynamic storage medium including a data track for the signals, said track including a repetitive pattern of physically detectable variations, said pattern having a substantially constant wavelength of the variations along the track, said variations being in the form of a carrier wave having only three predetermined envelope amplitude levels, one of said levels being provided for clock pulses and the other two levels being provided for the magnitudes of binary signals, means for transducing the variations into an electric signal that is a replica of the transduced variations, amplitude detection means for deriving first and second signals respectively indicative of the carrier wave having amplitudes above first and second of said levels, said first level being greater than the level of one of said binary signals, said second level being greater than the level of said clock pulses, said second level being greater than the first level, and means responsive to said first and second signasl for deriving an NRZ signals and a clock signal having transitions synchronized with the NRZ signal.
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