Apparatus and method for expanding and controlling the multifunction mechaposition
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKyung-su Kim
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Abstract
A multifunction mechaposition expanding controlling apparatus and method thereof are provided which can expand and control the mechaposition according to the number of the function as many as the desired numbers by rotating, above 360.degree., having the program switch of a rotary type of the multifunction electronic machineries having a deck. The apparatus comprises a microcomputer, a capstan motor and a loading motor, a program switch of a rotary type, a deck and a motor driving portion.
Claims21
An apparatus, in multifunction electronic machineries using a recording medium, comprising:
- a microcomputer for controlling a system;
- a capstan motor and a loading motor for making the recorded interval of a recording medium travel;
- a program switch of a rotary type having multiple detecting contact plates for supplying, to said microcomputer, multiple logic signals having first and second positions for providing first and second logic values, respectively, penultimate and last positions for providing false first logic values and false second logic values, respectively, and a plurality of different logic values varying according to each position of said program switch between said second and penultimate positions, said penultimate and last positions being selectable after said program switch has been rotated past 360 degrees;
- a deck including a starting and an ending sensor for detecting the ending and the starting points of a tape;
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- a motor driving portion for driving a variety of motors within said deck under the control of said microcomputer with said microcomputer controlling said capstan motor and said loading motor through said motor driving portion according to the output logic values of said program switch of a rotary type and controlling a function of said motor driving portion according to the position of said program switch and in response output signals from said starting and ending sensors.
A method for discriminating a position state of a recording medium-handling mechanism having a microcomputer, a program switch and sensing means for sensing a moving state of a recording medium on a recording medium magazine, said method comprising the step of:
- reading a value in said program switch and determining which position state is represented by said read value;
- if said position state is one position state among a first state, moving said recording medium-handling mechanism to a predetermined mechanism position;
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- if said position state is one position state among a second state, detecting outputs of said sensing means to recognize a first position state or a second position state.
A method for discriminating a position state of a recording medium-handling mechanism having a microcomputer, a program switch and means for sensing a moving state of a recording medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- reading a value in said program switch and determining which position state is represented by said read mode value;
- if said position state is one position state among a first state, moving said recording medium-handling mechanism to a predetermined mechanism position;
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- if said position state is one position state among a second state, detecting an output of said sensing means to recognize which position state is represented by said one position state among said second state using said output detected in said sensing means.
An improved method for operating a video recorder including a microcomputer, a switch generating a plurality of position indications during rotation of said switch between a zero angular position and a second angular position in excess of 360 degrees, wherein at least a first position indication and a second position indication generated by said switch are identical to one another and wherein only one of said first position indication and said second position indication defines a true position indication with respect to an actual angular position, and a sensor generating a signal corresponding to a physical parameter of a recording medium, said microcomputer generating a respective control signal in response to said true position indication, said improved method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving one of said position indications;
- (b) when one of said position indications corresponding to both said first position indication and said second position indication is received during step (a), identifying said true position indication based on said signal;
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- (c) generating said respective control signal.
An improved method for operating a video recorder including a microcomputer, operatively connected to a rotary switch and a sensor, for generating a plurality of control signals, wherein said rotary switch generates a plurality of data signals including a plurality of first data signals respectively corresponding to one of said control signals and at least one data signal corresponding to both a first rotation data signal and a second rotation data signal as said rotary switch is rotated between an initial angular position and a final angular position in excess of 360 degrees, and wherein said sensor generates a logical signal indicative of a physical parameter of a recording medium, said improved method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving one of said data signals;
- (b) when said one of said data signals is one of said first data signals, generating said respective control signal;
- (c) when said one of said data signals corresponds to both said first rotation data signal and said second rotation data signal, receiving said logical signal;
- (d) determining a logically true combination of said logical signal with said first rotation data signal and said second rotation data signal;
- (e) generating said respective control signal corresponding to said logically true combination.
An improved video recorder including a microcomputer for generating a number N of control signals, where N is an integer, controlling a plurality of predetermined operations to thereby control motion and position of a recording medium, said improvement comprising:
- a rotary switch for generating a plurality of data signals as said rotary switch is rotated between an initial angular position and a final angular position in excess of 360 degrees;
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- a sensor for generating a logical signal indicative of a physical parameter of a recording medium;
- wherein said rotary switch produces an ambiguous data signal provided to said microcomputer at both a first angular position being substantially equal to said first angular position plus 360, and
- wherein said microcomputer resolves said ambiguous control signal into a true control signal and a false control signal and generates a respective one of said N control signals corresponding to said true control signal in response to said logical signal.
An apparatus for use in multifunction electronic machineries using a recording medium, having a tape handling mechanism capable of being in different position states, comprising:
- a deck having a capstan motor, loading motor, starting sensor for producing starting signals at a starting point of said recording medium and an ending sensor for producing ending signals at an ending point of said recording medium;
- a program switch of a rotary type mounted within said deck, for supplying various signals according to said position state of said tape handling mechanism, having a plurality of detecting contact plates disposed in a circular manner and a contact means, in which said contact means rotates about said multiple detecting contact plates and has a rotating angle in excess of 360 degrees;
- a driving means for driving said capstan motor and said loading motor;
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- a microcomputing means for receiving said various signals supplied by said program switch, said starting signals produced by said starting sensor and said ending signals produced by said ending sensor, and controlling said driving means.
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