Patent ID: 6381417
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
A data reading apparatus adapted for a film cartridge having a data recording part provided on a predetermined moving member, said data reading apparatus comprising:a first reading device which reads data from the data recording part; a second data reading device which reads data from a data recording part and which is disposed at a position different from that of said first data reading device with respect to a moving direction of the data recording part; and a data obtaining circuit which makes a comparison between data read by said first data reading device and data read by said second data reading device and obtains, on the basis of a result of the comparison, data corresponding to data on the data recording part, said data obtaining circuit including means for, if data read by said first data reading device and data read by said second data reading device are identical with each other, obtaining the data as data corresponding to data recorded on the data recording part.