Patent ID: 6141487
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A data recording/reproducing apparatus for recording data in a plurality of tracks located on a tape like recording medium and for reproducing recorded data from the tracks at a normal reproduction speed or a standard variable reproduction speed,wherein the recorded data is recorded in a plurality of frames, each frame having a variable number of tracks,the recorded data including image data and search data, the image data is recorded in normal data regions of the plurality of frames and the search data is recorded in search data regions of the plurality of frames,the search data is used in reproduction at the standard variable reproduction speed, the standard variable reproduction speed is (N+0.5) times (N=an integer) the normal reproduction speed,identical search data for a given frame is recorded in each of at least (2.times.N+1) tracks, andsearch data for the given frame is reproduced at the standard variable reproduction speed by combining portions of the identical search data obtained from among a plurality of the at least (2.times.N+1) tracks.