JPH08306139A - Digital signal reproducing device and method for error correction decoding - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To suppress undetected error of burst error correction when correcting and decoding a digital signal on which an error correcting code is triply added. CONSTITUTION: A reproducing signal of a magnetic tape 27 is decoded to a reproduced digital signal at a digital demodulation circuit 71, and an ID detection circuit 72 detects the ID signal in the signal and outputs it to a reproducing system control circuit 80. The 6th memory 73 stores the reproduced digital signal, and the 1st error correcting/decoding circuit 74 corrects and detects errors in the signal with C1, C2 check codes. The 7th memory 75 stores the reproduced digital signal from the 6th memory 73, and the 2nd error correcting/ decoding circuit 76 corrects and detects errors in the signal with C4 check code. The 8th memory 77 normally stores reproducing digital signal and the 9th memory 78 stores special reproducing data. A reproducing system control circuit 80 outputs a digital VTR reproducing mode to each decoding circuits 74, 76 and switch 79 based on a mode signal from an input terminal 81, and the switch 79 performs switching of each output of the 8th and 9th memory 77, 78.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises transmitting or recording digital data, transmitting or recording, and arranging in two dimensions in the recording direction and in the vertical direction, and collecting a plurality of digital data arranged in the two dimensions to form a data block. Then, after adding the third error correction code in the third direction including the depth direction of the collected data blocks, the digital data including the third error correction code is transmitted or recorded in the recording direction, and A digital signal reproducing device such as a digital video tape recorder (hereinafter referred to as a digital VTR) or a digital disc player for reproducing the digital data transmitted or recorded by adding the first and second error correction codes in the vertical direction. , And especially the error of the digital data receiving apparatus for receiving the data encoded in the above manner. Positive decoding device, and an error correction decoding method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 23 is a track pattern diagram of a conventional general household digital VTR. In the figure, a diagonal track is formed on the magnetic tape, and one track is a video area for recording a digital video signal,
It is divided into two areas, an audio area for recording digital audio signals.

There are two methods for recording video and audio signals on such a home digital VTR. One is a so-called baseband recording method in which an analog video signal and an audio signal are input and high-efficiency coding is performed on the video signal and the audio signal to reduce the data rate for recording. The other is a so-called transparent recording system for recording a digitally transmitted bit stream.

ATV being discussed in the United States
(Advanced Television) signal, or DVB (Digital) under consideration in Europe.
The latter transparent recording method is suitable for recording a video broadcasting signal. The reason is that the ATV signal or the DVB signal is a signal that has already been digitally compressed, and a high-efficiency encoder and a decoder are not required, and since it is recorded as it is, there is no deterioration in image quality. On the other hand, the disadvantage is that
Very sensitive to errors that occur during playback,
And the image quality during special playback such as high-speed playback and still and slow. In particular, if an error occurs during reproduction, the error propagates over several frames and the reproduced image quality deteriorates. Further, when the rotary head records the bit stream as it is on the diagonal track during high-speed reproduction, almost no image can be reproduced during high-speed reproduction.

As a basic specification of a home digital VTR prototype, SD (Standard Dele
In the (final) mode, the recording frequency of the digital video signal is 25 Mbps and the field frequency is 6
In the case of 0 Hz, there is one in which one frame of video is recorded in a video area of 10 tracks. If the data rate of the ATV signal is 17 to 18 Mbps, the S
Transparent recording of the ATV signal becomes possible in the D mode.

The recording format of the SD specification (hereinafter referred to as SD standard), which is the basic specification of the above-mentioned home digital VTR prototype, will be described below. According to the SD standard, when the field frequency is 60 Hz as described above, a video signal of one frame is recorded on 10 tracks. When the field frequency is 50Hz (PA
L, SECAM range) One frame of video signal is recorded on 12 tracks. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a recording format in one track of the SD standard. As shown in the figure, S
According to the D standard, the video area is 135 sync blocks for recording video data, 3 sync blocks for recording VAUX data, and 11 sync blocks for recording error correction codes in the vertical direction, for a total of 149 sync blocks. It is configured. In addition,
The numbers on the left side of the video area indicate sync block addresses within one track. That is, VAUX data is recorded at 19, 20, and 156 sync block addresses. In addition, the video data is recorded at 21 to 155 sync block addresses.

FIG. 25 shows the structure of an error correction code added to video data and audio data in the SD standard. According to the SD standard, a (85, 77, 9) Reed-Solomon code (hereinafter referred to as a C1 check code) in the recording direction and a (149, 138, 12) Reed-Solomon code in the vertical direction are used as error correction codes for video data. (Hereinafter referred to as C2 check code) is used. Also,
As the error correction code of the audio data, the same (85, 77, 9) Reed-Solomon code (C1 check code) as the video signal in the recording direction and the (14, 9, 6) Reed-Solomon code in the vertical direction (hereinafter, C3 check code) is used. The structure of one sync block is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 26, one sync block is composed of 90 bytes, of which the sync pattern and ID signal are recorded in the first 5 bytes, and the error correction code (C1 detection code) in the last 8 bytes. ) Is recorded.

Hereinafter, the above-mentioned ATV signal is transmitted to the SD.
Digital VTR for transparent recording on magnetic tape based on the track format specified by the standard
As a method of “international”, it was held from 26th to 28th October 1993 in Ottawa, Canada.
"A Recording Meth" was added to the technology announcement at al Workshop on HDTV '93.
od of ATV data on a Consum
er Digital VCR ". This content will be described below as a conventional example. As described above, since the data rate of the ATV signal is about 17 to 18 Mbps, the transparent recording of the ATV signal can be performed by the digital VTR of the SD standard. It will be possible.

The bit stream of the ATV signal and the DVB signal complies with the MPEG2 bit stream. That is, video data is encoded and transmitted by intra-encoding that is encoded within a frame or field and by inter-encoding (motion compensation prediction) that is encoded between frames or fields. . Therefore, when an error occurs in the reproduced signal when reproducing the compressed data based on MPEG2, the error propagates over several frames until the next intra-coded data is reproduced. This occurs because only intra-coded data can be independently decoded without reference to other frames.

The digital VTR announced in the above technical announcement will be described below. The above technical announcement relates to a recording format on a magnetic tape for realizing high-speed reproduction which is one of the problems when recording the ATV signal. The outline will be briefly described below.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the head scanning loci of the rotary head during normal reproduction and high-speed reproduction of the conventional digital VTR. In the figure, adjacent tracks are alternately recorded obliquely by a rotary head having different azimuth angles.
During normal reproduction, the tape feed speed is the same as during recording, so the rotary head moves along the recording track as shown in FIG.
Can be traced like. However, since tape speeds are different during high-speed reproduction, it is possible to trace across several tracks and reproduce only fragments of each same azimuth track. FIG. 27B shows the case of fast-forwarding at 5 times speed. For example, if the MPEG2 bit stream is recorded on each track in order, the reproduction data at the time of high-speed reproduction is separated from the intra-coded data from the reproduction signal reproduced intermittently, and this intra-coding is performed. The image will be reconstructed using only the data that was saved.
At this time, on the screen, the reproduced area on the screen is not continuous, and a block fragment spreads on the screen. Moreover, since the bitstream is variable length coded, there is no guarantee that all of the screen will be updated periodically, and some may not be updated for a long time. As a result, the image quality at the time of high speed reproduction cannot be said to be sufficient, and it cannot be accepted in a home digital VTR.

FIG. 28 is a block diagram of a conventional digital VTR capable of high speed reproduction. Here, the video area of each track is a main area for recording a bit stream of all ATV signals, and a copy area for recording an important part (HP data) of a bit stream used when an image is constructed at high speed reproduction. Divide into During high speed playback,
Since only the intra-coded block is effective, it is recorded in the copy area, but in order to further reduce the data, the low frequency components are extracted from all the intra-coded blocks and recorded as HP data. In FIG. 28, 1 is an input terminal of a bit stream, 2 is an output terminal of a bit stream, 3 is an output terminal of HP data, 4
Is a variable length decoder, 5 is a counter, 6 is a data sampling circuit, and 7 is an EOB (End of Block) addition circuit.

The MPEG2 bit stream is input from the input terminal 1 and output from the output terminal 2 as it is,
It is sequentially recorded in the main area. On the other hand, the bit stream from the input terminal 1 is also input to the variable length decoder 4,
The syntax of the MPEG2 bit stream is analyzed, an intra image is detected, timing is generated by a counter 5, a low frequency component of all blocks of the intra image is extracted by a data extracting circuit 6, and E
The OB adding circuit 7 adds EOB to form HP data and records it in the copy area.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an outline of a conventional digital VTR during normal reproduction and high speed reproduction. During normal playback, all bitstreams recorded in the main area are played back, and MPEG2 outside the digital VTR is played.
Sent to the decoder. HP data is discarded. On the other hand, during high speed reproduction, only HP data in the copy area is collected and sent to the decoder, and the bit stream in the main area is discarded.

Next, the arrangement of the main area and the copy area on one track will be described. FIG. 30 is a rotary head scanning locus diagram during general high-speed reproduction. If the tape speed is an integral multiple speed and phase lock control is performed, head scanning is synchronized with the same azimuth track. Therefore, the position of the reproduced data is fixed. In FIG. 30,
Assuming that a portion where the output level of the reproduction signal is higher than -6 dB is reproduced, one head reproduces a shaded area. FIG. 30 shows an example of 9 × speed, and at 9 × speed, signal reading in this shaded area is guaranteed. Therefore, HP data may be recorded in this area. However, at other speeds, signal reading is not guaranteed and this area must be chosen for reading at some tape speeds.

FIG. 31 is a diagram for explaining an overlap area at a plurality of conventional high-speed reproduction speeds, and shows an example of three tape speed scan areas in which the heads are synchronized with the same azimuth track. The area scanned at each tape speed has some overlapping areas. A copy area is selected from these areas to ensure the reading of HP data at different tape speeds. Although FIG. 31 shows the case of fast-forwarding at 4 times, 9 times, and 17 times, these scan areas are the same as the case of fast-forwarding at -2 times, -7 times, and -15 times.

At some tape speeds it is not possible for the head to trace the exact same area. This is because the number of tracks traversed by the head differs depending on the tape speed. In addition, it should be possible to trace from any one of the same azimuth tracks. FIG. 32 shows a conventional digital VTR.
5 is a rotary head scanning locus diagram at 5 × speed and 9 × speed in FIG. In the figure, from the overlapping area of 5 × speed and 9 × speed,
A few are selected. By repeatedly recording the same HP data on 9 tracks, the HP data can be recorded at 5 times speed,
It can be read at either 9x speed.

FIG. 33 is a scanning locus diagram of two rotary heads at the time of 5 × speed reproduction in the conventional digital VTR. As can be seen, by repeatedly recording the same HP data on the same number of tracks as the tape speed, the HP data can be read by the head synchronized with the same azimuth track. Therefore, by duplicating the HP data for the same number of tracks as the maximum tape speed for high-speed reproduction, the duplicate HP data can be guaranteed to be read at both the forward and backward directions at some tape speeds. You can

FIG. 34 is a track layout diagram in a conventional digital VTR, showing an example of a main area and a copy area. In the home digital VTR, the video area of each track is composed of 135 sync blocks, the main area is 97 sync blocks, and the copy area is 32 sync blocks. This copy area is shown in FIG.
The overlapping areas corresponding to 4 ×, 9 ×, and 17 × speeds are selected. In this case, the main area data rate is about 1
Since the same data is recorded in the copy area 17 times at 7.46 Mbps, it becomes about 338.8 kbps.

[0019]

Since the conventional home-use digital VTR is constructed as described above, special reproduction data is recorded in the copy area many times, which results in special reproduction. The recording rate of the data for use is extremely low, and there is a problem in that a reproduced image quality cannot be sufficiently obtained particularly in slow reproduction or high speed reproduction. For example, if the intra-frame is 2 frames / second, ATV
The data amount of only intra-coding of the signal is predicted to be about 3 Mbps, but in the conventional example, only about 340 Kbps can be recorded, and the reproduced image quality is extremely deteriorated.

Further, as described above, the ATV signal or the DVB signal is data-compressed by using the compression method based on motion compensation prediction. The compressed data includes intra data (field or intra-frame encoding) capable of restoring an image using only reproduced data, and an interlace for restoring an image using reference field (or frame) data and reproduced data. It is composed of data (field or inter-frame coding). Therefore, if an error occurs in the reproduced data,
In the ATV signal, an error propagates to a plurality of fields or even a frame, which is visually unsightly. Further, when the SD standard digital VTR is used as a storage medium for storing data such as a computer or a program, it may be a dropout caused by scratches on the tape or dust adhering to the magnetic tape. It is desired to add a stronger error correction code to the data that has not been reproduced so as to restore it (error correction).

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and in particular, digital signal reproduction capable of improving reproduction image quality by improving error correction capability for correcting an error occurring during normal reproduction. An object is to provide an apparatus and an error correction decoding method.

[0022]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital signal reproducing apparatus in which a recording data to be recorded in a predetermined area on a track obliquely formed on a magnetic tape is recorded in a recording direction, and A plurality of recording data arranged in two dimensions in the vertical direction are collected to form a data block, and a third error correction code is formed in a third direction including a depth direction of the collected data block. A digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing the recorded magnetic tape by adding the first and second error correction codes to the recording data including the third error correction code in the recording direction and in the vertical direction after adding the The first error correction decoding means for performing error correction on the reproduced data using the first correction code, and the burst error for detecting the burst error generated in the reproduced signal during reproduction. Detection means, second error correction decoding means for performing error correction on the reproduced data using the second correction code, and third error correction for performing error correction on the reproduced data using the third correction code. When a burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means, at least the error correction decoding algorithm in the second error correction decoding means is controlled to be different from the case where no burst error is detected. It is configured as follows.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital signal reproducing apparatus in which recording data to be recorded in a predetermined area on a track obliquely formed on a magnetic tape is recorded in a recording direction and a vertical direction. After arranging a plurality of recording data arranged in two dimensions and collecting a plurality of the recording data arranged in two dimensions to form a data block and adding a third error correction code in a third direction including a depth direction of the collected data block, A digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing the recorded magnetic tape by adding the first and second error correction codes to the recording data including the third error correction code in the recording direction and the vertical direction, First error correction decoding means for performing error correction on reproduction data using the first correction code, and burst error detection means for detecting a burst error generated in a reproduction signal during reproduction. A second error correction decoding means for performing error correction on the reproduced data by using the second correction code,
It has a third error correction decoding means for performing an error correction on the reproduced data using the third correction code, and when a burst error is detected by the burst error detection means, at least the third error correction decoding means The error correction decoding algorithm is controlled so that it is different from the case where no burst error is detected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the burst error detecting means detects an error detection flag detected by the first error correction code. The configuration is such that the occurrence of burst errors is detected by continuity.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the first aspect or the second aspect, the burst error detecting means sets the output level of the reproduction signal output from the head during normal reproduction. When compared with a predetermined level, the burst error is detected when the output level of the reproduction signal is continuously below the predetermined level for a predetermined time or longer.

The digital signal reproducing apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the first aspect, when the burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means.
The error correction decoding operation using the error correction code is not performed.

A digital signal reproducing apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the second aspect, when the burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means.
The error correction code decoding means is configured to control the data belonging to the plane in which the burst error is detected to perform error correction using the error detection flag detected by the first error correction code. Is.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the second aspect, when the third error correction code decoding means performs error correction, the burst error detecting means detects a burst error. The maximum erasure correction number is changed depending on whether the burst error is detected or not.

In the error correction decoding method according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, transmission or recording digital data is arranged two-dimensionally in the transmission or recording direction and the vertical direction, and the two-dimensionally arranged digital data is arranged. A plurality of data are collected to form a data block, the third error correction code is added in a third direction including the depth direction of the collected data block, and then the digital data including the third error correction code , Or by adding the first and second error correction codes in the recording direction and the vertical direction,
Alternatively, there is provided an error correction decoding method for performing error correction decoding of the recorded, received, or reproduced digital data using the first to third error correction codes, which occurs in the received or reproduced digital data. A step of detecting a burst error, receiving using the first correction code, or performing error correction on the reproduced digital data, receiving a reproduction error using the second correction code, or reproducing the digital data. A burst error is detected in a second error correction step for performing error correction on the received data, a third error correction step for performing error correction on the digital data received or reproduced using the third correction code, and a step for detecting a burst error. If a burst error is detected, at least the error correction decoding algorithm in the second error correction step is detected. If not that constitute from controlling differently.

In the error correction decoding method according to claim 9 of the present invention, transmission or recording digital data is arranged two-dimensionally in the transmission or recording direction and the vertical direction, and the two-dimensionally arranged digital data is arranged. A plurality of data are collected to form a data block, the third error correction code is added in a third direction including the depth direction of the collected data block, and then the digital data including the third error correction code , Or by adding the first and second error correction codes in the recording direction and the vertical direction,
Alternatively, there is provided an error correction decoding method for performing error correction decoding of the recorded, received, or reproduced digital data using the first to third error correction codes, which occurs in the received or reproduced digital data. A step of detecting a burst error, receiving using the first correction code, or performing error correction on the reproduced digital data, receiving a reproduction error using the second correction code, or reproducing the digital data. A burst error is detected in a second error correction step for performing error correction on the received data, a third error correction step for performing error correction on the digital data received or reproduced using the third correction code, and a step for detecting a burst error. If a burst error is detected, the error correction decoding algorithm in at least the third error correction step is detected. If not that constitute from controlling differently.

Further, in the error correction decoding method according to claim 10 of the present invention, the step of detecting the burst error comprises:
The configuration is such that control is performed so that the occurrence of a burst error is detected based on the continuity of the error detection flag detected in the first error correction step.

Further, in the error correction decoding method according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when the burst error is detected in the burst error detecting step, the error correction decoding operation is not performed in the second error correction step. It is configured to control.

Further, in the error correction decoding method according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, when the burst error is detected in the burst error detecting step, the burst error is detected in the third error correcting step. The digital data belonging to the plane is configured to be controlled to perform error correction using the error detection flag detected in the first error correction step.

Further, in the error correction decoding method according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the third error correction step, when the burst error is detected in the step of detecting the burst error and when the burst error is not detected. In such a case, the maximum erasure correction number is controlled to be changed.

[0035]

In the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the recording data to be recorded in the predetermined area on the track obliquely formed on the magnetic tape is two-dimensional in the recording direction and the vertical direction. And collecting a plurality of the recording data arranged in two dimensions to form a data block, and adding a third error correction code in a third direction including a depth direction of the collected data block, A recording direction in the recording data including the third error correction code,
In a digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing a magnetic tape recorded by adding first and second error correction codes in the vertical direction, an error occurring in reproduced data at the time of reproduction is started first. The correction means performs error correction or error detection using the first correction code.

On the other hand, the burst error detecting means detects the burst error generated in the reproduced signal. The reproduced data which is error-corrected or error-detected by the first error-correction means is error-corrected by the second error-correction means by using the second correction code to the error detected by the first error-correction means. Give. (It should be noted that the error that the first error correction means misses is also corrected by the second error correction means.)

At this time, when a burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means, at least the error correction decoding algorithm in the second error correction decoding means is made to be different from the reproduction data when no burst error is detected. Error correction and error detection. The reproduced data that has been error-corrected or error-detected by the second error-correction means is error-corrected by the third error-correction means using the third correction code to the error detected by the second error-correction means. Give. (It should be noted that the error that the second error correction means misses is also corrected by the third error correction means.)

Further, in the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the recording data to be recorded in the predetermined area on the track obliquely formed on the magnetic tape is recorded in the recording direction and the vertical direction. Arranged in two dimensions,
A plurality of the two-dimensionally arranged recording data is collected to form a data block, and a third error correction code is added in a third direction including the depth direction of the collected data block, and then the third data block is added. In a digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing the recorded magnetic tape by adding the first and second error correction codes to the recording data including the error correction code in the recording direction and the vertical direction, the reproduction data is reproduced at the time of reproduction. First, the error occurring therein is corrected or detected by the first error correction means using the first correction code.

On the other hand, the burst error detecting means detects the burst error generated in the reproduced signal. The reproduced data which is error-corrected or error-detected by the first error-correction means is error-corrected by the second error-correction means by using the second correction code to the error detected by the first error-correction means. Give. (It should be noted that the error that the first error correction means misses is also corrected by the second error correction means.)

The reproduced data that has been error-corrected or error-detected by the second error-correction means is subjected to the first or second reproduction using the third correction code by the third error-correction means.
The error detected by the error correction means is corrected.
(Note that the error that the first or second error correction means misses is also corrected by the third error correction means.) At that time, when a burst error is detected by the burst error detection means, At least the error correction decoding algorithm in the third error correction decoding means performs error correction and error detection on the reproduced data differently from the case where no burst error is detected.

Further, in a digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention, the above-mentioned claim 1 or 2 is provided.
In detecting the burst error by the burst error detecting means, the occurrence of the burst error is detected by the continuity of the error detection flag detected by the first error correction code.

Further, in the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the burst error detecting means is detected in the first and second aspects, the reproduced signal output from the head during the normal reproduction is detected. The output level is compared with a predetermined level, and a burst error is detected if the output level of the reproduction signal is continuously below the predetermined level for a predetermined time or longer.

Further, in the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means in the first aspect, the second error correcting means performs the second operation. The error correction decoding operation using the error correction code is not performed.

Further, in the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means in the second aspect, the third error correcting code decoding means performs the third operation. When performing error correction using the error correction code No. 3, the error detection flag detected by the first error correction code is used for the data belonging to the plane in which the burst error is detected. Control.

Further, in a digital signal reproducing apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, when performing the third error correction in the second aspect, a case where a burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means and a burst error are detected. The error correction decoding algorithm is controlled so as to change the maximum erasure correction number when no error is detected.

Further, in the error correction decoding method according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the transmission or recording digital data is arranged in two dimensions in the transmission or recording direction and the vertical direction, and is arranged in the above two dimensions. A plurality of the digital data are collected to form a data block, and a third error correction code is added in a third direction including a depth direction of the collected data block, and then the third error correction code is included. Transmission to digital data or recording direction,
Then, the first and second error correction codes are added in the vertical direction, and the digital data transmitted, recorded, received, or reproduced is subjected to error correction decoding using the first to third error correction codes. In an error correction decoding method performed, a step of detecting a burst error occurring in the received or reproduced digital data, and an error correction of the received or reproduced digital data using the first correction code. Error correction step, the error correction is performed on the received or reproduced digital data using the second correction code, and the burst error occurs when the digital data is error-corrected in the second error correction step. When a burst error is detected in the step of detecting the error, the decoding algorithm in at least the second error correction step is Subjected to error correction to the digital data using a different decoding algorithm if the strike no error is detected. Then, the received or reproduced digital data subjected to the error correction by the second error correction code is error-corrected by using the third correction code.

In the error correction decoding method according to claim 9 of the present invention, transmission or recording digital data is arranged in two dimensions in the transmission or recording direction and in the vertical direction, and is arranged in the above two dimensions. A plurality of the digital data are collected to form a data block, and a third error correction code is added in a third direction including a depth direction of the collected data block, and then the third error correction code is included. Transmission to digital data or recording direction,
Then, the first and second error correction codes are added in the vertical direction, and the digital data transmitted, recorded, received, or reproduced is subjected to error correction decoding using the first to third error correction codes. In an error correction decoding method performed, a step of detecting a burst error occurring in the received or reproduced digital data, and an error correction of the received or reproduced digital data using the first correction code. And an error correction step of performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using the second correction code.
When error correction is performed on the digital data in the third error correction step of performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using the third correction code, a burst error is detected in the step of detecting the burst error. When detected, at least the decoding algorithm in the third error correction step is subjected to error correction on the digital data by using a decoding algorithm different from that when no burst error is detected.

Further, in the error correction decoding method according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the first error is detected when a burst error generated in the received or reproduced digital data in the step of detecting the burst error is detected. The number of consecutive error detection flags detected in the correction step is counted, and when a predetermined number or more of error detection flags are detected consecutively, the occurrence of a burst error is detected.

In the error correction decoding method according to claim 11 of the present invention, when a burst error is detected in the burst error detecting step, the second error correction code is used in the second error correcting step. The error correction decoding operation using is controlled.

In the error correction decoding method according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, when a burst error is detected in the burst error detecting step, reception or reproduction digital data is detected in the third error correction step. When error correction is performed on the data, the error detection flag detected in the first error correction step is used for the data belonging to the plane where the burst error is detected, and the digital data belonging to the plane where the burst error is not detected is The error correction flag detected in the error correction step 2 is used to perform error correction.

In the error correction decoding method according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a case where a burst error is detected in the step of detecting the burst error in the data block in the third error correction step is When no burst error is detected, control is performed so as to change the maximum number of erasure corrections at the time of error correction by the third error correction code.

[0052]

【Example】

Example 1. 1 is a block diagram of a recording system of a digital VTR according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure,
Reference numeral 1 is an input terminal of a transport packet. A header analysis circuit 10 detects a transport header in a transport packet and also detects a header such as a sequence header or a picture header included in a bitstream to separate a frame or intra-field encoded data. Input transport packet in parallel to 1-bit bitstream data
Parallel / serial circuit for serial conversion (hereafter P /
It is referred to as an S conversion circuit. ), 12 is the header analysis circuit 1
Based on the header information detected by 0, the bit stream data of a frame or an intra-field encoded image (hereinafter referred to as an intra image) is separated,
And a special reproduction data generation circuit for generating special reproduction data for 18x speed.

Reference numeral 13 is a portion for temporarily storing the transport packet input from the input terminal 1 in the memory and converting it to the sync block format (details will be described later) shown in FIG. 5B when outputting data. 1 memory, 14 is a quadruple speed data generation circuit for generating a quadruple speed special reproduction transport packet using the quadruple speed reproduction data output from the special reproduction data generation circuit 12, and 15 is a special reproduction This is a 18x speed data generation circuit that generates 18x speed special reproduction transport packets using 18x speed reproduction data output from the 18x speed reproduction data generation circuit 12.

Reference numeral 16 temporarily stores in the memory the data for quadruple speed reproduction input in the form of transport packets, and at the time of outputting the data, converts it into a sync block format (see FIG. 5, details will be described later). The second memory 17, 17 temporarily stores the 18 × speed reproduction data input in the form of transport packets in the memory, and converts the data into the sync block format when outputting the data (see FIG. 5 for details). This is the third memory.

Reference numeral 18 denotes an input transport packet output from the first memory 13 and the second memory 1.
6 and the data synthesis circuit for rearranging the respective special reproduction data output from the third memory 17 in the order of a predetermined sync block (the various data are stored in the first memory 13 and the second memory). 5B is converted into the sync block format in the memory 16 and the third memory 17 and input to the data synthesizing circuit 18.), 19 is a fourth memory, and 20 is a fourth memory 19.
A first error correction code circuit for generating an error correction code (hereinafter, referred to as C4 check code) to be added to the record data (hereinafter, referred to as record data or recorded digital data) stored in The fifth memory stores the record data to which the error correction code is added by the error correction code circuit 20 of No. 1, and 22 is the record data stored in the fifth memory 21 in the horizontal direction (C1 check) defined in the SD standard. Code),
And a second error correction code circuit for adding an error correction check code in the vertical direction (C2 check code).

Reference numeral 23 is a digital modulation circuit for digitally modulating the recording data to which the error correction check code is added, which is output from the fifth memory 21. The ID information and sync information shown in FIG. 26 are added to the data of each sync block at the time of input to the digital modulation circuit 23. 24 is a recording amplifier, 25 is a rotating drum,
Reference numeral 26a is a rotary head for recording / reproducing A track data, 26b is a rotary head for recording / reproducing B track data, and 27 is a magnetic tape.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a trick play data generating circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In addition, in the figure, those having the same reference numerals as those of the conventional example have the same configuration and operation. Reference numeral 35 is an input terminal for inputting a frame or intra-field encoded intra-image bit stream, and 36a and 36b are output terminals for 4 × speed reproduction data and 18 × speed reproduction data. Reference numeral 4 is a variable length decoder for performing variable length decoding on the input intra image. Reference numeral 5 is a counter. Reference numerals 6a and 6b are 4x speed reproduction data and 18x speed reproduction data extracted from the input intra data bit stream. The data sampling circuits 7a and 7b are EOB addition circuits that add an EOB (End Of Block) code to the end of each DCT block.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a quadruple speed data generating circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In addition, since the circuit configurations of the 4 × speed data generation circuit 14 and the 18 × speed data generation circuit 15 are the same, in the first embodiment, 18
A detailed description of the double speed data generation circuit 15 is omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 40 is an input terminal for header information such as a transport header, sequence header, picture header and the like output from the header analysis circuit 10, and additional information such as a quantization table, and 41 is output from the special reproduction data generation circuit 12. Input terminal for 4 × speed reproduction data, 42 is a transport header correction circuit for correcting and outputting the transport header input from the input terminal 40, 43 is 4 × speed output from the special reproduction data generation circuit 12 A header addition for adding header information such as a sequence header and a picture header detected by the header analysis circuit 10 to the reproduction data and additional information (quantization table information and the like) necessary for decoding the quad speed reproduction data. Circuit, 43
Is a packetizing circuit that performs serial / parallel conversion on the bit stream data output from the header adding circuit 44 to generate 8-bit data of 1 byte and collects 184 bytes of data to form a data portion of a transport packet. Is a transport header adding circuit for adding the transport header output from the transport header modifying circuit 42 to the data of the transport packet output from the packetizing circuit 44.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the first error correction coding circuit in the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure,
Reference numeral 50 is an input terminal for a control signal output from the data synthesizing circuit 18, 51 is an output terminal for a memory address output from the shuffling address generating circuit 56, and 52 is a data writing / reading operation for the fourth memory 19. Control signal output terminal, 53 is data input terminal read from the fourth memory 19, 54 is data (C4 check code) output terminal to the fourth memory 19, and 55 is second error correction code This is an output terminal for a control signal to the circuit 22. 56 is a shuffling address generation circuit for generating a shuffling address based on the address information output from the error correction coding control circuit 58, and 57 is a fourth error correction check based on the data output from the fourth memory 19. An error correction check code generation circuit for generating a code (C4 check code), 58 is a first
2 is an error correction coding control circuit for controlling the error correction coding circuit 20. Reference numeral 59 is an input terminal for a coded data request signal output from the second error correction coding circuit 22.

FIG. 5 shows a sync block format in the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 (a) is a transport packet diagram included in an input bit stream (or data), and FIG. 5 (b) is on a magnetic tape 27. It is a recording sync block diagram recorded on. The bit stream input from the input terminal 1 includes a digital video signal, a digital audio signal, and further digital data relating to the video signal and the audio signal,
They are transmitted by being divided into the transport packets shown in FIG. The packet is composed of a 4-byte header part and a 184-byte data part.

In the first embodiment, the bit stream is detected in transport packet units, and the two detected transport packets are recorded data blocks of 5 sync blocks (sync block format) as shown in FIG. 5B. Convert and record. In the figure, H1 is the first
, H2 is the second header. Identification data indicating the number of sync of 5 sync blocks (see FIG. 26 for details of one sync block) is recorded in H1. Information such as identification data such as video data or audio data is recorded in H2.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the number of sync blocks that can be reproduced from one track at each high reproduction speed during high speed reproduction. It should be noted that each value in the figure is a sync that can be reproduced from one track at each reproduction speed when special reproduction is performed using a rotary head having a diameter of 10 μm (the track pitch in the SD standard is 10 μm). This shows the number of blocks. Note that the calculation is for one track (180
The number of sync blocks (corresponding to degrees) is set to 186 sync blocks, and it is calculated assuming that a portion in which the output level of the reproduction signal is higher than −6 dB can be obtained as in the conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a track pattern of 4 track periods including the arrangement of the special reproduction data recording area in the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the recording area of the bit stream (hereinafter, referred to as normal reproduction data) on each track, the special reproduction data, and the recording area of the fourth error correction code (C4 check code) are 4 The track shall be repeated as a cycle. Hereinafter, these four tracks will be referred to as a track format. FIG.
7 shows the arrangement of the 4-track period data (1-track format data) shown in FIG. 7 on the magnetic tape 27.

Next, the recording format of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the track recorded by the rotary head 26a will be referred to as A track, and the track recorded by the rotary head 26b will be referred to as B track. In FIG. 7, T1 is a first track recorded by the A-channel rotary head 26a, T2 is a second track recorded by the B-channel rotary head 26b, and T3 is recorded by the A-channel rotary head 26a. The third track, T4, shows the fourth track recorded by the rotary head 26b of the B channel.
In the first embodiment, as described above, the four tracks from the first track to the fourth track are recorded as one track format on the magnetic tape. In the figure, f0, f1 and f2 shown on the lower side of the tracks indicate the types of pilot signals recorded on each track as reference signals for performing tracking control during reproduction. In the first embodiment, the normal reproduction data, the special reproduction data, and the C4 inspection code are recorded in the video area of 135 sync blocks excluding the C2 inspection code recording area and the VAUX data recording area in the video area. To do.

In FIG. 7, A0 to A4 indicate the arrangement of the 18 × speed reproduction data recording area on the magnetic tape 27. 18x speed data recording area (A0-A4)
Has a width of 5 sync blocks. Also, 18
As shown in the figure, the double-speed reproduction data recording area is provided with five areas on each A track (T1 and T3). The same data is recorded in the areas marked with the same reference numerals in the figure.

Similarly, B0 in the figure shows the arrangement of the data recording area for quadruple speed reproduction on the magnetic tape 27. Four
The double-speed reproduction data recording area has a width of 25 sync blocks. Further, as shown in the figure, one data recording area for quadruple speed reproduction is provided on the T2 track. Further, in the drawing, C0 to C3 indicate the arrangement on the magnetic tape 27 of the recording area of the C4 check code described later.
The C4 check code recording area has a width of 10 sync blocks and is provided on each track.

The number of sync blocks assigned to each data recording area was determined based on the data shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, 62 sync blocks can be obtained from one track during 4 × speed reproduction, and 10.9 sync blocks can be obtained from 1 track during 18 × speed reproduction. FIG. 7 shows the data arrangement on the magnetic tape 27 corresponding to each special reproduction speed constructed on the basis of this. Data is recorded on the magnetic tape 27 by repeatedly recording the one-track format shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 shows the recording format of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the information of the B0 area is used for high-speed reproduction at quadruple speed, and the information of the A0 to A4 areas is used for 18 times.
Performs high speed playback at double speed. At that time, as shown in FIG.
The same trick play data is repeatedly recorded in the 2-track format for the area, and the 9-track format is repeatedly recorded in the areas A0 to A4. Therefore, the data of the B0 area is 8 as shown in FIG.
The same data is repeatedly recorded twice with the track as a cycle, and the same data is repeatedly recorded 18 times with the 36 tracks as a cycle in the areas A0 to A4. In FIG. 8, the same special reproduction data is recorded in the areas A0 to A4 and B0 which are hatched in the same manner.

Next, a method of recording an error correction code, which is one of the cores of the present invention, will be described. As described in the conventional example, the ATV signal (or DVB signal or the like) is data-compressed using a compression method based on motion compensation prediction. Therefore, when an error occurs in the reproduced data during normal reproduction, the above-mentioned error propagates to a plurality of fields or frames in the ATV signal, which is visually unsightly. When the SD standard digital VTR is used as a storage medium for storing data such as a computer or programs, the scratches on the magnetic tape 27 or the magnetic tape 2 are used.
There is also a problem that it is desired to add a stronger error correction code to the data that has not been reproduced due to a dropout or the like caused by dust adhering to the data 7 and the like.

The method of generating the C4 check code recorded in the error correction code recording area will be described below. Example 1
Then, data of 10 tracks is collected, and the collected data is interleaved to generate a C4 check code. After that, C
A block configured by collecting the data of the above 10 tracks configured when generating the 4 check code is referred to as a data block. The C4 check code is (138, 128, 11)
Reed-Solomon code is used. FIG. 9 shows a 10-track data block configured for interleaving. Note that the sync block numbers shown in the v direction (vertical direction) in the figure are 0 for the sync block of the VAUX data at the beginning (sync block address 19) of the video area shown in FIG. They are attached in order. Similarly, the data numbers written in the u direction (horizontal direction) are added to the recording data excluding the H1 header in the sync block format shown in FIG. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the C4 check code is the ID recorded in the video area,
It is assumed that the sync data, the C1 check code, the C2 check code, and the recording data other than the H1 header portion shown in FIG. 5B are generated. The configuration is not limited to this.

FIG. 10 shows a conventional C4 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a figure for demonstrating the interleave operation of a check code. Here, the track number in the data block when constructing the C4 check code is Tn (0 ≦ Tn ≦ 9), and the sync block number in the track is SBn (0 ≦ S
Bn ≦ 137), and the data whose data number in the sync block is Dn (0 ≦ Dn ≦ 75) is D [Dn, SB
n, Tn], and in the case of the data interleave shown in FIG. 10, (D [0,0,0], D [1,1,1], D [2,
2, 2], ..., D [(j mod 76), j
, (J mod 10)], ..., D [50, 12
6, 6], D [51, 127, 7], ..., D
[60, 136, 6], D [61, 137, 7]). Here, D [0,0,0] to D [50,126,
6] and 128 bytes of D [61,137,7] are information symbols, D [51,127,7] to D [60,1].
36 bytes] up to 10 bytes become the C4 check code. FIG. 10 schematically shows the interleaving operation. Interleaving is applied to the data (symbol) of the 138 sync blocks in the direction of the alternate long and short dash line. The dotted line shows the interleave direction within the track. The C4 check code is recorded in the sync blocks 146 to 155 in the video area shown in FIG.

This operation is performed for all data in the sync block at the head of each track. That is, when the C4 check code is generated with the i-th data (data whose data number is i) from the beginning of the k-th track as the beginning, (D [i, 0, k], D [(i + 1 mod 7
6), 1, (k + 1 mod 10)], ..., D
[(I + j mod 76), j, (k + j mod 1
0)], ..., D [(i + 127 mod 76),
127, (k + 127 mod 10)], D [(i +
128 mod 76), 128, (k + 128 mod
d 10)], ..., D [(i + 137 mod 7
6), 137, (k + 137 mod 10)]), i is changed from 0 to 75 per track, and this is applied to 10 tracks (k is changed from 0 to 9) to generate a C4 check code. To do. Note that FIG.
(X mod Y) or (X in the above formula
mod. Y) represents the remainder when the integer X is divided by the integer Y. The C4 check code generated by the interleaving is recorded in a predetermined area shown in FIG.

Next, the burst error correction capability of the conventional C4 check code will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, each track is subjected to data interleaving with a depth of 10 tracks and encoded. Further, since the C4 check code has a minimum distance of 11, it is possible to correct errors up to 10 erasures. In the conventional interleaving, for example, focusing on the distance of the interleaved data on the track of track number 0 shown in FIG. 10, D [70,70,0] and the next symbol D [4,80,
The distance between [0] is narrowed. While the distance between other symbols is 10 sync blocks + 10 symbols, the above period is 9 sync blocks + 10 symbols (actually, C1 check code, sync ID information, etc.
Add + 5 + 1 symbols. ), The distance between symbols is shortened by about 1 sync block.

Therefore, when a long burst error occurs in one track due to dropout during normal reproduction, the error correction capability of the C4 check code is slightly different depending on the position where the burst error occurs. As described above, when a burst error occurs across a portion where the distance between symbols is short, that is, the above D [70,70,0] and the next symbol D [4,80,0], 1 is set as described above. Since the distance between symbols is about the same as a sync block, the burst error correction length is shortened accordingly (specifically, it is shortened by about one sync block.) Generally, the error correction by the C4 check code is performed at the time of the error correction by the C2 check code ( Hereinafter, erasure correction is performed based on the error detection flag detected in C2 decoding). At that time, when the number of errors detected at the time of C2 decoding is a predetermined number or more, the error detection flag is ignored and error correction by the C4 check code (hereinafter referred to as C4 decoding) is performed.

In particular, when the number of errors detected during C2 decoding is a predetermined number or more, the C4 decoding is carried out during C4 decoding by ignoring the error detection flag detected during C2 decoding. In this case, the burst error correction capability is about half because no erasure correction is performed. At this time, in the conventional interleave method, when a burst error occurs in one track, the burst error correction capability (maximum burst error correction length) is one sync block depending on the position where the burst error occurs and the start position of the codeword. It will be different. The same thing occurs in the case of a decoding algorithm in which erasure correction is not performed at the time of error correction by the C4 check code. (Note that the details of the decoding algorithm will be described in detail in the operation of the playback system.)

Next, the interleave method in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As in the conventional example, the track number in the data block when constructing the C4 check code is Tn (0 ≦ Tn ≦ 9), and the sync block number in the track is SBn (0 ≦ SB
n ≦ 137), the data number in the sync block is D
Data with n (0 ≦ Dn ≦ 75) is D [Dn, SB
n [Tn], (D [0,0,0], D [0,1,1], D [0,
2, 2], ..., D [5 × INT [j / 10] mo
d 76, j, (j mod 10)], ..., D
[60,126,6], D [60,127,7], ...
., D [65, 136, 6], D [65, 137,
7]). Here, D [0,0,0] to D [60,126,
6] and 128 bytes of D [65,137,7] are information symbols, D [60,127,7] to D [65,1].
36 bytes] up to 10 bytes become the C4 check code. Note that INT [X] described in the above equation represents the integer part of the real number X. FIG. 11 schematically shows the interleave operation. Interleaving is performed on the data (symbols) of the 138 sync blocks in the direction of the arrow. The C4 check code is recorded in the same area as in the conventional example.

This operation is performed for all data in the sync block at the head of each track. That is, when the C4 check code is generated with the i-th data starting from the sync block at the beginning of the k-th track, (D [i, 0, k], D [(i, 1, (k + 1 mod
10)], ..., D [(i + 5 × INT [j / 1
0]) mod 76, j, (k + jmod 1
0)], ..., D [(i + 60 mod 76), 1
27, (k + 127 mod 10)], D [(i + 6
0 mod 76), 128, (k + 128 mod
10)], ..., D [(i + 65 mod76), 1
38, (k + 138 mod 10)]), i is changed from 0 to 75 per track, and this is applied to 10 tracks (k is changed from 0 to 9) to perform interleaving, and the C4 check code is obtained. To generate. In addition, (X mod Y) in the above formula represents the remainder when the integer X is divided by the integer Y. Further, INT [X] described in the above equation represents the integer part of the real number X. In addition,
The data subjected to the interleaving and the C4 check code is generated is recorded in a predetermined area shown in FIG.

Next, the burst error correction capability of the C4 check code of the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, each track is subjected to data interleaving with a depth of 10 tracks and encoded. Further, since the C4 check code has a minimum distance of 11, it is possible to correct errors up to 10 erasures. In the first embodiment, unlike the case of the conventional interleaving, focusing attention on the distance of the interleaved data on the track with the track number 0 shown in FIG. Where a long dropout occurs during normal playback (1
Even if a long burst error occurs in the track),
It is possible to make the error correction capability by the C4 check code uniform regardless of the position where the burst error occurs.

As for the C4 check code, as shown in FIG. 11, a data block of 138 sync blocks is subjected to data interleaving with a depth of 10 tracks to generate a code word. Further, since the C4 check code has a minimum distance of 11, it is possible to correct errors up to 10 erasures. Therefore, assuming that no error is detected in other tracks, the maximum burst error correction capability is 10 × 10.
= 100 sync blocks. Therefore, it is possible to restore the data by the C4 check code even when the data of 100 sync blocks in one track has not been reproduced due to dropout during normal reproduction.

In the SD standard digital VTR, when the frame frequency is 30 Hz, one frame of digital video signal is recorded on 10 tracks. At that time, 1 above
Track numbers are sequentially added to the ID signal from the beginning of the 10 tracks for recording frame data. Specifically, since the same number is added to the pair of the A track and the B track, track numbers 0 to 4 are added. As is well known in the United States, since the frame frequency is 30 Hz, the track number is added in the above-described manner in the SD standard digital VTR. Therefore,
In the first embodiment, by performing the interleaving in units of 10 tracks, it is possible to identify the data block of 10 tracks in which the C4 check code is generated in the data without newly adding additional information. In the first embodiment, although the description is omitted, in a PAL / SECAM area such as Europe, since the frame frequency is 25 Hz, data of one frame is recorded on 12 tracks, and track numbers 0 to 5 are added. It will be. Therefore, it goes without saying that the interleaving may be performed in units of 12 tracks.

The general formula of the present invention is shown below. Here, when the number of data in the u direction shown in FIG. 11 is n1, the number of effective samples in the w direction is n3, the number of information symbols of the C4 check code is k2, and the minimum distance of the C4 check code is d3, the code word V (Z) is expressed by the following polynomial.

[0082]

[Equation 1]

Here, α is a parameter for determining the interleave length and is determined so as to satisfy the above condition. Note that when determining α, it is possible to generate a very efficient codeword by deciding not to use the error detection flag detected by the same C2 check code in one codeword. In addition, (X mod Y) in the above formula represents the remainder when the integer X is divided by the integer Y. Further, INT [X] described in the above equation represents the integer part of the real number X.

Next, the operation of the recording system will be described with reference to FIGS. The transport packet input from the input terminal 1 is input to the header analysis circuit 10 and the first memory 13. First, the header analysis circuit 10 detects a transport header from the input transport packet. Then, the detected transport header is analyzed, and the Program Association Table is read from the transport stream.
(PAT), and Program MapTable
(PMT) is separated and the PID of the program to be recorded in the digital VTR is detected.

In the header analysis circuit 10, the P detected above is detected.
A transport packet for transmitting video data of a program to be recorded is separated based on the ID. The information of the separated transport packet is input to the first memory 13. Then, the header analysis circuit 10 analyzes the data in the separated transport packet, separates header information such as a sequence header, a picture header, a slice header, and the like from the transport packet based on the separated header information. Separate image data. At that time, the intra image (hereinafter, the intra image,
Alternatively, it is referred to as intra image data. ), The above-mentioned various header information added to the header information and the additional information added to the header information are also separated.

Here, the sequence header is header information provided in the bit stream of the video signal and is MP.
Identification information of EG1 and MPEG2, image aspect ratio,
Image transmission rate information and the like are added. The picture header is a header added to the beginning of each frame or field to indicate the beginning of each frame or field, and a mode signal such as an encoding mode and a quantization table are added.
Also, in MPEG2, when transmitting one frame of data, the screen of one frame (field) is divided into a plurality of slices and transmitted. The slice header points to the beginning. (For details about each header, refer to the draft of MPEG2)

The header information separated by the header analysis circuit 10 and the additional information (for example, quantization table information) attached to the header information are stored in the P / S conversion circuit 11, the first memory 13, and special reproduction data generation. It is output to the circuit 12, the 4 × speed data generation circuit 14, and the 18 × speed data generation circuit 15. The intra image data separated by the header analysis circuit 10 is output to the P / S conversion circuit 11.

Intra image data detected by the header analysis circuit 10 (hereinafter referred to as intra frame image data. In the following description, the case of recording encoded data in units of one frame will be described.). Is subjected to P / S conversion by the P / S conversion circuit 11 and converted into 1-bit bit stream data. The intraframe bitstream data converted into 1-bit serial data is input to the trick play data generation circuit 12. The operation of the special reproduction data generation circuit 12 will be described with reference to FIG. Image compression by MPEG2 is a block of 8 lines × 8 pixels (hereinafter referred to as a DCT block).
Discrete cosine transform (hereinafter referred to as DCT) to
After the data subjected to DCT (hereinafter referred to as DCT coefficient) is quantized, the DCT coefficient is sequentially read from the low-frequency component in which the power spectrum is concentrated in a scanning order called zigzag scanning, and a coefficient 0 is set as a run. Run length encoding (separated into run length data and coefficient data) is performed. Then, the run-length encoded data is subjected to two-dimensional variable length encoding to reduce the transmission rate.

The serial data of the intra image input via the input terminal 35 is input to the variable length decoder 4, the data extracting circuit 6a and the data extracting circuit 6b. The variable length decoder 4 performs variable length decoding on the input bit stream. In the first embodiment, the input bit stream is not completely decoded at the time of variable length decoding, but
The circuit size is reduced by detecting and outputting only the run length length of the variable length codeword and the code length of the variable length codeword. (It goes without saying that variable length decoding may be performed completely.) The counter 5 counts the number of DCT coefficients in one DCT block decoded based on the run length length, and the data sampling circuit 6
The count result is output to a and the data sampling circuit 6b.

In the data sampling circuit 6a, preset 4 × speed reproduction data (in the first embodiment, a signal to be recorded in the B0 area is referred to as 4 × speed reproduction data hereinafter).
Similarly, a signal to be recorded in the A0 to A4 areas is hereinafter referred to as 18 × speed reproduction data. ) Code amount control information (D to be transmitted)
The variable length code word of the quadruple speed reproduction data to be transmitted is extracted based on the number of CT coefficients) and the count result output from the counter 5. As a specific data sampling method, the number of decoded DCT coefficients output from the counter 5 is compared with the code amount control information, and variable length codewords before the code amount control information is exceeded are transmitted. Control to do. The break of the variable length code word is detected by the code length information output from the variable length decoder 4.

The data sampling circuit 6b is also used in the above 18
Based on the code amount control information of the double speed reproduction data, the information output from the counter 5 and the variable length decoder 4, the variable length code word of the 18 times speed reproduction data is extracted. EOB codes are added to the end of each DCT block by the EOB adding circuits 7a and 7b, and the extracted data are output via output terminals 37a and 37b, respectively. The head of each DCT block is detected by the variable length decoder 4 and output to the counter 5 and the data sampling circuits 6a and 6b.

At this time, the number of DCT coefficients from which data is extracted may be the same or different for each multiple speed number. The fact that the number of extracted DCT coefficients is different means that the number of DCT blocks recorded in the trick play transport packet is different. The area in which special reproduction data can be recorded is limited as described above. Therefore, if the special reproduction data recording area has the same number of sync blocks for each special reproduction speed, if the number of recorded DCT coefficients in one DCT block is increased, a large number of special reproduction data recording areas are required for recording. The update cycle (hereinafter, referred to as refresh) of the high-speed reproduction image data during high-speed reproduction becomes long. The reproduction image quality is improved because more DCT coefficients are transmitted. On the contrary, if the number of recorded DCT coefficients in one DCT block is reduced, the data amount of the special reproduction data per frame is reduced, and the special reproduction data recording area is reduced, so that the refresh of the high-speed reproduction image is shortened. In addition,
The reproduction image quality is deteriorated because the recorded DCT coefficient is small.
The amount of data to be extracted at each multiple speed may be determined by the trade-off between refresh and image quality.

The 4 × speed reproduction data and the 18 × speed reproduction data output from the special reproduction data generation circuit 12 are input to the 4 × speed data generation circuit 14 and the 18 × speed data generation circuit 15, respectively. Since the subsequent processing is the same at each reproduction speed (4 × speed and 18 × speed), a method of generating 4 × speed reproduction data will be described here. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, the 4 × speed data generation circuit 1 will be described.
The operation of No. 4 will be described. In the 4x speed data generation circuit 14, the transport header information and various header information (including additional information) input from the header analysis circuit 10 and the 4x speed reproduction output from the special reproduction data generation circuit 12 are output. A transport packet for quad speed reproduction is generated using the data.

The transport header information input through the input terminal 40 is transferred to the transport header correction circuit 42.
Adds a modification to the transport header. Specifically, based on the intra information output from the header analysis circuit 10, the header information indicating the continuity of the transport packet in the transport header of the transport packet transmitting the intra image is rewritten. On the other hand, in the header addition circuit 43, the special reproduction bit stream output from the special reproduction data generation circuit 12 input through the input terminal 41 is added to the sequence header, the picture header, and the slice detected by the header analysis circuit 10. Header information such as a header and information necessary for decoding special reproduction data from each header are added. (Encoding mode flag, quantization table information, etc.)

The special reproduction data to which the header information is added is subjected to serial / parallel conversion in the packetizing circuit 44 and 1 byte is converted into 8-bit data. The serial / parallel converted 8-bit data is 184
The data part of the transport packet is composed by dividing it into bytes. It should be noted that when serial / parallel conversion, each header information is set to 4 as specified in MPEG2.
"0" data is inserted before each header information so as to be composed of bytes. (Each header information is composed of 32 bits and needs to be composed of 4 bytes when a transport packet is generated.) Specifically, when the header information spans 5 bytes, the header information The header information is controlled to be composed of 4 bytes by adding "0" information to the front. The data of the 184-byte transport packet formed by the packetization circuit 44 is output with the transport header information output from the transport header correction circuit 42 added by the transport header addition circuit 45. The reading of the header information from the transport header correction circuit 42 is output based on the timing signal output from the packetization circuit 44. The 4 × speed reproduction data generated by the 4 × speed data generation circuit 14 is output to the second memory 16 in the form of transport packets.

Although the transport packetization of the 4 × speed reproduction data has been described above, the same processing is performed on the 18 × speed reproduction data. The 18 × speed reproduction data output from the special reproduction data generation circuit 12 is input to the 18 × speed data generation circuit 15. In the 18-fold data generation circuit 15, after the header addition circuit 43 adds each header and additional information based on the header information output from the header analysis circuit 10, the packetization circuit 44 performs serial / parallel processing as described above. After the conversion, the data portion of the transport packet is configured, and the transport header adding circuit 45 transports the transport header modifying circuit 4
The modified transport header output from the data No. 2 is added and output to the third memory 17 in the form of a transport packet.

4 × speed data generation circuits 14 and 18
Each special reproduction transport packet data output from the double data generation circuit 15 is stored in the second memory 1
6 and the third memory 17 are input. In the second and third memories 16 and 17, the input data is stored in the storage area in the memory in the form of transport packets to form one frame (field) of special reproduction data.

Second memory 16 and third memory 1
Based on the data request signal output from the data synthesizing circuit 18, one frame of special reproduction data composed of 7
Each of the two special reproduction transport packets is read from the memory, converted into data of 5 sync blocks as shown in FIG. 5B, and output to the data synthesizing circuit 18. At this time, the H1 and H2 header information shown in FIG. 5B is added.

On the other hand, the transport packet input through the input terminal 1 is input and stored in the first memory 13. The first memory 13 reads the input data based on the control signal (data request signal) output from the data synthesizing circuit 18. At this time, the data input in transport packet units is converted into data of 5 sync blocks as shown in FIG. 5B in units of 2 transport packets and is output. Note that the H1 and H2 header information is added when the data of the sync block is output from the first memory 13 as in the case of special reproduction data.

In the data synthesizing circuit 18, the first memory 1
A recording format is generated using the data output from the third, second memory 16 and the third memory 17.
The recording format generation operation will be described below. In the data synthesizing circuit 18, first, a recording format of each track is generated based on a reference signal of a servo system (tape running control system and rotary drum control system) not shown. Specifically, when the reference signal is input, the data synthesizing circuit 18 detects the track number of the next track to be generated by the counter information for detecting the track number provided inside, and at the same time, detects the track number of the track in the 1-track format. T1 depending on the identification counter information
The T4 track is detected. When the above detection is completed, the count value of each counter is incremented by one.

The data synthesizing circuit 18 sets the type and area of special reproduction data to be recorded based on the identification results of T1 to T4. At that time, the number of times the special reproduction data at each speed is repeated is confirmed. If the data has been repeated a predetermined number of times, a data request signal is output so as to read the next special reproduction data from the memory in which the corresponding special reproduction data is stored.

Specifically, 18 times speed reproduction data is 18
If the data has been recorded repeatedly, the data request signal is output to the third memory 17 to output the next special reproduction data for 25 sync blocks. The data for 18 × speed reproduction of the 25 sync blocks read from the third memory 17 is provided in the data synthesizing circuit 18.
It is temporarily stored in the data storage memory for double speed reproduction. At that time, the number of repetitions of the 18 × speed reproduction data is set to zero. Similarly, when the 4 × speed reproduction data is repeatedly recorded twice, the data request signal is output to the second memory 16 so as to output the next special reproduction data for 25 sync blocks. The 4 × speed reproduction data of the 25 sync blocks read from the second memory 16 is temporarily stored in the 4 × speed reproduction data storage memory provided in the data synthesizing circuit 18. At this time, the number of repetitions of the 4 × speed reproduction data is set to 0. If the number of repetitions is less than the predetermined number of times, the recording data is generated using the special reproduction data for each speed stored in the data synthesizing circuit 18. At this time, the number of times the special reproduction data is repeated is incremented by one.

When the confirmation of the number of repetitions of the special reproduction data is completed, the data arrangement within one track is set by using the track identification signal. When the data arrangement in one track is set, the special reproduction data for each speed provided in the first memory 13 and the data synthesizing circuit 18 is read out in units of one sync block, and one track is read. Minute recording data is generated and output to the fourth memory 19.

The recording data for one track generated by the data synthesizing circuit 18 is temporarily recorded in the fourth memory 19. Since the first error correction coding circuit 20 stores the data for one track in the fourth memory 19 based on the data synthesis end signal output from the data synthesis circuit 18,
It outputs a write address of data and a write control signal. When 10 tracks of recording data are stored in the fourth memory 19, C is stored in the first error correction coding circuit 20.
4 Start generating check codes. In the construction of the data block, in the first embodiment, the data from the track number 0 to the track number 9 is used based on the track number information.

A method of generating a C4 check code will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 11. The error correction coding control circuit 58 generates a write address of the data and a write control signal based on the data synthesis end signal input through the input terminal 50, and outputs the recording data for one track output from the data synthesis circuit 18. The fourth memory 1
Write to 9. (Details of the write address and the method of generating the write control signal are omitted.) When the data (data block) for the 10 tracks is stored (configured) in the fourth memory 19, error correction coding control is performed. Since the circuit 58 generates the C4 check code, the fourth memory 1
A data read address and a read control signal are generated to 9 and a C4 check code generation start signal is output to the shuffling address generation circuit 56 and the error correction check code generation circuit 57. In the first embodiment, the error correction coding control circuit 58 generates an address before interleaving (hereinafter referred to as a relative address) when the C4 check code is generated.

The data read address generated by the error correction coding control circuit 58 is input to the shuffling address generation circuit 56. In the shuffling address generation circuit 56, the relative address data output from the error correction coding control circuit 58 is set to the relative address data so that the data read from the fourth memory 19 is interleaved as shown in FIG. Convert to an absolute address.
The absolute address output from the shuffling address generation circuit 56 is output to the fourth memory 19 via the output terminal 51.

In the fourth memory 19, 128-symbol data is sequentially output based on the interleaved address information (absolute address information) output from the first error correction code circuit 20 and the read control signal. 1 to the error correction code circuit 20. Fourth memory 1
The data read from 9 is input to the error correction check code generation circuit 57 via the input terminal 53. The error correction check code generation circuit 57 generates a C4 check code based on the input data. When the error correction check code generation circuit 57 finishes generating the C4 check code, the C4 check code generation end signal is output to the error correction coding control circuit 58. The C4 check code generated by the error correction check code generation circuit 57 is sequentially output through the output terminal 54 based on the control signal output from the error correction coding control circuit 58.
Is output to the memory 19. Error correction coding control circuit 5
In 8, when receiving the end signal, a write address (generated at a relative address) for writing the C4 check code into the fourth memory 19 and a write control signal are generated.

The shuffling address generating circuit 56 converts the write address into an absolute address so that the interleave is applied, and outputs the absolute address. Fourth memory 19
Then, the C4 check code is written to a predetermined address in the memory based on the write address output from the first error correction code circuit 20 and the write control signal. The first error correction code circuit 20 applies the above interleaving to all data (symbols) in the error correction block shown in FIG. 11 to generate a C4 check code.

When the C4 check code generation is completed for all the symbols in the data block shown in FIG. 11, the error correction coding control circuit 58 causes the shuffling address generation circuit 56 and the error correction check code generation circuit 57. To C4
A check code generation end signal is output. At the same time, output terminal 5
The C4 check code generation end signal is also output to the second error correction coding circuit 22 via 5. When the C4 check code generation end signal is input to the second error correction code circuit 22, the data to which the C4 check code is added is read from the fourth memory 19 on a track-by-track basis. The data read address and the control signal are the second error correction code circuit 2
The first error correction code circuit 20 outputs the coded data request signal output from the first error correction code circuit 20. The coded data request signal is output for each track. When the encoded data request signal is input through the input terminal 59, the error correction encoding control circuit 58 outputs the data read address and the control signal to the fourth memory 19.

The data for one track read from the fourth memory 19 is temporarily stored in the fifth memory 21.
The record data stored in the fifth memory 21 is added with an error correction check code based on the SD standard generated by the second error correction code circuit 22. (See FIG. 25 (a)) When one track of data is formed in the fifth memory 21, the second
The error correction code circuit 22 first reads the recording data in the vertical direction and generates a C2 check code. The generated C2 check code is stored at a predetermined address in the fifth memory 21. When the generation of the C2 check code is completed, the second error correction code circuit 22 reads the recording data from the fifth memory 21 in the recording direction and generates the C1 check code. The generated C1 check code is written to a predetermined address in the fifth memory 21.

When the second error correction circuit 22 completes the generation of the C1 check code, the fifth signal is generated based on the reference signal output from the servo system (tape running control system and rotary head phase control system) not shown. The recording data including the C1 and C2 check codes stored in the memory 21 is read at a predetermined timing. (Note that the fifth memory 2
It is assumed that the read address of the data from 1 and the control signal are output from the second error correction code circuit 22 based on the reference signal. At that time, a track format based on the SD standard is generated. Specifically, an interval of 5 bytes is provided to add a sync signal and an ID signal between each sync block, and a predetermined amount of an ITI area, a subcode area, and a gap between data are provided. The above data is output. (Fig. 2
4 and FIG. 26) The output of the fifth memory 22 is input to the digital modulation circuit 23.

In the digital modulation circuit 23, first, a sync signal and an ID signal are added to the head of each sync block. The track number information when adding the ID signal is added based on the track number output from the data synthesizing circuit 18. The data to which the ID signal is added is digitally modulated and output to the recording amplifier 24. Further, at the time of digital modulation, the track identification information (T1 ...
Based on T4), the modulation pattern for encoding is switched and digital modulation is applied to the recording data. The digitally modulated data input to the recording amplifier 24 is amplified and recorded on the magnetic tape 27 via the rotary heads 26a and 26b.

Next, the structure of the reproducing system of the digital VTR for reproducing the magnetic tape 27 having the above recording format will be described. FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the reproducing system of the digital VTR according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is to be noted that the components designated by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. In the figure, 70
Is a reproduction amplifier, 71 is a digital demodulation circuit, and 72 is a digitally demodulated reproduction digital signal (hereinafter referred to as reproduction digital signal or reproduction digital data).
An ID detection circuit for detecting an ID signal, 73 is a sixth memory, and 74 is an error generated in the reproduced digital signal.
It is a first error correction decoding circuit that performs correction or detection using a C1 check code and a C2 check code based on the D standard. 75 is the seventh memory, and 76 is the above C4 during normal reproduction.
A second error correction decoding circuit for correcting or detecting an error occurring in a reproduced digital signal using a check code, 7
Reference numeral 7 is an eighth memory for storing a reproduction digital signal for normal reproduction, 78 is a ninth memory for storing special reproduction data, 79 is an eighth memory 77, and a ninth memory 78.
Is a switch for switching the output of the above based on a selection signal output from a reproduction system control circuit 80 described later.

Reference numeral 80 indicates the first reproduction mode of the digital VTR based on the mode signal input through the input terminal 91.
Error correction decoding circuit 74, second error correction decoding circuit 7
6, and the detection result of the ID signal output from the ID detection circuit 72 while being output to the switch 79 and the first error correction decoding circuit 74 and the second error correction decoding circuit 7.
6, a reproduction system control circuit, 81 is a mode signal input terminal, and 82 is an output terminal.

Before describing the operation of the reproducing system, the error correction decoding algorithms of the first and second error correction decoding circuits 74 and 76 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 13 to 18. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm (hereinafter referred to as C1 decoding algorithm) using a C1 check code in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 shows a burst error detection algorithm in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm (hereinafter referred to as C2 decoding algorithm) using the C2 check code in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a C4 check code in the first embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm (hereinafter referred to as C4 decoding algorithm) using
17 is a diagram showing an algorithm for setting an error detection flag (hereinafter referred to as an erasure flag) when performing error correction using the C4 check code in the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an erasure correction number setting algorithm at the time of error correction using the C4 check code in the first embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment of the error correction decoding algorithm of the error correction code of the triple product code format shown in FIGS. 25A and 11 will be briefly described below. FIG. 13 shows a C1 decoding algorithm using the C1 check code (hereinafter referred to as C1 decoding). When the data is played back, first C
The error generated in the reproduced signal is corrected using the 1 check code up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C1 check code. C1
When the decoding is started, the syndrome is generated by using the reproduced digital data (each code word) output from the digital demodulation circuit 71. When the generation of the syndrome is completed, the error position and the numerical value are calculated using the generated syndrome. When the error position and the calculation result of the numerical value show that the number of errors is 4 or less, error correction is performed, and when it is determined that the number of errors exceeds 4, an error detection flag is output. (Hereinafter, the error detection flag in the C1 check code will be referred to as the C1 error detection flag or the C1 erasure flag.) Since the minimum distance of the C1 check code is 9 in the first embodiment, up to 4 errors can be corrected. I do.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a burst error detection algorithm using the C1 error detection flag of the first embodiment. When the C1 decoding of the data for one track is completed, the burst error is detected based on the algorithm shown in FIG. The burst error detection method of the first embodiment will be described below. In the first embodiment, a burst error is detected by the continuity of the C1 error detection flag detected by the C1 check code as a burst error detecting method. Specifically, the number of consecutive C1 error detection flags detected in the same track is counted, and a burst error is detected when the number of consecutive C1 error detection flags is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.

The burst error detection algorithm shown in FIG. 14 will be described below. After the C1 decoding is completed, the sync block number 0 (SBn =
0) (corresponding to the sync block number shown in FIG. 11), the C1 error detection flags are sequentially read from the sync block, and the number of consecutive C1 error detection flags (bl) is counted. Specifically, the C1 error detection flag (flc1
(SBn)) is 1 (in the first embodiment, C1
When an error is detected in the data in the sync block at the time of decoding, 1 is set as the C1 error detection flag, and when no error is detected, 0 is set as the C1 error detection flag. ), Bl is incremented by 1, and bl is compared with a predetermined number (nb), and if it is a predetermined number or more, burst error detection ends. If it is less than the predetermined number, SBn is incremented by 1 and the C1 error detection flag of the next sync block is read.

On the other hand, the C1 error detection flag (flc1 (S
Bn)) is 0 (when an error is detected), bl is reset to 0, SBn is incremented by 1, and the C1 error detection flag of the next sync block is read. Sync block number 1 for the above operation
Repeat up to 37 sync blocks, and if the number of consecutive C1 error detection flags is less than a predetermined number, the process ends with no burst error. The burst error may be detected for the data of 149 sync blocks including the C2 check code. Burst error detection is C1
It goes without saying that the decoding may be performed in parallel with the C1 decoding operation.

Errors that cannot be corrected with the C1 check code are corrected with the C2 check code. The error correction by the C2 check code in the first embodiment is the erasure correction for the error detected by the C1 check code.
It is referred to as erasure correction. ) Is performed, and error correction is performed for a miss by the C1 check code. C in FIG.
2 shows a decoding algorithm using a two-check code. C1 above
C2 decoding is performed using the error detection flag and the burst error detection result. In the C2 decoding algorithm shown in the first embodiment, when the C2 decoding is started, the burst error detection result is confirmed. If a burst error is detected, erroneous correction may occur if C2 decoding is performed, so C2 decoding ends in the first embodiment.

On the other hand, when the burst error is not detected, the syndrome is generated by using the reproduced digital data output from the sixth memory 73 (each code word). At that time, the above C detected by the C1 check code
The one error detection flag is also read at the same time and the number of erasures is counted. (Note that the C1 error detection flag is C
It goes without saying that the positions where the errors are detected in one decoding and the number of the detected errors may be stored in a predetermined register in the first error correction decoding circuit 74. ) When the number of erasures is less than or equal to the correction capability of the C2 check code (C2 of the conventional example
Since the minimum distance of the check code is 12, the maximum is 11
Correct up to erasures. ) Performs erasure correction on the error detected by the C1 check code by obtaining the corrected syndrome based on the generated syndrome. At this time, error correction is performed up to the limit of error correction capability even with respect to a missed error due to the C1 check code.

On the other hand, if the number of erasures detected by the C1 check code exceeds the correction capability, the correction syndrome is not calculated and error correction is performed as it is up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C2 check code (maximum 5 errors). Correct.) This is because there is a high probability that the error detected by the C1 check code is an empty erasure (when the error is detected by the C1 check code but is actually an accurate value), and therefore error correction can be performed. When an error is detected by the C2 check code, the C2 error detection flag is output.
Note that, when error correction by the C2 code is performed on the data in which the burst error is detected as described above, almost all the errors detected by the C1 check code are true erasures (actually erroneous data) when the burst error occurs. Therefore, when the error correction is performed using the C2 check code, the probability that the error correction can be performed is very low, and conversely, the error correction is often performed. Therefore, in the first embodiment, when a burst error is detected, C2 decoding is not performed and erroneous correction is prevented by the C2 check code.

Errors that cannot be corrected with the C2 check code are corrected with the C4 check code. The error correction by the C4 check code in the first embodiment performs erasure correction (hereinafter referred to as erasure correction) on the error detected by the C2 check code for the data in which the burst error is not detected, and the C2 check. Error correction is performed for missed codes. Further, regarding the data in the track in which the burst error is detected, erasure correction (hereinafter referred to as erasure correction) is performed on the error detected by the C1 check code, and error is overlooked by the C1 check code. Make corrections. 16 and 17 show a decoding algorithm using the C4 check code and an error detection flag setting algorithm. Further, FIG. 18 shows an erasure correction number setting algorithm at the time of C4 decoding.

Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The C4 decoding algorithm will be described. The data subjected to C1 and C2 decoding by the first error correction decoding circuit 74 is output from the sixth memory 73 and stored in the seventh memory 75. In the second error correction decoding circuit 76, C4 decoding is started when the construction of the 10-track data block shown in FIG. Regarding the method of configuring the data block, in the first embodiment, it is configured using the track number information in the ID signal added to the head of each sync block. When decoding C4,
This is performed using the C1 error detection flag, the C2 error detection flag, and the burst error detection result. In the C4 decoding algorithm shown in the first embodiment, when C4 decoding is started, the burst error detection result in the data block is confirmed. When decoding the data in the track in which the burst error is detected, the C1 error detection flag is used as the erasure flag. Further, the C2 error detection flag is used as an erasure flag for the track in which no burst error is detected.

FIG. 17 shows an error detection flag setting algorithm of the first embodiment. When the construction of the data block for 10 tracks is completed in the seventh memory 75, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 reads the reproduced digital data (code word) from the seventh memory 75. At that time, a C1 error detection flag, a C2 error detection flag corresponding to each code word,
And burst error detection information are read simultaneously. The read error detection flag is switched based on the burst error detection information. Hereinafter, the algorithm for setting the error detection flag at the time of C4 decoding will be described with reference to FIG. First, SBn = 0 is set at the beginning of each codeword. Then, the above information (C1 error detection flag, C2 error detection flag, and burst error detection result) corresponding to the head code word is read out, and if the code word is in the track in which the burst error is detected, C1 error detection is performed. The flag is set as an error detection flag, and if the burst word is a codeword in a track in which no error is detected, the C2 error detection flag is set as an error detection flag. When the setting of the error detection flag is completed, SBn is incremented by 1 and the error detection flag is set similarly for the next code word. Then, the above operation is repeated until SBn = 137, and the error detection flag is set.

Next, the algorithm for setting the maximum number of erasure corrections at the time of error correction decoding using the C4 check code will be described with reference to FIG. Simultaneously with the error detection flag setting, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 determines the maximum number of erasure corrections according to the algorithm shown in FIG.
When C4 decoding is started, first, in the data block (1
It is determined whether or not a burst error has occurred in (0 track). When no burst error is detected in the data block, the maximum erasure correction number m is set to 9. (Up to 8 erasures can be corrected)

In the first embodiment, when no burst error occurs, the number of erasure corrections is not performed up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C4 check code. As a result, it is possible to minimize the erroneous correction at the time of C4 check code due to the missed error occurring at the time of C2 decoding. In particular, the digital V
The C4 check code used for TR is added to improve the error correction capability for burst errors as described above. In fact, the minimum distance of the C4 check code shown in the first embodiment is shorter than that of the C2 check code. As a result, if the error correction is performed up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C4 check code during the C4 decoding, the error correction is increased by performing the C4 decoding as compared with the result of only the C2 decoding in a place where the symbol error rate is bad. There are cases. The above phenomenon could be confirmed in the result of computer simulation. As a result of analyzing the main terms when the above-mentioned erroneous correction occurs, it was a case where 10 errors were detected by the C2 check code and one miss error was generated by the C2 check code. Similarly, the main term when an erroneous correction occurs during C2 decoding is the case where 11 errors are detected by the C1 check code and one miss error is generated by the C1 check code. That is, the erroneous correction results from the erroneous correction that occurred during the decoding in the previous stage.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, with respect to the correction of random errors, the probability of erroneous correction is lowered by reducing the erasure correction capability of the C4 check code. On the other hand, when a burst error is detected, the maximum erasure correction number m is set to 11. Therefore, for burst error, C
Error correction can be performed up to the limit (10 erasures) of the error correction capability of the 4 check codes. (As described above, a maximum of 10 × 10 = 100 sync block burst errors can be corrected per track.)

Considering the above, the C4 decoding algorithm will be described with reference to FIG. When C4 decoding is started, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 uses the reproduced digital data (code word) output from the seventh memory 75 to generate a syndrome. In parallel with the syndrome generation operation, the error detection flag is set based on the algorithm shown in FIG. The maximum number of erasure corrections is also set at that time. When the syndrome generation ends, the number of erasures is counted based on the error detection flag. When the number of erasures is less than m (m is determined based on the algorithm shown in FIG.
Then, when a burst error occurs, correction is performed up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C4 check code, that is, up to 10 erasures. If no burst error is detected, correction is performed for up to 8 erasures. ) Performs erasure correction on the error detected by the C1 and C2 check codes by obtaining the corrected syndrome based on the generated syndrome. At this time, error correction is performed up to the limit of error correction capability even for missed errors due to the C1 and C2 check codes.

On the other hand, when the number of erasures detected by the C1 and C2 check codes is m or more, the correction syndrome is not calculated and error correction is performed as it is up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C4 check code (maximum of 5 errors). Correct.) This is because there is a high probability that the error detected by the C1 and C2 check codes is an empty erasure (when the error is detected by the C1 and C2 check codes but is actually an accurate value), and therefore error correction can be performed. It will be possible. When an error is detected by the C4 check code, the C4 error detection flag is output.

Next, the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The operation of the reproducing system of the digital VTR shown in (1) during normal reproduction will be described. Data reproduced from the magnetic tape 27 via the rotary heads 26a and 26b on the drum 28 is amplified by a reproduction amplifier 70 and input to a digital demodulation circuit 71. In the digital demodulation circuit 71,
Data is detected from the input reproduction data, converted into reproduction digital data, and then digital demodulated. The ID signal added to the head of each sync block is detected by the digital demodulation circuit 71 and detected by the ID detection circuit 72.
Output to The track number and sync block number of the ID signal input to the ID detection circuit 72 are detected and input to the reproduction system control circuit 80. In the reproduction system control circuit 80, the operation mode of the reproduction system is set to the first error correction decoding circuit 74, the second error correction decoding circuit 76, and the switch 7 based on the mode signal input via the input terminal 81.
Output to 9. The track number information and sync block number information output from the ID detection circuit 72 are output to the first error correction decoding circuit 74 and the second error correction decoding circuit 76 via the reproduction system control circuit 80. .

On the other hand, the reproduced digital data digitally demodulated by the digital demodulation circuit 71 is input to the sixth memory 73. In the sixth memory 73, the reproduced digital data output from the digital demodulation circuit 71 is collected as data for one track to form an error correction code block shown in FIG. When the construction of the error correction code block shown in FIG. 25 is completed, the error that has occurred during reproduction using the C1 check code and the C2 check code in the first error correction decoding circuit 74 according to the algorithm shown in FIGS. 13 to 15 described above. Are corrected and detected. The end of the structure of the error correction block is detected based on the sync block number information and the track number information output from the reproduction system control circuit 80.

Hereinafter, the first error correction decoding circuit 74 will be briefly described.
Will be described. When one error correction block data is formed in the sixth memory 73, the first error correction decoding circuit 74 first performs C1 decoding. Specifically, the reproduced digital data is read from the sixth memory 73 in units of one sync block, and C1 decoding is performed according to the C1 decoding algorithm shown in FIG. (Correct up to 4 errors.)
The error detected during C1 decoding (C1 error check flag) is stored at a predetermined address in the sixth memory 73. When the C1 decoding is completed, the first error correction decoding circuit 74 reads the error detection flag detected by the C1 decoding from the sixth memory 73 based on the burst error detection algorithm shown in FIG. 14, and detects the C1 error. Burst error is detected by the continuity of flags. At that time, the error detection flag read from the sixth memory 73 is stored in the register in the first error correction decoding circuit 74. The burst error may be detected at the same time as C1 decoding.

When the reading of the C1 error detection flag (burst error detection) is completed, the first error correction decoding circuit 74 executes C based on the C2 decoding algorithm shown in FIG.
2 Start decoding. Specifically, as described above, when a burst error is detected, C2 decoding is terminated. When no burst error is detected, the syndrome is first generated. When the generation of the syndrome is completed, the number of erasures is counted based on the C1 error detection flag. When the number of erasures is less than 12, a corrected syndrome is calculated based on the generated syndrome, and C1 is calculated.
Erasure correction is performed on the error detected by the check code. At this time, error correction is performed up to the limit of error correction capability even with respect to a missed error due to the C1 check code.

On the other hand, when the number of erasures detected by the C1 check code is 12 or more, the correction syndrome is not calculated and the error correction is performed as it is up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C2 check code (up to 5 errors can be corrected). Do.) Do.
The error detected during C2 decoding (C2 error check flag) is stored at a predetermined address in the sixth memory 73.

The reproduced digital data subjected to error correction in the first error correction decoding circuit 74 is output to the seventh memory 75 on a track-by-track basis. Seventh memory 75
Stores the reproduced digital data subjected to C1 and C2 decoding, and the C1 and C2 error detection flags at predetermined addresses in the memory. At that time, the burst error detection result of each track is output from the first error correction decoding circuit 74 to the second error correction decoding circuit 76, and stored in a predetermined register in the second error correction decoding circuit 76. . that time,
In the second error correction decoding circuit 76, it is detected according to the algorithm shown in FIG. 18 whether a burst error has occurred in 10 tracks, and the maximum number of erasure corrections for C4 decoding is set.

The second error correction decoding circuit 76 will be briefly described below.
Will be described. When C1 and C2 decoding for one track is completed in the first error correction decoding circuit 74, a C2 decoding end signal is output to the second error correction decoding circuit 76.
At that time, burst error detection information is also output. When the C2 decoding end signal is input to the second error correction decoding circuit 76, first, the track number signal output from the reproduction system control circuit 80 is confirmed. Then, based on the track number information, a write address for writing the data output from the sixth memory 73 to a predetermined address in the seventh memory 75, and a control signal are output.
It should be noted that reading data from the sixth memory 73 is the first
Read address output from the error correction circuit 74 of
And the control signal.

When 10 tracks of data are formed in the seventh memory 75, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 outputs C4.
Start error correction with check code. First, interleaving (FIG. 1) performed at the time of recording from the seventh memory 75 is started.
The same interleaving as the interleaving shown in 1) is performed and reproduced digital data is read out and input to the second error correction decoding circuit 76. At this time, the data read address and the control signal are output from the second error correction decoding circuit 76. When the reproduced digital data (code word) is read from the seventh memory 75, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 first generates the syndrome based on the algorithm shown in FIG. At that time, the C1 error detection flag and the C2 error detection flag corresponding to each reproduced digital data (code word) are also simultaneously stored in the seventh memory 7
It is read from 5. Then, the erasure flag (error detection flag) at the time of C4 decoding is set according to the algorithm shown in FIG.

When the generation of the syndrome and the setting of the erasure flag are completed, the second error correction decoding circuit 76
Then, the number of erasures is counted. If the number of erasures is less than m, a correction syndrome is calculated using the erasure flag to perform erasure correction. At this time, correction of a missed error at the time of C1 and C2 decoding is also performed at the same time. On the other hand, when the number of erasures is m or more, the erasure flag is ignored and error correction is performed. The error detection flag detected by C4 decoding (C4 error detection flag)
Is stored at a predetermined address in the seventh memory 75.

When the C4 decoding of the data for 10 tracks is completed by the second error correction decoding circuit 76, the seventh memory 75
The reproduced digital data is read out and output to the eighth memory 77 and the ninth memory 78. that time,
The special reproduction data (4 × speed reproduction data and 18 × speed reproduction data) reproduced from the special reproduction data recording area is input to the ninth memory 78, and the reproduction digital data for normal reproduction is stored in the 8th memory. Input to 77.
At that time, the C4 check code is removed and output. The reading of data from the seventh memory 75 and the writing of data to the eighth and ninth memories 77 and 78 are performed by using the address output from the second error correction decoding circuit 76,
And the control signal.

The reproduced data stored in the eighth memory 77 in sync block units shown in FIG. 5B is the data of 5 sync blocks reproduced based on the H1 and H2 headers when the reproduced data is read. Collected, the H1 and H2 headers are removed, and the original two transport packets are converted and output. The reproduction data converted into the transport packet is output to the switch 79.

The switch 79 is based on the selection information output from the reproduction system control circuit 80 and is used for the eighth memory 7 during normal reproduction.
7 output is selected. As described above, the normal reproduction data stored in the eighth memory 77 in the sync block format shown in FIG. 5B is deleted from the header information H1 and H2 when the data is read, and the original transport packet is restored. (See FIG. 5A) Output to the switch 79. The normal reproduction data output from the eighth memory 77 is output from the output terminal 82 via the switch 79.

Next, the operation during high speed reproduction will be described. From the magnetic tape 27 to the rotary head 26 on the rotary drum 28
The data reproduced intermittently via a and 26b is amplified by the reproduction amplifier 70, and the digital demodulation circuit 7
Input to 1. The digital demodulation circuit 71 performs data detection from the input reproduction data, converts it to reproduction digital data, and then performs digital demodulation. The ID signal added to the head of each sync block is detected by the digital demodulation circuit 71. The ID signal detected by the digital demodulation circuit 71 is input to the ID detection circuit 72. The ID detection circuit 72 detects the track number information and sync block number information in the ID signal, and outputs the detection result to the reproduction system control circuit 80.

In the reproduction system control circuit 80, a mode signal (normal reproduction, high speed reproduction (1
(8 × speed, 4 × speed, −16 × speed, −2 × speed) or the like) is output to the first error correction decoding circuit 74, the second error correction decoding circuit 76, and the switch 79. Also, the track number information and sync block number information output from the ID detection circuit 72 are output to the first error correction decoding circuit 74 and the second error correction decoding circuit 76.

On the other hand, the reproduced digital data digitally demodulated by the digital demodulation circuit 71 is input to the sixth memory 73. In addition, at the time of high speed reproduction
As shown by 0, data is intermittently reproduced from each track by the rotary heads 26a and 26b, so that 1
The error correction code block shown in FIG. 25 or 9 cannot be formed by collecting the data for tracks. Therefore, in the first embodiment, error correction by the C2 check code and the C4 check code is not performed during high speed reproduction.

In the sixth memory 73, when the reproduced digital data is input, the high speed reproduction mode signal (18 times speed or 4 times speed, -16 times) output from the reproduction system control circuit 80.
Based on the double speed or -2 speed) and the ID signal (track number and sync block number), the recording area of the desired high speed reproduction data is separated and only the special reproduction data is temporarily stored in the sixth memory 73. Remember.

The special reproduction data stored in the sixth memory 73 is read in units of one sync block, and the first error correction decoding circuit 74 performs error correction (C1
Decoding) is performed to correct and detect an error that has occurred during high-speed reproduction. When the C1 decoding of one sync block is completed, the first error correction decoding circuit 74 outputs a C1 decoding end signal to the second error correction decoding circuit 76, and the first error correction decoding circuit 74 performs error correction. The reproduced digital data is sequentially read from the sixth memory 73 in units of one sync block and output to the seventh memory 75. The read address of the reproduced digital data from the sixth memory 73 and the control signal are output from the first error correction decoding circuit 74. The write address of the reproduced digital data in the seventh memory 75,
The control signal is output from the second error correction decoding circuit 76 based on the C1 decoding end signal output from the first error correction decoding circuit 74.

As described above, since error correction by the C4 check code is not performed during high speed reproduction, the special reproduction data input to the seventh memory 75 is divided into second sync block units.
It is output to the ninth memory 78 based on the data read address and the control signal output from the error correction decoding circuit 76. The output of the seventh memory 75 is also input to the eighth memory 77, but reproduction digital data is not written during high speed reproduction.

In the second error correction decoding circuit 78, the special reproduction data reproduced based on the track number separated from the ID information and the sync block number is transferred to a predetermined address in the ninth memory 78. A write address of reproduced digital data for recording and a control signal are output. The special reproduction data stored in the ninth memory 78 in the sync block format shown in FIG. 5B is a collection of data of 5 sync blocks reproduced based on the H1 and H2 headers at the time of reading the data. , The H1 and H2 headers are removed, and the original two transport packets are converted and output. The trick play data converted into the transport packet is output to the switch 79.

The switch 79 is based on the selection information output from the reproduction system control circuit 80, and is used for the ninth memory 7 during high speed reproduction.
8 outputs are selected. As described above, the normal reproduction data stored in the ninth memory 78 in the sync block format shown in FIG. 5B is deleted from the header information H1 and H2 when the data is read, and the original transport packet is restored. (See FIG. 5A) Output to the switch 79. The special reproduction data output from the ninth memory 78 is output from the output terminal 82 via the switch 79.

Example 2. FIG. 19 is a block diagram of the reproducing system of the digital VTR according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, those having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 12 have the same configuration and operation, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted. Reference numeral 90 is an envelope detection circuit that detects the output waveform of the reproduction signal, and 91 is a burst error detection circuit that detects a burst error from the reproduction signal.

FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the burst error detection operation in the burst error detection circuit 91 in the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 21 is the error correction decoding using the C1 check code in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an algorithm, and FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm using the C4 check code in the second embodiment of the present invention.

The second embodiment of the error correction decoding algorithm for the error correction code in the triple product code format shown in FIGS. 25A and 11 will be briefly described below. The details of the burst error detection operation in the second embodiment will be described later. FIG. 21 shows a C1 decoding algorithm using the C1 check code. When the data is reproduced, first, as in the first embodiment, the C1 check code is used to correct the error generated in the reproduced signal up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C1 check code.
When C1 decoding is started, the syndrome is generated using the reproduced digital data (each code word) output from the digital demodulation circuit 71. When the generation of the syndrome is completed, the error position and the numerical value are calculated using the generated syndrome. The error position and the calculation result of the numerical value. If the number of errors is 4 or less, the error is corrected,
When it is determined that the number of errors exceeds 4, the C1 error detection flag (flc1) is output. In the second embodiment, the flag (flc1d) is also set for data in which four errors have been corrected during C1 decoding. (1 is set when 4 errors are corrected in flc1d, and 0 is set in other cases.)

Errors that cannot be corrected with the C1 check code are corrected with the C2 check code. In the error correction using the C2 check code in the first embodiment, erasure correction is performed on the error detected by the C1 check code, and error correction is performed on the miss by the C1 check code. Since the C2 decoding algorithm is the same as that in the first embodiment, detailed description will be omitted. FIG.
C in the reproduced digital data in the data block shown in FIG.
When error correction is performed using the 2-check code, when a burst error is detected in the data block, C2 decoding is performed on the reproduced digital data thereafter, and C1 decoding is performed at the time of C1 decoding in order to suppress a miss error during C1 decoding. In addition to the detected error detection flag, the C1 error detection flag is set so that C2 decoding is performed on the assumption that data of a sync block for which four error correction has been performed (sync block data of flc1d = 1) has also been detected as an error. It And
Regarding the reproduced digital data after that in the above data block by using the newly set error detection flag, FIG.
C2 decoding is performed based on the decoding algorithm shown in FIG.

In the second embodiment, when the burst error is detected in the data block as described above, the subsequent C1 error detection flag is added to the C1 error detection flag as described above to perform four error correction. By performing C2 decoding on the assumption that an error has been detected also in the sync block, it is possible to suppress an overlooked error in the subsequent C2 decoding and suppress an erroneous correction in the C4 decoding. Further, since the C1 error detection flag is set as described above even for the track in which the burst error is detected, it is possible to suppress the miss error at the time of the C1 decoding at the time of the burst error correction, and it is possible to suppress the error correction at the time of the C4 decoding. .

When a burst error is detected in a data block at the time of C2 decoding, even if the error correcting ability of the C2 check code is lowered and the error detecting ability is improved in the subsequent C2 decoding, the error detecting ability at the time of C2 decoding can be improved. Errors that are missed can be suppressed, erroneous correction at the time of C4 decoding can be suppressed, and similar effects can be obtained. Specifically, when performing C2 decoding on the reproduced digital data in the data block in which the burst error is detected, for example, the maximum erasure correction number is set from 11 to 9
The same effect can be obtained by changing the C2 decoding algorithm, such as dropping the maximum error correction number from 5 to 4 when the number of erasures is 10 or more.

Errors that cannot be corrected with the C2 check code are corrected with the C4 check code. In the error correction by the C4 check code according to the second embodiment, the erasure flag is set to perform the erasure correction for the error detected by the C2 check code for the data in the error correction block in which the burst error is not detected. Further, with respect to the data in the track in which the burst error is detected, the error detection flag is set in order to perform the erasure correction for the error detected by the C1 check code. (Note that the C1 detection flag is set to flc1 as described above.
In addition to the flag, the data of the sync block subjected to error correction is also treated as a C1 error detection flag. )
The error detection flag setting algorithm described above is the first embodiment.
The detailed description is omitted because it is the same as (see FIG. 17). (Note that the handling of the C1 error detection flag is as described above.)

Next, the C4 decoding algorithm of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the method of configuring the data blocks shown in FIG. 11 is the same as that in the first embodiment, so details will be omitted. The C4 decoding is performed using the C1 error detection flag, the C2 error detection flag, and the burst error detection result, as in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when C4 decoding is started, the burst error detection result in the data block is confirmed. When decoding the data in the track in which the burst error is detected, the C1 error detection flag is used as the erasure flag. Further, the C2 error detection flag is used as an erasure flag for the track in which no burst error is detected.

In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when the burst error does not occur, the erasure correction number is set to C4.
The error correction capability of the check code is not reached. As a result, it is possible to minimize the erroneous correction at the time of C4 check code due to the missed error occurring at the time of C2 decoding.

The C4 decoding algorithm of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. Second when C4 decoding starts
In the error correction decoding circuit 76, the reproduced digital data (code word) output from the seventh memory 75 is used to generate a syndrome. The error detection flag is set in parallel with the syndrome generation operation as described above. (Figure 1
7) At that time, the occurrence status of the burst error in the data block shown in FIG. 11 is confirmed. If a burst error is detected in the data block, only erasure correction is performed,
No error correction is performed on a missed error during C1 or C2 decoding. As a result, C when a burst error occurs
It is possible to suppress erroneous correction due to 4-decoding.

On the other hand, when no burst error is detected in the data block, the number of erasures is counted based on the error detection flag when the generation of the syndrome is completed. If the number of erasures is less than 9, the corrected syndrome is calculated based on the syndrome generated above and C
Erasure correction is performed on the errors detected by the 1 and C2 check codes. At this time, error correction is performed up to the limit of error correction capability even for missed errors due to the C1 and C2 check codes.

On the other hand, when the number of erasures detected by the C1 and C2 check codes is 9 or more, the correction syndrome is not calculated and the error correction is directly performed up to the limit of the error correction capability of the C4 check code (maximum of 5 errors). Correct.) This is because there is a high probability that the error detected by the C1 and C2 check codes is an empty erasure (when the error is detected by the C1 and C2 check codes but is actually an accurate value), and therefore error correction can be performed. It will be possible. When an error is detected by the C4 check code, the C4 error detection flag is output.

Next, the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The operation of the reproducing system of the digital VTR shown in (1) during normal reproduction will be described. Data reproduced from the magnetic tape 27 via the rotary heads 26a and 26b on the drum 28 is amplified by a reproduction amplifier 70 and input to a digital demodulation circuit 71. In the digital demodulation circuit 71,
Data is detected from the input reproduction data, converted into reproduction digital data, and then digital demodulated. The ID signal added to the head of each sync block is detected by the digital demodulation circuit 71 and detected by the ID detection circuit 72.
Output to The track number and sync block number of the ID signal input to the ID detection circuit 72 are detected and input to the reproduction system control circuit 80. In the reproduction system control circuit 80, the operation mode of the reproduction system is set to the first error correction decoding circuit 74, the second error correction decoding circuit 76, and the switch 7 based on the mode signal input via the input terminal 81.
Output to 9. The track number information and sync block number information output from the ID detection circuit 72 are output to the first error correction decoding circuit 74 and the second error correction decoding circuit 76 via the reproduction system control circuit 80. .

The output of the reproduction amplifier 70 is also input to the envelope detection circuit 90. The operations of the envelope detection circuit 90 and the burst error detection circuit 91 will be described below with reference to FIG. The reproduction amplifier 7 is shown in FIG.
An output waveform is shown in the reproduced signal output from 0. The output of the envelope detection circuit 90 after the reproduction envelope detection is shown in FIG. The envelope of the reproduction signal output from the reproduction amplifier 70 (see FIG. 20A) is detected by the envelope detection circuit 90 (see FIG. 20B).
The output of the envelope detection circuit 90 is input to the burst error detection circuit 91. In the burst error detection circuit 91,
The envelope detection result output from the envelope detection circuit 90 is compared with a predetermined level. (See FIG. 20B.) Then, the period in which the reproduction output is not obtained for a predetermined period or longer is counted, and when the reproduction output is not obtained for the predetermined period or longer, a burst error is detected. (See FIG. 20C) The detection result of the burst error detected in the above manner is input to the first error correction decoding circuit 74.

On the other hand, the reproduced digital data digitally demodulated by the digital demodulation circuit 71 is input to the sixth memory 73. In the sixth memory 73, the reproduced digital data output from the digital demodulation circuit 71 is collected as data for one track to form an error correction code block shown in FIG. When the construction of the error correction code block shown in FIG. 25 is completed, it occurs at the time of reproduction in the first error correction decoding circuit 74 using the C1 check code and the C2 check code according to the algorithms shown in FIGS. 21 and 15 described above. Errors are corrected and detected. (C
The C.1 and C2 decoding operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore their explanations are omitted. Note that the 4-error correction flag at the time of C1 decoding is stored in a predetermined address in the sixth memory 73. Also, at the time of C2 decoding, the C1 error detection flag and the above-mentioned 4 error correction flags are read at the same time, and the C1 error detection flag is operated as described above depending on the presence / absence of a burst error in the data block. The presence / absence of a burst error during C2 decoding is detected based on the burst error detection result output from the burst error detection circuit 91.

The reproduced digital data subjected to error correction in the first error correction decoding circuit 74 is output to the seventh memory 75 on a track-by-track basis. Seventh memory 75
Stores the reproduced digital data subjected to C1 and C2 decoding, the C1 and C2 error detection flag, and the 4 error correction flag at the time of C1 decoding at a predetermined address in the seventh memory 75. At that time, the burst error detection result of each track is output from the first error correction decoding circuit 74 to the second error correction decoding circuit 76, and stored in a predetermined register in the second error correction decoding circuit 76. .

Hereinafter, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 will be briefly described.
Will be described. The same operation as that of the first embodiment will be described by partially simplifying the description. First error correction decoding circuit 7
When the C1 and C2 decoding for one track is completed at 4, the C2 decoding end signal is output to the second error correction decoding circuit 76. At that time, burst error detection information is also output.
When the C2 decoding end signal is input to the second error correction decoding circuit 76, first, the track number signal output from the reproduction system control circuit 80 is confirmed. Then, based on the track number information, a write address for writing the data output from the sixth memory 73 to a predetermined address in the seventh memory 75, and a control signal are output.

When 10 tracks of data are formed in the seventh memory 75, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 outputs C4.
Start error correction with check code. First, interleaving (FIG. 1) performed at the time of recording from the seventh memory 75 is started.
The same interleaving as the interleaving shown in 1) is performed and reproduced digital data is read out and input to the second error correction decoding circuit 76. At this time, the data read address and the control signal are output from the second error correction decoding circuit 76. When the reproduced digital data (code word) is read from the seventh memory 75, the second error correction decoding circuit 76 first generates the syndrome based on the algorithm shown in FIG. At this time, the C1 error detection flag, the C2 error detection flag, and the 4 error correction flag at the time of C1 decoding corresponding to each reproduced digital data (code word) are also read from the seventh memory 75 at the same time.
Then, the erasure flag (error detection flag) at the time of C4 decoding is set according to the algorithm shown in FIG.

When the generation of the syndrome and the setting of the erasure flag are completed, the second error correction decoding circuit 76
Then, it is confirmed whether or not there is a burst error in the data block. If there is a burst error, only erasure correction is executed based on the error detection flag set based on the algorithm shown in FIG. At this time, error correction is not performed for missed errors during C1 and C2 decoding. (C
If 1 and a missed error at the time of C2 decoding exist, the code word (reproduced digital data) is detected as an error. ) If there is no burst error, count the number of erasures. If the number of erasures is less than 9, a correction syndrome is calculated using the erasure flag to perform erasure correction. At that time, C
The correction of the missed error at the time of 1 and C2 decoding is also performed at the same time. On the other hand, when the number of erasures is 9 or more, the erasure flag is ignored and error correction is performed. The error detection flag detected by C4 decoding (C4 error detection flag) is stored at a predetermined address in the seventh memory 75.

When the C4 decoding of the data for 10 tracks is completed by the second error correction decoding circuit 76, the seventh memory 75
The reproduced digital data is read out and output to the eighth memory 77 and the ninth memory 78. that time,
The special reproduction data (4 × speed reproduction data and 18 × speed reproduction data) reproduced from the special reproduction data recording area is input to the ninth memory 78, and the reproduction digital data for normal reproduction is stored in the 8th memory. Input to 77.
At that time, the C4 check code is removed and output. The reproduction data stored in the sync block format shown in FIG. 5B in the eighth memory 77 is the data of 5 sync blocks reproduced based on the H1 and H2 headers when the reproduction data is read. The H1 and H2 headers are removed, and the original two transport packets are converted and output. The reproduction data converted into the transport packet is output to the switch 79.

The switch 79 is based on the selection information output from the reproduction system control circuit 80 and is used for the eighth memory 7 during normal reproduction.
7 output is selected. As described above, the normal reproduction data stored in the eighth memory 77 in the sync block format shown in FIG. 5B is deleted from the header information H1 and H2 when the data is read, and the original transport packet is restored. (See FIG. 5A) Output to the switch 79. The normal reproduction data output from the eighth memory 77 is output from the output terminal 82 via the switch 79.

Since C1, C2, and C4 decoding is performed as described above in the first embodiment or the second embodiment, it is possible to sufficiently suppress an overlooking error when a burst error occurs, and to prevent deterioration of reproduced image quality during normal reproduction. Can be suppressed. Also, burst errors can be detected with the above configuration, good error correction decoding can be performed, and good normal reproduced images can be obtained. Also, the digital VT
Even when R is used as a storage medium for a computer or the like, it is possible to correct a burst error of up to 100 sync blocks, and it goes without saying that it can be used for recording a program or the like. Further, in a case where the sixth and seventh memories 73 and 75 are also used for error correction decoding, the data is once stored in the memory and the data blocks are constructed, and then C1, C2, When performing C4 decoding and C4 decoding, erasure correction is also performed on data to which a 4 error correction flag is added when performing C2 decoding after a burst error is detected in a data block and C4 decoding. It goes without saying that, when configured, it is possible to suppress missed errors during C2 and C4 decoding and obtain a good reproduced image.

Example 3. Since the digital VTRs shown in the first and second embodiments are configured as described above, the reproduction data rate of special reproduction data corresponding to various high-speed reproduction speeds can be set sufficiently high and high-speed reproduction can be performed. It is possible to improve the reproduction image quality at the time, and it is possible to sufficiently suppress the erroneous correction at the time of C4 decoding even during the normal reproduction, and it is possible to perform good normal reproduction.

In the first and second embodiments, the case where the recording format is shown in FIG. 7 (or FIG. 8) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this format, and the special reproduction data is separated from the input data. Special reproduction data in the same recording format in a digital signal recording device, a reproducing device, and a recording / reproducing device (digital VTR, digital disk player, etc.) having a recording format for recording in a predetermined area on a recording medium. By changing the number of repetitions of the above according to the recording mode as described above, it is possible to efficiently record the special reproduction data at the time of high-speed reproduction, and to improve the reproduction data rate of the special reproduction data at the time of high-speed reproduction. As a result, it is possible to improve the playback image quality during high-speed playback.
Further, the decoding algorithms shown in FIGS. 13 to 18, 21, and 22 have the same effect even when used for decoding digital data which is triple encoded and transmitted.

In addition, in the first and second embodiments,
As the error correction code, the (85, 77, 9) Reed-Solomon code in the recording direction and the vertical direction (149, 138, 1) are used.
Using the Reed-Solomon code of 2), 10 tracks of the above error correction blocks are collected to form a data block, and then C
Although the triple error correction code is configured by using the Reed-Solomon code of (138, 128, 11) as the 4-check code, the code configuration is not limited to this, and for example, as the C4 check code (149, 139, 11). ) Or the Reed-Solomon code of (135, 125, 10) (the code is configured by using video data excluding VAUX). Further, the configuration of the error correction code in the recording direction and the vertical direction is not limited to the above configuration. The error correction code is not limited to the Reed-Solomon code, and the same effect can be obtained by using an error correction code such as a BCH code.

Further, FIGS. 13 to 18, or FIG.
Regarding the error correction decoding algorithms shown in and 22, the shuffling pattern of the C4 check code is not limited to that shown in FIG. 11, and the conventional shuffling pattern shown in FIG. Also, FIG.
It goes without saying that the combination of the decoding algorithms of the error correction code shown in FIGS. 3 to 18, 21 and 22 is not limited to the combination of the first and second embodiments.
Further, the burst error detection method is not limited to those shown in the first and second embodiments, and C1, C2,
Even if C4 decoding is controlled, the same effect can be obtained. Also, the C1, C2, and C4 decoding algorithms are not limited to those described in the first and second embodiments.

Needless to say, the C2 decoding algorithm shown in FIG. 15 can perform a good decoding operation without being combined with the C4 decoding algorithm. Further, the C2 decoding algorithm is not limited to that shown in FIG. 15. For example, in the case of correcting all burst errors by C4 decoding, a part of the error correction capability of the C2 check code at the time of C2 decoding is used. An error correction decoding algorithm that suppresses the occurrence probability of a missed error (erroneous correction) during C2 decoding by assigning it to error detection may be used. (For example,
The maximum number of erasure corrections is 9, and the number of erasures is 10
In the above cases, the number of error corrections should be 4, etc.)

Further, C4 shown in FIG. 16 or FIG.
It goes without saying that the decoding algorithm can perform good decoding operation without being combined with the C2 decoding algorithm. Also, the C4 decoding algorithm is not limited to that shown in FIG. 16 or FIG.
If you want to suppress missed errors in the decoding algorithm,
The same effect can be obtained even if error correction is performed using all the error correction capabilities of the C4 check code during C4 decoding. (For example, the maximum number of erasure corrections is 10 regardless of whether or not a burst error is detected, or the maximum number of erasures is 9 when no burst error is detected.) When a burst error is detected Also has the same effect with the C4 decoding algorithm in which only the erasure correction is performed and the miss error is not corrected by the C1 and C2 check codes.

Further, the recording data is not limited to the ATV signal or the DVB signal. For example, in the case of Japan which compresses a video signal based on MPEG2, the same effect can be obtained when an ISDB signal or a signal compressed by MPEG1 is recorded. Not to mention playing. Also, the reproduction speed at the time of high speed reproduction is not limited to the high speed reproduction speed such as 4 × speed, 18 × speed, etc., but the data recording area for special reproduction and the high speed reproduction are matched with the reproduction speed required for the digital signal recording device. A system that sets the speed and records the input data in the same track format has the same effect.

When recording data transmitted in the transport packet format typified by MPEG2 in the digital VTR typified by the SD standard, the first embodiment is adopted.
In the above, two transport packets were converted into the 5 sync block format and recorded, but the present invention is not limited to this, and when the sync block format is generated, n transport packets are input using the input m transport packets. Generates sync block data for a line.
(M and n are positive numbers) Further, when recording the converted sync block format data on the recording medium, recording on the recording medium is performed so that the n sync block data is arranged on the same track. By configuring the format, there is an effect that the data of the transport packet can be efficiently converted into the sync block format. Further, since the data of the n sync blocks is completed in the same track, when converting the data of the sync block format into the data of the transport packet at the time of reproduction, the track information such as the track identification signal and the sync block number are You can easily separate the above set of n sync block formats using
Particularly, there is an effect that the circuit scale of the reproducing system can be reduced. Moreover, there is no need to record the identification signal of the n sync block, and the data recording area can be effectively utilized. The length of one sync block is also shown in FIG.
It is not limited to that shown in FIG.

A data recording area for 4 × speed reproduction, 1
The arrangement of the data recording area for octuple speed reproduction, the error correction check code recording area, or the number of areas is not limited to this. Also, the track cycle is not limited to the 4-track cycle. In the first embodiment, the speed at the time of high speed reproduction is selected as 4 times speed or 18 times speed as one example of the high speed reproduction speed, but the speed is not limited to this, and other speeds may be used. Rotating heads 26a and 26
The same effect can be obtained by arranging the special reproduction data recording area on the scanning locus of b.

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Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

According to the digital signal reproducing apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the recording data to be recorded in the predetermined area on the track obliquely formed on the magnetic tape is recorded in the recording direction and the vertical direction. After arranging in a dimension, collecting a plurality of the recording data arranged in the two dimensions to form a data block, and adding a third error correction code in a third direction including a depth direction of the collected data block, A digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing the recorded magnetic tape by adding the first and second error correction codes to the recording data including the third error correction code in the recording direction and the vertical direction, At the time of reproduction, an error occurred in the reproduced data is first corrected and error-corrected or detected by the first error correction means using the first correction code.

On the other hand, the burst error detecting means detects the burst error generated in the reproduced signal. The reproduced data which is error-corrected or error-detected by the first error-correction means is error-corrected by the second error-correction means by using the second correction code to the error detected by the first error-correction means. Give. (It should be noted that the error that the first error correction means misses is also corrected by the second error correction means.)

At this time, when a burst error is detected by the burst error detection means, at least the error correction decoding algorithm in the second error correction decoding means is set so that the reproduction data is different from the case where no burst error is detected. Error correction and error detection. The reproduced data which is error-corrected or error-detected by the second error-correction means is error-corrected by the third error-correction means using the third correction code to the error detected by the second error-correction means. Since the third error correction means also performs error correction on the error missed by the second error correction means, the second error correction means operates when a burst error occurs. Since the error correction decoding algorithm is switched to the case where no burst error has occurred, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a miss error (erroneous correction) due to the second error correction code when a burst error occurs.
There is an effect that the erroneous correction by the error correcting means can be suppressed.

Particularly, in a digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing data adopting inter-field (or inter-frame) coding such as motion compensation prediction represented by MPEG2, it is possible to suppress image deterioration due to a missed error and Can be reliably detected, so that the interpolation operation can be favorably performed. When used as an external storage device such as a computer, the third
Since the error occurring in the error correction means can be surely detected, there is an effect that it is possible to surely perform processing such as data retransmission.

According to the second aspect of the digital signal reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the recording data to be recorded in the predetermined area on the track obliquely formed on the magnetic tape is recorded in the recording direction and the vertical direction. Are arranged in a two-dimensional manner, a plurality of recording data arranged in the two-dimensional manner are collected to form a data block, and a third error correction code is added in a third direction including a depth direction of the collected data block. Then, a digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing the recorded magnetic tape by adding the first and second error correction codes to the recording data including the third error correction code in the recording direction and in the vertical direction. Then, at the time of reproduction, the error occurring in the reproduced data is first corrected and error-corrected or detected by the first error correction means using the first correction code.

On the other hand, the burst error detecting means detects the burst error generated in the reproduced signal. The reproduced data which is error-corrected or error-detected by the first error-correction means is error-corrected by the second error-correction means by using the second correction code to the error detected by the first error-correction means. Give. (It should be noted that the error that the first error correction means misses is also corrected by the second error correction means.)

The reproduced data error-corrected or error-detected by the second error-correction means is subjected to the first or second reproduction using the third correction code by the third error-correction means.
The error detected by the error correction means is corrected.
(Note that the error that the first or second error correction means misses is also corrected by the third error correction means.) At that time, when a burst error is detected by the burst error detection means, Since at least the error correction decoding algorithm in the third error correction decoding means is configured to perform error correction and error detection on the reproduced data differently from the case where no burst error is detected, when a burst error occurs Since the error correction decoding algorithm in the third error correction means is switched to the case where no burst error occurs, the error correction capability of the third error correction code should be fully exerted to perform error correction when a burst error occurs. If a burst error does not occur, it is possible to detect a missed error (error correction) by the third error correction code. There is an effect that it is possible to suppress raw the almost completely.

In particular, the purpose of adding the above-mentioned third error correction code to a storage medium such as a digital VTR is to correct a long burst error caused by dropout or the like. To do. Therefore, when a burst error occurs, there is an effect that the error correction capability of the third error correction code can be maximally utilized to perform error correction on the reproduced digital data. On the other hand, with respect to the data in which no burst error has occurred, there is an effect that the error detection capability can be improved and the missed error in the third error correction code can be sufficiently suppressed. In particular, in the case of the code configuration shown in the above embodiment (when the minimum distance of the third error correction code (C4 check code) is shorter than that of the second error correction code (C2 check code)), the symbol error probability In the bad part of C, the C4 decoding result may have more missed errors than the C2 decoding result. In such a case, the above-mentioned missed error in the third error correction check code is controlled by controlling as described above. There is an effect that error correction can be surely performed on the reproduced digital data without increasing the number.

Also, in a digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing data adopting inter-field (or inter-frame) coding such as motion compensation prediction represented by MPEG2, it is possible to suppress image deterioration due to a miss error as described above. In addition to that, an error can be surely detected, so that the interpolation operation can be performed favorably. Further, even when used as an external storage device such as a computer, an error occurring in the third error correction means can be surely detected, so that there is an effect that it is possible to surely perform processing such as data retransmission.

According to the digital signal reproducing apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, when the burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means in the first or second aspect, the first error correction code is used. Since the occurrence of a burst error is detected based on the continuity of the error detection flag detected by, the burst error detection can be reliably detected. In particular, since it is not affected by the characteristics of the electromagnetic conversion system or the like, it is not necessary to make individual adjustments for each digital signal reproducing device such as a digital VTR and can be detected by numerical calculation with the reproduced data.
This also has the effect of simplifying the adjustment process during assembly work.

According to the fourth aspect of the digital signal reproducing apparatus of the present invention, when detecting the burst error detecting means in the first or second aspect, the reproduction output from the head during the normal reproduction is performed. The signal output level is compared with a predetermined level, and if the output level of the reproduction signal is continuously lower than the predetermined level for a predetermined time or longer, the burst error is detected so that the burst error is more reliable than the reproduction signal. Can be detected, and the error correction decoding can be performed more effectively by performing processing such as switching the decoding algorithm of the error correction code (particularly, the first and second error correction codes) using the output level of the reproduction signal. effective.

Further, according to the digital signal reproducing apparatus of the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means in the first aspect, the second error correcting means performs the second operation. Since it is configured so that the error correction decoding operation using the error correction code of
There is an effect that the erroneous correction operation of the error correction code can be surely suppressed. (Especially when the burst error occurs
Almost all the errors detected by the error correction code of are incorrect. When error correction is performed on such data,
The error correction by the second error correction code can hardly be expected, and on the contrary, the error correction increases, and the good error correction operation by the third error correction code cannot be expected. )

According to a sixth aspect of the digital signal reproducing apparatus of the present invention, when a burst error is detected by the burst error detecting means in the second aspect, the third error correction code decoding means is used. When error correction is performed using the third error correction code, error correction is performed using the error detection flag detected by the first error correction code for the data belonging to the plane in which the burst error is detected. Since the control is performed, the burst error can be surely corrected by the third error correction check code when the burst error occurs.

When error correction is performed using the error correction result obtained by the second error correction code when a burst error occurs, a burst error occurs when the burst error occurs in the code configuration shown in the first embodiment or the second embodiment. Almost all data in the track will be error detected. Therefore, the burst error cannot be corrected by the error correction using the second error detection flag. Therefore, with the structure as set forth in claim 6, when a burst error occurs, the burst error can be fully utilized by utilizing the error correction capability of the third error correction code, and the random error can be corrected. By using the error detection flag detected by the second error correction code at the time of occurrence, the error correction capability of the third error correction code can be fully utilized even for random errors, and a good error correction operation can be performed. There is an effect that can be implemented.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the digital signal reproducing apparatus according to the third aspect of the invention.
When performing error correction in the error correction code decoding means, the error correction decoding algorithm is controlled so as to change the maximum number of erasure corrections when the burst error is detected by the burst error detection means and when the burst error is not detected. As described above, especially the second
If the minimum distance of the third error correction code is shorter than that of the third error correction code, a part of the error correction capability of the third error correction code is allocated to the error detection for the random error. The miss error in the correction code can be effectively suppressed, and the error error correction capability of the third error correction code is fully used to perform the error correction for the burst error caused by the dropout or the like. There is an effect that burst errors can be corrected by making full use of the burst error correction capability of the correction code.

According to the error correction decoding method of the eighth aspect of the present invention, transmission or recording digital data is arranged in two dimensions in the transmission or recording direction and in the vertical direction, and is arranged in the above two dimensions. A plurality of the digital data are collected to form a data block, and the third error correction code is added after the third error correction code is added in the third direction including the depth direction of the collected data block. The digital data transmitted or recorded in the recording direction and the vertical direction by adding the first and second error correction codes to the transmitted, recorded, received, or reproduced digital data are added to the first to third digital data. In an error correction decoding method for performing error correction decoding using an error correction code,
The method further comprises a step of detecting a burst error occurring in the received or reproduced digital data, and a first error correction step of performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using the first correction code. Second
When the digital data is error-corrected in the second error-correction step in which the received or reproduced digital data is error-corrected using the correction code of No. 1, a burst error is detected in the burst-error detecting step. In this case, at least the decoding algorithm in the second error correction step is subjected to error correction on the digital data by using a decoding algorithm different from that used when no burst error is detected.

Since the received or reproduced digital data that has been error-corrected by the second error-correction code is error-corrected by using the third correction code, a burst error occurs. When the burst error occurs, the error correction decoding algorithm in the second error correction means is switched to the case where the burst error does not occur. Therefore, when the burst error occurs, the occurrence of the miss error (error correction) due to the second error correction code can be suppressed. Therefore, there is an effect that erroneous correction by the third error correcting means can be suppressed.

In particular, the error correction code is used for the moving image data which adopts the inter-field (or inter-frame) encoding such as the motion compensation prediction represented by MPEG2 or the program such as the computer or the data by using the above error correction code. By using the error correction decoding method as described above when performing correction, when performing the above error correction decoding for image data, it is possible to suppress image deterioration due to a missed error and to detect the error reliably. Therefore, there is an effect that the interpolation operation can be favorably performed. Further, even when the above error correction decoding operation is performed on an external storage device such as a computer, the error generated in the third error correction means can be surely detected, so that it is possible to reliably perform processing such as data retransmission. There is. In addition, even in a digital signal receiving device or the like, a burst error can be detected regardless of the characteristics of the transmission path, etc., and therefore good error correction decoding can be performed.

According to the error correction decoding method of the ninth aspect of the present invention, transmission or recording digital data is arranged two-dimensionally in the transmission or recording direction and in the vertical direction, and the two-dimensional arrangement is made. A plurality of the digital data are collected to form a data block, and the third error correction code is added after the third error correction code is added in the third direction including the depth direction of the collected data block. The digital data transmitted or recorded in the recording direction and the vertical direction by adding the first and second error correction codes to the transmitted, recorded, received, or reproduced digital data are added to the first to third digital data. In an error correction decoding method for performing error correction decoding using an error correction code,
A step of detecting a burst error generated in the received or reproduced digital data, a first error correction step of performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using the first correction code, a second error correcting step The method has a second error correction step of performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using a correction code, and performs error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using the third correction code.

When error correction is performed on the digital data in the third error correction step, if a burst error is detected in the burst error detection step, decoding is performed in at least the third error correction step. Since the algorithm is configured to perform error correction on the digital data using a decoding algorithm different from that used when no burst error is detected, the error correction decoding algorithm in the third error correction means when a burst error occurs Is switched to the case where no burst error has occurred, so that when a burst error occurs, the error correction capability of the third error correction code can be fully exerted to perform error correction, and if a burst error does not occur, ,
There is an effect that the occurrence of a missed error (erroneous correction) due to the third error correction code can be suppressed almost completely.

In particular, the purpose of adding the above-mentioned third error correction code is to use a digital signal reproducing device (digital VTR, digital disc player, C
It is intended to correct a long burst error caused by a dropout or the like generated in a D-ROM or the like). Therefore, when a burst error occurs, there is an effect that the error correction capability of the third error correction code can be maximally utilized to perform error correction on the reproduced digital data.
On the other hand, with respect to data in which no burst error has occurred, there is an effect that the miss error in the third error correction code can be sufficiently suppressed by increasing the error detection capability.
In particular, in the case of the code configuration shown in the above embodiment (when the minimum distance of the third error correction code (C4 check code) is shorter than that of the second error correction code (C2 check code)), the symbol error probability In the bad part of C, the C4 decoding result may have more missed errors than the C2 decoding result. In such a case, the above-mentioned missed error in the third error correction check code is controlled by controlling as described above. There is an effect that error correction can be surely performed on the reproduced digital data without increasing the number.

Further, using the above error correction code with respect to moving image data adopting inter-field (or inter-frame) encoding such as motion-compensated prediction represented by MPEG2, or a program such as a computer or data, the error correction code is used. By using the error correction decoding method as described above when performing correction, when performing the above error correction decoding for image data, it is possible to suppress image deterioration due to a missed error and to detect the error reliably. Therefore, there is an effect that the interpolation operation can be favorably performed. Further, even when the above error correction decoding operation is performed on an external storage device such as a computer, the error generated in the third error correction means can be surely detected, so that it is possible to reliably perform processing such as data retransmission. There is. Further, regarding the burst error correction capability of the third error correction code, there is an effect that erroneous correction for random errors can be suppressed while maintaining the capability. In addition, even in a digital signal receiving device or the like, a burst error can be detected regardless of the characteristics of the transmission path, etc., and therefore good error correction decoding can be performed.

According to the error correction decoding method of the tenth aspect of the present invention, when detecting a burst error generated in the received or reproduced digital data in the step of detecting the burst error, the first error correction decoding method is used. The number of consecutive error detection flags detected in the error correction step is counted, and when a predetermined number or more of error detection flags are detected consecutively, the occurrence of a burst error is detected. There is an effect that can be detected. In particular, when it is used in a digital signal reproducing device, etc., it is not affected by the characteristics of the electromagnetic conversion system, etc., so it is not necessary to make individual adjustments for each digital signal reproducing device, and detection can be performed by numerical calculation with the reproduced data. Therefore, there is an effect that the adjustment process at the time of assembly work can be simplified. In addition, even in a digital signal receiving device or the like, a burst error can be detected regardless of the characteristics of the transmission path, etc., and therefore good error correction decoding can be performed.

According to the error correction decoding method of the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when a burst error is detected in the step of detecting the burst error, the second error correction step is performed in the second error correction step. Since the error correction decoding operation using the code is controlled not to be performed, there is an effect that the erroneous correction operation with the second error correction code can be surely suppressed. (In particular, when a burst error occurs, almost all the errors detected by the first error correction code are incorrect. When error correction is performed on such data, error correction by the second error correction code is almost impossible. This cannot be expected and, on the contrary, the number of erroneous corrections increases, and a good error correcting operation with the third error correcting code cannot be expected.) With the above control, when the burst error occurs, the third error correcting check code There is an effect that a burst error can be corrected by making full use of the burst error correction capability that it has.

Further, according to the error correction decoding method of the twelfth aspect of the present invention, when a burst error is detected in the burst error detecting step, the receiving or reproducing digital signal is received in the third error correcting step. When error correction is applied to the data, the error detection flag detected in the first error correction step is used for the data belonging to the plane in which the burst error is detected, and the digital data belonging to the plane in which no burst error is detected is used. Since the error detection flag detected in the second error correction step is used to control the error correction, when the burst error occurs, the third error correction check code must be used to reliably correct the burst error. There is an effect that can be.

This is because when the error correction is performed using the error correction result by the second error correction code when the burst error occurs as described above, the burst error occurrence occurs in the code configuration shown in the first embodiment or the second embodiment. Occasionally, almost all the data in the track where the burst error occurs will be detected as an error. Therefore, the burst error cannot be corrected by the error correction using the second error detection flag. Therefore, by controlling as described in claim 12, when a burst error occurs, the error can be corrected by fully utilizing the error correction capability of the third error correction code (burst error correction). The error correction decoding can be performed without deteriorating the ability.), And at the time of occurrence of a random error, the error detection flag detected by the second error correction code is used, so that the third error correction code can be applied to the random error. There is an effect that the error correction capability of the can be fully utilized and a good error correction operation can be executed.

Further, according to the error correction decoding method of the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, when a burst error is detected in the step of detecting the burst error in the data block in the third error correction step, When the burst error is not detected, the control is performed so as to change the maximum number of erasure corrections when the error is corrected by the third error correction code. When the minimum distance of the error correction code is short, a part of the error correction capability of the third error correction code is allocated to the error detection for the random error, so that the miss error in the third error correction code is effective. The error correction capability of the third error correction code can be fully used to correct the burst error caused by dropout. The effect of the third burst error correction capability of the error correction code can correct utilization burst errors to full so be.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a digital VTR according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block configuration diagram of a recording system of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a trick play data generation circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram of a quadruple speed data generation circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of a first error correction coding circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a sync block format according to the first embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a transport packet diagram of an input bit stream, and (b) is a recording data packet (sync block format) to be recorded on a magnetic tape.
FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the number of sync blocks that can be reproduced from one track at each high-speed reproduction speed during high-speed reproduction.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a track pattern of a 4-track cycle including an arrangement of data recording areas for special reproduction in Example 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a recording format on a magnetic tape in Example 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a data block configured by using data of 10 tracks in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an interleaving operation of a conventional C4 check code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an interleave operation in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a digital VT according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block block diagram of the reproduction system of R.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm using a C1 check code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a burst error detection algorithm according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm using a C2 check code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an error correction decoding algorithm using the C4 check code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an erasure correction number setting algorithm at the time of error correction decoding using the C4 check code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an erasure flag setting algorithm when performing error correction decoding using a C4 check code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a digital VT according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block block diagram of the reproduction system of R.

FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining a burst error detecting operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm using a C1 check code according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an error correction decoding algorithm using a C4 check code according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a track pattern diagram of a conventional general home-use digital VTR.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a recording format in one track of the SD standard.

FIG. 25 is a data format diagram of a video signal recording area in one track of a video signal according to the SD standard.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the structure of one sync block in the SD standard.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a head scanning locus of a rotary head during normal reproduction and high-speed reproduction of a conventional digital VTR.

FIG. 28: Conventional digital VTR capable of high-speed reproduction
It is a block configuration diagram of.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an outline of a conventional digital VTR during normal reproduction and high-speed reproduction.

FIG. 30 is a rotary head scanning locus diagram during general high-speed reproduction.

[Fig. 31] Fig. 31 is a diagram for describing an overlapping area at a plurality of conventional high-speed reproduction speeds.

FIG. 32 is a rotary head scanning locus diagram at 5 × speed and 9 × speed in a conventional digital VTR.

FIG. 33 is a scanning locus diagram of two rotary heads during 5 × speed reproduction in a conventional digital VTR.

FIG. 34 is a track layout diagram of a conventional digital VTR.

[Explanation of symbols]

19 fourth memory, 20 first error correction code circuit,
21 fifth memory, 22 second error correction coding circuit,
26 rotary head, 27 magnetic tape, 56 shuffling address generation circuit, 57 error correction check code generation circuit, 58 error correction coding control circuit, 72 ID detection circuit, 73 sixth memory, 74 first error correction decoding circuit , 75 seventh memory, 76 second error correction decoding circuit, 80 reproduction system control circuit, 90 envelope detection circuit, 91 burst error detection circuit.

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Ken Onishi, Nagaokakyo City, Baba-Zousho, No. 1 Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Video System Development Laboratory

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. Recording data to be recorded in a predetermined area on a track obliquely formed on a magnetic tape is two-dimensionally arranged in a recording direction and a vertical direction, and the recording data arranged in the two-dimensional manner. To form a data block, add a third error correction code in a third direction including the depth direction of the collected data block, and then add the third error correction code to the recording data including the third error correction code. Recording direction,
In a digital signal reproducing apparatus which reproduces a magnetic tape recorded by adding first and second error correction codes in the vertical direction, a first signal for performing error correction on reproduced data by using the first correction code. Error correction decoding means, burst error detection means for detecting a burst error generated in the reproduction signal at the time of reproduction, second error correction decoding means for performing error correction on the reproduction data using the second correction code, It has a third error correction decoding means for performing error correction on the reproduced data using the third correction code, and when a burst error is detected by the burst error detection means, at least the second error correction decoding means A digital signal reproducing apparatus characterized in that the error correction decoding algorithm of (1) is controlled so as to be different from the case where no burst error is detected. 2. Recording data to be recorded in a predetermined area on a track obliquely formed on a magnetic tape is arranged two-dimensionally in a recording direction and a vertical direction, and the recording data arranged in the two-dimensional manner. To form a data block, add a third error correction code in a third direction including the depth direction of the collected data block, and then add the third error correction code to the recording data including the third error correction code. Recording direction,
In a digital signal reproducing apparatus which reproduces a magnetic tape recorded by adding first and second error correction codes in the vertical direction, a first signal for performing error correction on reproduced data by using the first correction code. Error correction decoding means, burst error detection means for detecting a burst error generated in the reproduction signal at the time of reproduction, second error correction decoding means for performing error correction on the reproduction data using the second correction code, It has a third error correction decoding means for performing an error correction on the reproduced data using the third correction code, and when a burst error is detected by the burst error detection means, at least the third error correction decoding means A digital signal reproducing apparatus characterized in that the error correction decoding algorithm of (1) is controlled so as to be different from the case where no burst error is detected. 3. The burst error detecting means comprises the first
3. The digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a burst error is detected based on the continuity of the error detection flag detected by the error correction code. 4. The burst error detecting means compares the output level of the reproduction signal output from the head with a predetermined level during normal reproduction, and the output level of the reproduction signal is continuously measured for a predetermined time or longer. 3. The digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a burst error is detected when the level is below a predetermined level. 5. The digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the burst error detecting means detects a burst error, the error correction decoding operation by the second error correction code is not performed. 6. When the burst error is detected by the burst error detection means, the third error correction code decoding means detects the data belonging to the plane where the burst error is detected by the first error correction code. 3. The digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the digital signal reproducing apparatus is controlled to perform error correction by using the generated error detection flag. 7. When performing error correction in the third error correction code decoding means, the maximum number of erasure corrections is changed depending on whether a burst error is detected by the burst error detection means or not. The digital signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein 8. Transmission or recording digital data is arranged two-dimensionally in the transmission or recording direction and the vertical direction, and a plurality of digital data arranged in the two-dimensional are collected to form a data block. After the third error correction code is added in the third direction including the depth direction of the data block, the digital data including the third error correction code is transmitted, or first in the recording direction and the vertical direction. And an error correction decoding method for performing error correction decoding on the digital data transmitted, recorded, received, or reproduced by adding the second error correction code using the first to third error correction codes. Then, the step of detecting a burst error occurring in the received or reproduced digital data, receiving using the first correction code, or re-reading. A first error correction step for performing error correction on raw digital data, a second error correction step for performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using the second correction code, and a third error correction code for using the third correction code If a burst error is detected in the third error correction step of performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data and the step of detecting the burst error, burst the error correction decoding algorithm in at least the second error correction step. An error correction decoding method characterized by comprising a step of controlling so as to be different from the case where no error is detected. 9. Transmission or recording digital data is arranged two-dimensionally in the transmission or recording direction and the vertical direction, and a plurality of digital data arranged in the two-dimensional are collected to form a data block. After the third error correction code is added in the third direction including the depth direction of the data block, the digital data including the third error correction code is transmitted, or first in the recording direction and the vertical direction. And an error correction decoding method for performing error correction decoding on the digital data transmitted, recorded, received, or reproduced by adding the second error correction code using the first to third error correction codes. Then, the step of detecting a burst error occurring in the received or reproduced digital data, receiving using the first correction code, or re-reading. A first error correction step for performing error correction on raw digital data, a second error correction step for performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data using the second correction code, and a third error correction code for using the third correction code If a burst error is detected in the third error correction step of performing error correction on the received or reproduced digital data and the step of detecting the burst error, the error correction decoding algorithm in at least the third error correction step is bursted. An error correction decoding method characterized by comprising a step of controlling so as to be different from the case where no error is detected. 10. The control for detecting the burst error is characterized in that the occurrence of the burst error is detected based on the continuity of the error detection flag detected in the first error correction step. The error correction decoding method according to claim 8 or 9. 11. The error correction decoding method according to claim 8, wherein when the burst error is detected in the step of detecting the burst error, the error correction decoding operation is not performed in the second error correction step. 12. A third error correction step when a burst error is detected in the step of detecting a burst error, and a first error correction step for the digital data belonging to a plane in which the burst error is detected. 10. The error correction decoding method according to claim 9, wherein the error correction flag is controlled so as to perform error correction using the error detection flag detected in. 13. The third erasure correction step is characterized in that the maximum erasure correction number is changed depending on whether a burst error is detected or not at the burst error detecting step. The error correction decoding method according to claim 9.