Method of accessing track in still state of recording medium and apparatus thereof

• Main Authors: SAKAGAMI, WATARU, ENDO, KIYONOBU, HOSOYA, HIDEKI, TANIWA, SHIGEYUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.08.1988
• Subjects: INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; PHYSICS

A method of accessing recording and/or reproducing means to a desired track of an information recording medium having a plurality of parallel tracks, wherein said recording and/or reproducing means and the recording medium are not relatively moved in a longitudinal direction of the tracks while the recording and/or reproducing means is moved relative to recording medium in a direction so as to cross the tracks. An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information, comprises: means for recording information in and/or reproducing the information from a recording having a plurality of parallel tracks; first driving means for moving the recording medium relative to said recording and/or reproducing means in a longitudinal direction of the tracks; second driving means for moving said recording and/or reproducing means relative to the recording medium in a direction so as to cross the tracks; and means for controlling to disable the first driving means when the second driving means is operated.