Recording/reproducing method and apparatus using probe.

摘要

A recording and reproducing method writes information in the form of bits by the physical interaction between a probe and a recording medium opposed to the probe. The method includes a recording step of recording information by shifting a forming position of each bit by a predetermined shift amount in a horizontal direction of the recording medium in accordance with information, and a reproducing step of reproducing the information, based on the shift amount of each recorded bit in the horizontal direction of the recording medium. A recording and reproducing apparatus is so constructed as to perform the steps.