Abstract:
An optical disc having a plurality of substantially concentrically extending tracks has a plurality of segments each including a servo area ARs and a data area ARd. In the servo area ARs, having servo pits representing the servo information to the disc drive, there are recorded discrimination marks SGM, ADM, STM1 and STM2. These discrimination marks SGM, ADM, STM1 and STM2 afford the segment-discriminating information depending on the recording position in the servo area ARs.
Abstract:
In an optical information recording or reproducing apparatus, an asymmetry detection circuit (16) detects asymmetry values from digital RF signals reproduced from the reference area of an optical disk (3) according to a timing signal generated by a timing signal generator (13). The digital RF signals are demodulated by the viterbi algorithm by a viterbi detection circuit (17) on the basis of asymmetry values detected by an asymmetry detection circuit (16).
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for reproducing pit information precisely from a magnetic optical disk (31) without being adversely affected by heat accumulation. The signal reproducing apparatus reproduces signals using a neural network constituting a decoder (48) that decodes pits on the disk. The signal reproducing method provides learning using a sigmoid function and carries out signal reproduction using a step function.
Abstract:
A recording medium can judge types of various discs and the write enabled/disabled state. A detection hole of a cartridge has opening/closing means which forms a substantially horizontal plane with respect to a reference plane of the cartridge at the position of the detection hole when the detection hole is in the closed state. Moreover, the cartridge has at least a first and a second detection hole. The second detection hole (H1) is opened/closed by the aforementioned opening/closing means while the first detection hole (H0) is always kept in the open state. In a disc drive device or a disc judgment method, the disc type and the judgment information content (such as write enabled/disabled state) by the detection hole are judged according to the open/closed state of one or more detection holes formed on the cartridge and the disc type detection result obtained by using the signal based on the reflection light from the recording medium mounted.
Abstract:
Method of recording on a record medium (4) by receiving a series of data elements, adding error detection and error correction data to each data element, moving some of the data in each data element to an adjacent data element to produce arranged data elements, and recording the arranged data elements in different sectors on a record medium (4). Upon reproduction of the arranged data elements from a record medium (4), some of the data in each arranged data element are moved to an adjacent data element to produce rearranged data elements. Errors in each rearranged data element are detected and corrected using data contained therein. A record medium (4) having concentric tracks on which a plurality of sectors are located stores data in each of the sectors. The data in each sector pertains to two different sectors so that the affect of a burst error on a particular sector is minimized.
Abstract:
AN INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING INFORMATION TO AND FROM AMAGNETO-OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM THAT INCLUDES A FIRST MAGNETIC LAYER FOR RECORDING AT LEAST INFORMATION, A SECOND MAGNETIC LAYER FOR REGULATING A SWITCHED CONNECTIVE FORCE, AND A THIRD MAGNETIC LAYER FOR SHIFTING A MAGNETIC WALL OF RECORDED MARKINGS FOR INFORMATION REPRODUCTION. THE THREE LAYERS BEING STACKED ON A TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE TO MAKE UP THE STORAGE MEDIUM. THE INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS INCLUDES AN OPTICAL HEAD (19) AND A MAGNETIC HEAD (18). THE OPTICAL HEAD (19) HAS A LIGHT SOURCE AND AN OBJECTIVE LENS, THE LIGHT SOURCE IS CONFIGURED TO EMIT AT LEAST A LASER BEAM WITH A WAVELENGTH OF ABOUT 780 NM, THE OBJECTIVE LENS HAVING A NUMERICAL APERTURE OF ABOUT 0.45 AND IS CONFIGURED TO FOCUS THE LASER BEAM FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE INTO A BEAM SPOT FOR EMISSION ONTO THE MAGNETO-OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM. THE MAGNETIC HEAD (18) IS FOR APPLYING A RECORDING MAGNETIC FIELD TO THE MAGNETO-OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM.
Abstract:
An optical disc and an optical disc drive for the optical disc are provided which are suitable for recording data with a high density. The optical disc D uses both lands and grooves as recording tracks. Each of the tracks consists of one address segment and forty five data segments. The address segment is wobbled at one side thereof. Each of the data segments is a DC groove. The address segment records an address information including a sync signal, frame address, track address and CRC, a tilt pattern and a clock mark. The clock mark is adapted to reflect laser beam in one amount before the mark and in another amount after the mark. The tilt pattern has a different track pitch from those in other areas. The data segments record data magneto-optically.
Abstract:
WHEN DATA IS RECORDED ON A RECORDING MEDIUM SUCH AS AN OPTICAL DISK AND REPRODUCED, IF BURST ERROR OCCURS, THE PROCESSING CAN BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT LESSENING A DATA RECORDING CAPACITY. WHEN DATA IS RECORDED, A FIRST ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (EI; I = 1.. .N.. .N) IS GENERATED WITH RESPECT TO A SERIES OF DATA OF A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT. THE FIRST ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (EI; I = 1.. .N.. .N) ADDED TO DATA OF THE PREDETERMINED AMOUNT FROM WHICH THE FIRST ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (EI; I = 1.. .N...N) IS GENERATED. A SECOND ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (PI, QI) IS GENERATED WITH RESPECT TO A SERIES OF DATA OF THE PREDETERMINED AMOUNT. THE SECOND ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (PI, QI) IS ADDED TO DATA OTHER THAN DATA OF THE PREDETERMINED AMOUNT FROM WHICH THE SECOND ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (PI, QI) IS GENERATED AND THEN RECORDED ON A RECORDING MEDIUM. UPON REPRODUCTION, DATA OF A CERTAIN RECORDING UNIT IS REPRODUCED FROM A RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH DATA OF RESPECTIVE RECORDING UNITS ARE RECORDED. IT IS DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE FIRST ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (EI; I = 1.. .N.. .N) CONTAINED IS REPRODUCED DATA OF RECORDING UNITS WHETHER ERRORS CAN BE DETECTED AND CORRECTED. IF THE ERRORS CAN BE DETECTED AND CORRECTED, THEN THE ERRORS CAN BE DETECTED AND CORRECTED. IF THE ERRORS CANNOT BE DETECTED AND CORRECTED, THEN ERASURE INFORMATION IS GENERATED ON THE BASIS OF THE SECOND ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (PI, QI) CORRESPONDING TO THE DATA OF A CERTAIN RECORDING UNIT REPRODUCED FROM THE RECORDING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE SECOND ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (PI, QI) CONCERNING THE DATA OF A CERTAIN RECORDING UNIT AND THE DATA OF A CERTAIN RECORDING UNIT IS ERASED AND CORRECTED BY USE OF THE ENSURE INFORMATION AND THE FIRST ERROR-CORRECTING CODE (EI; I = 1.. .N) (FIG.1)
Abstract:
Data recorded on such a recording medium as an optical disk, are reproduced excellently even when burst errors occur during reproduction, without reducing the data record capacity of the recording medium. A first error correcting code is generated for every block of a certain amount of data, and added to the corresponding block, a second error correcting code is generated for the every block and added to the other blocks than the block for which the second error correcting code is generated. These data and codes are recorded on the recording medium. When reproducing the data, recorded on the recording medium in blocks of data, whether or not detection correction is possible or not is judged based on the first error correcting codes included in the reproduced data. When the detection correction of a block is possible, the detection correction is performed, and when impossible, missing information is generated based on the second error correcting codes reproduced from the data blocks and corresponding to the block of which detection correction is impossible. Using the missing information and the first error correcting code, missing correction of the data block is performed.
Abstract:
An optical disc having a plurality of substantially concentrically extending tracks has a plurality of segments each including a servo area ARs and a data area ARd. In the servo area ARs, having servo pits representing the servo information to the disc drive, there are recorded discrimination marks SGM, ADM, STM1 and STM2. These discrimination marks SGM, ADM, STM1 and STM2 afford the segment-discriminating information depending on the recording position in the servo area ARs.