Abstract:
An optical disk having a plurality of substantially concentric tracks, each of which includes a plurality of segments each comprising a servo area ARs provided with servo pits for giving servo information to a disk drive and a data area ARd. Identification marks SGM, ADM, STM1, STM2 are recorded in the servo area ARs. The identification marks SGM, ADM, STM1, STM2 provide information for identifying the respective segments depending on the recording position in the servo area ARs.
Abstract:
A modulation apparatus and a modulation method having a simple circuit structure for realizing a modulation apparatus and capable of being easily applied to another system. According to a conversion table, a pattern converter (32) converts data supplied to a DSV control bit decision/insert unit (31) and having a basic data length of 2 bits into a variable length code having a basic code length of 3 bits. Moreover, a minimum run continuation limit code detector (33) detects from the data string into which the DSV control bit is inserted a position where the channel bit string converted by the pattern converter (32) is continuation of the minimum run. According to the position information supplied to the minimum run continuation limit code detector (33), a continuous minimum run replacement unit (34) replaces a predetermined portion of the channel bit string supplied to the pattern converter (32) by a predetermined pattern, thereby limiting the continuation of the minimum run within a predetermined number of times. The present invention can be applied to a modulation apparatus.
Abstract:
A modulation apparatus and method, and a DSV control bit generation method capable of deciding a DSV control bit value to be inserted into a data string accurately. A 1-7PP data conversion unit (52) supplies a modulation break detection unit (81) with modulation break information consisting of information on the modulation break of a data string using the conversion table of Table 3 and a valid break detection unit (82) with a DSV interval break signal including information on a DSV interval break position of the data string into which a DSV control bit has been inserted. According to the modulation break information supplied, the modulation break detection unit (81) detects a modulation break position and supplies a modulation break signal to the valid break detection unit (82). According to the DSV interval break signal supplied, the valid break detection unit (82) detects a valid break position controlling the judgment timing of the DSV control bit of the corresponding DSV interval among the modulation break positions indicated by the modulation break signal supplied. The present invention can be applied to a modulation apparatus.
Abstract:
An optical reproducing apparatus, for example, an optical magnetic disc device for reproducing data, has been recorded on a disc recording medium by applying the Viterbi decoding method, or the like, and can effectively avoid the deterioration of bit error rate even if the DC level fluctuates. When Viterbi decoding the reproducing signal by converting it into digital values, if a transition pattern in which the signal level of the reproducing signal transits across the center level is detected, the center level is corrected.
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:
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:
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:
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 a magneto-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 and a magnetic head. The optical head 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 is for applying a recording magnetic field to the magneto-optical storage medium.