Abstract:
An optical disc (13), and a recording/reproducing method and apparatus to record information on the optical disc. The optical disc includes an optical information storage layer, including a layer format region and a user data region. The layer format region is divided into virtual layers (RL1,RL2) that are disposed at different depths. The virtual layers include layer information to distinguish the virtual layers from one another.
Abstract:
A multilayer optical disc which has three or more recording layers and enables easy positioning of a focused beam spot onto a particular recording layer in which a BCA is disposed. An inter-layer distance between a particular recording layer and a recording layer adjacent to the particular recording layer is larger than the other inter-layer distances in which, at the focused beam spot positioning, the focused beam spot traverses the said adjacent recording layer earlier than the other recording layer adjacent to the particular recording layer.
Abstract:
An optical disc drive (1), capable of handling optical discs (2) with at least two storage layers (61, 62), comprises an axially displaceable objective lens (34) and a focus actuator (52) for controlling the axial position of the objective lens; a control circuit (90) for generating actuator control signals (SQF) for the focus actuator; and a threshold source (98) for providing a threshold level (VT) lower than a supply voltage (Vs) for the focus actuator. The control circuit (90) monitors a focus disturbance signal and delays a layer jump if the absolute value of the focus disturbance signal is too high. Particularly, the control circuit compares the absolute value of the disturbance signals with said threshold level and, if this absolute value is higher than said threshold level, inhibits (83) the layer jump until the absolute value of the disturbance signals becomes lower than said threshold level.
Abstract:
A method of controlling an optical disc drive to drive a multi-layer optical disc includes acquiring actual optimal aberration correction positions of a first layer and a second layer of the multi-layer optical disc while a position of an aberration correction unit is changed, positioning the aberration correction unit at an intermediate point between the aberration correction position of the first layer and the aberration correction position of the second layer, performing a layer jump from the first layer to the second layer of the optical disc, and positioning the aberration correction unit at the aberration correction position of the second layer.
Abstract:
It is possible to access a deep layer of a multi-layered disc in a short time. An objective lens (131) is moved toward a recording surface. When it is detected that the level voltage of a focus error signal has reached a first slice level voltage H displaced from a reference potential E by a predetermined value, the objective lens (131) is moved toward the recording surface by a predetermined shift amount as an upper limit. When the shift amount of the objective lens (131) has reached the predetermined shift amount, movement means is controlled to move the objective lens (131) apart from recording surface. When it is detected that the level voltage of the focus error signal has reached a second slice level voltage H displaced from the reference potential E by a predetermined value while the objective lens (131) moves apart from the recording surface, pull-in control is performed for focusing the light spot.