摘要:
The track counter for optical disk in accordance with the present invention, that counts the number of tracks a light beam passes upon when an optical head moves over an optical disk in the radial direction, comprises a passage signal generating circuit for detecting based on a reflected light of the light beam from the optical disk, that the light beam passed upon a track and for releasing a passage signal on that occasion, a counter that counts the passage signals released by the passage signal generating circuit, a count suspending circuit for forecasting that the light beam will pass upon a specific position of a track and for suspending the count by the aforementioned counter of the passage signals during this forecasted period, and a count value compensating circuit for assuming, when the count of the passage signals is suspended by the count suspending circuit, the number of tracks the light beam passed upon during that period, and for adding this assumed number to the count value of the counter. This track counter for optical disk is arranged such that it is able to count accurately the number of tracks the light beam passed upon even when the light beam passed upon the ID sections of a track, or when the passage upon a track cannot be detected because of a scratch on the surface of the disk or the like. Thereby, when the optical head moves and slides, the access speed may be enhanced.
摘要:
An optical disk drive which discriminates whether a light spot is incident on a groove or on an area therebetween by eliminating a pulse that appears in a binary envelope signal when the light spot passes a level section. The elimination is carried out based on an ODF section detecting signal, the ODF section detecting signal being a level section detecting signal which is produced by detecting a level section (ODF section) of the optical disk. The detection is carried out by differentiating an envelope signal, which is the envelope of an electric signal corresponding to the amount of light reflected from the optical disk. Accordingly, even if the optical disk in use has interrupted grooves, the optical head can be accurately moved to a desired track located on a land or on a groove.
摘要:
In the optical recording element of the invention, alignments of long thin pits inclined in various directions with respect to the track direction are formed on the tracks and information is recorded therein according to the different inclines of the pits, thereby performing higher-density and larger-volume recording without reducing the spacing between each pit and the track pitch. The invention also discloses an optical data retrieval system for use with the above optical recording element, which scans the pit alignments with a laser beam spot, detects the inclines of the pits by obtaining the distribution of the intensity of reflected light which is caused by light diffraction at the pits, and plays back information in accordance with the inclines. Therefore, not only can the substantially same structure as that of a standard type optical data retrieval system be applied to the invention without making any complicated change, but also cross-talk is less likely to be produced in the read out signals.
摘要:
In the optical recording element of the invention, alignments of long thin pits inclined in various directions with respect to the track direction are formed on the tracks and information is recorded therein according to the different inclines of the pits, thereby performing higher-density and larger-volume recording without reducing the spacing between each pit and the track pitch. The invention also discloses an optical data retrieval system for use with the above optical recording element, which scans the pit alignments with a laser beam spot, detects the inclines of the pits by obtaining the distribution of the intensity of reflected light which is caused by light diffraction at the pits, and plays back information in accordance with the inclines. Therefore, not only can the substantially same structure as that of a standard type optical data retrieval system be applied to the invention without making any complicated change, but also cross-talk is less likely to be produced in the read out signals.
摘要:
An optical disk recording and reproducing apparatus in which during coarse access, an adjustable target speed is obtained using a speed offset value stored in a speed offset memory. The speed offset value being determined between a plurality of reference velocities and a plurality of adjustable offset velocity values. The system also performs fine access within a defined distance from the optical head to the designated track upon completion of the coarse access mode. The speed offset values are continually updated by to improve the accuracy of the coarse access operation saving overall access time.
摘要:
An apparatus for recording and reproducing information using an optical card comprising a memory region in which one pit train for supplying a track servo signal and a synchronizing signal is formed at a edge portion of the memory region. The optical card achieves increased storing capacity by including only one pit train. The recording/reproduction apparatus for the card has a first and second optical heads. The first optical head scans the pit train to obtain the track servo signal and a synchronizing signal. The second optical head is used for recording and reproducing information from the optical card.
摘要:
An optical card comprising a memory region in which one pit train for supplying a track servo signal and a synchronizing signal is formed at a edge portion of the memory region. The optical card achieves increased storing capacity by including only one pit train. A recording/reproduction apparatus for the card comprises first and second optical heads. The first optical head scans the pit train to obtain the track servo signal and a synchronizing signal. The second optical head is used for recording and reproducing information from the optical card.
摘要:
A small-sized, large-capacity optical disk is provided which is superior in portability. The optical disk has a diameter less than 64 mm and a thickness less than 0.8 mm. Tracks are formed with a pitch less than 0.6 μm, and the record area is divided into a plurality of zones alone the radium. The optical disk can store more than 650 MB of compressed data.
摘要:
A magneto-optical disk including a transparent substrate, pit strings containing information formed in spiral or concentric form on a surface of the transparent substrate, a magneto-optical recording medium layer for covering the surface of the transparent substrate having the pit strings formed thereon, and magneto-optical recording areas formed by spiral or concentric flat portions between adjacent pit strings. An optical pickup for reproducing pit information and magneto-optically-recorded information from the magneto-optical disk. A magneto-optical disk drive for recording and reproducing information on the magneto-optical disk. The magneto-optical disk has a memory capacity which is twice the memory capacity of a conventional magneto-optical disk having ROM, and is accessed at high speeds.
摘要:
A recording/reproducing device for recording and reproducing on a rewritable recording medium which comprises absolute addresses, a sound information recording region for recording sound information entered thereto from outside and a TOC area for recording additional information on the sound information recorded in the sound information recording region. The device includes an optical head as well as a magnetic coil for recording silencing information or fading information in the TOC area, each of which respectively specifies that a desired range in the sound information recording region should be erased or a fade-in/fade-out operation adjacent to the recording start/end position of desired sound information should be executed in reproducing sound information in the sound information region, a TOC memory wherein the silencing information or the fading information read from the TOC area is stored when the recording medium is placed in the device, and a muting circuit which performs the silencing operation within the range specified by the silencing information stored in the TOC memory or a fading circuit which performs the fade-in/fade-out operation according to the fading information stored in the TOC memory.