Abstract:
An optical data recording medium (100) includes a substrate (220) and a markable coating (230) established on the substrate (220). The coating (230) includes an absorber (239) and a contrast agent (240). The absorber (239) is configured to absorb light of a first wavelength, and the contrast agent (240) is configured to undergo a chemical or physical change upon receiving energy from the absorber (239), thereby producing an optically detectable mark (242). The optically detectable mark (242) generates at least one of 1 ) a pattern that is readable with light of a second wavelength that is at least 200 nm apart from the first wavelength or 2) a pattern that is readable with light of the first wavelength.
Abstract:
The present invention is embodied in a recording device (126) and media for storing computer readable data on a removable storage medium (100) that includes using a first wavelength to write data to the removable storage medium (100) and creating marks while writing the data that have predetermined wide spot sizes so that the marks can be read with a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, of another computer readable storage device (150).
Abstract:
The present invention is embodied in a method for storing computer readable data on a removable storage medium (100), including using a first wavelength to write data to the removable storage medium (100), using a second wavelength to maintain radial tracking on the removable storage medium (100), wherein the second wavelength is shorter than the first wavelength, and maintaining axial tracking on the removable storage medium (100) with at least one of the first wavelength or the second wavelength.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a compact, portable, external optical disc drives (100, 200, 400). In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical disc drive (400) is comprised of one or more substrates (102, 410) having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc (502) and that covers and protects one or more data recording surfaces of the optical disc (502). The optical disc drive may also include an external connector (108) that is capable of plugging into an outlet (902) of an electrical device (900) so that the optical disc drive (400) extends beyond an external sidewall (904) of the electrical device and is electronically interconnected to the electrical device (900).
Abstract:
An optical medium containing virtual write protect information can be recorded in drives and systems without first changing the write protection from on to off by receiving valid user input. The virtual write protection may also be enabled of disabled by additional information on the disc.
Abstract:
An optical disk system (126) comprises a computer-readable medium (122) containing code for controlling writing by the disk system to a removable optical disk (122). The optical disk system further comprises an optical pickup unit (102) for reading data from the optical disk and writing data to the optical disk, a spindle motor (108) for rotating the optical disk during the reading and writing, an optical disk controller (114) that processes the data read from and written to the disk; and a processor (120) that executes the code, thereby causing the optical disk system to write user data to the removable optical disk and to write an identifying value indicative of the optical disk system to at least one predetermined area of the removable optical disk.
Abstract:
An optical medium has auxiliary information (116) and control data (118) encoded in wobble. The control data specifies action that a drive is permitted or required to take with the auxiliary information. For example, the control data may be used to specify whether a drive reading the medium is permitted to output a region of the auxiliary information (204, 206). Alternatively, the control data may be used to specify whether a writing drive is permitted to copy a portion of the auxiliary information to a writeable area on the medium (304, 306).
Abstract:
An optical data recording medium (100) includes a substrate (220), and a dye coating (230) established on the substrate (220). The dye coating (230) including an absorber (239) having a light absorption maxima at a first waveband, and a contrast agent (240) having a light absorption maxima at a second waveband that is at least 100 nm apart from the first waveband. The medium (100) is configured to exhibit a reflectivity greater than or equal to 45% and a push pull signal (PPa) at the second waveband equal to or less than 0.4.
Abstract:
The present invention is embodied in a method for storing computer readable data on a removable storage medium (100), including using a first wavelength to write data to the removable storage medium (100), using a second wavelength to maintain radial tracking on the removable storage medium (100), wherein the second wavelength is shorter than the first wavelength, and maintaining axial tracking on the removable storage medium (100) with at least one of the first wavelength or the second wavelength.
Abstract:
The present invention is embodied in a recording device (126) and media for storing computer readable data on a removable storage medium (100) that includes using a first wavelength to write data to the removable storage medium (100) and creating marks while writing the data that have predetermined wide spot sizes so that the marks can be read with a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, of another computer readable storage device (150).