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Method and apparatus for detecting finally recorded sector

US5023876A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1988
Grant dateJun 11, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/1866
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a finally recorded sector detecting system suitable for a write-once type optical disc device, an error correction code or error detection code provided for each index sector is utilized to detect a state of errors occurring in reproduced index signals, and a finally recorded index sector is determined from the state of errors thus detected.

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