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Optical disk player with coarse and fine speed control

US5745457A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1996
Grant dateApr 28, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B19/24
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical disk player utilizes an analog read signal generated from a pickup. The analog read signal is converted to a digital read signal consisting of a plurality of bits in synchronism with a sampling clock in an A/D converter. The digital read signal is then decoded in a decoder and decoded data are generated. An error signal according to the difference between an actual rotational speed of the optical disk and a specified speed is generated on the basis of the digital read signal generated from the A/D converter or the decoded data generated from the decoder. And a rotational speed of a spindle motor is controlled in accordance with the error signal.

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