Table-of-contents caching method for stored compact discs
US5774431A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/65
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for enhancing access to CD-ROM's and the like stored in a magazine has the steps of: loading a CD-ROM into a CD-ROM reader; reading a table of contents from the CD-ROM; storing the table of contents in a non-volatile memory device; and storing the CD-ROM at a known location within the magazine. Data on the CD-ROM can thus subsequently be read without re-reading the table of contents thereof. Necessary information from the table of contents is retrieved from the non-volatile memory device.
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