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Optical disc with a rewritable area and a read-only area

US5923640A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1997
Grant dateJul 13, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/0079
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical disc having both rewritable area and read-only area is disclosed. The rewritable area has a single spiral pattern of start track land at a leading edge, and a single spiral pattern of end track land at a trailing edge, whereby portions of the physical address area PID deviated approximately Pa/2 from the track of the rewritable area are being intruded into the start track land and the end track land.

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