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Multi-rate optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus

US5982726A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 1996
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B19/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multi-rate optical disc recording method and apparatus wherein data are recorded on the optical disc in accordance with a transfer rate of data, thereby preventing an unnecessary waste of a storage area in the optical disc and also enhancing a recording time of the optical disc. Said method and apparatus exploit a transfer rate detector for detecting a transfer rate of a digital signal generated at a digital signal source. This transfer rate detector allows a rotation velocity controller to rotate the optical disc at a speed corresponding to the transfer rate of the digital signal, in response to the transfer rate of the detected digital signal. Also, the transfer rate detector allows a recording portion to record the digital signal on the optical disc at the detected transfer rate.

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