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Optical disk, an optical disk barcode forming method, an optical disk reproduction apparatus, a marking forming apparatus, a method of forming a laser marking on an optical disk, and a method of manufacturing an optical disk

US6160888A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 1999
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Data is recorded on an optical disk. In a prescribed region of the disk, an identifier is provided for indicating whether a barcode-like mark is present or not on the disk. The identifier and the barcode-mark are in different locations on the disk. A control area, in which physical feature information regarding the disk is recorded, is included in the prescribed region.

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