Power save mode control method and storage unit
US6381204B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power save mode control method for a storage unit which is loadable with recording mediums, having different formats, includes the steps of detecting whether or not a format of a recording medium loaded into the storage unit is a first format which is preset, and setting a clock frequency of a clock within the storage unit to a first frequency with respect to the recording medium having the first format when changing a mode of the storage unit to a power save mode if the loaded recording medium has the first format.
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