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Method for reading and writing a data storage medium comprising a material with a succession of zones having a first and second physical state respectively

US6392934B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2001
Grant dateMay 21, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B9/1409
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for reading an information medium (1) comprising a recording layer (14) with a succession of zones of material (14a, 14c) with respective distinct first and second physical states of the material. According to the invention the recording layer is scanned with means (100) for detecting electrical fields.

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