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Storing data on a medium in an optical system

US6411580B1 · kind B1 · utility

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57Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 2001
Grant dateJun 25, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2525
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An encoder converts a binary data word to a binary code word. The encoded bits have first and second binary values at a predetermined clock interval. A pulse generator responds to the encoded bits to generate energizing pulses during each clock interval in which the encoded bits have the first binary value. The energizing pules have a uniform duration less than the clock interval. A laser responds to the energizing pulses for recording on a medium.

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