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Optical data system and optical disk relating thereto

US6570839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2001
Grant dateMay 27, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

An optical disk includes a plurality of tracks that are arranged in a predetermined number of zones. Each track is divided into a plurality of sectors. The sector number is different in each zone. The sector increases in number moving outwardly on the disk. The optical disk also includes a format marking. The format marking includes a sector field for each sector. The format marking is erasably recorded.

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