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Fast startup procedure for multimode data players and/or recorders

US6742096B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 1999
Grant dateMay 25, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/1816
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of accelerating the identification of the type of data carrier when the data carrier is inserted in a multimode player and/or recorder which accepts different types of data carriers Looking up a table of use statistics allows the present method to determine which data carrier type is most often used, thus most probable to be encountered, and to select a parameter or a set of parameters associated with this type to test the data carrier.

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