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Optical information recording medium and method for initializing the same

US6807142B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2001
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/268
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical information recording medium including a first and second information layers is provided with an area where only the first information layer, which is provided nearer a substrate, exists, and initialization using a laser beam is started from this area. In an area where the second information layer exists, the first information layer is initialized after the second information layer is initialized. Alternatively, the first and second information layers are initialized at the same time by a flash light with adjusted emission time, emission energy, and the like. The first information layer is initialized after the second information layer is initialized by radiating a plurality of flash lights.

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