Method and system for setting optical drive write strategies
US6915374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/122
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical drive writes information to an optical medium by obtaining a write strategy for the optical medium from a source external to the optical drive. A write module in the optical drive reads an optical medium identification code from the optical medium and determines that the write strategy for the optical medium is unavailable from an optical drive write strategy table. The write module communicates a request for a write strategy associated with the optical medium identification code read from the optical medium to a host information handling system which obtains the requested write strategy for the optical drive from a host write strategy table or a network location. Periodic updates from the network to the host information handling system and from the host information handling system to optical drive firmware aid in maintaining the optical drive's write strategy list up to date.
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