Apparatus for discriminating optical recording medium and method for discriminating optical recording medium
US7085213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2007/0006
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for discriminating an optical recording medium and a method for discriminating an optical recording medium which can reliably discriminate the kind of an optical recording medium even in the case where the optical recording medium to be discriminated is warped.The apparatus for discriminating an optical recording medium according to the present invention includes a first electrode 11, a second electrode 12, an alternating current signal generation circuit 13 for applying an alternating current signal A to the first electrode 11, a detection circuit 14 for detecting the level of an alternating current signal B appearing at the second electrode 12, a supporting mechanism 16 for supporting the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12, a driving mechanism 17 for vertically moving the supporting mechanism 16, and a control circuit 15 for controlling the operations of the alternating current signal generation circuit 13 and the detection circuit 14 and the driving mechanism 17.
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