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Optical disk having wobble patterns representing control information

US7145843B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2003
Grant dateDec 5, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2541
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical disk comprises a track groove on which positional information indicating a physical location on the track groove is represented by a wobble shape of the track groove. The optical disk includes a plurality of positional information units that are arranged on the track groove. Each said positional information unit includes: a positional information section that represents the positional information by a combination of wobble patterns selected from multiple types of wobble patterns that have been defined so as to correspond to respective signal waveforms that rise and fall mutually differently; a sync mark section having a wobble pattern in a shape distinguishable from the wobble patterns of the positional information section; and a precision positioning mark section ahead of each said positional information section.

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