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Information recording method and medium having optimum erasing power

US7190647B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2004
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/0062
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information-recording method and an information-recording medium which make it possible to improve overwrite characteristics in the high speed recording, especially archival overwrite characteristics for overwriting information after retaining the medium in a high temperature environment for a certain period of time, and an information-recording apparatus based on the use of the same are provided. The information-recording method comprises overwriting a random pattern with light beams having a predetermined recording power and a variety of erasing powers; reproducing the random pattern to determine a minimum value Pb1 and a maximum value Pb2 of the erasing power obtained when the pattern, in which a reproduction jitter exceeds a predetermined threshold value, is erased; determining an optimum erasing power Pb from the minimum value Pb1, the maximum value Pb2, and a relational expression represented by Pb=α×Pb1+(1−α)×Pb2; and recording the information with the determined optimum erasing power Pb. The value of α is previously recorded on the information-recording medium. The information-recording apparatus has a Pb-calculating control unit which reads the value of α when the optim…

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