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Track calculation method for fixing track jumps of optical discs of different capacities

US7619952B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2008
Grant dateNov 17, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/0006
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An appropriate track calculation equation is inducted according to a relationship between a storage area and a track pitch of a compact disc, and a pickup unit is instantly shifted to a location calculated with the track calculation equation. Therefore, an error after performing a track jump modulation is reduced to a smallest degree, and in other words, the pickup unit may access a location on the disc currently required by a user without frequent or time-consuming long seeks. As a result, when the pickup unit accesses compact discs having unknown formats, which indicate different capacities or properties, a track error may be calculated in a shortest time so as to shift the pickup unit accordingly and to fix track jumps, and the user may browse any location on the compact discs having unknown formats smoothly.

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