US4815062A
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Write-once data writing system for optical recording medium
Assignee: CSK Corp
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Filing: 1987-08-21
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Granted: 1989-03-21
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Expires: 2007-08-21
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a write-once data writing method for optical recording medium of a type wherein a data track includes a plurality of sectors each having at least a preamble and data. A deceleration region is provided at a position following the last recorded sector on a track including both recorded and blank areas, the length of the deceleration region corresponding to a deceleration time necessary to change the relative moving rate of a writing/reading head with respect to the optical recording medium from one for reading to another for writing, and then additional data is recorded sector by sector at region following said deceleration region. Also, disclosed is an apparatus for achieving the method.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidefumi Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:47
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B20/1215; G11B7/00; G11B7/007; G11B7/013; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/215; G11B2220/218
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A write-once data writing apparatus for optical recording medium of a type which allows a data track to contain a plurality of sectors each storing at least data and a preamble having sync information, the apparatus comprising: a writing/reading head; a drive circuit for moving said writing/reading head relative to an optical recording medium along the data track thereon at respective rates in writing and reading data; writing means for applying data to be recorded to said head and controlling the writing operation; reading means for processing signals detected by said head to retrieve control signals, data, etc.; mode switching means responsive to an instruction to record additional data, for first detecting said drive circuit and said reading means to reading mode and for then directing, when receiving a mode switching signal, the same to a writing mode; and mode change judging means responsive to said instruction, for checking through monitoring the output from said reading means if the preamble is, after detecting the end of a sector, included in the next sector, and for generating said mode switching signal if no preamble is found.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A write-once data writing apparatus for optical recording medium of a type which allows a data track to contain a plurality of sectors each storing at least data and a preamble having sync information, the apparatus comprising: a writing/reading head; a drive circuit for moving said writing/reading head relative to an optical recording medium along the data track thereon at respective rates in writing and reading data; writing means for applying data to be recorded to said head and controlling the writing operation; reading means for processing signals detected by said head to retrieve control signals, data, etc.; mode switching means responsive to an instruction to record additional data, for first detecting said drive circuit and said reading means to reading mode and for then directing, when receiving a mode switching signal, the same to a writing mode; and mode change judging means responsive to said instruction, for checking through monitoring the output from said reading means if the preamble is, after detecting the end of a sector, included in the next sector, and for generating said mode switching signal if no preamble is found.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The write-once data writing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said drive circuit, in response to the output from said mode switching means for switching the mode, causes the moving rate to decelerate until the rate reaches a writing rate, and then sends a write enable signal to said writing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
108 words
A write-once data writing method for optical recording medium of a type which allows a data track to contain a plurality of sectors each storing at least data and a preamble having sync information, the method comprising the steps of: providing a deceleration region, at a position following the last recorded sector on a track including both recorded and blank areas, of a length corresponding to a deceleration time necessary to change the relative moving rate of a writing/reading head with respect to the optical recording medium from one for reading to another for writing; and writing additional data sector by sector at region following said deceleration region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
108 words
A write-once data writing method for optical recording medium of a type which allows a data track to contain a plurality of sectors each storing at least data and a preamble having sync information, the method comprising the steps of: providing a deceleration region, at a position following the last recorded sector on a track including both recorded and blank areas, of a length corresponding to a deceleration time necessary to change the relative moving rate of a writing/reading head with respect to the optical recording medium from one for reading to another for writing; and writing additional data sector by sector at region following said deceleration region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
84 words
The write-once data writing method according to claim 3 wherein the recorded sector on a data track, on which additional data is to be recorded, is detected in a reading mode with said writing/reading head being moved at a reading rate, and wherein if no preamble is found within a predetermined period after detecting the end of the sector, the moving rate of the head is decelerated to a writing rate, while defining said deceleration region, followed by beginning to write the additional data.
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