US5199023A
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Optical information recording medium with a separating part between information tracks
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1989-12-27
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Granted: 1993-03-30
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Expires: 2009-12-27
Abstract
Abstract An optical information recording medium includes a recording surface formed by a recording layer provided on a substrate, the recording surface being provided with parallel information tracks each divided into plural blocks, each of which is formed by a data area for information recording and a servo area for forming prepits for tracking signal detection, wherein the data area has a separating part the height of which is different from that of the information track and which is provided between information tracks adjacent to each other, and the difference in height is equal to or larger than the thickness of the recording layer, and wherein the servo area is not provided within the separating part.
Inventors
- 👤 Masakuni Yamamoto
- 👤 Shigeto Kanda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:43
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/08; G11B7/09; G11B7/0938; G11B7/24; G11B7/2407; G11B7/24073; G11B7/24079; G11B7/007; G11B7/00745
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
An optical information recording medium comprising: a recording surface formed by a recording layer provided on a substrate, said recording surface comprising information tracks each divided into a plurality of blocks, each of which includes a data area for information recording and a servo area comprising prepits for tracking signal detection; wherein said data area has a separating part the height of which is different from that of the information tracks and which is provided between information tracks adjacent to each other, and said servo area is not provided with said separating part; and wherein the recording layer of the information tracks and the recording layer of the separating part are continuously formed, free from discontinuity, and the difference in height between the information tracks and the separating part is greater than or equal to the thickness of said recording layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
An optical information recording medium comprising: a recording surface formed by a recording layer provided on a substrate, said recording surface comprising information tracks each divided into a plurality of blocks, each of which includes a data area for information recording and a servo area comprising prepits for tracking signal detection; wherein said data area has a separating part the height of which is different from that of the information tracks and which is provided between information tracks adjacent to each other, and said servo area is not provided with said separating part; and wherein the recording layer of the information tracks and the recording layer of the separating part are continuously formed, free from discontinuity, and the difference in height between the information tracks and the separating part is greater than or equal to the thickness of said recording layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the surface of said servo area, other than the prepits, as well as said separating area are in the same plane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said prepits comprise two wobble pits positioned on mutually opposite sides in the direction of the width of an information track with respect to the center line thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 3, wherein said prepits further comprise a clock pit for detecting a clock signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
166 words
An optical information recording medium comprising: a recording surface formed by a recording layer provided on a substrate, said recording surface comprising information tracks each divided into a plurality of blocks, each of which includes a data area for information recording and a servo area comprising prepits for tracking signal detection; wherein said data area has a separating part the height of which is different from that of the information tracks and which is provided between information tracks adjacent to each other, and said servo area is not provided with said separating part; and wherein the difference in height between the information tracks and the separating part is greater than or equal to the thickness of said recording layer, and the depth of said prepits and the difference in height between the information tracks and the separating part are equal to λ/4n, wherein λ is the wavelength of a light beam for reading information from said medium and n is the refractive index of said substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
166 words
An optical information recording medium comprising: a recording surface formed by a recording layer provided on a substrate, said recording surface comprising information tracks each divided into a plurality of blocks, each of which includes a data area for information recording and a servo area comprising prepits for tracking signal detection; wherein said data area has a separating part the height of which is different from that of the information tracks and which is provided between information tracks adjacent to each other, and said servo area is not provided with said separating part; and wherein the difference in height between the information tracks and the separating part is greater than or equal to the thickness of said recording layer, and the depth of said prepits and the difference in height between the information tracks and the separating part are equal to λ/4n, wherein λ is the wavelength of a light beam for reading information from said medium and n is the refractive index of said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 5, wherein the surface of said servo area, other than the prepits, as well as said separating area are in the same plane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 5, wherein the surface of said servo area, other than the prepits, as well as the information tracks of said data area are in the same plane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 5, wherein said prepits comprise two wobble pits positioned on mutually opposite sides in the direction of the width of an information track with respect to the center line thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said prepits further comprise a clock pit for detecting a clock signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optical information recording medium according to claim 5, wherein said recording layer comprises a magnetic film.
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