US5249170A
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Memory disk and apparatus for recording information on memory disk
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-03-01
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Granted: 1993-09-28
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Expires: 2010-03-01
Abstract
Abstract A memory device for recording information on a recording medium includes a recording mechanism for recording information on the recording medium. A control device controls the recording mechanism such that information is recorded in a first predetermined arrangement on a first portion of the recording medium and in a second predetermined arrangement on a second portion of the recording medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomohisa Yoshimaru
- 👤 Tsuneshi Yokota
- 👤 Hideo Kumagai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:01
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/004; G11B7/0045; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B20/1217; G11B20/1258
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
An optical memory device for recording information in a plurality of tracks on an optical recording medium responsive to light incident thereon, said optical memory device comprising: motor means for rotating the recording medium at a predetermined constant speed; clock means for generating clock signals having predetermined frequencies; recording means responsive to the clock means for recording information on the optical recording medium; position detecting means for detecting the position of the recording means in relation to said optical recording medium; and control means for controlling the recording means and the clock means such that information is recorded in a first predetermined arrangement on a first portion of the optical recording medium and in a second predetermined arrangement on a second portion of the optical recording medium, wherein the frequency of the clock signals generated by the clock means increases substantially linearly as the recording means is moved radially in the first portion in order that the recording positions of information in the first portion have substantially constant spacing therebetween and the frequency of the clock signals is a first value when the recording means is positioned at a first track located in the first portion of said optical recording medium and a second, different value when the recording means is positioned in a second track in the first portion of said optical recording medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
An optical memory device for recording information in a plurality of tracks on an optical recording medium responsive to light incident thereon, said optical memory device comprising: motor means for rotating the recording medium at a predetermined constant speed; clock means for generating clock signals having predetermined frequencies; recording means responsive to the clock means for recording information on the optical recording medium; position detecting means for detecting the position of the recording means in relation to said optical recording medium; and control means for controlling the recording means and the clock means such that information is recorded in a first predetermined arrangement on a first portion of the optical recording medium and in a second predetermined arrangement on a second portion of the optical recording medium, wherein the frequency of the clock signals generated by the clock means increases substantially linearly as the recording means is moved radially in the first portion in order that the recording positions of information in the first portion have substantially constant spacing therebetween and the frequency of the clock signals is a first value when the recording means is positioned at a first track located in the first portion of said optical recording medium and a second, different value when the recording means is positioned in a second track in the first portion of said optical recording medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The memory device according to claim 1 wherein said recording medium comprises a bismuth tellurium alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The memory device according to claim 1 wherein said recording means records information by generating a phase transition in portions of said recording medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The optical memory device according to claim 1 wherein said first portion of said optical recording medium includes an area between first and second predetermined radii from the center of the optical memory, the second predetermined radius being one and one-half times the first predetermined radius.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The optical memory device according to claim 1 wherein said control means controls said recording means and said clock means such that recording positions of information in tracks in the second portion of said optical recording medium have a spacing therebetween dependent on the location of the tracks on said optical recording medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The optical memory device according to claim 1 wherein the clock frequency between adjacent tracks differs by approximately 1%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
The optical memory device of claim 6, wherein said optical recording medium includes an optical disc, the first portion of the optical recording medium comprises a first annular area defined by a first radius R1 and a radius NR on said disc, the second portion of the optical recording medium comprises a second annular portion defined by the radius NR and a second radius R2 on said disc, and the second predetermined radius is three-quarters of the radius of the optical disc.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
The optical memory device according to claim 6 wherein the first portion of the optical recording medium comprises a first annular area defined by a first radius R1 and a radius NR, where NR equals 1.5×R1, the second portion of the optical recording medium comprises a second annular area defined by the radius NR and a second radius R2, where R2 equal 2×R1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The optical memory device of claim 1, wherein said control means controls said clock means to generate clock signals with frequencies selected such that the frequencies are constant in regard to the position of said recording means in said second portion of the optical recording medium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The optical memory device of claim 1, wherein the clock signals are generated at frequencies corresponding to each track of the optical memory, the track being a unit of recording on the optical memory.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The optical memory device of claim 1, further comprising a reproducing means for reproducing information recorded by said recording means, wherein said frequencies generated by said clock means are within a predetermined range of values at which said reproducing means my reproduce information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The optical memory device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency of the clock signals generated by the clock means is substantially constant as the recording means is moved radially in the second portion in order that the recording positions of information in the second portion have spacing therebetween dependent on the location of the recording means in relation to the optical recording medium.
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