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Data recording medium, method of recording data thereon, and apparatus for and method of reproducing it

Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1993-04-22
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Granted: 1995-01-10
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Expires: 2013-04-22
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Abstract

Abstract An apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium on which data including phase adjustment pattern data are recorded, the phase adjustment pattern data including a plurality of solitary waves, the apparatus including: unit for reproducing the recorded data from the recording medium in synchronism with a read clock and producing a reproduced signal; unit for extracting the phase adjustment pattern data from the reproduced signal and producing the solitary wave signal; unit for detecting a phase shift between the reproduced signal and the read clock on the basis of the solitary wave signal; and unit for adjusting phases of the read clock and the reproduced signal to be in phase with each other on the basis of detected phase shift.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shinichi Okada

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 21:35
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/10009; G11B20/10037; G11B20/14; G11B20/1403; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B7/00; G11B7/004; G11B7/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 61 words
A method of recording data onto a recording medium comprising the steps of: recording data to be recorded onto a recording medium, and recording phase adjustment pattern data together with said data to be recorded, as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that a reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 61 words
A method of recording data onto a recording medium comprising the steps of: recording data to be recorded onto a recording medium, and recording phase adjustment pattern data together with said data to be recorded, as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that a reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said data to be recorded is recorded in a plurality of data blocks, and said phase adjustment pattern data is recorded in each of said data blocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 84 words
A data recording disk having data recording tracks spirally formed, comprising: a plurality of data blocks successively formed on said recording tracks; first recording blocks formed in each of said data blocks on said recording tracks for recording data to be recorded; and second recording blocks formed in each of said data blocks for recording phase adjustment pattern data as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 84 words
A data recording disk having data recording tracks spirally formed, comprising: a plurality of data blocks successively formed on said recording tracks; first recording blocks formed in each of said data blocks on said recording tracks for recording data to be recorded; and second recording blocks formed in each of said data blocks for recording phase adjustment pattern data as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
A data recording disk according to claim 3, wherein said second recording block comprises an odd number plurality of phase adjustment pits.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
A data recording disk according to claim 3, wherein said recording disk comprises a write once type optical disk, and said data to be recorded is recorded as pits formed on said optical disk.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 137 words
A method of reproducing data from a recording medium on which data including phase adjustment pattern data are recorded, said phase adjustment pattern data being recorded as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that a reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave said method comprising the steps of: reproducing said recorded data from said recording medium in synchronism with a read clock and producing a reproduced signal; extracting the phase adjustment pattern data of the solitary wave from said reproduced signal; detecting a phase shift between said reproduced signal and said read clock signal on the basis of the solitary wave; and adjusting phases of said read clock and said reproduced signal to be in phase with each other on the basis of said detected phase shift.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 137 words
A method of reproducing data from a recording medium on which data including phase adjustment pattern data are recorded, said phase adjustment pattern data being recorded as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that a reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave said method comprising the steps of: reproducing said recorded data from said recording medium in synchronism with a read clock and producing a reproduced signal; extracting the phase adjustment pattern data of the solitary wave from said reproduced signal; detecting a phase shift between said reproduced signal and said read clock signal on the basis of the solitary wave; and adjusting phases of said read clock and said reproduced signal to be in phase with each other on the basis of said detected phase shift.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 142 words
An apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium on which data including phase adjustment pattern data are recorded, said phase adjustment pattern data being recorded as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that a reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave said apparatus comprising: means for reproducing said recorded data from said recording medium in synchronism with a read clock and producing a reproducing signal; means for extracting the phase adjustment pattern data of said solitary wave from said reproduced signal; means for detecting a phase shift between the said reproduced signal and said read clock on the basis of said solitary wave; and means for adjusting phases of said read clock and said reproduced signal to be in phase with each other on the basis of said detected phase shift.
Claim 11
Independent Claim 142 words
An apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium on which data including phase adjustment pattern data are recorded, said phase adjustment pattern data being recorded as a plurality of phase adjustment pits with intervals therebetween so that a reproducing signal of the phase adjustment pits is composed of a solitary wave said apparatus comprising: means for reproducing said recorded data from said recording medium in synchronism with a read clock and producing a reproducing signal; means for extracting the phase adjustment pattern data of said solitary wave from said reproduced signal; means for detecting a phase shift between the said reproduced signal and said read clock on the basis of said solitary wave; and means for adjusting phases of said read clock and said reproduced signal to be in phase with each other on the basis of said detected phase shift.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said adjusting means shifts the phase of said read clock to be in phase with said reproduced signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 25 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said adjusting means shifts the phase of said reproduced signal to be in phase with said read clock.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 80 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said phase adjustment pattern data is recorded in a plurality of data blocks, and said phase detecting means comprises: a plurality of comparison means for detecting a phase shift between the reproduced signal and the read clock for each of the plurality of data blocks and producing a plurality of block phase shift data; and majority operation means for detecting said phase shift by taking a majority of said block phase shift data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said recording medium comprises a write once type optical disk, and said data comprises pits formed on said optical disk.

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