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US5420849A
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Apparatus for reproducing data from optical data recording medium
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1994-04-22
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Granted: 1995-05-30
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Expires: 2014-04-22
Abstract
Abstract An optical data reproducing apparatus detects a moving speed of an optical card and correct reproduced data in accordance with the detected speed in order to compensate for a speed variation of the optical card, Two read beams which are separated by a given distance in a track direction are irradiated to the card and are detected by two detectors, The moving speed is detected based on a difference between detection timings of the two detectors with regard to a given pit. In order to make pit-to-pit correspondence between the detection timings of the two detectors, a sync portion is first detected and the last pit in the sync portion is numbered the first pit and the difference between the detection timings of the same ordered pits is calculated to obtain the moving speed, The sync portion is recorded as a plurality of pits arranged at regular intervals, Intervals of the pits are detected and a ratio of the intervals detected is compared with a predetermined ratio for representing a sync pattern.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Matsueda
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 18:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10861; G06K7/14; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/0033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An optical data reproducing apparatus for detecting a pit array including a predetermined number of pits formed on an optical data recording medium at predetermined intervals according to a predetermined rule, the apparatus comprising: means for detecting intervals of adjacent pits in the predetermined number of pits to detect a ratio of intervals of the predetermined number of pits; and means for calculating a degree of coincidence between the ratio of intervals detected by said detecting means and a ratio of intervals of the predetermined number of pits determined by the predetermined rule, thereby detecting the pit array based on the degree of coincidence.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
An optical data reproducing apparatus for detecting a pit array including a predetermined number of pits formed on an optical data recording medium at predetermined intervals according to a predetermined rule, the apparatus comprising: means for detecting intervals of adjacent pits in the predetermined number of pits to detect a ratio of intervals of the predetermined number of pits; and means for calculating a degree of coincidence between the ratio of intervals detected by said detecting means and a ratio of intervals of the predetermined number of pits determined by the predetermined rule, thereby detecting the pit array based on the degree of coincidence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
100 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said calculating means comprises: first dividing means for dividing a total of the intervals of the predetermined number of pits detected by said detecting means by a total of numeral values representing the ratio; second dividing means for dividing the intervals of the predetermined number of pits by a quotient obtained by said first dividing means, respectively; and comparing means for obtaining the degree of coincidence between a ratio of quotients obtained by said second dividing means and the ratio of intervals of the predetermined number of pits determined by the predetermined rule.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said comparing means comprises means for obtaining the degree of coincidence based on a total of difference between the ratio of quotients obtained by said second dividing means and the ratio of intervals of the predetermined number of pits determined by the predetermined rule.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said calculating means comprises: dividing means for dividing a total of the intervals of the predetermined number of pits detected by said detecting means by a total of numeral values representing the ratio; multiplying means for multiplying the intervals of the predetermined number of pits by a quotient obtained by said dividing means, respectively; and comparing means for obtaining the degree of coincidence between a ratio of products obtained by said multiplying means and the ratio of intervals of the predetermined number of pits determined by the predetermined rule.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said comparing means comprises means for obtaining the degree of coincidence based on a squared sum of the difference between the products obtained by said multiplying means and the intervals of the predetermined number of pits determined by the predetermined rule.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said optical data recording medium comprises a pit array including a predetermined number of pits at constant interval; and said detecting means comprises means for periodically detecting intervals of adjacent pits.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: roller means for moving an optical card as the optical recording medium with regard to an optical head.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: belt means for moving an optical card as the optical recording medium with regard to an optical head.
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