Dynamic information storage or retrieval – Condition indicating – monitoring – or testing – Including radiation storage or retrieval
Patent
1990-11-30
1993-04-13
Brier, Jeffery A.
Dynamic information storage or retrieval
Condition indicating, monitoring, or testing
Including radiation storage or retrieval
369 48, 369 54, G11B 390
Patent
active
052028771
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for detecting unused sectors in an optical disk or opto-magnetic disk including an envelope detection circuit for detecting an envelope of a read signal to derive an envelope detection signal when data is recorded in a data area of sector. Sector mark and address marks recorded in an identification area are detected to derive sector mark detection signal is generated and address mark detection signals, and an interpolated mark signal corresponding to a synchronizing signal recorded in the data area in accordance with the sector mark detection signal and address mark detection signals. When the envelope detection signal is not produced, the generation of the interpolated mark signal is inhibited. Thus when the synchronizing signal is not detected in the data area and the generation of the interpolated signal is inhibited, the relevant sector is detected as the unused sector.
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Brier Jeffery A.
Chevalier Robert
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
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