Dynamic information storage or retrieval – Binary pulse train information signal – Format arrangement processing for auxiliary information
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-14
2004-09-14
Edun, Muhammad (Department: 2655)
Dynamic information storage or retrieval
Binary pulse train information signal
Format arrangement processing for auxiliary information
C369S047550, C369S053100, C369S047100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06791928
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to the field of optic disk drive, and in particular to a method for directly formatting an optic disk without a computer system.
2. The Related Art
In writing data into an optic disk by a rewriteable optic disk drive, the disk must be properly formatted in advance. Heretofore, the formatting operation of optic disks is performed under the control of a computer system. This causes problems. For example, an optic disk cannot be formatted in the absence of a computer system.
Thus, the present invention is aimed to solve the above problem by providing a method and device for formatting an optic disk without a computer system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for formatting an optic disk without a computer system.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an optic disk drive capable to perform a formatting operation on an optic disk without being controlled by a computer system.
To achieve the above objects, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method formatting an optic disk by an optic disk drive wherein the optic disk drive comprises a control unit having operation keys. The method comprises the steps of (a) initiating a formatting operation; (b) setting the optic disk drive to a busy condition; (c) checking if the optic disk is a blank CD-RW disk and going to step (g) if the optic disk is a blank CD-RW disk otherwise going to step (d); (d) checking if the optic disk is a UDF disk and issuing a warning and ending the operation if the optic disk is not a UDF disk otherwise going to step (e); (e) performing a quick formatting operation and writing label in UDF file system of the formatted optic disk; (f) Ending the formatting operation; (g) performing a complete formatting operation and writing label in the UDF file system of the formatted optic disk; and (h) ending the formatting operation. No computer is needed in performing the optic disk formatting operation.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6172955 (2001-01-01), Hashimoto
patent: 6631468 (2003-10-01), von Below
patent: 6741799 (2004-05-01), Ando et al.
Foo Toon Jeow
Su Steel
Behavior Tech Computer Corporation
Edun Muhammad
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