Optical disk apparatus

Details Optical disk apparatus Optical disk apparatus

2005-02-23

2008-12-02

Lateef, Marvin M (Department: 4157)

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Information location or remote operator actuated control

Selective addressing of storage medium

C369S047400, C369S030270

Reexamination Certificate

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07460442

ABSTRACT:
An optical disk apparatus for controlling two optical pickups in an optimized way in response to operation modes for rotating the optical disk. When receiving a request for seeking one optical pickup from a HOST, a CPU judges whether to move the other optical pickup synchronously to satisfy positional restriction of the two optical pickups. Furthermore, when operating one optical pickup upon, for example, a read request. from the HOST, the CPU judges whether to move the other pickup to follow.

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