Methods and apparatus for reducing the access time of an optical

Details Methods and apparatus for reducing the access time of an optical Methods and apparatus for reducing the access time of an optical

1995-11-15

1998-08-11

Huber, Paul W.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Information location or remote operator actuated control

Selective addressing of storage medium

369 4428, 369120, G11B 1722, G11B 700

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057937150

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are provided for improving optical drive access times using a detector having multiple sensing elements to sense and count disk tracks. The detector may be oriented either radially or tangentially with respect to the disk radius, and either capable of sensing more than one disk location simultaneously or have a length greater than the maximum distance between detectable features of the disk.

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