IP Library Granted Patent US 6,909,675
Granted Patent B2
US 6,909,675 · App. 10/352,479 · Granted Jun 21, 2005

Method for switching an optical disc apparatus to different accessing speeds

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Patent No.
US 6,909,675
App. No.
10/352,479
Granted
Jun 21, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for switching an optical disc apparatus to different accessing speeds. The optical disc apparatus has a control button with which to eject a disc. The method comprises the steps of operating the optical disc apparatus in a first mode, switching the optical disc apparatus from the first to a second mode when the control button is pressed for a duration exceeding a predetermined period of time, and switching the optical disc apparatus to the first mode and ejecting the disc when the optical disc apparatus operates in the second mode and the control button is pressed.

Claims (32)

1. A method for switching an optical disc apparatus to different accessing speeds, wherein the optical disc apparatus has a control button, the method comprising:

operating the optical disc apparatus in a first mode;

switching the optical disc apparatus from the first to a second mode when the control button is pressed for a duration exceeding a predetermined period of time; and

switching the optical disc apparatus to the first mode and ejecting a disc when the optical disc apparatus operates in the second mode and the control button is pressed;

wherein a accessing speed in the first mode is higher than a accessing speed in the second mode.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined period of time is 5 seconds.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control button is an eject button on the optical disc apparatus.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the accessing speed in the second mode is a maximum speed at which the optical disc apparatus can access the disc.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of operating the optical disc apparatus in the first mode when the optical disc apparatus is reset.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical disc apparatus in the first mode stops accessing the disc, and ejects the disc when the duration is shorter than the predetermined period of time.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical disc apparatus operates in the first mode by default.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

timing the duration by using a timer when the control button is pressed;

switching the optical disc apparatus to the second mode and resetting the timer when the optical disc apparatus operates in the first mode and the duration exceeding the predetermined period of time;

switching the optical disc apparatus to the first mode, stopping the operation of the optical disc apparatus, ejecting the CD and resetting the timer when the optical disc apparatus operates in the second mode and the control button is pressed; and

stopping the operating of the optical disc apparatus, ejecting the CD and resetting the timer when the optical disc apparatus operates in the first mode and the duration is shorter than the predetermined period of time.

9. A method for switching an optical disc apparatus to different accessing speeds, wherein the optical disc apparatus has a control button, the method comprising:

operating the optical disc apparatus in a first mode;

switching the optical disc apparatus from the first mode to a second mode when the control button is pressed for a duration exceeding a predetermined period of time; and

switching the optical disc apparatus to the first mode and ejecting the a disc when the optical disc apparatus operates in the second mode and the control button is pressed;

wherein the optical disc apparatus operates in the first mode by default, has a first accessing speed when operating in the first mode, and has a second accessing speed when operating in the second mode.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second accessing speed is higher than the first accessing speed.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising operating the optical disc apparatus in the first mode when the optical disc apparatus is reset.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the optical disc apparatus in the first mode stops accessing the disc, and ejects the disc when the duration is shorter than the predetermined period of time.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second accessing is a maximum speed at which the optical disc apparatus can access the disc.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the predetermined period of time is 5 seconds.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the control button is an eject button.

16. The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising:

timing the duration by using a timer when the control button is pressed;

switching the optical disc apparatus to the second mode and resetting the timer when the optical disc apparatus operates in the first mode and the duration exceeding the predetermined period of time;

switching the optical disc apparatus to the first mode, stopping the operating of the optical disc apparatus, ejecting the CD and resetting the timer when the optical disc apparatus operates in the second mode and the control button is pressed; and

stopping the operating of the optical disc apparatus, ejecting the CD and resetting the timer when the optical disc apparatus operates in the first mode and the duration is shorter than the predetermined period of time.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2014
From: LITE-ON IT CORP.
To: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032892/0554 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2003
From: LIU, JEN-CHENG
To: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 013709/0262 →