IP Library Granted Patent US 6,950,386
Granted Patent B2
US 6,950,386 · App. 10/368,471 · Granted Sep 27, 2005

Optical recording medium and recording method onto the optical recording medium

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Patent No.
US 6,950,386
App. No.
10/368,471
Granted
Sep 27, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is disclosed an optical recording medium comprising: a transparent resin substrate on which a groove and a land between the grooves disposed adjacent to each other are formed beforehand, wherein recording position information indicating a recording position with respect to an information signal is recorded beforehand on at least one of the groove and land, and a metal reflective film and protective film are successively formed on the groove and land.

Claims (28)

1. An optical recording medium comprising: a transparent resin substrate on which a groove and a land between the grooves adjacent to each other are formed beforehand,

wherein recording position information indicating a recording position of an information signal is recorded beforehand on at least one of the groove and land, and a metal reflective film and protective film are successively formed on the groove and land.

2. A recording method onto an optical recording medium, for additionally recording an information signal on the optical recording medium according to claim 1 , the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a recording position information signal corresponding to recording position information from the optical recording medium;

melting a metal reflective film formed on at least one of a groove and land by heat of a laser beam; and

additionally recording the information signal at a recording position corresponding to the recording position information signal.

3. A recording method onto an optical recording medium, for additionally recording an information signal on the optical recording medium according to claim 1 , the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a recording position information signal corresponding to recording position information from the optical recording medium;

changing reflectance of a metal reflective film formed on at least one of a groove and land by heat of a laser beam; and

additionally recording the information signal at a recording position corresponding to the recording position information signal.

4. A recording method onto an optical recording medium, for additionally recording an information signal on the optical recording medium according to claim 1 , the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a recording position information signal corresponding to recording position information from the optical recording medium;

changing a shape of at least one of a groove and land by heat of a laser beam; and

additionally recording the information signal at a recording position corresponding to the recording position information signal.

5. An optical recording medium comprising: a transparent resin substrate on which a pit string including a plurality of pits, a groove, and a land between the grooves adjacent to each other are formed beforehand,

wherein recording position information indicating a recording position of an information signal is recorded beforehand on at least one of the groove and land, and a metal reflective film and protective film are successively formed on the pit string, groove, and land.

6. A recording method onto an optical recording medium, for additionally recording an information signal on the optical recording medium according to claim 5 , the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a recording position information signal corresponding to recording position information from the optical recording medium;

melting a metal reflective film formed on at least one of a groove and land by heat of a laser beam; and

additionally recording the information signal at a recording position corresponding to the recording position information signal.

7. A recording method onto an optical recording medium, for additionally recording an information signal on the optical recording medium according to claim 5 , the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a recording position information signal corresponding to recording position information from the optical recording medium;

changing reflectance of a metal reflective film formed on at least one of a groove and land by heat of a laser beam; and

additionally recording the information signal at a recording position corresponding to the recording position information signal.

8. A recording method onto an optical recording medium, for additionally recording an information signal on the optical recording medium according to claim 5 , the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a recording position information signal corresponding to recording position information from the optical recording medium;

changing a shape of at least one of a groove and land by heat of a laser beam; and

additionally recording the information signal at a recording position corresponding to the recording position information signal.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 6, 2012
From: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028002/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2003
From: OHNO, HIROTOSHI
To: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 013794/0880 →