IP Library Granted Patent US 7,400,559
Granted Patent B2
US 7,400,559 · App. 11/673,725 · Granted Jul 15, 2008

Information recording medium having a wobbling groove structure

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Patent No.
US 7,400,559
App. No.
11/673,725
Granted
Jul 15, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information recording medium having at least a read only area and a recording and reproducing area is composed of at least: a substrate; a recording layer formed on the substrate so as to record and reproduce information; and a light transmission layer having transparency formed on the recording layer. The information recording medium is further characterized in that a wobbling groove corresponding to the read only area and another wobbling groove corresponding to the recording and reproducing area is formed on the substrate without overlapping with each other, the recording and light transmitting layers are continuously adhered over at least two areas of the read only area and the recording and reproducing area, reflectivity of the recording layer is more than 5%, and a push-pull signal output T 3 reproduced from the read only area and another push-pull signal output T 4 reproduced from the recording and reproducing area before recording satisfies relations of T 3 ≧0.1, T 4 ≧0.1 and 1.5≧T 3 /T 4 ≧0.5.

Claims (24)

1. An information recording medium having at least a read only area and a recording and reproducing area comprising at least:

a substrate;

a recording layer formed on the substrate so as to record and reproduce information; and

a light transmitting layer having transparency formed on the recording layer,

the information recording medium further comprising a wobbling groove corresponding to the read only area and another wobbling groove corresponding to the recording and reproducing area formed on the substrate without overlapping each other, wherein the wobbling groove corresponding to the read only area is recorded with at least a control data in a wobbling shape, and

wherein the recording and light transmitting layers are continuously adhered over at least two areas of the read only area and the recording and reproducing area,

wherein reflectivity of the recording layer is more than 5%, and

wherein a push-pull signal output T 3 reproduced from the read only area and another push-pull signal output T 4 reproduced from the recording and reproducing area before recording satisfies relations of T 3 ≧0.1, T 4 ≧0.1 and 1.5≧T 3 /T 4 ≧0.5.

2. The information recording medium in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the control data is a specific code data of recording strategy information.

3. The information recording medium in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.02 mm to 0.12 mm.

4. A reproducing method of an information recording medium having at least a read only area and a recording and reproducing area,

the information recording medium comprising at least:

a substrate;

a recording layer formed on the substrate so as to record and reproduce information;

a light transmitting layer having transparency formed on the recording layer; and

a wobbling groove corresponding to the read only area and another wobbling groove corresponding to the recording and reproducing area formed on the substrate without overlapping each other, wherein the wobbling groove corresponding to the read only area is recorded with at least a control data in a wobbling shape,

wherein the recording and light transmitting layers are continuously adhered over at least two areas of the read only area and the recording and reproducing area,

wherein reflectivity of the recording layer is more than 5%, and

wherein a push-pull signal output T 3 reproduced from the read only area and another push-pull signal output T 4 reproduced from the recording and reproducing area before recording satisfies relations of T 3 ≧0.1, T 4 ≧0.1 and 1.5≧T 3 /T 4 ≧0.5,

the reproducing method comprising the steps of:

reading the read only area; and

reading the recording and reproducing area, wherein the step of reading the recording and reproducing area follows the step of reading the read only area in succession.

5. The reproducing method of an information recording medium in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the control data is a specific code data of recording strategy information.

6. The reproducing method of an information recording medium in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.02 mm to 0.12 mm.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2016
From: ALEREON, INC.
To: PINNACLE BANK
Reel/Frame 040289/0036 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 10, 2012
From: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028023/0145 →