IP Library Granted Patent US 7,817,508
Granted Patent B2
US 7,817,508 · App. 11/782,075 · Granted Oct 19, 2010

Optical disk unit, control method for optical disk unit, and computer readable storage medium

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Patent No.
US 7,817,508
App. No.
11/782,075
Granted
Oct 19, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical disk unit, for reading signals stored on an optical disk medium, is provided with an optical pickup 23 selectively irradiating light of one wavelength, from several mutually different wavelengths, to an optical disk medium by means of a single objective lens and outputting signals based on light reflected by the optical disk medium, a drive section for causing relative movement of the objective lens of the optical pickup with respect to a surface of the optical disk medium, wherein a peak level of a fake signal generated in the received light signal based on surface reflection at the optical disk surface while the objective lens is being moved relative to the optical disk medium surface by the drive section is detected, and the received light signal is compared with a threshold value that is set based on the detected peak level, to detect reflected light of a data storage layer.

Claims (22)

1. An optical disk unit for reading signals stored on an optical disk medium, comprising:

an optical pickup for selectively irradiating light of one wavelength, from several mutually different wavelengths, to an optical disk medium by means of a single objective lens, and outputting signals based on light reflected by the optical disk medium;

a drive section for relatively moving an objective lens of the optical pickup with respect to an optical disk medium surface;

a signal output section for receiving light reflected by the optical disk medium and outputting received light signals based on the received light; and

a control section for

detecting, while the objective lens is being moved relative to the optical disk medium surface by the drive section, a surface reflection of the optical disk surface and, after the detection of the surface reflection, a peak level of a fake signal generated in the received light signal, the fake signal corresponding to stray light occurring inside the optical pickup,

comparing the received light signal with a threshold value that is set based on the detected peak level, and

detecting reflected light of a data storage layer.

2. The optical disk unit of claim 1 , wherein

the control section establishes a value that is larger than a peak level of the detected fake signal as a threshold value.

3. A method for controlling an optical disk unit for reading signals stored on an optical disk medium, the method comprising:

controlling an optical pickup to selectively irradiate light of one wavelength, from several mutually different wavelengths, to an optical disk medium by means of a single objective lens, and to output signals based on light reflected by the optical disk medium,

causing relative movement of the objective lens of the optical pickup with respect to a surface of the optical disk medium,

receiving light reflected by the optical disk medium and outputting received light signals based on the received light,

detecting, while the objective lens is being moved relative to the optical disk medium surface, a surface reflection of the optical disk surface and, after the detection of the surface reflection, a peak level of a fake signal generated in the received light signal, the fake signal corresponding to stray light occurring inside the optical pickup, and

comparing the received light signal with a threshold value that is set based on the detected peak level, to detect reflected light of a data storage layer.

4. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program to cause execution of process, in an optical disk unit for reading signals stored on an optical disk medium, comprising:

controlling an optical pickup to selectively irradiate light of one wavelength, from several mutually different wavelengths, to an optical disk medium by means of a single objective lens, and to output signals based on light reflected by the optical disk medium,

causing relative movement of the objective lens of the optical pickup with respect to a surface of the optical disk medium,

receiving light reflected by the optical disk medium and outputting received light signals based on the received light,

detecting, while the objective lens is being moved relative to the optical disk medium surface, a surface reflection of the optical disk surface and, after the detection of the surface reflection, a peak level of a fake signal generated in the received light signal, the fake signal corresponding to stray light occurring inside the optical pickup, and

comparing the received light signal with a threshold value that is set based on the detected peak level, to detect reflected light of a data storage layer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2011
From: SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM INC.
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 027449/0380 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 26, 2011
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM INC.
Reel/Frame 027445/0773 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2007
From: KOBAYASHI, TOSHIKAZU
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 019791/0376 →