IP Library Granted Patent US 7,342,853
Granted Patent B2
US 7,342,853 · App. 11/616,172 · Granted Mar 11, 2008

Optical disc system and method for managing shock during data record/play

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,342,853
App. No.
11/616,172
Granted
Mar 11, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical disc system and a method of managing shock while recording or playing data in the optical disc system are provided. The optical disc system includes an optical pick-up unit for applying a laser beam to a track of an optical disc and detecting reflected light, a servo unit for controlling tracking and focus of the optical pick-up unit and a monitoring unit for comparing a monitoring signal, which is output from the optical pick-up unit and the servo unit, with a reference signal and generating a blocking signal and a blocking release signal. Recording or playing of data on the optical disc is stopped in response to the blocking signal, and recording or playing of the data on the optical disc is resumed in response to the blocking release signal based on a state of the optical disc system when recording or playing was stopped.

Claims (24)

1. A method of managing shock which is applied to an optical disc system, the method comprising:

(a) setting a monitoring signal and setting a level of a reference signal according to the set monitoring signal;

(b) determining whether shock is applied by comparing the monitoring signal with the level of the reference signal;

(c) generating a blocking signal if it is determined that shock is applied;

(d) stopping recording or playing of data on the optical disc in response to the blocking signal and storing information representing the state of the optical disc system when the recording or playing is stopped,

wherein step (d) comprises turning off a laser diode or changing a level of an optical power of the laser diode to a level lower than a predetermined level.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring signal is one of a focus error signal, a summing signal of the side beam (SBAD), a peak hold signal of a recording and playing radio frequency signal, a bottom hold signal of a recording and playing radio frequency signal, a tracking error signal, or a disc information signal.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the optical disc system is a digital versatile disc for vehicles or a blueray.

4. An optical disc system comprising:

a comparator for comparing a monitoring signal with a reference signal and generating a comparison signal; and

a blocking signal generator for generating a blocking signal when the presence of a shock is determined based on the comparison signal,

wherein the optical disc system stops recording or playing data on an optical disc in response to the blocking signal and stores information on the state of the optical disc system when recording or playing is stopped,

wherein the monitoring signal is one of a focus error signal, a summing signal of the side beam (SBAD), a peak hold signal of a recording and playing radio frequency signal, a bottom hold signal of a recording and playing radio frequency signal, a tracking error signal, or a disc information signal.

5. The optical disc system of claim 4 , wherein the optical disc system is a digital versatile disc for vehicles or a blueray.

6. A method of managing shock which is applied to an optical disc system, the method comprising:

(a) setting a monitoring signal and setting a level of a reference signal according to the set monitoring signal;

(b) determining whether shock is applied by comparing the monitoring signal with the level of the reference signal;

(c) generating a blocking signal if it is determined that shock is applied;

(d) stopping recording or playing of data on the optical disc in response to the blocking signal and storing information representing the state of the optical disc system when the recording or playing is stopped;

(e) determining whether shock is removed by comparing the monitoring signal with the level of the reference signal;

(f) loading the stored information on the state of the optical disc system if it is determined that shock is removed; and

(g) resuming recording or playing of data on the optical disc by using the loaded information on the state of the optical disc system,

wherein the monitoring signal is one of a focus error signal, a summing signal of the side beam (SBAD), a peak hold signal of a recording and playing radio frequency signal, a bottom hold signal of a recording and playing radio frequency signal, a tracking error signal, or a disc information signal.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the optical disc system is a digital versatile disc for vehicles or a blueray.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 02-62573 · Oct 14, 2005 · national
Continuity (2)
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