IP Library Granted Patent US 7,916,596
Granted Patent B2
US 7,916,596 · App. 11/782,066 · Granted Mar 29, 2011

Optical disc device, control method thereof, and computer-readable recording medium

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Patent No.
US 7,916,596
App. No.
11/782,066
Granted
Mar 29, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an optical disc device for reading a signal recorded on an optical disc medium, which detects surface reflection at a surface of the optical disc medium, a fake signal generated based on the surface reflection, and light reflected by a data recording layer of the optical disc medium while an objective lens is moved relative to the surface of the optical disc medium, and discriminates a type of the optical disc medium based on a ratio of a first time period between an instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when the fake signal is detected, and a second time period between the instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when light reflected by the data recording layer is detected.

Claims (14)

1. An optical disc device for reading a signal recorded on an optical disc medium, comprising:

an optical pickup which selectively applies light having one wavelength, out of a plurality of different wavelengths, to the optical disc medium through one objective lens, and which outputs a signal based on light reflected by the optical disc medium;

a drive unit which moves the objective lens of the optical pickup relative to a surface of the optical disc medium; and

a control unit which detects a signal based on surface reflection by the surface of the optical disc medium, a fake signal generated based on the surface reflection, and a signal based on light reflected by a data recording layer of the optical disc medium, while the objective lens is moved relative to the surface of the optical disc medium by the drive unit, and which discriminates a type of the optical disc medium based on a ratio of a first time period between an instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when the fake signal is detected, and a second time period between the instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when light reflected by the data recording layer is detected.

2. A control method for an optical disc device including: an optical pickup which selectively applies light having one wavelength, out of a plurality of different wavelengths, to the optical disc medium through one objective lens, and which outputs a signal based on light reflected by the optical disc medium; and a drive unit which moves the objective lens of the optical pickup relative to the surface of the optical disc medium,

the method comprising:

detecting a signal based on surface reflection by the surface of the optical disc medium, a fake signal generated based on the surface reflection, and a signal based on light reflected by a data recording layer of the optical disc medium, while the objective lens is moved relative to the surface of the optical disc medium by the drive unit;

discriminating a type of the optical disc medium based on a ratio of a first time period between an instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when the fake signal is detected, and a second time period between the instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when light reflected by the data recording layer is detected; and

outputting a result of the discriminating.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for controlling an optical disc device including: an optical pickup which selectively applies light having one wavelength, out of a plurality of different wavelengths, to an optical disc medium through one objective lens, and which outputs a signal based on light reflected by the optical disc medium; and a drive unit which moves the objective lens of the optical pickup relative to a surface of the optical disc medium,

the program causing the computer to execute:

detecting a signal based on surface reflection by the surface of the optical disc medium, a fake signal generated based on the surface reflection, and a signal based on light reflected by a data recording layer of the optical disc medium, while the objective lens is moved relative to the surface of the optical disc medium by the drive unit;

discriminating a type of the optical disc medium based on a ratio of a first time period between an instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when the fake signal is detected, and a second time period between the instant when the surface reflection is detected and an instant when light reflected by the data recording layer is detected; and

outputting a result of the discriminating.

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 019792/0213 →