Optical disc apparatus and method of controlling the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8174938
APP PUB NO 20070076088A1
SERIAL NO

11527499

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An optical disc device includes a position detector which detects a position of the pickup in accordance with a output signal from the first light receiver of a position sensor which receives light from a encoder board, a rotation position detector which detects a rotation position of the disc in accordance a output signal from the second light receiver which receives a reflected light or a transmitted light of the light irradiated onto the variable area of the disc, and a controller which controls a recording dot marks on a label surface of the disc by driving a feed motor to move the pickup based on the rotation position detected by the rotation position detector and the position detected by the position detector and driving the pickup to control a intensity of the laser light in accordance with the rotation position detected by the rotation position detector.

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  • STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kinoshita, Masakatsu Yokohama, JP 7 98
Shimada, Yoshiaki Yokohama, JP 10 72

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