US4787076A
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Optical disc tracking system with switching of tracking error signals at boundary between track guide and track address
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1986-09-25
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Granted: 1988-11-22
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Expires: 2006-09-25
Abstract
Abstract A tracking system for positioning a light spot onto a magneto-optic disc having a beam guide track preformatted thereon, includes a main light beam and two auxiliary light beams, and a circuit for switching between a low frequency component of a tracking error signal, detected by respective auxiliary light beam detectors, and a tracking error signal detected by a main light beam detector.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihisa Deguchi
- 👤 Tetsuya Inui
- 👤 Kenji Ohta
- 👤 Shohichi Katoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:24
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/08; G11B7/09; G11B7/0901; G11B7/0903; G11B7/095; G11B7/0956
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A tracking system for an optical memory disc having a plurality of recording tracks thereon including track address regions and track information regions comprising: an optical head assembly including light beam producing means for producing a main light beam and two auxiliary light beams, said main and auxiliary beams being scanned over said plurality of tracks; detector means for detecting light beams reflected from said tracks as a result of said scanning and producing a first tracking error signal in response to the light reflected from said main beam and a second tracking error signal in response to the light reflected from said two auxiliary beams; and tracking control means for performing tracking control of said main beam on one of said tracks in response to said first tracking error signal at a boundary between a track address region and a track information region, and said second tracking error signal at track regions other than said boundary.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A tracking system for an optical memory disc having a plurality of recording tracks thereon including track address regions and track information regions comprising: an optical head assembly including light beam producing means for producing a main light beam and two auxiliary light beams, said main and auxiliary beams being scanned over said plurality of tracks; detector means for detecting light beams reflected from said tracks as a result of said scanning and producing a first tracking error signal in response to the light reflected from said main beam and a second tracking error signal in response to the light reflected from said two auxiliary beams; and tracking control means for performing tracking control of said main beam on one of said tracks in response to said first tracking error signal at a boundary between a track address region and a track information region, and said second tracking error signal at track regions other than said boundary.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
114 words
The tracking system defined in claim 1, wherein said tracking control means comprises: sample-and-hold means for holding said first tracking error signal during scanning of said boundary; differential circuit means, having inputs coupled to receive said first tracking error signal and the signal held by said sample-and-hold means, for providing a difference signal representing the difference between said first tracking error signal and the signal held by said sample-and-hold means; and switch means, having inputs coupled to receive said difference signal and said second tracking error signal, for providing either said second tracking error signal or said difference signal at an output thereof, dependent on whether said system is scanning said boundary or not.
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