Sony Corporation

Naoya Eguchi

Yoshihiro Tsukamura

Kimihiro Saitou

Shigeaki Wachi

Kuninori Shino

Tamotsu Ishii

Shingeaki Wachi

A recording and/or reproducing method for using an optical disc in the recording or reproduction data on or from the optical disc in predetermined data-length units. In a recording operation, the recording and/or reproducing method includes the step of dividing data read from the optical disc in the predetermined sector length, rewriting inputted data into the desired sector which is divided from the predetermined data-length inputs and recording the data including the rewritten sector on the optical disc in the predetermined data-length units. In a reproducing operation, the recording and/or reproducing method includes the step of reading the data having from the optical disc in the predetermined data-length units, dividing the data read from the optical disc in the predetermined data-length units into the predetermined sector length and transferring data of the reproduced desired sector as output data.

Recording and/or reproducing method for an optical disc

A recording and/or reproduction apparatus of an optical disc having recording tracks in which mirror areas are formed incorporates an optical head for recording or reproducing information signal onto or from the optical disc which has an optical detector for detecting a tracking error signal by a push-pull method; a fine actuator for precisely actuating the optical head finely; detecting means for detecting an output signal of the optical detector responding to reflected light from the mirror area; and driving means for driving the fine actuator in response to an output signal of the detecting means during the seeking operation.

Optical disc recording/reproduction apparatus with improved track seeking

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Tokyo, Japan

Kimihiro Saitou