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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christiaan Hendrik Velzel, Eindhoven, NL;
Peter Ferdinand Greve, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
178 / ; 178 / ; 1791 / ; 250201 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is described for reading a record carrier on which information is stored in an optically readable reflecting structure. By projecting two radiation spots one before and one behind the plane of the information structure, it is possible to ascertain whether a read beam is properly focussed on the information structure.