Erroneous track jump restoration apparatus for optical record disc player

Abstract

An apparatus for reproducing data stored on a disc in a plurality of tracks connected in a continuous spiral or separated in concentric tracks. The apparatus includes a device for rotating the disc, an optical pickup device aligned with one of the tracks for reading the data from the track, the pickup being subject to jump movement of alignment with the track into alignment with another track in response to movement of the device, a buffer memory device temporarily storing successive portions of the data read from the track for delaying reproduction of the data for a predetermined time after the reading of the data, a track jump detection device for detecting movement of the pickup device into alignment with anothr track and interrupting temporary storage of the data read from the other track by the buffer memory device, a drive device for moving the pickup device with respect to the disc for reading data, and for changing the alignment of the pickup device from the other track to the one track in response to the track jump detection device, and an output device for substantially uninterrupted reproduction of the temporarily stored data.