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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshihiko Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 4425 ; 369 4429 ; 369 4432 ;
Abstract
An optical information processing apparatus for irradiating a focused light beam to an optical recording medium to record and/or reproduce information. The apparatus includes a device for focus-controlling the light beam, a focus pull-in device for switching the focus control device from an inactive state to an active state, a device for moving an irradiation position of the light beam in a surface of the medium to effect tracking control, and a device for holding the light beam at a center of a movable range by the tracking control device, during the focus pull-in.