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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2002
Hiromichi Kobori, Yokohama, JP;
Hiromichi Kobori, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a light beam emitting unit which emits a plurality of light beams to the recording medium, a photodetection unit which detects the reflected light beams and output detection signals, a detection signal selection unit which selects one of the detection signals according to one of a plurality of tracks which is selected in order to record or reproduce data, the tracks being formed on at least one of the land and the groove, and a tracking control unit which make one of the light beams trace the track which is selected in order to record or reproduce data, according to the selected detection signal.