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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Kenji Urushihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Kashikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoji Asakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Urushihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Kashikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoji Asakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Herein disclosed is an optical disc driving apparatusfor driving an optical disc while reading out information contained in the optical disc, the optical disc having an outer peripheral surface, comprising: a housingformed with an loading slot having the optical disc passed therethrough; first detecting meansfor performing a detection of the outer peripheral surface of the optical disc to be moved into the housingand second detecting meansfor performing a detection of the outer peripheral surface of the optical disc to be moved into the housingafter the detection of the outer peripheral surface of the optical disc is performed by the first detecting meansand judging meansfor judging whether one optical disc or partially overlapped optical discs are passed through the loading slotof the housingbased on results detected by the first and second detecting meansand