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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2003
Jan Van Helvoirt, Oss, NL;
Hendrik Josephus Goossens, Shanghai, CN;
George Alois Leonie Leenknegt, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Van Helvoirt, Oss, NL;
Hendrik Josephus Goossens, Shanghai, CN;
George Alois Leonie Leenknegt, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus for scanning a track on a record carrier has a head () and front end circuitry () for scanning the track and generating scanning signals. A detection unit () detects anomalies in the scanning signal, for example for adjusting a tracking servo. The detection unit () calculates a mean value of the scanning signal and compares the mean value to a threshold for providing an anomaly detection signal (). Further a classification unit () provides an indication of the type of defect for determining a suitable responsive or corrective action.