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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2005
Takeshi Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryo Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryo Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical disk reproducing device has a defect-signal generating circuit including a peak-holding-signal generating circuit for generating a peak-hold signal based on an RF signal read from a recording medium, an intermediate-signal generating circuit for generating an intermediate signal based on the peak-hold signal, a signal-level adjusting circuit for generating a threshold signal based on the intermediate signal, a threshold-signal adjusting circuit for adjusting the level of the threshold signal, and a comparator for generating a defect signal based on the peak-hold signal and threshold signal. The threshold-signal adjusting circuit includes at least one of: a first adjusting circuit for raising the threshold signal in the event the peak-hold signal falls below the threshold signal due to the peak-hold signal and the threshold signal being reversed; and a second adjusting circuit for lowering the threshold signal in the event the peak-hold signal exceeds the threshold signal, due to the reversal.