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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 04, 2004
Eric Fani, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Christian Büchler, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Gerhard Reiner, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Eric Fani, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Christian Büchler, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Gerhard Reiner, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A method for track jumping for optical recording media exhibiting eccentricity, and to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media using such method is disclosed. The method for track jumping for optical recording media exhibiting eccentricity, whereby a sled and/or an actuator are moved from a start track to an end track, includes the steps of: determining the eccentricity of the optical recording medium, initiating the track jump at minimum eccentric acceleration, and completing the track jump at minimum eccentric acceleration.