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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Shang-pin Sun, Hsin-Chu Hsien, TW;
Fu-shan Wang, Tai-Nan, TW;
Inventors:
Shang-Pin Sun, Hsin-Chu Hsien, TW;
Fu-Shan Wang, Tai-Nan, TW;
Assignee:
Mediatek Inc., Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for detecting a utilization status of an optical disc is disclosed. The method includes: accessing the optical disc to generate a radio frequency signal; generating an estimated blank signal according to the radio frequency signal; generating a first reference signal to indicate a DC level of the radio frequency signal according to the radio frequency signal; and detecting a true overwrite area of the optical disc according to said blank signal and the first reference signal.