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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Inventors:
John Matthew Town, Ojai, CA (US);
Alan Bruce Hamersley, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Holger Hofmann, Tuebingen, DE;
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/24 (2013.01); G11B 7/007 (2006.01); G11B 20/00 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G11B 7/24073 (2013.01); G11B 7/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00736 (2013.01); G11B 7/00718 (2013.01); G11B 20/00855 (2013.01); G11B 20/1217 (2013.01); G11B 2020/1259 (2013.01); G11B 7/24073 (2013.01); G11B 7/0079 (2013.01); G11B 7/263 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical disc having a region with pre-recorded data and a recordable region, a method of fabricating the disc, a stamper for forming a disc master, and a recording device for use with the disc are disclosed. Data recorded in the recordable region may be used for activation of the disc, providing unique identification or enhancing program content on the disc.