Abstract: An adaptively learning method and apparatus is used for improving a write strategy for discs of the same type produced by the same manufacturer. When a write action is completed, the previous written data is reproduced for checking the write quality of the written data. If the write quality does not comply with requirements, the write strategy will be tuned and the new write strategy will be recorded into a memory for the use of next write action. In this way, the write quality of the present write action will be better than that of the previous write action so as to maintain the write quality.

Abstract: A holographic optical accessing system includes a light source for emitting a light beam; an optical assembly module for receiving the light beam and generating a signal beam and a reference beam that are parallel to each other rather than overlap with each other, and have the same first polarization state; a lens module for focusing the signal beam and the reference beam on a focal point at the same time; and a storage medium for recording the focal point. The optical assembly module includes at least a data plane for displaying image information so that the signal beam contains the image information.

Abstract: The actuator comprises of two magnetic elements, four metallic wires, a lens holder located between the two magnetic elements for holding a lens, and a planar coiling device affixed on the lens holder. The lens holder further comprises of at least one fixing part whose purpose is to connect with the four metallic wires and keep the lens holder at a hanging status. The planar coiling device further comprises of two focusing coils, two tracking coils and four separated bonding pads, two bonding pads located on each of the two surfaces of the planar coiling device for respectively connecting with the four metallic wires; two of the four bonding pads electrically connect to the two focusing coils and the other two bonding pads electrically connect to the two tracking coils.

Abstract: A method of controlling an optical pick-up head to access an eccentric disk. When a loaded disk is determined as an eccentric disk causing a lens of the optical pick-up head crossing between a first track being close to the inner disk and a second track being close to outer disk, a tracking on position has to be concerned. IF a target track is close to the second track, provide a first force to move the lens a distance toward the inner disk then execute a track on operation. IF the target track is close to the first track, provide a second force to move the lens a distance toward the outer disk then execute a track on operation.

Abstract: In a track control method for marking a label side of an optical disc, a data side of the optical disc is first oriented to an optical head. A light beam is then emitted and a sled carrying the optical head moves. A series of moving distances of the sled are calculated according to the light beam reflected by the optical disc, which are then recorded in a memory. The optical disc is then flipped to have the label side face the optical head, and the shift of the optical head is controlled to mark on tracks of the label side according to the series of moving distances recorded in the memory.

Abstract: A method for moving a sledge disposed thereon an optical pickup head of an optical disc drive is provided for controlling the motion of the sledge relative to an optical disc loaded. The optical disc drive further includes a sledge motor. At first, the sledge motor drives the sledge to move toward the center of the optical disc. At the same time, the tracks crossed by the optical pickup head are detected and counted according to a tracking error signal generated by the optical pickup head. When the count or an increment in the count within a specific period is not larger than a predetermined value or the tracking error signal is undetectable, the optical disc drive immediately stops the sledge motor from driving the sledge. The monitoring mechanism can avoid undesired impact and noises of the sledge.

Abstract: A label side of a light-scribe optical disc includes a control feature zone recording therein reference information of the optical disc and a label zone to be marked based on the reference information. An optical head is moved in the label zone to determine a first FE gain and a first sub-beam addition (SBAD) signal by way of focusing servo technology. The optical head is further moved in the control feature zone to determine a second SBAD Signal. The first and second SBAD signals are operated to obtain a ratio. The ratio is used with the first FE gain to estimate a second FE gain for accessing to the control feature zone.

Abstract: An inner ring signal and an outer ring signal according to specific patterns formed on the label side of the optical disc are generated. Timing starts when the outer ring signal reveals the end of a positioning pattern and stops to obtain a timing value when the inner ring signal reveals the start of a square wave defining a specified spoke. A starting spoke is defined according to the inner ring signal and the specified spoke. A deviation bit value is calculated according to the timing value and a bit number of a data to be marked on a certain track of the optical disc. The data is rotated according to the deviation bit value, and then marked on the certain track, starting with the starting spoke.

Abstract: After the learning step of an optical disc recording apparatus for writing a label side of an optical disc is accomplished, the focusing servo control signal includes an offset voltage component. Before or after the focusing servo control signal is converted into an analog output signal, the signal is processed by a low pass filter to remove a high-frequency portion so as to smoothen the signal, thereby removing the color or grey level gaps of the resulting pattern marked on the label side of the optical disc.

Abstract: A recordable/rewritable optical disc is defined with a lead-in section, a data zone and a lead-out section. The data zone is further defined with a plurality of recording unit blocks, each of which includes a physical cluster for recording data therein and a linking area for recording therein address information linking to the data, wherein the address information of a recording unit block is further recorded in a linking area of another recording unit block.

Abstract: A recording/reproducing apparatus with a surveillance function includes a first signal input terminal for receiving video signals from an image-capturing device; a second signal input terminal for receiving TV signals from a TV signal source; a control circuit coupled to the first and second signal input terminals for processing the video signals and/or the TV signals and executing a comparing procedure of the video signals, and when a first video signal and a second video signal sequentially received via the first signal input terminal have a difference greater than a threshold, converting the second video signal into a written data; and a storage device coupled to the control circuit for storing the written data.

Abstract: A drawing control method for producing label pattern is disclosed.

Abstract: In an angle multiplexing holographic storage device, a movable beam splitter is used for splitting a source beam into an object beam and a reference beam. An encoding device is used for encoding the object beam with pixel data. A parabolic reflector differentially reflects the reference beam with the movement of the movable beam splitter. A holographic storage medium is arranged at the focal point of the parabolic reflector and made to lie in the optical path of the encoded object beam so that the differentially reflected reference beams encounter and interfere with the encoded object beam at the same site of the holographic storage medium to form and record various interference patterns.

Abstract: A write strategy directory is stored in an optical recorder to provide optimum write strategies for the optical recorder to write optical discs according to characteristic values of the optical discs, respectively. The write strategy directory includes a fixed write strategy table recording therein first characteristic values of a first group of optical discs and first write strategies corresponding to the first characteristic values, respectively; and a modifiable strategy table independent from the fixed write strategy table, recording therein second characteristic values of a second group of optical discs and second write strategies corresponding to the second characteristic values, respectively.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a signal transmitting apparatus. The signal transmitting apparatus includes a conductor, a first and a second circuit boards, and a signal transmitting medium that is electrically interconnected between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The signal transmitting medium includes a ground wire and an insulating layer wrapping the ground wire, wherein at least an end portion of the ground wire is not wrapped by the insulating layer and is bent to overlap the insulating layer and electrically connected to the conductor via a conductive adhesive material so as to conduct the electrostatic charges accumulated in the signal transmitting medium to the conductor as a ground.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for jumping tracks on a double-layer optical disk from a first address A on a first data layer to a target address D on a second data layer. According to the method, the first address A where the optical head is currently positioned is read. Then, after jumping to the second data layer, a relative second address B on the second data layer that corresponds to the first address A on the first data layer is read. If the second address B on the second data layer is smaller than the first address A on the first data layer, then the address of the second address B on the second data layer is shifted and a new target address is obtained on the second data layer based on this address shift. A calculation function is performed based on the first address A and the new target address, and then the optical head is moved to the new target address on the second data layer.

Abstract: A method for determining a driving force to drive an optical pickup head of an optical disc drive includes steps of inserting an optical storage media including absolute address marks into the optical disc drive; sequentially providing a plurality of driving indexes for generating testing driving forces for the optical disc drive to move the optical pickup head from the a first absolute address mark to a second absolute address mark; selecting a first driving force index, which corresponds to a testing driving force incapable of successfully moving the optical pickup head from the first absolute address mark to the second absolute address mark; determining a target driving index by adding an offset value to the first driving index; and generating the driving force according to the target driving index.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an aberration correcting method for use between an optical disc drive and an optical disc. The optical disc drive includes an optical pickup head having an aberration-correcting unit and a control chipset. The method includes steps of: operating the optical pickup head in a focusing-locked and tracking-unlocked state; generating a read-back signal by projecting a laser beam to the optical disc; converting the read-back signal into a radio frequency signal and a tracking error signal by the control chipset; detecting corresponding amplitudes of the radio frequency signal or the tracking error signal at different compensation values by the control chipset; determining a target compensation value by selecting the compensation value corresponding to the maximum amplitude of the tracking error signal or the radio frequency signal; and controlling the aberration-correcting unit according to the target compensation value.

Abstract: An automatic ball balancing system for an optical disk reading device has a rotor mechanism that has a concave annular track formed on the rotor, with at least one ball placed on the annular track to perform automatic balancing. A surface with a low friction coefficient is also provided on the annular track in the gravity direction of the balls to reduce the movement resistance between the ball(s) and the annular track. In the meantime, the stable rotation speed of the rotor and the system phase angle of the ball(s) when the rotor reaches a stable rotation speed are also changed. One way of effecting this change is to bond or coat a material with a low friction coefficient on the annular track in the gravity direction of the balls. In this way, the balancing effect of the automatic ball balancing system can be improved.

Abstract: In a method of detecting defects during a write operation for an optical disk recording device, during a period of time immediately after writing begins, a sub-beam added (SBAD) signal is compared with a reference signal having a second threshold frequency. A defect is identified when a difference between the SBAD signal and the reference signal exceeds either a second upper limit or a second lower limit. Then, after the short period of time has elapsed, a SBAD signal is compared with and a reference signal having a first threshold frequency that is less than the second threshold frequency. A defect is identified when a difference between the SBAD signal and the reference signal exceeds either a first upper limit that is less than the second upper limit, or a first lower limit that is greater than the second lower limit.