EP0347858A3
Recording medium and recording and reproducing apparatus employing the recording medium
Abstract
According to the invention, control data of a predetermined number of bits are pre-recorded on the recording track (3, 23) of a recording medium (1, 21) in the form of burst-like changes of the recording track's width to provide for recording control and reproducing control based on the control data.

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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during |
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| EP0166199A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report |
| EP0265695A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report |
| EP0265984A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | Y | Search report |
| EP0299573A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | XP | Search report |
| EP0325330A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | E | Search report |
| GB2069219A | Cites | United Kingdom | Y | Search report |
| DE3620331A1 | Cites | Germany | X | Search report |
| US3962720A | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report |
| US4691310A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report |
12 priority claims, no other members on record
Priority claims12
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14995888 | Japan | – | |
| 14995888 | Japan | A | |
| 17222688 | Japan | – | |
| 17222688 | Japan | A | |
| 4178489 | Japan | – | |
| 4178489 | Japan | A | |
| 14995888 | – | – | – |
| 17222688 | – | – | – |
| 4178489 | – | – | – |
| JP19880149958 | – | – | – |
| JP19880172226 | – | – | – |
| JP19890041784 | – | – | – |
22 legal events, as 2 offices reported them to INPADOC
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| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Nl: ceased due to reaching the maximum lifetime of a patentCeasedNLV7 | NLV7 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20 | PE20 | GB | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02 | IF02 | GB | |
| No opposition filedOpposition26N | 26N | EP | |
| No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE | PLBE | EP | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA | STAA | EP | |
| Fr: translation filedET | ET | EP | |
| Corresponds to:REF | REF | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| (expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA | GRAA | EP | |
| First examination report despatched17Q | 17Q | EP | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI | EP |
Numbers
- Publication
- 0347858
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0347858
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0347858
- Application
- 89111238
- Application, DOCDB
- 89111238
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19890111238
Titles3
- English
- Optical disc and recording and reproducing apparatus employing the optical disc
- German
- Optische Platte und Aufzeichnungs- und Wiedergabegerät zur Verwendung dieser optischen Platte
- French
- Disque optique et appareil d'enregistrement et de reproduction pouvant utiliser ce disque optique
Classification
- CPC, 13
- G11B27/3063
- G11B7/24082
- G11B11/105
- G11B11/10565
- G11B11/10578
- G11B11/10595
- G11B19/02
- G11B23/36
- G11B27/24
- G11B2220/213
- G11B2220/216
- G11B2220/218
- G11B2220/2545
- IPC, 9
- G11B7 004
- G11B7 007
- G11B7 013
- G11B11 105
- G11B19 02
- G11B23 36
- G11B27 19
- G11B27 24
- G11B27 30
Designated states4
- Contracting states, 4
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)