EP1517323A3
Optical disk apparatus and method for controlling the same
Abstract
There are provided a mounting unit (19) configured to selectively mount first and second optical disks (11a, 11b) in which characteristics of recording films (42) are different from one another, and a discriminating unit (36) configured to discriminate which of the first and second optical disks (11a, 11b) is mounted on the mounting unit (19) based on a level of a reproduction signal which is obtained by reproducing innermost peripheral portion of the first or second optical disk (11a, 11b) mounted on the mounting unit (19).
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| EP0971345A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1-10,13-16 |
| EP1548731A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | E | Search report | 1-16 |
| US2002105865A1 | Cites | United States of America | DA | Search report | 1-10,13-16 |
| US2002114915A1 | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 12 |
| US2005128917A1 | Cites | United States of America | E | Search report | 1-10,13-16 |
14 members in 7 offices
Priority claims5
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| 2003323403 | Japan | A | |
| 2003323403 | Japan | A | |
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| US2005058037A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| KR20050027940A | Republic of Korea | A | |
| CN1598952A | China | A | |
| EP1517323A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JP2005092964A | Japan | A | |
| TW200522005A | Taiwan Province of China | A | |
| KR100611091B1 | Republic of Korea | B1 | |
| EP1517323A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| TWI276082B | Taiwan Province of China | B | |
| CN100356472C | China | C | |
| JP4060771B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| EP1517323B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE602004016095D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| US7512046B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1517323
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1517323
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1517323
- Application
- 4021129
- Application, DOCDB
- 04021129
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040021129
Titles3
- German
- Optische Plattengerät und Steuerverfahren dazu
- English
- Optical disk apparatus and method for controlling the same
- French
- Appareil de disque optique et méthode de commande pour ceci
Classification
- CPC, 3
- G11B19/12
- G11B7/00736
- G11B7/00
- IPC, 6
- G11B19 12
- G11B7 00
- G11B7 004
- G11B7 007
- G11B7 085
- G11B7 24035
Designated states33
- Contracting states, 28
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
and 4 moreShow fewer
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 5
- Albania
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia