Owner SONY CORPORATION

Inventors Kazami, Shinichi; Sako, Yoichiro; Kihara, Takashi

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-A-2002346202

PCT Number PCT/JP02/06289

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/003358

Priority 2001-200014 29.06.01 JP

Filing date 24 June 2002

Wipo publication date 3 March 2003

G11B 007/007 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - Arrangement of the information on the record carrier, e.g. form of tracks

G11B 007/005 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power

G11B 020/10 Signal processing not specific to the method of recording or reproducing - Digital recording or reproducing

G11B 019/28 Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor - Speed controlling, regulating or indicating

G11B 007/004 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power

G11B 007/0045 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power