Owner KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.

Inventors ROSMALEN, Gerard, E.

Pub. Number AU-A-2003255920

PCT Number PCT/IB03/03636

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/027767

Priority 02078880.8 19.09.02 EP

Filing date 13 August 2003

Wipo publication date 8 April 2004

G11B 007/085 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - with provision for moving the light beam into, or out of, its operative position

G11B 007/09 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following

G11B 007/22 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of heads, e.g. assembly

G11B 019/20 Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor - Driving