Claims
- 1. An adhesive sticker for use in identifying compact disks, said sticker comprising:
a rounded sheet of material having structure defining a central circular aperture of a diameter greater than 15 mm, said rounded sheet of material having a thickness less than 0.4 mm, said rounded sheet of material having an outer diameter of less than 30 mm; said circular sheet of material having a first face bearing printed indicia thereon identifying a compact disk corresponding to said circular sheet of material; said rounded sheet of material having a second face remote from said first face, said second face being coated with an adhesive; and said rounded sheet of material including means for inducing misalignment between said rounded sheet of material and an identically shaped sheet of material adhered to the central portion of a compact disk as said rounded sheet of material is adhered to said compact disk.
- 2. The sticker as set forth in claim 1 wherein said misalignment inducing means includes a plurality of irregular features formed in the outer margin of said rounded sheet of material.
- 3. The sticker as set forth in claim 2 wherein said irregular features include notches formed in an outer margin of said rounded sheet of material.
- 4. The sticker as set forth in claim 1 wherein said misalignment inducing means includes said central circular aperture having a diameter at least 0.5 mm greater than the diameter of a central hole in said compact disk.
- 5. The adhesive sticker as set forth in claim 1 wherein said printed indicia includes an identifier for use in retrieving data catalog information from a database including a catalog listing of data files on said disk.
- 6. A method for identifying compact disks, said method comprising the steps of:
obtaining a compact disk; producing an adhesive label having dimensions of sufficient tolerances not to interfere with the operation of a compact disk drive mechanism, said label bearing printed indicia identifying said compact disk; and applying said label to said compact disk.
- 7. The method as set forth in claim 6 including a step of producing a list of data files stored on said compact disk.
- 8. The method as set forth in claim 7 including a step of storing said list of data files in a computer database providing means for associating a specific data file from said list of data files with said printed indicia corresponding to said compact disk.
- 9. The method as set forth in claim 6 including a step of using statistical comparative analysis sampling to provide a data signature confirming the identity of said disk.
- 10. The method as set forth in claim 6 including a step of writing an electronic identifier to said disk.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/573,446 filed Dec. 15, 1995.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
08573446 |
Dec 1995 |
US |
Child |
09144900 |
Sep 1998 |
US |