The present invention is directed to a system and method of controlling data recording process of the optical recording medium in a sequential writing to correctly track next starting position when two adjacent desired areas on the optical recording medium are too close. Furthermore, the system and method of controlling data recording process can adjust writing signal between data source and an optical pick-up (OPU) to record the adjusted writing signal on the optical recording medium in a sequential writing to improve the poor quality or the unreliable detection of physical address on the optical recording medium.
The information unit 404 generates an information signal 410. The data-preparing unit 406 is coupled to the information unit 404 receives data 412 from a data source 414 and prepares the data content for recording. The data 412 is then transformed into a writing signal 416 according to the information signal 410. The recording controller 408 coupled to the information unit 404 and the data-preparing unit 406 controls the data-preparing unit 406 to adjust the writing signal 416 while acquiring the information signal 410 from the information unit 404 during a sequential writing. Thus, the recording controller 408 adjusts the writing signal 416 according to the information signal 410. The data-preparing unit 406 outputs the adjusted writing signal 416 having desired recording area and undesired recording area and the adjusted writing signal 416 is recorded on the optical recording medium 402 during the sequential writing. The adjusted writing signal 416 is outputted to OPU 418. The OPU 418 then emits light corresponding to the adjusted writing signal 416 to perform a recording process of the optical recording medium 402 during the sequential writing.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the information unit 404 comprises a reference clock generator 404a coupled to the data-preparing unit 406 for supplying the data-preparing unit 406 with a reference clock signal 410a. The reference clock signal 410a serves as the information signal 410 and operation timing of the data-preparing unit 406 for outputting the writing signal 416. The data-preparing unit 406 further comprises a modulation unit 406a coupled to the reference clock generator 404a for modulating the data 412 into a modulated signal 420 to generate the writing signal 416 according to the reference clock signal 410a. The recording controller 408 adjusts the modulation signal 420 based on the reference clock signal 410a and controls the modulation unit 406a to generate the writing signal 416. The data-preparing unit 406 also comprises a write-strategy unit 406b coupled to the reference clock generator 404a for converting the data 412 into the writing signal 416 according to the reference clock signal 410a. The recording controller 408 adjusts the writing signal 416 based on the reference clock signal 410a and controls the write-strategy unit 406b to generate the writing signal 416. The recording controller 408 counts the reference clock signal 410a to adjust the position and length of the desired recording area and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the information unit 404 comprises an address detector 404b coupled to the data-preparing unit 406 for supplying the recording controller 408 with an address signal 410b. The address signal 410b is used to serve as the information signal 410 which corresponds to the information on the optical recording medium 402. The modulation unit 406a coupled to the recording controller 408 for modulating the data 412 into a modulated signal 420 and the recording controller 408 controls the modulation unit 406a for adjusting the modulation signal 420 based on the address signal 410b to generate the writing signal 416. The write-strategy unit 406b coupled to the recording controller 408 for converting the data 412 into the writing signal 416 and the recording controller 408 controls the write-strategy unit 406b for adjusting the writing signal 416 based on the address signal 410b to generate the writing signal 416. The recording controller 408 detects the address signal 410b to adjust the position and length of the desired recording area and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416.
Preferably, the address detector 404b supplies recording controller 408 with the address information recorded on the optical recording medium 402 by decoding the reflection light when the OPU 418 emits light onto the optical recording medium 402 and receives the reflection light from the optical recording medium 402. The recording controller 408 adjusts desired and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416 according to the address information. Thus, the OPU 418 receives the adjusted writing signal 416 from the write-strategy unit 406b and emits light corresponding to the adjusted writing signal 416 on the optical recording medium 402. Preferably, the modulation unit 406a includes an EFM encoder, a variety of data encoders or the like applicable to the optical system.
More specifically, each of units, e.g. modulation unit 406a and write-strategy unit 406b, between the data source 414 and the OPU 418 is capable of generating its own signal. The signal from one unit, i.e. modulation or write-strategy unit (406a, 406b), is transmitted to the next, i.e. write-strategy unit 406b or OPU 418, respectively. Consequently, while performing a part-recording process, the control system 400 controls the data-preparing unit 406 to adjust the writing signal 416 so that the adjusted writing signal 416 having undesired and desired areas is recorded on the optical recording medium 402 during a sequential writing.
During a writing procedure, the reference clock generator 404a supplies the modulation unit 406a and the write-strategy unit 406b with the reference clock signal 410a. The modulation unit 406a modulates the data 412 into a modulated signal 420 according to the reference clock signal 410a. The write-strategy unit 406b then converts the modulated signal 420 into the writing signal 416 according to the reference clock signal 410a. While reaching the next starting position 500 to complete the target-found during the OPU action, the OPU 418 emits light, which corresponds to the writing signal 416 from the write-strategy unit 406b, onto the disk address of the recording optical medium 402.
More importantly, when receiving the reference clock signal 410a provided for the modulation unit 406a and the write-strategy unit 406b, the recording controller 408 calculates the period of undesired recording area between the previous stop position 502 and the next starting position 500 by counting the reference clock signal 410a or address signal 410b. That is, while performing the writing procedure 506, at least one of the modulated signal 420 and the writing signal 416 is adjusted, as shown in numbers 508 and 510, by keeping on referring the reference clock signal 410a or address signal 410b, as shown in number 512 for the reference clock signal 410a. Although the period of undesired recording area is smaller than a latency period 504, the recording controller 408 can correctly track the next starting position 500 during the OPU action. The latency period 504 to start the recording process on the recording medium 402 is defined as the sum of period of record-initialized functions and the period of target-search criterion.
Therefore, the control system 400 rapidly starts a part-recording process when a next starting position 500 and a previous stop position 502 on the disk address are too close. Thus, there is no need to reserve enough latency periods 504 for recording the writing signal 416 so as to avoid much more save seeking, tracking and following processes, thereby increasing the efficiency of the control system 400.
Persons skilled in the art should be noted that a sequential writing comprises performing one or more steps including tracking and following, writing activation, target-search and target-found, and light emission onto the optical recording medium 402. On the one hand, the starting of writing procedure in the optical system comprises performing one or the combination of the following operations: (1) the recording controller 408 resets or enables the sequential writing; and (2) the recording controller 408 activates the adjustment of the modulated or writing signals (420, 416). On the other hand, the stop of writing procedure comprises performing one or the combination of the following operations: (1) reaching the end address on the optical recording medium 402; (2) the recording controller 408 disables the sequential writing; and (3) disabling the adjustment of the modulated signal 420 or the writing signal 416.
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By receiving the reference clock or address signals (410a, 410b), the recording controller 408 can identifies the desired and undesired recording area. Specifically, the recording controller 408 calculates the period of undesired recording area, including the poor quality addresses 306 and the unreliable addresses 308 on the disk address, by counting the reference clock or the address signals (410a, 410b). The recording controller 408 tracks the starting position 500 during the OPU action. That is, the recording controller 408 identifies the undesired recording area by keeping on referring the reference clock signal 410a or address signal 410b, as shown in number 512 for the reference clock signal 410a until the target-found process is complete to correctly track the starting position 500 during the sequential writing. Further, while performing the writing procedure 506, at least one of the modulated signal 420 and the writing signal 416 is adjusted, as shown in numbers 508 and 510. As a result, due to the period calculation of undesired recording area, much more save seeking, tracking and following processes are avoided.
Preferably, the starting and end positions of the optical recording medium 402 are addressable and measured in various record units. The record units, e.g. error correct code (ECC), and logical start and stop positions of the optical recording medium 402 are applicable to the present invention. In addition, the present invention conforms to the physical start and stop positions in a variety of optical recording medium standards.
In one embodiment, while receiving the reference clock signal 410a, the recording controller 408 identifies the desired and undesired recording areas in the data 412 and adjusts theses areas by referring the reference clock signal 410a so that the modulation unit 406a outputs the adjusted modulation signal 420. In another embodiment, while receiving address signal 410b from the address detector 404b, the recording controller 408 identifies the addresses recorded on the optical recording medium 402 and, thereby, adjusts the modulated signal 420 according to the address signal 410b and the reference clock signal 410a. More specifically, the recording controller 408 calculates the duration of the address by counting the reference clock signal 410a and adjusts the length of the desired recording area and undesired recording areas in the modulated signal 420.
In one embodiment, while receiving the reference clock signal 410a, the recording controller 408 identifies the desired and undesired recording areas in the data and adjusts theses areas by referring the reference clock signal 410a so that the write-strategy unit 406b outputs the adjusted writing signal 416. In another embodiment, the recording controller 408 identifies the desired and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416 and then adjusts the writing signal 416 by referring the address signal 410b.
Preferably, the undesired recording area during a part-recording process is generated by emitting zero-level laser power onto the optical recording medium 402 via the OPU 418. It should be noted that the sequential writing comprises one or the combination of writing information onto the recording medium 402 or erasing information from the optical recording medium 402 when the OPU 418 emits the light corresponding to the adjusted writing signal on the recording optical medium 402.
In one embodiment, while receiving the reference clock signal 410a, the recording controller 408 adjusts the order of areas A, C and E in order to insert area B in-between areas A and C and insert area D in-between C and E by referring the reference clock signal 410a so that the modulation unit 406a outputs the adjusted writing signal having desired areas A, C and E, and undesired areas B and D. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the recording controller 408 controls the write-strategy unit 406b to adjust the writing signal 416 by referring the address signal 410b such that the write-strategy unit 406b outputs the adjusted writing signal 416 having desired areas A, C and E, and undesired areas B and D.
In the present invention, the desired and undesired recording areas of the optical recording medium 402 includes continuous embossed and recorded addresses, or addressable units and positions. The part-recording units comprise record data unit e.g. ECC or Address in Pre-groove (ADIP) length, physical address unit, and recorded address unit, e.g. sector. ECC is suitable for the DVD data block, physical address unit is used in Recordable Area Indicator (RAI) and PDL standards, and recorded address unit (sector) is employed for DVD-R DL ODTA standard.
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In one embodiment, a reference clock generator 404a generates a reference clock signal 410a and the reference clock signal 410a serves as the information signal 410 which is supplied to the data-preparing unit 406 for operation. During the step of transforming the data 412 into the writing signal 416, the data 412 is modulated into a modulated signal 420 according to the reference clock signal 410a. The recording controller 408 adjusts the modulation signal 420 based on the reference clock signal 410a. Preferably, the recording controller 408 adjusts the position of the desired recording area and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416 by counting the reference clock signal 410a. The recording controller 408 adjusts the length of the desired recording area and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416 by counting the reference clock signal 410a.
In another embodiment, an address detector 404b generates an address signal 410b serving as the information signal 410 corresponding to the optical recording medium 402. The address signal 410b is supplied to data-preparing unit 406 for detection. During the step of transforming the data 412 into the writing signal 416, the data 412 is modulated into the modulated signal 420 according to the address signal 410b. The recording controller 408 adjusts the modulation signal 420 based on the address signal 410b. Preferably, the recording controller 408 adjusts the position of the desired recording area and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416 by counting the address signal 410b. Further, the recording controller 408 adjusts the length of the desired recording area and undesired recording areas in the writing signal 416 by counting the address signal 410b.
The advantages of the present invention mainly include: (a) performing a part-recording process in a sequential writing to avoid invalid tracking of the next starting position when two adjacent desired areas in the optical recording medium are too close; and (b) adjusting writing signal between data source and an optical pick-up (OPU) to record the adjusted writing signal on the optical recording medium in a sequential writing to improve the poor quality or the unreliable detection of physical address on the optical recording medium.
As is understood by a person skilled in the art, the foregoing preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrative rather than limiting of the present invention. It is intended that they cover various modifications and similar arrangements be included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, the scope of which should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structure.
This patent application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/808,388, which are filed on May 25, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
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60808338 | May 2006 | US |