Indication of optically writable optical disc surface incident to laser
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1. A mass-storage device comprising:
- a laser to at least optically write to an optically writable surface of an optical disc incident thereto; and
, an indication mechanism to indicate whether the optically writable surface incident to the laser is an optically writable label surface or an optically writable data surface of the optical disc.
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Abstract
A mass-storage device according to an embodiment of the invention is disclosed that includes a laser and an indication mechanism. The laser at least optically writes to an optically writable surface of an optical disc incident to the laser. The indication mechanism indicates whether the optically writable surface incident to the laser is an optically writable label surface or an optically writable data surface of the optical disc.
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1. A mass-storage device comprising:
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a laser to at least optically write to an optically writable surface of an optical disc incident thereto; and
,an indication mechanism to indicate whether the optically writable surface incident to the laser is an optically writable label surface or an optically writable data surface of the optical disc. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mass-storage device comprising:
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a laser to at least optically write to an optically writable surface of an optical disc incident thereto; and
,means for indicating whether the optically writable surface incident to the laser is an optically writable label surface or an optically writable data surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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determining by a mass-storage device whether a surface of an optical disc inserted in the device and incident to a laser of the device is an optically writable data surface or an optically writable label surface; and
,indicating by the mass-storage device whether the surface of the optical disc is the optically writable data surface or the optically writable label surface. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method comprising:
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providing a laser of a mass-storage device to which a surface of an optical disc is incident; and
,providing an indication mechanism of the mass-storage device to indicate whether the surface is an optically writable label surface, an optically writable data surface, or a non-optically writable surface of the optical disc. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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