Information recording/reproducing apparatus including setting optimum recording condition or reproducing condition
First Claim
1. An information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording information on a recording medium under recording conditions which have been recorded by a method comprising the steps of measuring various characteristics of the recording medium, which affect recording conditions for recording of the information on the recording medium, determining a plurality of optimal recording conditions for the recording of the information on the recording medium, on the basis of the various characteristics of the recording medium measured in the measuring step, and recording the plurality of recording conditions determined in the determining step, on a predetermined area of the recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- recording means for recording information on the recording medium;
reproducing means for reproducing a plurality of recording condition signals representing the plurality of recording conditions previously recorded on the recording medium, wherein said plurality of recording condition signals includes a plurality of operation values of said recording means for effectively recording information on the recording medium; and
control means for controlling an operation of said recording means in accordance with the plurality of operation values reproduced by said reproducing means before information is recorded on the recording medium by said recording means.
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Abstract
An information recording and reproducing apparatus includes: a recording device to record information to a recording medium such as a magnetooptic disc, optical disc, or the like; a reproducing device to reproduce the information recorded to this medium; and a controller to control the recording and reproducing devices on the basis of optimum recording and reproducing conditions for the recording medium which have preliminarily been recorded in a predetermined area of the medium. The recording device includes a laser beam generator or magnetic field generator. The reproducing device includes a laser beam generator. The controller controls a strength of the laser beam or magnetic field. With this apparatus, the recording and reproducing operations for the recording medium can always be performed in an optimum state, so that the reliability of the reproduced data is improved.
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51 Claims
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1. An information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording information on a recording medium under recording conditions which have been recorded by a method comprising the steps of measuring various characteristics of the recording medium, which affect recording conditions for recording of the information on the recording medium, determining a plurality of optimal recording conditions for the recording of the information on the recording medium, on the basis of the various characteristics of the recording medium measured in the measuring step, and recording the plurality of recording conditions determined in the determining step, on a predetermined area of the recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
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recording means for recording information on the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing a plurality of recording condition signals representing the plurality of recording conditions previously recorded on the recording medium, wherein said plurality of recording condition signals includes a plurality of operation values of said recording means for effectively recording information on the recording medium; and control means for controlling an operation of said recording means in accordance with the plurality of operation values reproduced by said reproducing means before information is recorded on the recording medium by said recording means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information reproducing apparatus for reproducing information recorded on a recording medium under recording conditions which have been recorded by a method comprising the steps of measuring various characteristics of the recording medium, which affect reproduction conditions for reproducing of the information from the recording medium, determining a plurality of optimal reproduction conditions for the reproduction of the information from the recording medium, on the basis of the various characteristics of the recording medium measured in the measuring step, and recording the plurality of reproduction conditions determined in the determining step, on a predetermined area of the recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
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reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on the recording medium; reading means for reading out a plurality of reproduction condition signals representing the plurality of reproduction conditions previously recorded on the recording medium, wherein said plurality of reproduction condition signals includes a plurality of operation values of said reproducing means for effectively reproducing information from the recording medium; and control means for controlling an operation of said reproducing means in accordance with the plurality of operation values read out by said reading means before reproducing information recorded on the recording medium by said reproducing means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information recording apparatus comprising:
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recording means for recording information on a recording medium; determining means comprising means for measuring various characteristics of the recording medium, which affect recording conditions of the recording of the information on the recording medium and, in accordance with the measured characteristics, for determining a plurality of operation values of said recording means for effectively recording information on the recording medium; and control means for controlling said recording means such that said recording means records the plurality of operation values determined by said determining means on the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
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recording means for recording information on a recording medium, wherein said recording means comprises a plurality of elements; determining means comprising means for measuring a characteristic of the recording medium, which affects recording conditions of the recording of the information on the recording medium and, in accordance with the measured characteristic, for determining a control value data for an element constituting the recording means which should be controlled; first control means for controlling said recording means such that said recording means records the control value data determined by said determining means on the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing the control value data recorded on the recording medium; and second control means comprising means for controlling said reproducing means for reproducing the control value data when information is recorded on the recording medium and for controlling the element of said recording means in accordance with the control value data reproduced by said reproducing means; wherein said control means comprises deciding means for deciding whether or not the recording medium has been utilized, and when said deciding means decides that the recording medium has not been utilized, said control means permits the control value data to be recorded on the recording medium.
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29. An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
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reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on a recording medium; determining means comprising means for measuring various characteristics of the recording medium, which affect reproduction conditions of the reproduction of the information from the recording medium and for determining a plurality of operation values of said reproducing means for effectively reproducing information recorded on the recording medium; and recording means for recording the plurality of operation values determined by said determining means recorded on the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
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reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on a recording medium, wherein said reproducing means comprises a plurality of elements; determining means comprising means for measuring a characteristic of the recording medium, which affects reproduction conditions of the reproduction of the information from the recording medium and for determining a control value data for an element constituting said reproducing means which should be controlled corresponding to the measured characteristic; recording means for recording an operation value determined by said determining means recorded on the recording medium; reading means for reading out the control value data and the operation value recorded on the recording medium; and control means for controlling said reading means for reading out the control value data when information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced by said reproducing means and for controlling the element of said reproducing means in accordance with the control value data read out by said reading means; wherein said control means comprises deciding means for deciding whether or not the recording medium has been utilized, and when said deciding means decides that the recording medium has not been utilized, said control means permits the control value data to be recorded by said recording means.
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41. A method for recording conditions of information on a recording medium, comprising the steps of:
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a) measuring various characteristics of the recording medium, which affect recording conditions for recording of the information on the recording medium; b) determining a plurality of recording conditions optimal for the recording of the information on the recording medium, on the basis of the various characteristics of the recording medium measured in said measuring step; and c) recording the plurality of recording conditions determined in said determining step, on a predetermined area of the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for recording reproduction conditions of information on a recording medium, comprising the steps of:
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a) measuring various characteristics of the recording medium, which affect reproduction conditions for reproducing of the information from the recording medium; b) determining a plurality of reproduction conditions optimal for the reproduction of the information from the recording medium, on the basis of the various characteristics of the recording medium measured in said measuring step; and c) recording the plurality of reproduction conditions determined in said determining step, on a predetermined area of the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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