Optical disc apparatus
First Claim
1. An encoding circuit for a CD-R or CD-RW recording apparatus, said encoding circuit comprising:
- a first memory;
a second memory;
a CD-ROM encoder for generating first encoded data, said first encoded data being stored in said first memory; and
a CIRC encoder for generating second encoded data, said second encoded data being stored in said second memory; and
wherein said encoding circuit supports a pause condition which pauses said CD-ROM encoder and said CIRC encoder while maintaining the contents of said first and second memories.
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Abstract
An optical disc apparatus includes a pause circuit for pausing data encoders upon receiving a pause signal so that a write operation may be paused without writing dummy data, thereby maintaining data succession. The optical disc apparatus also includes a circuit for accurately determining a write start location by referring to previously written data. A processor generates a pause signal when the amount of data in the optical drive apparatus data buffer is low, and removes the pause signal when additional data from a host is received. The processor may also automatically reduce the write speed of the optical disc apparatus upon a pause condition, thereby preventing the necessity for excessive pausing.
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1. An encoding circuit for a CD-R or CD-RW recording apparatus, said encoding circuit comprising:
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a first memory;
a second memory;
a CD-ROM encoder for generating first encoded data, said first encoded data being stored in said first memory; and
a CIRC encoder for generating second encoded data, said second encoded data being stored in said second memory; and
wherein said encoding circuit supports a pause condition which pauses said CD-ROM encoder and said CIRC encoder while maintaining the contents of said first and second memories.
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