Secure storage disc and disc surveillance system
First Claim
1. An information storage disc comprising:
- an information storage layer comprising an electrically conductive information storage medium;
a capacitive plate layer comprising an electrically conductive capacitive plate;
a dielectric layer comprising a dielectric portion positioned to isolate electrically said information storage medium and said capacitive plate; and
an electrical inductor configured to complete an electrically resonant circuit comprising said electrical inductor and a dielectric capacitor, wherein said dielectric capacitor comprises at least a portion of said information storage medium, at least a portion of said electrically conductive capacitive plate, and at least a portion of said dielectric portion of said dielectric layer.
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Abstract
An information storage disc, a method of disc manufacture, and a scheme for improved disc surveillance are provided. Generally, the present invention utilizes the geometry and conductivity of a disc'"'"'s information storage medium to establish an electrically resonant circuit in the disc body. The electrically resonant circuit may be used to detect, locate, and/or monitor the disc. In accordance with 37 CFR 1.72(b), the purpose of this abstract is to enable the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract will not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims.
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59 Claims
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1. An information storage disc comprising:
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an information storage layer comprising an electrically conductive information storage medium;
a capacitive plate layer comprising an electrically conductive capacitive plate;
a dielectric layer comprising a dielectric portion positioned to isolate electrically said information storage medium and said capacitive plate; and
an electrical inductor configured to complete an electrically resonant circuit comprising said electrical inductor and a dielectric capacitor, wherein said dielectric capacitor comprises at least a portion of said information storage medium, at least a portion of said electrically conductive capacitive plate, and at least a portion of said dielectric portion of said dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An information storage disc comprising:
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a disc body defining an outer periphery, an inner periphery, and upper and lower disc surfaces;
an information storage medium disposed between said upper and lower disc surfaces, wherein said information storage medium extends from a storage medium inner radius to a storage medium outer radius, said storage medium defines an electrical conductivity sufficient to function as a capacitance plate of a dielectric capacitor;
at least one electrically conductive region disposed between said upper and lower disc surfaces, wherein said electrically conductive region and said information storage medium are electrically isolated by a dielectric portion of said disc body, and at least a portion of said electrically conductive region and at least a portion of said information storage medium extend along a common radial portion of said disc body to define a capacitively coupled pair of capacitor plates;
an electrical inductor disposed between said upper and lower disc surfaces, wherein said electrical inductor and said capacitively coupled pair of capacitor plates define an electrically resonant circuit.
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59. An information storage disc surveillance system comprising:
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an electromagnetic transmitter configured to generate an electromagnetic signal comprising at least one predetermined frequency;
an electromagnetic receiver positioned to receive said electromagnetic signal and configured to detect resonance of said signal; and
at least one information storage disc comprising an electrically resonant circuit configured to resonate at said predetermined frequency, wherein said information storage disc comprises;
an information storage layer comprising an electrically conductive information storage medium;
a capacitive plate layer comprising an electrically conductive capacitive plate;
a dielectric layer comprising a dielectric portion positioned to isolate electrically said information storage medium and said capacitive plate; and
an electrical inductor configured to complete said electrically resonant circuit comprising said electrical inductor and a dielectric capacitor, wherein said dielectric capacitor comprises at least a portion of said information storage medium, at least a portion of said electrically conductive capacitive plate, and at least a portion of said dielectric portion of said dielectric layer.
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