Identifying optical disc properties from information read from label side of optical disc
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1. A method comprising:
- reading a signal as reflected by a label side of an optical disc, without reading any indicia on the label side of the optical disc, an indicia defined as data encoded within an encoded data format;
attempting to identify one or more properties of the optical disc from the signal reflected by the label side of the optical disc;
where the one or more properties cannot be identified from the signal reflected by the label side of the optical disc,writing a mark to the label side of the optical disc, the mark being one of a pixel written sufficiently small to escape casual detection by a user and a mark written to a border of the label side of the optical disc;
reading a second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc; and
,identifying the one or more properties of the optical disc from the second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc.
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Abstract
Identifying optical disc properties from information read from the label side of an optical disc is disclosed. The information from the label side of an optical disc is first read. From this information read from the label side of the optical disc, one or more properties of the optical disc are then identified.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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reading a signal as reflected by a label side of an optical disc, without reading any indicia on the label side of the optical disc, an indicia defined as data encoded within an encoded data format; attempting to identify one or more properties of the optical disc from the signal reflected by the label side of the optical disc; where the one or more properties cannot be identified from the signal reflected by the label side of the optical disc, writing a mark to the label side of the optical disc, the mark being one of a pixel written sufficiently small to escape casual detection by a user and a mark written to a border of the label side of the optical disc; reading a second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc; and
,identifying the one or more properties of the optical disc from the second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc.
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2. A method comprising:
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reflecting a signal off a side of an optical disc initially presumed to be a label side of the optical disc with a laser, without reading any indicia on the label side of the optical disc, an indicia defined as data encoded within an encoded data format; attempting to identify properties of a label side of the optical disc based on the signal, where the side of the optical disc is the marking or imaging surface of the optical disc; where the one or more properties cannot be identified from the signal reflected by the label side of the optical disc, writing a mark to the label side of the optical disc, the mark being one of a pixel written sufficiently small to escape casual detection by a user and a mark written to a border of the label side of the optical disc; reading a second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc; and
,identifying the one or more properties of the optical disc from the second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a mechanism receptive to an optical disc and in which the optical disc is rotatable; a laser to at least detect a signal reflected by a label side of the optical disc without reading any indicia on the label side of the optical disc, an indicia defined as data encoded within an encoded data format; and
,a controller to at least attempt to identify one or more properties of the label side of the optical disc from the signal detected by the laser, wherein where the controller is unable to identify the one or more properties from the signal reflected by the label side of the optical disc, the controller is to direct the laser to write a mark to the label side of the optical disc, the mark being one of a pixel written sufficiently small to escape casual detection by a user and a mark written to a border of the label side of the optical disc, the laser is to read a second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc; and
,the controller is to identify the one or more properties of the optical disc from the second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon comprising:
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first means for directing a laser to at least detect a signal reflected by a label side of a rotating optical disc without reading any indicia on the label side of the rotating optical disc, an indicia defined as data encoded within an encoded data format; and
,second means for attempting to identify one or more properties of the label side of the rotating optical disc from the signal reflected by the laser, wherein where the second means is unable to identify the one or more properties from the signal reflected by the label side of the optical disc, the first means is to direct the laser to write a mark to the label side of the optical disc, the mark being one of a pixel written sufficiently small to escape casual detection by a user and a mark written to a border of the label side of the optical disc, the laser is to read a second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc; and
,the second means is to identify the one or more properties of the optical disc from the second signal reflected by the mark written to the label side of the optical disc. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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