Thin optical disc having remote reading capability
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1. An optical disc, comprising:
- a central clamping area that defines a central aperture operable to be engaged by a spindle mechanism of an optical disc drive;
an optically-readable data storage area substantially surrounding the central clamping area;
one or more stacker elements coupled to, or integral with, the central clamping area, the stacker elements configured to increase the thickness of the central clamping area above the planar thickness of the optically-readable data storage area; and
an electronic tag coupled to or embedded within the optical disc.
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Abstract
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a thin optical disc having remote reading capability is provided. In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, the optical disc includes a central clamping area that defines a central aperture operable to be engaged by a spindle mechanism of an optical disc drive, an optically-readable data storage area substantially surrounding the central clamping area, the optically-readable data storage area having a planar thickness of less than 1.20 mm, and an electronic tag coupled to or embedded within the optical disc, the electronic tag comprising a radio frequency tag or radio frequency identification tag.
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33 Claims
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1. An optical disc, comprising:
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a central clamping area that defines a central aperture operable to be engaged by a spindle mechanism of an optical disc drive; an optically-readable data storage area substantially surrounding the central clamping area; one or more stacker elements coupled to, or integral with, the central clamping area, the stacker elements configured to increase the thickness of the central clamping area above the planar thickness of the optically-readable data storage area; and an electronic tag coupled to or embedded within 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, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An optical disc, comprising:
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a central clamping area that defines a central aperture operable to be engaged by a spindle mechanism of an optical disc drive; an optically-readable data storage area substantially surrounding the central clamping area; one or more stacker elements coupled to, or integral with, the central clamping area, the stacker elements configured to increase the thickness of the central clamping area above the planar thickness of the optically-readable data storage area; and an electronic tag coupled to or embedded within the optical disc, the electronic tag comprising a radio frequency tag or radio frequency identification tag.
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33. An optical disc, comprising:
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a central clamping area that defines a central aperture operable to be engaged by a spindle mechanism of an optical disc drive; an optically-readable data storage area substantially surrounding the central clamping area; one or more stacker elements coupled to, or integral with, the central clamping area, the stacker elements configured to increase the thickness of the central clamping area above the planar thickness of the optically-readable data storage area; a magnetic stripe disposed upon a surface of the optical disc; and an electronic tag coupled to or embedded within the optical disc, the electronic tag comprising a radio frequency tag or radio frequency identification tag.
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