Patents
Patents for G11B 19 - Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function (26,229)
10/1997
10/28/1997US5682334 Motor start acceleration profile
10/28/1997US5682273 Disk drive for portable computer with adaptive demand-driven power management
10/28/1997US5682272 Disk drive and method for retrying a read operation upon detecting a read error
10/23/1997WO1997039451A1 Multimedium optical disk storing image titles in such a manner that whether they need av functions for reproduction can be instantly judged, and apparatus for and method of reproducing the same
10/22/1997EP0802535A1 Information recording medium, information reproduction apparatus and information reproduction method
10/22/1997EP0802527A1 Optical disk, optical recorder, optical reproducing device, encrypted communication system, and authorizing system for use of program
10/22/1997EP0802526A2 Storage device
10/22/1997CN2265574Y Recorder with adjustable playing speed for language learning
10/22/1997CN1162816A Signal-processing preamplifier for optical disc system
10/22/1997CN1162815A Method for incorporating disk media into magnetic disk drive
10/21/1997US5680640 System for migrating data by selecting a first or second transfer means based on the status of a data element map initialized to a predetermined state
10/21/1997US5680587 Enhanced-performance floppy diskette subsystem
10/21/1997US5680382 Optical information recording apparatus and method capable of handling a plurality of card-like recording media of different reflectance
10/21/1997US5680379 Information reproduction apparatus having means to control maximum delay of information being read from memory
10/21/1997US5680268 Apparatus for magnetic recording and playback having a recording/playback coil split by a center tap and supplying an unbalanced write current
10/21/1997US5680023 Method of measuring linear velocity of disk
10/21/1997US5679942 Magnetic card reader using two multi channel magnetic heads that can read magnetic track data in two separate and distinct directions
10/21/1997US5679911 Karaoke reproducing apparatus which utilizes data stored on a recording medium to make the apparatus more user friendly
10/21/1997US5678929 Grooved hydrodynamic bearing arrangement including a porous lubricant reservoir
10/16/1997WO1997038422A1 Method and apparatus for recording and managing communications for transcription
10/16/1997WO1997037693A1 A method and apparatus for scenting rooms in a programmed manner
10/15/1997EP0801392A2 Information record medium, apparatus for recording the same and apparatus for reproducing the same
10/15/1997EP0801384A2 Information storage and information transmission media with parental control
10/14/1997US5678023 Method and apparatus for directly and automatically accessing a bank of data storage devices with a computer
10/14/1997US5677897 Apparatus for recording and reproducing magneto optical disc
10/14/1997US5677802 Phase locked loop circuit with adjustable offset characteristic, method for adjustment and apparatus
10/14/1997CA2063221C Write laser power setting device and method
10/09/1997WO1997037491A1 Multimedia optical disk improved in interactive reproduction advancing performance, reproducing device, and reproducing method
10/09/1997WO1997037349A1 Power saving method and apparatus for use in multiple frequency zone drives
10/08/1997EP0800312A1 Data transmitter, data transmitting method, data receiver, information processor, and information recording medium
10/08/1997EP0800174A2 Information record medium, apparatus for recording the same and apparatus for reproducing the same
10/08/1997EP0800168A2 Optical pickup device and optical disc reproducing apparatus
10/08/1997EP0800165A1 Optical recording medium, method for recording/reproducing the optical recording medium and apparatus for recording/reproducing
10/08/1997EP0800164A2 Information recording medium and apparatus for recording and reproducing the same
10/08/1997EP0800161A2 Spin valve magnetoresistive head and method of manufacturing the same and magnetic memory apparatus
10/08/1997EP0528140B1 Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
10/08/1997CN1161535A Method for reproducing optical disc
10/08/1997CN1161534A Disc reproducing apparatus and method for reproducing same
10/08/1997CN1161531A Spin valve magnetoresistive head and method for mfg. same and magnetic memory apparatus
10/08/1997CN1161509A Card conveyance control method and apparatus
10/07/1997US5675833 Apparatus and method for detecting insertions and removals of floppy disks by monitoring write-protect signal
10/07/1997US5675816 Magnetic disk subsystem with failsafe battery charging and power shut down
10/07/1997US5675695 Multi-scene recording medium and apparatus for reproducing data therefrom
10/07/1997US5675694 Video disk, recording apparatus of video disk, and its reproducing apparatus
10/07/1997US5675567 Device and method for reducing power consumption in a disk drive
10/07/1997US5675559 Disc recording reproducing apparatus having memory control which allows recording immediately upon loading of the disc
10/07/1997US5675557 Integrated mixing system for synchronizing video and audio signals
10/07/1997US5675452 Thin data storage device having a flexible recordable disk and recording heads arranged on both sides of the disk
10/07/1997US5675446 Method of controlling magnetic disk unit based on version data
10/07/1997US5675230 Method and apparatus for dynamic low voltage spindle motor operation
10/07/1997US5675196 High speed ten pole/twelve slot D.C. brushless motor with minimized net radial force and low cogging torque
10/02/1997WO1997036361A1 Active electromagnetic damping system for spindle motors
10/02/1997WO1997036111A1 Hydrodynamic bearing having lubricant particle traps
10/02/1997DE19648752A1 Process for accessing data on computer CD-ROM drive
10/01/1997EP0798724A2 Optical disc record and/or reproduction apparatus
10/01/1997EP0798709A2 Outer rotor motor
10/01/1997EP0798708A2 Disc drive unit
10/01/1997EP0798698A2 Apparatus for positioning magnetic head and method of the same
10/01/1997CN1160908A Automatic disk discriminating method and apparatus in optical disk system
09/1997
09/30/1997US5673359 Recording disk and recorded information reproducing apparatus
09/30/1997US5673242 Method for controlling the spindle motor speed of an audio/video disk player
09/25/1997WO1997035312A1 High speed video distribution and manufacturing system
09/25/1997WO1997035311A1 High speed video digital versatile disk distribution and manufacturing system
09/24/1997EP0797206A2 Information record medium, apparatus for recording the same and apparatus for reproducing the same
09/24/1997EP0797186A2 Magnetic disk device with dummy write function
09/23/1997US5671320 System and method for controlling play of multiple dialog audio tracks of a software carrier
09/23/1997US5671204 Variable transfer rate data reproduction apparatus
09/23/1997US5671203 Signal recording layer recognition method in digital disk and apparatus thereof
09/23/1997US5671202 Apparatus and method for data security in an optical disk storage system
09/23/1997US5671201 Pulling-in circuit for PLL circuit, pulling-in method for PLL circuit, PLL circuit device and apparatus for reproducing optical disc
09/23/1997US5671200 Method for detecting the movement of a light beam and optical information reproduction apparatus using the same
09/23/1997US5671099 Magnetic recording apparatus with power conservation feature
09/23/1997US5670837 Disk drive spindle motor having split windings for each phase
09/18/1997WO1997034296A2 Device for writing and/or reading optical recording medium of various designs
09/18/1997DE19611790A1 Control of disc playback speed from selected start point
09/18/1997DE19609575A1 Read and write unit for different types of optical disc - has detector facility to determine focussing error, which is used to control focussing servo
09/17/1997EP0795874A2 Optical disc record and/or reproduction apparatus
09/17/1997EP0795872A2 Information record medium, apparatus for recording the same and apparatus for reproducing the same
09/17/1997EP0795869A2 Information record medium, apparatus for recording the same and apparatus for reproducing the same
09/17/1997EP0795858A2 Rotation control apparatus operating with a sync signal having variable intervals
09/17/1997EP0795856A2 Disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus
09/17/1997EP0795854A2 Dubbing apparatus
09/17/1997EP0795175A1 Method and apparatus for detecting degradation in data storage system spindle motor performance
09/17/1997EP0526130B1 Disk changer with memory means for memorizing error information
09/17/1997CN1159643A Double-axle driving element and compact disc device
09/17/1997CN1035905C Optical disc for use in an optical data recording and/or reproducing apparatus
09/16/1997US5668916 Apparatus for reproducing data not successively located on a recording medium
09/16/1997US5668792 Turntable of a disc player for both a compact disc and a mini disc
09/16/1997US5668789 Recording method of recording medium
09/16/1997US5668690 Method and apparatus for lifetime prediction of gas lubricated interfaces in data storage devices
09/16/1997US5668682 Head lift mechanism implemented in a removable magnetic disk drive
09/16/1997US5668477 Noise detecting apparatus for magnetic heads
09/16/1997US5668427 Spindle motor having recessed stator coils
09/16/1997US5667309 Bearing seal system
09/16/1997US5666716 Low distortion interference fits for spindle motor assembly
09/12/1997WO1997033433A1 Image selecting/displaying apparatus
09/12/1997WO1997033284A1 Cd player
09/12/1997WO1997033282A1 Device and method of controlling the playback speed of a compact disc (cd) inserted into a cd player
09/12/1997WO1997033281A1 Disk drive and recording or reproducing method therefor
09/12/1997WO1997033280A1 Recording/reproduction apparatus