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  Optical disc having tracking polarity information, and apparatuses and methods for recording and reproducing user data on the sameUSPTO Application #: 20080107003Title: Optical disc having tracking polarity information, and apparatuses and methods for recording and reproducing user data on the same Abstract: An optical disc includes tracking polarity information. The optical disc includes a clamping area, a lead-in area, a data area, and a burst cutting area (BCA). The BCA is present between the clamping area and the lead-in area and in which information regarding the optical disc is recorded, and the information is read before performing tracking in the data area. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the tracking polarity information and/or reflectivity information without trial and error and directly record or reproduce user data in a data area of the optical disc. (end of abstract) Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP - Washington, DC, US Inventors: Kyung-geun Lee, In-sik Park, Jung-wan Ko, Du-seop Yoon USPTO Applicaton #: 20080107003 - Class: 369275300 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Dynamic Information Storage Or Retrieval, Storage Medium Structure, Optical Track Structure (e.g., Phase Or Diffracting Structure, Etc.), Track Data Format/layout The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080107003. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/695,393, filed Oct. 29, 2003, which claims the priority of Korean Patent Application No. 2002-67968 filed Nov. 4, 2002, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to an optical disc, and more particularly, to an optical disc having at least one recording layer, and apparatuses and methods for recording and reproducing data on the same. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs) are the most popular types of data storage media. In general, user data is recorded on pits of a recording layer of a read-only optical disc and recorded by changing a phase of a phase change material (PCM) on the recording layer of a rewritable optical disc which is covered with the PCM. [0006] A pickup, which is included in an optical disc reproducing apparatus, detects a precise position of a track in which the user data is recorded, receives a laser beam reflected from the track, and reads the user data from the laser beam. A signal that the pickup uses to detect a position of a desired track is called a tracking signal. The tracking signal is obtained when a photo diode, which has a plurality of light receiving parts, receives the laser beam. Signals are generated from lights received by the respective light receiving parts, and then, the signals are added together or subtracted from each other. The tracking signal curves like an S-shape and right and left sides of the tracking signal, which are divided with respect to a central point of the tracking signal, have opposite polarities. [0007] The polarities of the tracking signal change according to a type of the optical disc or physical characteristics of the recording layer on the optical disc, such as the physical characteristics of the pit or the track. In other words, the polarities of the tracking signal change from (-) to (+) and from (+) to (-) according to the type of optical disc or the physical characteristics of the recording layer. Therefore, when the optical disc is loaded into a conventional optical disc reproducing apparatus, the apparatus determines the polarity of a tracking signal by trial and error, detects the position of the track in which the user data is recorded based on the polarity, and reads the user data from the track. That is, the conventional optical disc reproducing apparatus spends considerable time in detecting the polarity of the tracking signal before reading the user data, thereby delaying a reproduction of the user data. [0008] Meanwhile, a reflectivity of the optical disc is a ratio of a power of the laser beam reflected from the recording layer of the optical disc to the power of the laser beam incident on the recording layer. The reflectivity also depends on the type of optical disc or the physical characteristics of the recording layer, and therefore, the conventional optical disc reproducing apparatus detects the reflectivity by trial and error. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] The present invention provides an optical disc from which information regarding a polarity of a tracking signal and/or a reflectivity is easily recognized, and apparatuses and methods for recording and reproducing information on the same. [0010] Additional aspects and/or advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. [0011] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical disc including a clamping area; a lead-in area; a data area; and a burst cutting area (BCA) which is present between the clamping area and the lead-in area and in which information regarding the optical disc is recorded, wherein the information is read before performing tracking in the data area. [0012] According to an aspect of the present invention, the information regarding the optical disc is at least one of tracking polarity information and reflectivity information, and the tracking polarity information and the reflectivity information are recorded with a pattern of crystalline or non-crystalline marks. [0013] According to an aspect of the present invention, the recording of the tracking polarity information begins at leading bytes in the BCA and is repeatedly recorded. [0014] According to an aspect of the present invention, first two bits of the leading bytes of the tracking polarity information include identifiers of the respective tracking polarity information that is repeatedly recorded several times, and other six bits include remaining information of the tracking polarity information. [0015] According to an aspect of the present invention, one of the six bits includes flag information that indicates whether other information is recorded in the BCA, and the other five bits of the six bits include the tracking polarity information that indicates a polarity of a tracking signal related to each recording layer of the optical disc. [0016] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical disc including a first recording layer in which a first lead-in area, a first data area, and a first lead-out area are formed; and a second recording layer in which a second lead-in area, a second data area, and a second lead-out area are formed, wherein at least one of the first and second recording layers includes a burst cutting area (BCA), in which information regarding the optical disc is recorded, and the information is read before performing tracking in the first and second data areas. [0017] According to an aspect of the present invention, the information regarding the optical disc is at least one of tracking polarity information and reflectivity information, and the tracking polarity information and the reflectivity information are recorded with a pattern of crystalline or non-crystalline marks. [0018] According to an aspect of the present invention, the recording of the tracking polarity information begins in leading bytes in the BCA and is repeatedly recorded. [0019] According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of recording information on an optical disc that has at least one recording layer, the method including recording at least one of tracking polarity information and reflectivity information in a burst cutting area (BCA) of the recording layer. [0020] According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of reproducing information on an optical disc which has at least one recording layer the method including reading tracking polarity information in a burst cutting area (BCA) of the recording layer, and analyzing the read tracking polarity information, outputting an analysis result indicative thereof, performing tracking in the recording layer of the optical disc using the analysis result, and recording or reproducing user data on the optical disc. [0021] According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of reproducing information on an optical disc which has at least one recording layer, the method including reading reflectivity information in a burst cutting area (BCA) of the recording layer; and analyzing the reflectivity information and outputting an analysis result indicative thereof, adjusting the write or read power of a laser beam using the analysis result, and recording or reproducing user data on the optical disc. Continue reading... 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