US 7,447,129 B2
Method of recording erase pattern information on an optical recording medium, erasing information on the optical recording medium based on the erase pattern information, and optical recording medium therefor.
Kyung-geun Lee, Seongnam-si (Korea, Republic of); Yong-jin Ahn, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); In-sik Park, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Seong-sue Kim, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); and Du-seop Yoon, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on May 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/414,328.
Application 11/414328 is a continuation of application No. 10/320737, filed on Dec. 17, 2002, granted, now 7,369,470.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/390119, filed on Jun. 21, 2002.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-27928 (KR), filed on May 20, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2006/0193227 A1, Aug. 31, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G11B 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 369—47.51  [369/59.11; 369/116; 369/53.26] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for recording erase pattern information on an optical recording medium, with the optical recording medium allowing data to be recorded and/or reproduced thereon and/or therefrom, the method comprising:
recording data on the optical recording medium; and
recording erase pattern information for use to select an optimum erase power for erasing data on the optical recording medium, the erase pattern information including information regarding a power level of a first pulse of erase pulses and a power level of a period between an end of erase pulses and a start point of a first pulse of write pulses, and duration information regarding a duration of the period between the end of the erase pulses and the start point of the first pulse of the write pulses.