Optical disc drive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9959896-B1
Application number	US-201715696286-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 6, 2017
Priority date	Jun 9, 2017
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

An optical disc drive includes a spindle motor, a first control module and a second control module. The spindle motor includes a turn table for supporting and rotating an optical disc. The first control module includes a first optical pickup head corresponding to a first data layer of the optical disc. The first control module is connected with a host through a first bus to execute a first control command. The second control module includes a second optical pickup head corresponding to a second data layer of the optical disc. The second control module is connected with the host through a second bus to execute a second control command. The first control module and the second control module communicate with each other according to a negotiation signal. Moreover, the spindle motor is operated at a target rotation speed under control of the first control module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical disc drive connected with a host, a double-sided optical disc is loadable into the optical disc drive, the optical disc drive comprising:
a spindle motor comprising a turn table for supporting and rotating the optical disc;
a first control module comprising a first optical pickup head corresponding to a first data layer of the optical disc, wherein the first control module comprises a first digital signal processor connected with the host through a first bus, and the first control module executes a first control command from the host; and
a second control module comprising a second optical pickup head corresponding to a second data layer of the optical disc, wherein the second control module comprises a second digital signal processor connected with the host through a second bus, and the second control module executes a second control command from the host;
wherein the first control module and the second control module communicate with each other according to a negotiation signal, and the spindle motor is operated at a target rotation speed under control of the first control module.

2. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first control module comprises:
a first driving circuit connected with the spindle motor and the first digital signal processor, wherein the first digital signal processor controls the first driving circuit to adjust a rotation speed of the spindle motor; and
a first sled motor connected with the first driving circuit,
wherein the first optical pickup head is connected with the first sled motor and the first driving circuit, and the first digital signal processor controls the first driving circuit to drive the first optical pickup head.

3. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second control module comprises:
a second driving circuit connected with the second digital signal processor; and
a second sled motor connected with the second driving circuit,
wherein the second optical pickup head is connected with the second sled motor and the second driving circuit, and the second digital signal processor controls the second driving circuit to drive the second optical pickup head.

4. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first digital signal processor comprises a first transmitter terminal and a first receiver terminal, and the second digital signal processor comprises a second transmitter terminal and a second receiver terminal, wherein the first transmitter terminal is connected with the second receiver terminal, the second transmitter terminal is connected with the first receiver terminal, and a signal from the first transmitter terminal and a signal from the second transmitter terminal are combined as the negotiation signal.

5. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first digital signal processor controls a first driving circuit to adjust a rotation speed of the spindle motor, wherein the first digital signal processor comprises a first transmitter terminal and a first receiver terminal, and the second digital signal processor comprises a second transmitter terminal and a second receiver terminal, wherein the first transmitter terminal is connected with the second receiver terminal, the second transmitter terminal is connected with the first receiver terminal, and a signal from the first transmitter terminal and a signal from the second transmitter terminal are combined as the negotiation signal.

6. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 5 , wherein if a data is not transmitted from or received by the first digital signal processor, the first transmitter terminal is maintained in a first level state, wherein if the first digital signal processor intends to transmit the data to the second digital signal processor, the first transmitter terminal is changed to a second level state, wherein the second level state is different from the first level state.

7. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 5 , wherein if a data is not transmitted from or received by the first digital signal processor, the first transmitter terminal is maintained in a first level state, wherein if the first digital signal processor intends to receive the data from the second digital signal processor, the first transmitter terminal is changed to a second level state after the first receiver terminal is changed to the second level state, wherein the second level state is different from the first level state.

8. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the data contains a fixed number of bits, and the first digital signal processor recognizes a received bit number according to elapsed time, wherein if the first digital signal processor judges that the received bit number reaches the fixed number, the first transmitter terminal is changed from the second level state to the first level state.

9. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first control module controls the first optical pickup head to access a data of the first data layer of the optical disc according to the first control command, and the second control module controls the second optical pickup head to access a data of the second data layer of the optical disc according to the second control command.

10. An optical disc drive connected with a host, a double-sided optical disc is loadable into the optical disc drive, the optical disc drive comprising:
a spindle motor comprising a turn table for supporting and rotating the optical disc;
a first control module comprising a first optical pickup head corresponding to a first data layer of the optical disc; and
a second control module comprising a second optical pickup head corresponding to a second data layer of the optical disc;
wherein the first control module and the second control module communicate with each other according to a negotiation signal, and the spindle motor is operated at a target rotation speed under control of the first control module,
wherein the second control module instructs the first control module to control the spindle motor to be operated at the target rotation speed according to the negotiation signal.

11. An optical disc drive connected with a host, a double-sided optical disc is loadable into the optical disc drive, the optical disc drive comprising:
a first control module comprising a first optical pickup head corresponding to a first data layer of the optical disc;
a second control module comprising a second optical pickup head corresponding to a second data layer of the optical disc;
wherein the first control module and the second control module communicate with each other according to a negotiation signal,
wherein the first control module comprises a first digital signal processor having a first transmitter terminal and a first receiver terminal, and the second control module comprises a second digital signal processor having a second transmitter terminal and a second receiver terminal, wherein the first transmitter terminal is connected with the second receiver terminal, the second transmitter terminal is connected with the first receiver terminal, and a signal from the first transmitter terminal and a signal from the second transmitter terminal are combined as the negotiation signal.

12. The optical disc drive as claimed in claim 11 , wherein if a data is not transmitted from or received by the first digital signal processor, the first transmitter terminal is maintained in a first level state, wherein if the first digital signal processor intends to transmit the data to the second digital signal processor, the first transmitter terminal is changed to a second level state, wherein the second l

Assignees

• Lite On Technology Corp

Inventors

• Lin Che-Ching
• Hsu Chia-Hao

Classifications

• G11B19/2009

  Turntables, hubs and motors for disk drives; Mounting of motors in the drive (means for clamping of disk to turntable G11B17/022 and subgroups) · CPC title

• G11B19/28

  Speed controlling, regulating, or indicating (G11B19/24 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G11B7/08 Primary

  Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers · CPC title

• G11B7/08582 Primary

  Sled-type positioners · CPC title

• G11B19/26 Primary

  Speed-changing arrangements; Reversing arrangements; Drive-transfer means therefor · CPC title