Patent ID: 7599260
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for determining an optimal reproducing speed of an optical recording/reproducing apparatus which reproduces data from an optical disk, the method comprising: reading the data from the optical disk to detect information on a bit rate of the data recorded on the optical disk; comparing the detected bit rate with a predetermined threshold value to determine a reproducing speed; increasing the reproducing speed of the optical recording/reproducing apparatus by a desired level if the bit rate exceeds the threshold value; reproducing the data from the optical disk by regulating the reproducing speed according to the determined reproducing speed; and multiplying the predetermined threshold value by a desired value greater than 1 to produce a second threshold value, and comparing the second threshold value with the bit rate, wherein if the bit rate exceeds the second threshold value, determining the reproducing speed by again increasing the reproducing speed by a predetermined level to determine the reproducing speed.