Patent ID: 7180835
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method of accessing data through an optical disk drive, the optical disk connected to a computer host, the computer host comprising a central processing unit (CPU) for controlling operation of the computer host, and a storage device for storing a predetermined program, the CPU executing the predetermined program for driving the optical disk drive to complete a predetermined access operation through a first procedure, a second procedure, and a third procedure, the first procedure being performed by the predetermined program, the second procedure being performed by the optical disk drive, the method comprising: the predetermined program performing the first procedure and outputting a control command to the optical disk drive for actuating the optical disk drive to perform the second procedure; and after the first procedure and the second procedure are completed, the predetermined program performing the third procedure for controlling the optical disk drive to access an optical disk; wherein a period when the predetermined program performs the first procedure overlaps a period when the optical disk drive performs the second procedure.