Patent ID: 6538981
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical reproduction apparatus for reproducing information from an optical recording medium having grooves and lands alternately provided in a radial direction, information recording areas being formed in both of said grooves and said lands, and at least one prepit region where a groove is not formed;wherein, in said prepit region, first information marks are disposed on a virtual extension of a first boundary between one groove and one adjacent land and second information marks are disposed on a virtual extension of a second boundary between said one groove and an other adjacent land, wherein said first and second information marks are disposed so as not to exist at opposing positions on both of said first and second boundaries of said one groove; wherein said first information marks include synchronous information and address information; wherein said second information marks include synchronous information and address information; and wherein a trailing edge of said first information marks is aligned in the radial direction; said optical reproduction apparatus comprising: an irradiation source for irradiating a light spot on said optical recording medium; a detector for detecting a reflected light from said optical recording medium; and reproduction means for reproducing information by using a signal from said detector.