Patent ID: 6560180
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk storage device, wherein recording data to which a frame synchronous signal is attached for every frame is recorded onto a disk using an optical beam emitted from an optical head, comprising:an encoder for encoding each frame unit of recording data to be recorded onto the disk according to input data; a record decision unit for deciding when to stop and start the recording of data onto the disk; a record-start-position detection unit for detecting as a disk-record-start position a position which is adjacent to the end of data recorded onto the disk, when said record decision unit judges a start of recording data; and a head output controller for generating a control output, based on recording data output from said encoder, said control output controlling the optical beam emitted from said optical head to record data onto the disk, and for controlling generation of said control output according to a stop or start of recording judged by said record decision unit; wherein when said record decision unit judges a stop of recording, recording data in a predetermined frame is terminated and a control output generated from said head output control circuit is controlled to halt the recording operation after recording has been continuously made onto said disk until the duration of a frame synchronous signal following the predetermined frame; and when said record decision unit judges a start of recording, a control output generated from said head output controller is controlled to start the recording of data onto said disk from the frame synchronous signal duration in which recording data onto the disk has been halted.