Optical disk, optical disk recording method, optical disk recording device, and integrated circuit

An optical disk comprising land tracks and groove tracks which are alternately arranged in a radial direction,

• wherein the optical disk is capable of recording a bit pattern on each of the land tracks and the groove tracks by forming marks and spaces,
• each of the land tracks and the groove tracks includes a plurality of record blocks,
• each of the plurality of record blocks includes a run-in region and a data region,
• a predetermined run-in pattern is recordable in the run-in region, and a data pattern based on recording target data is recordable in the data region,
• in a land track and a groove track that are adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the optical disk, a first record block that is the record block of the land track and a second record block that is the record block of the groove track and that corresponds to the first record block are recorded at a same angular position in a circumferential direction of the optical disk, and
• a first run-in pattern to be recorded in the run-in region of the first record block and a second run-in pattern to be recorded in the run-in region of the second record block are different from each other, and
• wherein the first run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more first unity patterns,
• the second run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more second unity patterns,
• the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern are patterns whose pattern length is a first length,
• each of the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern is a combination of the marks and the spaces of several lengths,
• each of the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern includes one longest pattern whose length is longest among the several lengths,
• a distance between longest patterns is a shortest distance among distances between the longest pattern in a whole of the first run-in pattern and the longest pattern in a whole of the second run-in pattern, and
• the distance between longest patterns is longer than a length at which intersymbol interference occurs in an acquired signal that is obtained by irradiating a laser to a track where a pattern is recorded.

An optical disk recording/reading method for performing recording and reading of data on an optical disk,

• wherein the optical disk includes land tracks and groove tracks each including a plurality of record blocks, and is capable of recording a bit pattern on each of the land tracks and the groove tracks by forming marks and spaces,
• each of the plurality of record blocks includes a run-in region and a data region,
• the land tracks and the groove tracks are alternately arranged in a radial direction of the optical disk, and
• the optical disk recording/reading method comprises:
• recording, in a land track and a groove track that are adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the optical disk, on a first record block that is the record block of the land track and on a second record block that is the record block of the groove track and that corresponds to the first record block at a same angular position in a circumferential direction of the optical disk,
• recording a first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the first record block,
• recording a second run-in pattern which is different from the first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the second record block, and
• recording a data pattern obtained by modulating recording target data with a predetermined modulation code on the data region, and
• wherein the first run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more first unity patterns,
• the second run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more second unity patterns,
• the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern are patterns whose pattern length is a first length,
• each of the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern is a combination of the marks and the spaces of several lengths,
• each of the first run-in pattern and the second run-in pattern includes one longest pattern whose length is longest among the several lengths,
• a distance between longest patterns is a shortest distance among distances between the longest pattern in a whole of the first run-in pattern and the longest pattern in a whole of the second run-in pattern, and
• the longest pattern in the first unity pattern and the longest pattern in the second unity pattern are arranged at positions where the distance between longest patterns is greatest.

An optical disk recording/reading method for performing recording and reading of data on an optical disk,

• wherein the optical disk includes land tracks and groove tracks each including a plurality of record blocks, and is capable of recording a bit pattern on each of the land tracks and the groove tracks by forming marks and spaces,
• each of the plurality of record blocks includes a run-in region and a data region,
• the land tracks and the groove tracks are alternately arranged in a radial direction of the optical disk, and
• the optical disk recording/reading method comprises:
• recording, in a land track and a groove track that are adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the optical disk, on a first record block that is the record block of the land track and on a second record block that is the record block of the groove track and that corresponds to the first record block at a same angular position in a circumferential direction of the optical disk,
• recording a first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the first record block,
• recording a second run-in pattern which is different from the first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the second record block, and
• recording a data pattern obtained by modulating recording target data with a predetermined modulation code on the data region, and
• wherein the first run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more first unity patterns,
• the second run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more second unity patterns,
• the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern are patterns whose pattern length is a first length,
• each of the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern is a combination of the marks and the spaces of several lengths,
• each of the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern includes one longest pattern whose length is longest among the several lengths,
• a distance between longest patterns is a shortest distance among distances between the longest pattern in a whole of the first run-in pattern and the longest pattern in a whole of the second run-in pattern, and
• the distance between longest patterns is longer than a length at which intersymbol interference occurs in an acquired signal that is obtained by irradiating a laser to a track where a pattern is recorded.

An optical disk recording/reading device for performing recording and reading of data on an optical disk,

• wherein the optical disk includes land tracks and groove tracks each including a plurality of record blocks, and is capable of recording a bit pattern on each of the land tracks and the groove tracks by forming marks and spaces,
• each of the plurality of record blocks includes a run-in region and a data region,
• the land tracks and the groove tracks are alternately arranged in a radial direction of the optical disk,
• the optical disk recording/reading device comprises:
• an optical head for recording data on the optical disk by irradiating a light beam to the optical disk,
• a modulation circuit for modulating recording target data with a predetermined modulation code to obtain a modulation signal, and
• a controller for performing control so as to record the modulation signal on the data region, and
• the controller
• records, in a land track and a groove track that are adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the optical disk, on a first record block that is the record block of the land track and on a second record block that is the record block of the groove track and that corresponds to the first record block at a same angular position in a circumferential direction of the optical disk,
• records a first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the first record block, and
• records a second run-in pattern which is different from the first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the second record block, and
• wherein the first run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more first unity patterns,
• the second run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more second unity patterns,
• the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern are patterns whose pattern length is a first length,
• each of the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern is a combination of the marks and the spaces of several lengths,
• each of the first run-in pattern and the second run-in pattern includes one longest pattern whose length is longest among the several lengths,
• a distance between longest patterns is a shortest distance among distances between the longest pattern in a whole of the first run-in pattern and the longest pattern in a whole of the second run-in pattern, and
• the longest pattern in the first unity pattern and the longest pattern in the second unity pattern are arranged at positions where the distance between longest patterns is greatest.

An integrated circuit for controlling recording of data on an optical disk,

• wherein the optical disk includes land tracks and groove tracks each including a plurality of record blocks, and is capable of recording a bit pattern on each of the land tracks and the groove tracks by forming marks and spaces,
• each of the plurality of record blocks includes a run-in region and a data region,
• the land tracks and the groove tracks are alternately arranged in a radial direction of the optical disk, and
• the integrated circuit
• records, in a land track and a groove track that are adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the optical disk, on a first record block that is the record block of the land track and on a second record block that is the record block of the groove track and that corresponds to the first record block at a same angular position in a circumferential direction of the optical disk,
• records a first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the first record block,
• records a second run-in pattern which is different from the first run-in pattern on the run-in region of the second record block, and
• records a data pattern obtained by modulating recording target data with a predetermined modulation code on the data region, and
• wherein the first run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more first unity patterns,
• the second run-in pattern is a repeated pattern of one or more second unity patterns,
• the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern are patterns whose pattern length is a first length,
• each of the first unity pattern and the second unity pattern is a combination of the marks and the spaces of several lengths,
• each of the first run-in pattern and the second run-in pattern includes one longest pattern whose length is longest among the several lengths,
• a distance between longest patterns is a shortest distance among distances between the longest pattern in a whole of the first run-in pattern and the longest pattern in a whole of the second run-in pattern, and
• the longest pattern in the first unity pattern and the longest pattern in the second unity pattern are arranged at positions where the distance between longest patterns is greatest.