Information recording medium and reproducing apparatus therefor
AssigneeVictor Company of Japan, Ltd.
InventorTetsuya Kondo
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Abstract
An environmental load information of an information recording medium is recorded on the information recording medium so as to recycle or dispose properly an information recording medium, which is not necessary any more. The information recording medium comprises a main information area (102) for recording or reproducing information and a recording area (101) for environmental load information, which is recorded with an environmental load information of the information recording medium.
Claims12
An information recording medium comprising:
- an information recording area provided for recording and/or reproducing;
- an identification (ID) information recording area recorded with an ID information of said information recording medium, wherein said ID information recording area is allocated in a circular arc on a circumference of a predetermined radius provided outside an inner circumference side of said information recording area;
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- a recording area for environmental load information recorded with a product manufacturing information related to said information recording medium, wherein said recording area for environmental load information is provided on said circumference without overlapping with said ID information area.
An information recording medium comprising:
- an information recording area provided for recording and/or reproducing;
- an identification (ID) information recording area recorded with an ID information of said information recording medium, wherein said ID information recording area is allocated in a circular arc on a circumference of a predetermined radius provided outside an inner circumference side of said information recording area;
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- a recording area for environmental load information recorded with a product manufacturing information related to said information recording medium, wherein said recording area for environmental load information is provided on a reading out surface for information of said information recording medium and provided on said circumference without overlapping with said ID information area with viewing from said reading out surface side.
A reproducing apparatus for reproducing an information recording medium comprising an information recording area provided for recording and/or reproducing, an identification (ID) information recording area recorded with an ID information of said information recording medium, wherein said ID information recording area is allocated in a circular arc on a circumference of a predetermined radius provided outside an inner circumference side of said information recording area, and a recording area for environmental load information recorded with a product manufacturing information related to said information recording medium, wherein said recording area for environmental load information is provided on said circumference without overlapping with said ID information area, said reproducing apparatus comprises reproducing means for reproducing said environmental load information recorded in one area of a lead-in area, a lead-out area and said information recording area.
A reproducing apparatus for reproducing an information recording medium comprising an information recording area provided for recording and/or reproducing, an identification (ID) information recording area recorded with an ID information of said information recording medium, wherein said ID information recording area is allocated in a circular arc on a circumference of a predetermined radius provided outside an inner circumference side of said information recording area, and a recording area for environmental load information recorded with a product manufacturing information related to said information recording medium, wherein said recording area for environmental load information is provided on a reading out surface for information of said information recording medium and provided on said circumference without overlapping with said ID information area, said reproducing apparatus comprises reproducing means for reproducing said environmental load information recorded in one area of a lead-in area, a lead-out area and said information recording area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.