Apparatus and method for successive reproducing in an optical disc recording/reproducing system

A method for driving an apparatus for successive reproducing in an optical disc recording/reproducing system including a disc, a pickup device, pickup transferring device a key input device having a function key controlling a normal successive reproducing mode and a special successive reproducing mode, a memory device, and a system controller, said memory comprising:

• key checking to check whether or not a selected function key of said key input means is the function key for said special successive reproducing mode;
• performing a normal successive reproducing operation including transferring said pickup means after reproducing from a first reproducing side of said disc when said function key is indicative of said normal producing mode and reproduces a second reproducing side of said disc;
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• performing a special successive reproducing operation including generating a reproduced signal during the transfer of said pickup device when the selected function key is indicative of said special successive reproduction mode.

An apparatus for successively reproducing data signals recorded on both sides of an optical disc, said apparatus comprising:

• pickup means for detecting said data signals from said disc;
• pickup transferring means for transferring said pickup means between a position for reading from a first side of said optical disc and a position for reading from a second side of said optical disc;
• and
• memory means for storing a portion of said data signals recorded on said second side, and for providing said portion of said data signals during transferring of said pickup means from said first side to said second side.

A method for successively reproducing data signals recorded on both sides of an optical disc, said method comprising:

• detecting said data signals from said disc with an optical pickup device;
• transferring said optical pickup device between a position for reading from a first side of said optical disc and a position for reading from a second side of aid optical disc;
• providing a portion of said data signals from said second side and stored in a memory during said transferring of said pickup means from said first side to said second side;
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• processing said data signals detected by said optical pickup device when said optical pickup head is detecting said data signals and processing said portion of said data signals during said transferring.

An method for successively reproducing data signals recorded on both sides of an optical disc, said method comprising:

• detecting a portion of said data signals recorded on a beginning section of a second side of said optical disc with an optical pickup device and storing said portion of said data signals in a memory;
• detecting and processing said data signals from a first side of said optical disc with said optical pickup device;
• in response to reaching an end section of said first side, transferring said optical pickup device from said first side to said second side of said optical disc and processing said portion of said data signals stored in said memory during said transferring of said optical pickup device;
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• detecting and processing said data signals from said second side of said optical disc with said optical pickup device.