# US 5,347,501 A · Servo apparatus of an optical disc having calibration for gain control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,347,501 A - Document ID: US5347501A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 07/618,265 - Filed: 1990-11-21 - Granted: 1994-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 1989-11-30 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Shinichiro Iimura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5347501A ## CPC - G11B 7/0941: {Methods and circuits for servo gain or phase compensation during operation (for initialising servos G11B7/0945)} - G11B 7/0909: {by astigmatic methods} - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A servo apparatus of an optical disc, comprises an amplitude detector for detecting an amplitude of a servo detection signal which was extracted by an optical pickup when servo focusing is operating. A gain control signal generator generates a gain control signal for providing a predetermined relation between the amplitude detected by the amplitude detector and a reference value. A controller holds the gain control signal generated by the gain control signal generator and controls the amplitude of the servo detection signal by the gain control signal upon a recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A servo apparatus of an optical disc, comprising: amplitude detecting means for detecting an amplitude of a servo detection signal which was extracted by an optical pickup in a state in which a servo focusing is operating; gain control signal generating means for generating a gain control signal to provide a predetermined relation between the amplitude detected by said amplitude detecting means and a reference value when said servo focusing is operating; and control means for holding the gain control signal which is generated by said gain control signal generating means and for controlling the amplitude of the servo detection signal by the gain control signal upon a recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup; wherein when said servo focusing is operating, the gain control signal generating means generates gain control signals corresponding to at least three points, the inner rim, outer rim, and an intermediate position between the inner and outer rims of an optical disc, and has memory means for storing gain control signals corresponding to at least the three points which were obtained before the recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup has started. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A servo apparatus of an optical disc according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls the amplitude of the servo detection signal by multiplying the gain control signal with the servo detection signal. ### Claim 3 A servo tracking apparatus of an optical disc, comprising: amplitude detecting means for detecting an amplitude of a tracking error signal which was formed on the basis of a detection output from photodetecting means of an optical pickup in a state in which a servo focusing is operating; gain control signal generating means for generating a gain control signal to provide a predetermined relation between a detection output from the amplitude detecting means and a reference value when said servo focusing is operating; and control means for holding the gain control signal from the gain control signal generating means and for controlling the amplitude of the servo tracking signal which is supplied to the optical pickup by the gain control signal upon a recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup; wherein when said servo focusing is operating, said gain control signal generating means generates gain control signals corresponding to at least three points: the inner rim, outer rim, and an intermediate position between the inner and outer rims of the optical disc and has memory means for storing gain control signals corresponding to the at least three points which were obtained before the recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup has started. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A servo tracking apparatus of an optical disc according to claim 3, wherein said amplitude detecting means comprises peak value detecting means for detecting a peak value of the tracking error signal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) A servo tracking apparatus of an optical disc according to claim 3, wherein said control means multiplies said gain control signal from the gain control signal generating means with the tracking error signal. ### Claim 6 A servo tracking apparatus of an optical disc, comprising: amplitude detecting means for detecting an amplitude of a tracking error signal which was formed on the basis of a detection output from photodetecting means of an optical pickup in a state in which a servo focusing is operating; gain control signal generating means for generating a gain control signal to provide a predetermined relation between a detection output from the amplitude detecting means and a reference value when said servo focusing is operating; and control means for holding the gain control signal from the gain control signal generating means and for controlling the amplitude of the servo tracking signal which is supplied to the optical pickup by the gain control signal upon a recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup; wherein when said servo focusing is operating, said gain control signal generating means generates gain control signals corresponding to at least three points: the inner rim, outer rim, and an intermediate position between the inner and outer rims of the optical disc and has memory means for storing gain control signals corresponding to the at least three points which were obtained before the recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup has started; wherein said amplitude detecting means comprises peak value detecting means for detecting a peak value of the tracking error signal; and wherein said gain control signal generating means operates such that after the peak value detected by said peak value detecting means is received and divided by a predetermined reference value, an inverse number of a resultant value of the division is calculated and generated as the gain control signal. ### Claim 7 A servo focusing apparatus of an optical disc, comprising: amplitude detecting means for detecting an amplitude of a focusing error signal which was formed on the basis of a detection output from divided detectors of an optical pickup in a state in which a servo focusing and a servo tracking are operating; gain control signal generating means for generating a gain control signal to provide a predetermined relation between a detection output from said amplitude detecting means and a reference value when said servo focusing and said servo tracking are operating; and control means for holding the gain control signal from said gain control signal generating means and for controlling the amplitude of the servo focusing signal which is supplied to the optical pickup by the gain control signal upon a recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup; wherein when said servo focusing and said servo tracking are operating, said gain control signal generating means generates gain control signals corresponding to at least three points: the inner rim, outer rim, and an intermediate position between the inner and outer rims of the optical disc and has memory means for storing gain control signals corresponding to the at least three points which were obtained before the recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup has started. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A servo focusing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said gain control signal generating means has memory means for storing gain control signals corresponding to at least three points, the inner rim, outer rim, and an intermediate position between the inner and outer rims of the optical disc, which were obtained before the recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup has started. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A servo focusing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said amplitude detecting means comprises peak value detecting means for detecting a peak value and a bottom value of a sum signal from the divided detectors. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) A servo focusing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said control means multiplies the gain control signal from said gain control signal generating means to each of the focusing error signal and a sum signal from the divided detectors. ### Claim 11 A servo focusing apparatus of an optical disc, comprising: amplitude detecting means for detecting an amplitude of a focusing error signal which was formed on the basis of a detection output from divided detectors of an optical pickup in a state in which a servo focusing and a servo tracking are operating; gain control signal generating means for generating a gain control signal to provide a predetermined relation between a detection output from said amplitude detecting means and a reference value when said servo focusing and said servo tracking are operating; and control means for holding the gain control signal from said gain control signal generating means and for controlling the amplitude of the servo focusing signal which is supplied to the optical pickup by the gain control signal upon a recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup; wherein when said servo focusing and said servo tracking are operating, said gain control signal generating means generates gain control signals corresponding to at least three points: the inner rim, outer rim, and an intermediate position between the inner and outer rims of the optical disc and has memory means for storing gain control signals corresponding to the at least three points which were obtained before the recording or reproducing operation by the optical pickup has started; wherein said amplitude detecting means comprises peak value detecting means for detecting a peak value and a bottom value of a sum signal from the divided detectors; and wherein said gain control signal generating means operates such that after an average value of the peak values which were detected by the peak value detecting means is received and divided by a predetermined reference value, an inverse number of a resultant value of the division is calculated and generated as the gain control signal.