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US 7,069,374 B2Granted
Optical disc drive having a control board and driving unit in separate locations
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsByoung-young Bae, Soon-kyo Hong
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Abstract
An optical disc drive that includes a driving unit including a spindle motor to rotate an optical disc, an optical pickup to access the optical disc, and a connection board connected to a computer. A control board to control the driving unit, is installed at an interface device of the computer, separate from the driving unit, and is connected to the connection board.
Claims18
An optical disc drive for an optical disc comprising:
- a driving unit including a spindle motor to rotate the optical disc, an optical pickup to access the optical disc, and a connection board connected to a computer;
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- a control board to control the driving unit, which is installed at an interface device of the computer, separate from the driving unit, and connected to the connection board.
An optical disc drive system for an optical disc comprising:
- a driving unit having a spindle motor to rotate the optical disc, an optical pickup to read/write to the optical disc, a drive motor to move the optical pickup across a surface of the optical disc, and a connector to connect to a computer;
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- a controller to control the driving unit having an interface to connect to the computer, wherein the controller is located remotely from the driving unit.
An optical disc drive system for an optical disc comprising:
- a driving unit having a spindle motor to rotate the optical disc, an optical pickup to read/write to the optical disc, a drive motor to move the optical pickup across a surface of the optical disc, and a connector, wherein the driving unit fits in a peripheral slot of a computer;
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- a controller to control the driving unit having an interface to connect to the computer, wherein the controller is located remotely from the driving unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.