Appeal No. 2002-1674
Application 09/089,901
groove track and the land track, then reproducing the signal from
both the groove track and the land track;
a detector for detecting a quality of the signal thus
recorded and reproduced by the recording and reproduction unit;
a control parameter setting unit for setting a control
parameter related to at least one of the recording and the
reproduction of the optical disk; and
a controller for changing the control parameter set by the
control parameter1 setting unit, repeating the recording and
reproduction performed by the recording and reproduction unit and
detection performed by the detector every time the control
parameter is changed, and determining the control parameter based
on the quality of the signal detected by the detector.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references:2
Johann et al. (Johann) 5,341,360 Aug. 23, 1994
Moriya et al. (Moriya) 5,508,995 Apr. 16, 1996
Pietrzykoski et al. (Pietrzykoski) 5,812,506 Sep. 22, 1998
(effectively filed Oct. 02, 1996)
Nakane et al (Nakane ‘932) 5,936,932 Aug. 10, 1999
(filed Mar. 25, 1997)
Nakane et al. (Nakane ‘285) 5,946,285 Aug. 31, 1999
(filed Feb. 28, 1997)
Nakane et al. (Nakane ‘699)) 6,091,699 Jul. 18, 2000
(filed Apr. 10, 1997)
1 The language “set by the control parameter” is inadvertently
duplicated at line 2 of claim 1 appearing in the amendment filed August 7,
2000, Paper No. 8.
2 In addition, the Examiner relies on Appellants’ admissions as to the
prior art at pages 29 and 30 of Appellants’ specification.
3
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