Owner INFINITE DATA STORAGE LIMITED

Inventors SHEPHERD, David; COMBE, Tony

Pub. Number AU-A-2003303805

PCT Number PCT/GB2003/0057

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/068479

Priority 0300472.8 09.01.03 GB

Filing date 24 December 2003

Wipo publication date 23 August 2004

G11B 007/085 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - with provision for moving the light beam into, or out of, its operative position

G11B 017/00 Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor

G11B 007/09 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following