(19)
(11) EP 1 258 868 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
12.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/37

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/28

(21) Application number: 02010885.8

(22) Date of filing: 15.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G11B 7/007(2006.01)
 G11B 7/24(2006.01)

(54)

Optical storage medium, optical read/write apparatus, and optical read/write method

Optisches Speichermedium, optische Lese- /Schreibvorrichtung, und optisches Lese- /Schreibverfahren

Support de stockage optique, appareil de lecture/écriture optique, et procédé de lecture/écriture optique

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 18.05.2001 JP 2001150177
18.05.2001 JP 2001150173
13.06.2001 JP 2001179330

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47

(60) Divisional application:
10003582.3 / 2224437
10003583.1 / 2226799
10003609.4 / 2226800
10003633.4 / 2261902
10003634.2 / 2261903
12000614.3 / 2461325
12000615.0 / 2461326

(73) Proprietor: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Osaka 545-8522 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hirokane, Junji
    Nara-shi, Nara 630-8141 (JP)
  • Iwata, Noboru
    Tenri-shi, Nara 632-0004 (JP)

(74) Representative: Müller - Hoffmann & Partner 
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München
81667 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 081 707
EP-A- 1 176 586
JP-A- 4 078 033
 EP-A- 1 111 604
WO-A-02/075728
   
       
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