WO2005098510A1 - (re)writable disk with electrophoretic ink label - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a storage medium for storing digital information, a method for labeling the storage medium, and a printer for the storage medium.
- digital information can be stored in different storage media, e.g. an optical disc, such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (also called digital video disc, DVD), or a blue-ray disc, e.g. portable blue. It is also known, that information can be stored in these storage media by means of different user equipment, e.g. a CD burner. To keep track of what information that is stored on a certain CD or DVD, some kind of labeling is needed. A CD or DVD is formed such that one side of the disc is dedicated for the stored information, and the other can be used for labeling, and will therefore be referred to as labeling side. There are several ways to label a disc.
- the optical storage medium further comprises a label comprising an electrophoretic ink layer, wherein the electrophoretic ink is light addressable.
- electrophoretic ink means any material which can change its visual appearance by electrophoresis.
- light addressable means that selected areas of the electrophoretic ink layer can be locally written by modulating either the intensity or duration of the applied light to the pixel areas. Addressing selected areas by light can thus produce the label.
- An advantage of this is that a label can be written by irradiation.
- Another advantage is that the properties of the electrophoretic ink layer enable re- writing of the label.
- the label may further comprise a photoconductive layer.
- the photoconductive layer may be located between the electrophoretic ink layers and a layer for storing the digital information.
- the photoconductive layer may be located between the electrophoretic ink layer and a label side of the storage medium.
- the photoconductive layer provides ability to control the local electric field over the electrophoretic field by irradiation, i.e. for each pixel area.
- the light addressable electrophoretic ink layer may have heat dependent switching time, such that a visual state of the electrophoretic ink changes upon heating by irradiation and applying an electric field. The heat dependent switching time provides ability to control switching of the visual state by irradiation.
- the electrophoretic ink may be arranged to be irradiated by a laser for addressing the electrophoretic ink. The laser may also be used for recording digital information on the storage medium. This enables an integrated and compact solution.
- the storage medium may comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, and a voltage applying means for applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes. Electrodes integrated in the storage medium enable provision of an electric field with appropriate strength at lower voltages.
- the voltage applying means may comprise a receiver for radio-frequency signals, a circuit for transforming the radio frequency signal into a voltage, wherein said circuit is arranged to apply the voltage between the first and second electrodes. This enables wireless application of supply voltage.
- the voltage applying means may comprise external contacts to apply the voltage between the first and second electrodes. This enables voltage supply to the electrodes.
- the electrophoretic ink may comprise electrophoretic ink microcapsules, SiPix microcups, or gyricon spheres, or any combination thereof.
- a product of a resistance and a capacitance of the electrophoretic ink layer may preferably be higher than 0.001 ⁇ F/m 2 , and preferably higher than 0.004 ⁇ F/m 2 .
- Rphotoconductor*C P hotoconductor ⁇ 10M ⁇ *5 ⁇ F per m 2
- R ⁇ nk *C ⁇ nk 20k ⁇ *0.2 ⁇ F per m 2 .
- a method for labeling an optical storage medium provided with a label comprising an electrophoretic ink layer comprising the steps of: applying a voltage between a first and a second electrode, said electrodes being arranged on mutual sides of the electrophoretic ink layer; irradiating selected pixel areas of the label for addressing a change of visual state.
- visual state means the visual appearance of each pixel area of the electrophoretic ink which is visible to a viewer.
- Each pixel area of the electrophoretic ink has two extreme visual states and the possibility to form grey levels between these states. This enables label writing with a light source.
- the use of electrophoretic ink provides non-permanent labeling on demand.
- the method may further comprise the step of initialising the electrophoretic area by making it uniform in terms of visual state.
- the step of initialising may comprise the step of applying a uniform electric field for a predetermined time period.
- the step of initialising may comprise the step of applying a changing voltage across the electrodes.
- the changing voltage may change from one value to a voltage of the opposite polarity.
- the voltage of the opposite polarity may be of the same magnitude.
- the method may further comprise a step of initialising comprising the steps of: applying a square wave voltage between the electrodes to cause capacitive voltage splitting between a photoconductive layer and the electrophoretic ink layer for erasing an existing label; applying a ramp voltage between the electrodes to cause a resistive voltage splitting between the photoconductive layer and the electrophoretic ink layer, wherein the ramp voltage is a predetermined voltage for suited for label writing at the end of the ramp; and applying the predetermined voltage between the electrodes during a time period for writing the label.
- the step of irradiating selected pixel areas may comprise heating the electronic ink of the pixel areas.
- the step of applying the voltage between the first and second electrodes may comprise the steps of: generating a radio-frequency signal; transmitting the radio-frequency signal to the optical storage medium; receiving the radio-frequency signal at the storage medium; transforming the received radio-frequency signal to a voltage; and applying the voltage between the first and second electrodes.
- the step of applying the voltage between the first and second electrodes may comprise the step of supplying a voltage to the optical storage medium through a connector.
- a recorder for an optical storage medium comprising a first light source for recording digital information on an optical storage layer of the storage medium, a second light source for writing a label comprising an electrophoretic ink layer of the optical storage medium, and a means for applying an electric field across the electrophoretic ink layer.
- a recorder for an optical storage medium comprising a first light source for recording digital information on an optical storage layer of the storage medium, a second light source for writing a label comprising an electrophoretic ink layer of the optical storage medium, and a means for applying an electric field across the electrophoretic ink layer.
- a label writer for an optical storage medium comprising a light source for writing a label comprising an electrophoretic ink layer of the optical storage medium, and a means for applying an electric field across the electrophoretic ink layer.
- the label writer may comprise a positioning means arranged to fit into a center hole of the optical storage medium and a position sensor arranged to provide a position of the label writer in relation to the optical storage medium, wherein the label writer is hand operated.
- a particular feature of the present invention is the ability to write and re- write labels on an optical storage medium for digital information.
- a particular advantage of the present invention is provision of freedom to change the content of the label of the storage medium. This is a significant advantage when the storage medium is re- writable in sense of the digital information.
- Fig. 1 shows a media storage disc.
- Fig. 2 is a cross section view of a part of a media storage disc.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an electrophoretic ink layer according to an embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 4 is a cross section view of a part of a storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 5 is a cross section view of a part of a storage medium according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 6 is a cross section view of a part of a storage medium according to further another embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 7 shows a chart with voltage between the electrodes over time during initialisation and writing.
- Fig. 1 shows a media storage disc.
- Fig. 2 is a cross section view of a part of a media storage disc.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an electrophoretic ink layer according to an embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 4 is a cross section view of a
- Fig. 8 shows a recorder for an optical storage medium capable of recording data and writing a label
- Fig. 9 shows a writer for labeling an optical storage medium.
- Figs 10a and 10b show a label writer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a media storage disc 100, preferably an optical disc such as a CD, a DVD, or a blue-ray disc, which have a field 102 encircling a center part 104 provided with a hole 106.
- Fig. 2 shows a part of the field 102 of Fig. 1 in cross section, showing a transparent substrate layer 202, a layer for recording information 204, and a protective layer 206.
- the digital information is read and written from a media access side 208, and the protective layer 206 is suited for labeling the disc, and therefore has a labeling side 210.
- the present invention is based on the understanding that a storage media would benefit from a re-writable label. This is to an even larger extent applicable for a storage media capable of changing its stored digital content.
- the present invention is also based on the further understanding that an electrophoretic ink layer can be used for a rewritable label.
- Fig. 3 schematically shows the principle for an electrophoretic ink layer 300, which is based on an electrophoretic technology.
- the electrophoretic ink layer comprises a transparent front electrode 302 and a back electrode 304.
- a microcapsule 308 comprises a clear fluid 310.
- Charged particles 312 with a first colour are suspended in the clear fluid 310.
- Other particles 314 with a second colour, and opposite charge are also suspended in the clear fluid 310.
- An example is positively charged white particles and negatively charged black particles, as depicted in Fig.
- the microcapsules 306 are bi-stable, and if the electric field is removed, the visual appearance remains. Different parts of a microcapsule can be exposed to different electrical fields. Therefore, a first part of positively charged particles of a first colour will appear on a first part of the front of the microcapsule , and the second part of the positively charged particles will be at a second back part of the microcapsule.
- a first part of negatively charged particles of a second colour will appear on a second part of the front of the microcapsule, and the second part of the negatively charged particles will be at a first back part of the microcapsule.
- one way would be to control voltages of an electrode grid, another way would be to use an active matrix for addressing the visual states of the electrophoretic ink.
- these technologies would be too costly, too bulky, and need a power source in the storage medium.
- the present invention has a common back electrode and a common front electrode for the entire electrophoretic area, or for a larger part of it.
- the addressing of the electrophoretic ink is made by light, as will be described below.
- the storage medium 400 comprises a transparent substrate 402, a layer for recording medium 404, a protective layer 406, a back electrode 408, a plurality of microcapsules 410, a photoconductive layer 412, a transparent front electrode 414, and a protective layer 416.
- the expression "front” is used to denote the side that is exposed to a viewer, and the expression “back” for the opposite side.
- Electrophoretic ink microcapsules are here used as an illustrative example, but any electrophoretic ink material would be applicable.
- the microcapsules 410 are selectively and optically addressed to change states. This is achieved by the voltage between the electrodes 408, 414, which produces an electric field across the plurality of microcapsules. However, this electric field is too weak to change the states of the microcapsules, but when the selected pixel area of the photoconductive foil 412 is irradiated, it starts conducting on that spot, which lowers the local resistance of the photoconductor layer. The division of applied voltage then shifts in the illuminated pixel area so that a larger fraction is dropped over the electrophoretic material rather than the photoconductor.
- the increased electric field over the electrophoretic layer is strong enough to change the visual state of the pixel area in the electrophoretic layer.
- the RC of the system is chosen to create a long decay constant, this allows a voltage over the E-ink to be sustained for a relatively long period of time with regard to a short light pulse. For example, a light pulse of 1 ms produces an increased voltage over the electrophoretic ink for a period in the order.of 1 second. This enables fast writing, i.e. short light pulses.
- the time a microcapsule needs to change its appearance from one colour to another is temperature dependent. This is disclosed in WO 03/100758 Al, which discloses temperature compensation for electrophoretic display panels.
- FIG. 5 shows a cross section of an optical storage medium 500 according to another embodiment of the invention.
- the storage medium 500 comprises a transparent substrate 502, a layer for recording medium 504, a protective layer 506, a back electrode 508, a plurality of microcapsules 510, a transparent front electrode 512, and a protective foil 514.
- the expression "front” is used to denote the side that is exposed to a viewer, and the expression “back” for the opposite side.
- Electrophoretic ink microcapsules are here used as an illustrative example, but any electrophoretic ink material would be applicable.
- a spot of the electrophoretic material i.e. the microcapsules 510
- the temperature of the microcapsules is increased.
- the microcapsules 510 are selectively and optically addressed to change states according to the generated electric field and the applied heat. Since the temperature dependent switching time of the electrophoretic material is utilized, the electric field between the electrodes 508, 512 is only applied for a short time. The time is too short to enable a change of state during the short time in e.g.
- FIG. 6 shows a cross section of an optical storage medium 600 according to another embodiment of the invention.
- the storage medium 600 comprises a transparent substrate 602, a layer for recording medium 604, a protective layer 606, a back electrode 608, a photoconductive layer 610, a plurality of microcapsules 612, a transparent front electrode 614, and a protective foil 616.
- the expression "front” is used to denote the side that is exposed to a viewer, and the expression “back” for the opposite side.
- Electrophoretic ink microcapsules are here used as an illustrative example, but any electrophoretic ink material would be applicable.
- the microcapsules 612 are selectively and optically addressed to change states according to the locally generated electric field as the photoconductive foil 610 starts conducting on the irradiated pixel areas.
- the difference between this embodiment and the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 is that the photoconductive foil 610 is less visible from the labeling side, and does therefore not interfere with the visual properties of the label.
- Both embodiments as depicted in Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 can be written from both sides of the disc. This is because electrophoretic ink layer is 10-15% transparent to laser light. If the embodiment of Fig. 6 is written from the media access side, e.g.
- the Ag mirror layer (not shown), which is behind the active recording layer, should be made more transparent than usual to allow some light through to address the photoconductor.
- a label writing power above the normal CD or DVD recorder laser power is used, and label writing is performed before the data recording.
- irradiation can be made from the same side as the irradiation for storing digital information to the optical disc.
- both a photoconductive foil and heating of the microcapsules is used to address selected pixel areas.
- the microcapsules By irradiating the photoconductive layer on selected pixel areas, and applying a voltage between the electrodes, the microcapsules are selectively and optically addressed to change states according to the local electric field as the photoconductive layer starts conducting on the irradiated pixel areas, as in the embodiment shown in Fig. 4. At the same time, the microcapsules are heated by the irradiation, as in the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, on the same pixel areas, thus decreasing their switching time. This combination of effects will further increase label writing speed. In all of the above presented embodiments, the label writing can be performed either in a separate device, or, preferably, in the same device as is used for recording digital information on the storage medium.
- the light source for addressing the electrophoretic ink can be a dedicated light source, or be the same as is used for recording digital information on the storage medium.
- the light source is preferably, in any case, a laser, but can also be a light emitting diode (LED).
- a process for labeling a storage medium provided with electrophoretic ink is performed in a number of steps.
- Fig. 7 shows a chart with voltage between the electrodes over time during initialisation and writing, by example only.
- S82 is an erasing period, where the gradient of the change in voltage is chosen to be steep enough in order to cause capacitive voltage splitting rather than resistive voltage splitting between the electrophoretic ink layer and the photoconductive layer.
- S84 is a slow voltage ramp period where the gradient is chosen low enough to cause resistive voltage splitting and avoid capacitive voltage splitting between the electrophoretic ink layer and the photoconductive layer.
- S86 is a period when the label can be addressed, i.e. the writing period.
- the voltage ramp S88 at the end is also preferable to avoid erasing the label.
- the exact values of the gradients depend on the properties of the photoconductor and the electrophoretic ink.
- a first step is to initialise the whole electrophoretic ink area by e.g. applying a uniform electric field for a relative long time period, e.g. 1 to 10 s, preferably 2 to 5 s, preferably 3 s. This initialisation will provide a uniformly coloured state of the electrophoretic ink.
- a fast changing voltage e.g. a square wave voltage
- the changing voltage will enable this capacitive voltage division.
- a second step is to apply a voltage to the stack that will enable a change of state of the electrophoretic ink in next step. This voltage is in the form of a slow ramp to a voltage of opposite polarity.
- a third step is to irradiate the parts of the electrophoretic ink area that should be changed in colour.
- a fourth step is to remove the electric field with a slow ramp to avoid erasing the written image.
- the bi-stable properties of the electrophoretic ink will ensure that the created text and/or picture is maintained.
- the step of irradiating the parts of the electrophoretic ink can comprise heating the ink to enable a change in colour, or making a photoconductive layer conductive to enable a change in colour, or a combination thereof.
- the irradiation is performed as a single laser pulse at every pixel area that should change colour.
- the irradiation is performed as a plurality of short laser pulses. This will decrease heat accumulation and diffusion in the electrophoretic ink, which will result in higher contrast ratio and higher resolution.
- image writing speed may be decreased, but this can be compensated by e.g.
- the steps of applying an electric field on the electrophoretic ink comprises charging a capacitor connected between the electrodes of the electrophoretic layer.
- the capacitor is preferably charged by a device performing the label printing, and the capacitor can be integrated in the storage medium.
- the capacitor is preferably connected to the device via connectors.
- the capacitor is connected to the electrodes during the writing period and not during the erasing period.
- the capacitor is charged by a radio frequency (RF) device, which is embedded in the disc, and an embedded circuit.
- RF radio frequency
- the RF device of the storage medium comprises an RF receiver and a circuit. The circuit generates a voltage that is applied to the capacitor.
- the capacitor is charged, and as the capacitor is coupled between the electrodes, which are arranged on mutual sides of the electrophoretic layer, as described in the above embodiments, an electrical field can be achieved across the electrophoretic layer.
- the capacitance of the capacitor is preferably a couple of tens of microfarads for a disc of the size of a CD.
- the circuit can also apply a fast changing voltage between the electrodes.
- the step of initialising the electrophoretic ink of the disc is preferably made while manufacturing the storage medium the first time it is performed, i.e. the label of the storage medium is pre-initialised, and in the device for labeling the disc when a label is to be re- written.
- the step of initialising can comprise irradiating the entire disc and/or heating the entire disc.
- the writing process comprises applying an electric field on the electrophoretic ink that will enable a change of state of the electrophoretic ink in an irradiation step.
- the parts of the electrophoretic ink area that should be changed in colour are then irradiated in the irradiation step.
- a final step is to remove the electric field. Changes are in this manner added to current text or image of the label.
- Fig. 8 shows a recorder for an optical storage medium.
- the recorder comprises a light source, preferably a laser, for reading/writing stored digital information from/to an optical storage medium.
- the optical storage medium can be an optical disc, such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (also called digital video disc, DVD), or a blue-ray disc, e.g. portable blue.
- the recorder further comprises a light source for printing a label on the optical storage medium by irradiating selected pixel areas of an electrophoretic ink layer of the optical storage medium as described above.
- the recorder also comprises means for applying an electric field across the electrophoretic ink layer.
- the means can be a voltage source which connects to the optical storage medium via connectors, or an RF device transmitting power to the storage medium via RF signals.
- Fig. 9 shows a writer for labeling an optical storage medium.
- the optical storage medium can be an optical disc, such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (also called digital video disc, DVD), or a blue-ray disc, e.g. portable blue.
- the writer comprises a light source for writing a label on the optical storage medium by irradiating selected pixel areas of an electrophoretic ink layer of the optical storage medium as described above.
- the writer also comprises means for applying an electric field across the electrophoretic ink layer.
- the means can be a voltage source which connects to the optical storage medium via connectors, or an RF device transmitting power to the storage medium via RF signals.
- a product of a resistance and a capacitance of the electrophoretic ink layer is preferably high.
- FIGs 10a and 10b show a further embodiment of a label writer 700.
- the label writer 700 is provided with a handle 702. Writing is performed by applying the label writer 700 to an optical storage medium 704 and rotating the label writer 700 over the optical storage medium 704 by pushing the handle 702.
- a positioning means 706 is fitted into the center hole of the optical storage medium 704, and a position sensor 708, e.g. a wheel, will give an angle position during the rotation of the label writer 700.
- the angle position is used to correctly address the electrophoretic ink, which is irradiated by a light source 710, preferably a laser or a LED device.
- a voltage is supplied to the optical storage medium 704 by a voltage supply (not shown). This is preferably done by contact means, which is suitable since the optical storage medium 704 is stationary during writing the label.
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