Information reproduction device and information reproduction method for reproducing information by switching to servo polarity corresponding to land track and groove track and information recording method for recording information by switching to servo polarity corresponding to land track and groove tract

摘要

An information reproduction method according to an aspect of this invention is directed to an information reproduction method which reproduces information from an information storage medium on which land and groove tracks which can record information are alternately formed in the radial direction along wobbles that represent address information, comprising determining a track structure of a current position traced by a light beam on the basis of the address information, and a track structure of a target position on the basis of a target position address, controlling access to the address of the target position by switching between a first servo polarity corresponding to a land track and a second servo polarity corresponding to a groove track at a predetermined timing as needed on the basis of the determination result of the two track structures, and reproducing predetermined information from the target position address.