Information recording method and apparatus, information processing apparatus, information recording system and computer-readable storage medium
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1. An information recording method for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
- a first step acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply of an information recording apparatus which records information in the information recording medium, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a second step determining whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium, based on the driving power supply information.
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Abstract
An information recording method records information in an information recording medium by acquiring driving power supply information related to a driving power supply of an information recording apparatus which records the information in the information recording medium, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium, and determining whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information.
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1. An information recording method for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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a first step acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply of an information recording apparatus which records information in the information recording medium, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a second step determining whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium, based on the driving power supply information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information recording apparatus for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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a communication control section controlling a communication between the information recording apparatus and an external apparatus;
a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply from the external apparatus, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium received from the external apparatus via the communication control section;
a determination section determining whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section; and
a recording control section carrying out the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, only when the determination section determines to permit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing apparatus accessible to an information recording medium, comprising:
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a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a determination section determining whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information recording system for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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an information processing apparatus comprising;
a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a determination section determining whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section; and
an information recording apparatus recording the information in the information recording medium in response to an instruction from the information processing apparatus.
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19. An information recording system for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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an information recording apparatus comprising;
a communication control section controlling a communication between the information recording apparatus and an external apparatus;
a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply from the external apparatus, in response to a request for a process -which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium received from the external apparatus via the communication control section;
a determination section determining whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section; and
a recording control section carrying out the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, only when the determination section determines to permit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data; and
an information processing apparatus controlling the information recording apparatus.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program which causes a computer of an information processing apparatus to record information in an information recording medium by forming an information recording system together with an information recording apparatus, said program comprising:
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a first procedure causing the computer to acquire driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply of the information recording systems, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a second procedure causing the computer to determine whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium, based on the driving power supply information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program which causes a computer of an information recording apparatus to record information in an information recording medium by forming an information recording system together with an information processing apparatus, said program comprising:
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a first procedure causing the computer to acquire driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply of the information recording system from the information processing apparatus, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of dummy data in the information recording medium;
a second procedure causing the computer to determine whether to permit or prohibit the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information; and
a third procedure causing the computer to carry out the process which accompanies recording of the dummy data only when permitted as a result of the determination made by the second procedure. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An information recording method for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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a first step acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, when recording of dummy data in the information recording medium is started; and
a second step determining whether to continue or discontinue the recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. An information recording apparatus for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, when recording of dummy data in the information recording medium is started;
a determination section determining whether to continue or discontinue the recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section; and
a recording control section recording the dummy data in the information recording medium only when the determination section determines to continue the recording of the dummy data. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An information processing apparatus accessible to an information recording medium via an information recording apparatus, comprising:
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a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, in response to a start of recording of dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a determination section determining whether to continue or discontinue the recording of the dummy data based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An information processing apparatus accessible to an information recording medium via an information recording apparatus, comprising:
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a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, in response to a request to record dummy data in the information recording medium;
a determination section determining whether to permit or prohibit the recording of the dummy data based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section; and
an issuing section issuing a command requesting the recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium only when the recording of the dummy data is permitted as a result of a determination made by the determination section. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An information recording system for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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an information processing apparatus including an issuing section periodically monitoring a remaining amount of power of a battery which forms a driving power supply during recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium, and issuing a command requesting discontinuance of the recording of the dummy data when the remaining amount of power of the battery is less than or equal to a predetermined amount; and
an information recording apparatus including a discontinuing section carrying a discontinuing process which discontinues the recording of the dummy data when the command requesting the discontinuance of the recording of the dummy data is received during the recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An information recording system for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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an information processing apparatus comprising;
a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, in response to a start of recording of dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a determination section determining whether to continue or discontinue the recording of the dummy data based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section; and
an information recording apparatus recording the information in the information recording medium in response to an instruction from said information processing apparatus.
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65. An information recording system for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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an information recording apparatus comprising;
a power supply information acquiring section acquiring driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, when recording of dummy data in the information recording medium is started;
a determination section determining whether to continue or discontinue the recording of the dummy data, based on the driving power supply information which is acquired by the power supply information acquiring section; and
a recording control section recording the dummy data in the information recording medium only when the determination section determines to continue the recording of the dummy data; and
an information processing apparatus controlling said information recording apparatus.
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66. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus which forms an information recording system together with an information recording apparatus, said program comprising:
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a first procedure causing the computer to acquire driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply in response to a notification from the information recording apparatus indicating a start of a recording of dummy data in an information recording medium; and
a second procedure causing the computer to determine whether to continue or discontinue the recording of the dummy data based on the driving power supply information. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus which forms an information recording system together with an information recording apparatus, said program comprising:
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a first procedure causing the computer to acquire driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply, in response to a request to record dummy data in an information recording medium;
a second procedure causing the computer to determine whether to permit or prohibit the recording of the dummy data based on the driving power supply information; and
a third procedure causing the computer to issue a command requesting the recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium only when the recording of the dummy data is permitted as a result of a determination made by the second procedure. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74)
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75. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer of an information recording apparatus which forms an information recording system together with an information processing apparatus, said program comprising:
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a first procedure causing the computer to acquire driving power supply information which is related to a driving power supply during recording of dummy data in an information recording medium;
a second procedure causing the computer to determine whether to continue or discontinue the recording of the dummy data based on the driving power supply information; and
a third procedure causing the computer to record the dummy data only when continuance of the recording of the dummy data is determined as a result of a determination made by said second procedure. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77)
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78. An information recording method for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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a first step selecting a mode from a plurality of modes at least including a mode which permits recording of dummy data in the information recording medium and a mode which prohibits recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a second step carrying out a process based on the selected mode, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. An information recording apparatus for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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a mode selecting section selecting a mode from a plurality of modes at least including a mode which permits recording of dummy data in the information recording medium and a mode which prohibits recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a processing section carrying out a process based on the selected mode, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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93. An information recording system for recording information in an information recording medium, comprising:
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an information recording apparatus comprising;
a mode selecting section selecting a mode from a plurality of modes at least including a mode which permits recording of dummy data in the information recording medium and a mode which prohibits recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a processing section carrying out a process based on the selected mode, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium; and
an information processing apparatus controlling the information recording apparatus.
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94. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer of an information recording apparatus to record information in an information recording medium, said program comprising:
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a first procedure causing the computer to select a mode from a plurality of modes at least including a mode which permits recording of dummy data in the information recording medium and a mode which prohibits recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a second procedure causing the computer to carry out a process based on the selected mode, in response to a request for a process which accompanies recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing an information processing apparatus which forms an information recording system together with an information recording apparatus which records information in an information recording medium, said program comprising:
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a first procedure causing the computer to display information related to a plurality of modes at least including a mode which permits recording of dummy data in the information recording medium and a mode which prohibits recording of the dummy data in the information recording medium; and
a second procedure causing the computer to notify a mode selected from the plurality of modes to the information recording apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105)
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