Data recording apparatus and system having sustained high transfer rates
First Claim
1. A data recording apparatus for recording data on a disk-type recording medium, comprising:
- an area setting circuit for setting up a first area and a second area on said disk-type recording medium; and
a data recorder for recording data in ascending order of address in said first area and in random order in said second area.
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Abstract
According to the invention, techniques for recording data onto recording media at relatively high transfer rates for relatively long periods of time. Embodiments according to the present invention include systems and apparatus capable of an improved sustained rate of data recording onto disk type-recording media, for example. Many embodiments can remove the upper limits of both recording capacity and the number of media that can be used. Select embodiments can be used with different kinds of recording media as well. In a specific embodiment, the area on a hard disk is divided into three areas. A first area can be suitable for sequential recording of continuous data. A second area can be suitable for random recording of discontinuous data. A third area can be used for recording logical sector numbers, coupling logical sector numbers, and file information that are used for marking each of the first and second areas, so that continuous data can be recorded on the hard disk at a high data rate.
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21 Claims
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1. A data recording apparatus for recording data on a disk-type recording medium, comprising:
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an area setting circuit for setting up a first area and a second area on said disk-type recording medium; and
a data recorder for recording data in ascending order of address in said first area and in random order in said second area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A disk-type recording medium for recording data, said disk-type recording medium having a first area and a second area, said data being recorded in ascending order of address in said first area and in random order in said second area.
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