Data recording method and apparatus
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1. A data recording method for sequentially recording data on a recording medium having a plurality of recording areas in response to a recording request from a host, said method comprising the step of:
- recording information indicative of whether or not an unrecorded portion is included in said plurality of recording areas on said recording medium.
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Abstract
A data processing apparatus manages the address of recording data indicative of the outermost location managed by the apparatus, and forces all unrecorded ranges inside of the outermost recording address managed upon additional write prohibition (finalization) to be recorded ranges, thereby accomplishing new finalization which does not limit recording modes without losing such features as “not requiring the finalization or a long time therefor,” and “protection from tampering.”
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11 Claims
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1. A data recording method for sequentially recording data on a recording medium having a plurality of recording areas in response to a recording request from a host, said method comprising the step of:
recording information indicative of whether or not an unrecorded portion is included in said plurality of recording areas on said recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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2. A data recording method for sequentially recording data on a recording medium having a plurality of recording areas in response to a recording request from a host, said method comprising the steps of:
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recording user data and first identification data on said recording medium in response to a recording request from said host;
recording information indicative of whether or not an unrecorded portion is included in said plurality of recording areas on said recording medium; and
sensing an unrecorded portion on said recording medium from said information in response to an additional write prohibition request from said host to record additional write prohibition data and second identification data in said unrecorded portion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6)
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7. A data recording apparatus for sequentially recording data on a recording medium having a plurality of recording areas in response to a recording request from a host, said apparatus comprising:
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an encoder for generating first identification data in response to a data recording request from said host, and generating second identification data in response to an additional write prohibition request from said host; and
an optical pickup for recording user data and the first identification data on said recording medium in response to a user data recording request from said host, recording information indicative of whether or not an unrecorded portion is included in said plurality of recording areas on said recording medium, sensing an unrecorded portion on said recording medium from said information in response to an additional write prohibition request from said host, and recording the additional write prohibition data and second identification data in said unrecorded portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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