Information recording medium, recording apparatus and method for the same, reproducing apparatus and method for the same, computer program product for record or reproduction control, and data structure including control signal
First Claim
1. A write-once-type information recording medium comprising:
- a user data area to record therein record data;
a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list and identification information, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting.
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Abstract
A write-once-type information recording medium is provided with: a user data area to record therein record data; a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list and identification information, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting.
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18 Claims
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1. A write-once-type information recording medium comprising:
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a user data area to record therein record data;
a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list and identification information, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A recording apparatus for recording record data onto a write-once-type information recording medium comprising:
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
(ii) a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
(iii) a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area,said recording apparatus comprising;
a defect management information generating device for generating or updating the defect management information, with identification information included in the defect management information, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting; and
a recording device for recording at least one of the record data and the generated or updated defect management information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
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13. A recording method of recording record data onto a write-once-type information recording medium comprising:
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
(ii) a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
(iii) a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area,said recording method comprising;
a defect management information generating process of generating or updating the defect management information, with identification information included in the defect management information, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting; and
a recording process of recording at least one of the record data and the generated or updated defect management information.
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
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14. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing record data recorded on a write-once-type information recording medium comprising:
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
(ii) a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
(iii) a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list and identification information, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting,said reproducing apparatus comprising;
a memory device;
a first reading device for reading the defect management information recorded in said defect management area and storing the read defect management information into said memory device; and
a reproducing device for reproducing the record data recorded in said user data area or the record data recorded in said spare area, on the basis of the defect management information stored in said memory device.
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
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15. A reproducing method of reproducing record data recorded on a write-once-type information recording medium comprising:
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
(ii) a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
(iii) a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list and identification information, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting,said reproducing method comprising;
a first reading process of reading the defect management information recorded in said defect management area; and
a reproducing process of reproducing the record data recorded in said user data area or the record data recorded in said spare area, on the basis of the read defect management information.
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
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16. A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer in a recording apparatus to make the computer function as at least one portion of a defect management information generating device and a recording device,
said recording apparatus being for recording record data onto a write-once-type information recording medium comprising: - (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
(ii) a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
(iii) a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area,said recording apparatus comprising;
the defect management information generating device for generating or updating the defect management information, with identification information included in the defect management information, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting; and
the recording device for recording at least one of the record data and the generated or updated defect management information.
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
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17. A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer in a reproducing apparatus to make the computer function as at least one portion of a first reading device and a reproducing device,
said reproducing apparatus being for reproducing record data recorded on a write-once-type information recording medium comprising: - (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
(ii) a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
(iii) a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list and identification information, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting,said reproducing apparatus comprising;
a memory device;
the first reading device for reading the defect management information recorded in said defect management area and storing the read defect management information into said memory device; and
the reproducing device for reproducing the record data recorded in said user data area or the record data recorded in said spare area, on the basis of the defect management information stored in said memory device.
- (i) a user data area to record therein the record data;
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18. A data structure including a control signal, comprising:
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a user data area to record therein record data;
a spare area to alter thereto one portion of addresses of said user data area, along with defect management in said user data area or logical overwriting to said user data area; and
a defect management area to record therein defect management information which includes an alternative list and identification information, the alternative list indicating a correspondence relationship between an alternative source address in said user data area which is altered to said spare area and an alternative destination address in said spare area, the identification information being intended to identify whether each alternative is based on the defect management or the logical overwriting.
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