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Method of determining defects in information storage medium, recording/reproducing apparatus using the same, and information storage medium

  • US 20060123284A1
  • Filed: 11/16/2005
  • Published: 06/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining whether defects exist in an information storage medium having a data area including a user data area for recording data and a spare area for recording a replacement block to replace a defect block occurring in the user data area, the method comprising:

  • seeking a defect entry whose state information indicates that a defect block or a replacement block has been reinitialized without certification, from a defect list for managing the medium and including state information of the defect block and state information of the replacement block; and

    certifying the defect block or the replacement block registered in the defect entry.

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