Write-once optical disc, and method and apparatus for recording management information on write-once optical disc
First Claim
1. A method of managing an optical recording medium, the recording medium including a plurality of recording layers, each recording layer having at least one temporary defect management area and at least one final defect management area, the method comprising:
- recording temporary management information in a temporary defect management area of the recording medium, the temporary management information including disc usage management information indicating a recording or non-recording status of the user area of the each recording layer; and
transferring the disc usage management information from the at least one temporary defect management area to the at least one final defect management area of the recording medium, wherein in the recording step, the disc usage management information for each of the recording layers is separately recorded in the temporary defect management area.
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Abstract
A writable-once optical recording medium such as a BD-WO, and a method and apparatus for managing the writable-once optical recording medium, are provided. According to an embodiment, the method includes recording temporary management information in a temporary defect management area of the recording medium, the temporary management information including disc usage management information indicating a recording or non-recording status of the user area of the each recording layer; and transferring the disc usage management information from the at least one temporary defect management area to the at least one final defect management area of the recording medium, wherein in the recording step, the disc usage management information for each of the recording layers is separately recorded in the temporary defect management area.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of managing an optical recording medium, the recording medium including a plurality of recording layers, each recording layer having at least one temporary defect management area and at least one final defect management area, the method comprising:
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recording temporary management information in a temporary defect management area of the recording medium, the temporary management information including disc usage management information indicating a recording or non-recording status of the user area of the each recording layer; and
transferring the disc usage management information from the at least one temporary defect management area to the at least one final defect management area of the recording medium, wherein in the recording step, the disc usage management information for each of the recording layers is separately recorded in the temporary defect management area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for managing an optical recording medium, the recording medium including a plurality of recording layers, each recording layer having at least one temporary defect management area and at least one final defect management area, the apparatus comprising:
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means for recording temporary management information in a temporary defect management area of the recording medium, the temporary management information including disc usage management information indicating a recording or non-recording status of the recording medium, wherein the disc usage management information for each of the recording layers is separately recorded in the temporary defect management area; and
means for transferring the disc usage management information from the at least one temporary defect management area to the at least one final defect management area of the recording medium.
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11. An optical recording medium comprising:
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a plurality of recording layers, each recording layer having at least one temporary defect management area and at least one final defect management area, wherein temporary management information is recorded in one of the at least one temporary defect management area of the recording medium, the temporary defect management information including disc usage management information indicating a recording or non-recording status of the recording medium, and wherein the disc usage management information for each of the recording layers is separately recorded in the temporary defect management area, and wherein the disc usage management information is transferred from the at least one temporary defect management area to the at least one final defect management area of the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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