Method and apparatus for overwriting data on recording-medium and the recording medium
First Claim
1. A method of recording data on a recording medium including a user data area, on which one or more recording ranges are allocated, and a management area, the method comprising:
- receiving an overwriting command to record the data on a recorded area of a recording range, each recording range is one of an open recording range having a recordable position and a closed recording range having no recordable position;
selecting an open recording range, from one or more open recording ranges on the user data area, for recording the data; and
recording the data starting from the recordable position of the selected open recording range.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the recording medium includes a user data area on which one or more recording ranges are allocated and a management area. The method of recording on the recording medium includes receiving an overwriting command to record data on a recorded area of a recording range. Each recording range is one of an open recording range having a recordable position and a closed recording range not having a recordable position. An open recording range is selected fro recording the data from the one or more open recording ranges on the user data area, and the data is recorded starting from the recordable position of the selected open recording range.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of recording data on a recording medium including a user data area, on which one or more recording ranges are allocated, and a management area, the method comprising:
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receiving an overwriting command to record the data on a recorded area of a recording range, each recording range is one of an open recording range having a recordable position and a closed recording range having no recordable position;
selecting an open recording range, from one or more open recording ranges on the user data area, for recording the data; and
recording the data starting from the recordable position of the selected open recording range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for recording data on a recording medium including a user data area, on which one or more recording ranges are allocated, and a management area, the apparatus comprising:
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a recording unit recording the data on the recording medium; and
a controller receiving an overwriting command to record the data on a recorded area of a recording range, each recording range is one of an open recording range having a recordable position and a closed recording range having no recordable position, the controller selecting an open recording range, from one or more open recording ranges on the user data area, for recording the data, and the controller controlling the recording unit to record the data starting from the recordable position of the selected open recording range. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A recording medium comprising:
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a user data area on which one or more recording ranges are allocated, each recording range is one of an open recording range having a recordable position and a closed recording range having no recordable position; and
a management area on which management information for the recording ranges is recorded, wherein an open recording range for recording data is selected from one or more open recording ranges on the user data area if an overwriting command to record the data is made to a recorded area of a recording range on the user data area, and the data is recorded starting from the recordable position of the selected open recording range. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of reproducing data recorded on a recording medium including a user data area, on which one or more recording ranges are allocated, and a management area, the method comprising:
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receiving a reproducing command to reproduce a first data recorded on an area of a first recording range, each recording range is one of an open recording range having a recordable position and a closed recording range having no recordable position; and
reproducing a second data replacing the first data, wherein the second data recorded in a second recording range is overwritten data of the first data and a relationship between the first and second ranges is managed by management information in the management area. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An apparatus for reproducing data recorded on a recording medium including a user data area, on which one or more recording ranges are allocated, and a management area, the apparatus comprising:
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a reproducing unit reproducing the data from the recording medium; and
a controller receiving a reproducing command to reproduce a first data recorded on an area of a first recording range, each recording range is one of an open recording range having a recordable position and a closed recording range having no recordable position, and the controller controlling the reproducing unit to reproduce a second data replacing the first data, wherein the second data recorded on a second recording range is overwritten data of the first data and a relationship between the first and second ranges is managed by management information recorded on the management area. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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