Information recording/reproducing apparatus
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1. An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
- an information storage medium having a plurality of tracks divided into a plurality of sectors of first and second types, a first type sector having a sector identification section, a read/write data section and a read-only data section, and a second type sector having a sector identification section and a read/write data section, said sector identification section of each type sector including a sector type identification flag for identification of the respective sector type and a record state identification flag for identification of record state of the respective type sector as a "not-updated" state or as an "already-updated" state;
reproducing means for reproducing information from said first and second type sectors;
recording means for recording information into said first and second type sectors; and
control means for controlling said reproducing means in an information reproducing mode so that;
(a) information is reproduced from said read-only data section of a selected said first type sector when a selected first type sector is detected as having a "not-updated" state,(b) information is reproduced from said read-only data data section of a selected second type sector when a selected first type sector is detected as having an "already-updated" state, and(c) information is reproduced from said read-only data data section of a selected second type sector when said second type sector is detected;
said control means controlling said recording means in an information recording mode so as to change information in said sector identification section of a selected first type sector into information representing a "first type sector" and an "already-updated" state and to record information into said read/write data section of a selected first type sector when the information in the sector identification section thereof represents the "first type sector", and to record information into said read/write data section in a selected second type sector when the information in said sector identification section of a selected second type sector represents the "second type sector".
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Abstract
An information recording/reproducing apparatus for an information storage medium comprising sectors each having a data area composed of a read-only data area and a writable data area. Data in the read-only data area are formed through pressing or the like, and when the data in the read-only data area are to be renewed, renewed data are recorded in the writable data area so that it is made possible to form a large quantity of correctable read-only data.
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1. An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
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an information storage medium having a plurality of tracks divided into a plurality of sectors of first and second types, a first type sector having a sector identification section, a read/write data section and a read-only data section, and a second type sector having a sector identification section and a read/write data section, said sector identification section of each type sector including a sector type identification flag for identification of the respective sector type and a record state identification flag for identification of record state of the respective type sector as a "not-updated" state or as an "already-updated" state; reproducing means for reproducing information from said first and second type sectors; recording means for recording information into said first and second type sectors; and control means for controlling said reproducing means in an information reproducing mode so that; (a) information is reproduced from said read-only data section of a selected said first type sector when a selected first type sector is detected as having a "not-updated" state, (b) information is reproduced from said read-only data data section of a selected second type sector when a selected first type sector is detected as having an "already-updated" state, and (c) information is reproduced from said read-only data data section of a selected second type sector when said second type sector is detected; said control means controlling said recording means in an information recording mode so as to change information in said sector identification section of a selected first type sector into information representing a "first type sector" and an "already-updated" state and to record information into said read/write data section of a selected first type sector when the information in the sector identification section thereof represents the "first type sector", and to record information into said read/write data section in a selected second type sector when the information in said sector identification section of a selected second type sector represents the "second type sector".
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2. An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
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an information storage medium having a recording material thereon, said storage medium being provided with a plurality of tracks, each divided into a plurality of sectors, said plurality of sectors including a plurality of sectors of a first type which have a read only data section having information pre-recorded therein and a read/write data section for updating data contained in said read only data section; reproducing means for reproducing sector data from information recorded on said read only data section and said read/write data section in said plurality of sectors of said first type; recording means for recording information into said read/write data section of said plurality of sectors of said first type; and control means for controlling the reproduction of information from, or the recording of information into, a selected on of said first type sectors based on whether a selected sector is in a "not-updated" state or an "already-updated" state, said control means checking a state of a selected sector and controlling said reproducing means and said recording means such that; (a) information is reproduced only from said read-only section of a selected sector if said selected sector is in a "not-updated" state, and information is reproduced from only said read/write data section, or from said read/write data section and said read only data section of said selected sector if said selected sector is in an "already-updated" state; and (b) information for updating the data in said read only data section is recorded into said read/write section of said selected sector at the time of updating the information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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