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Method and apparatus for recording management information on a recording medium and the recording medium

  • US 7,570,557 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2005
  • Issued: 08/04/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium including one or more temporary management areas and a plurality of final management areas, the method comprising:

  • recording final management information into each of the final management areas when the recording medium is to be closed, the final management information copied from latest temporary management information recorded in the one or more temporary management areas except location information indicating a location of a first valid defect list, where the latest temporary management information includes 00h as the location information and the final management information includes an address of a first valid defect list within a corresponding final management area as the location information; and

    creating a first indicator to indicate whether or not the recording medium is closed,wherein the first indicator contains final management information recorded in one of the final management areas.

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