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Recording medium, and a method and apparatus for overwriting data in the same

  • US 7,613,874 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2005
  • Issued: 11/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for overwriting data in a recording medium having a data zone, a lead-in zone, and a lead-out zone, the data zone including a user data area and a spare area, the method comprising:

  • dividing the user data area into a plurality of sequential recording ranges, each sequential recording range for successively storing data therein;

    recording data into at least one of the sequential recording ranges; and

    performing a replacement record operation at a next writable area of an open one of the sequential recording ranges by referring to a list of open sequential recording ranges recorded in a temporary disc management area of the recording medium upon receiving an overwrite command to a closed one of the sequential recording ranges, the open sequential recording range having available writable area, and the closed sequential recording range having no available writable area.

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