Method and apparatus for closing a recording range on a recording medium
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1. A method of closing a recording range allocated in a user data area on a recording medium, the method comprising:
- identifying a recording medium type from recording medium information of the recording medium; and
changing an unrecorded area in the recording range to a recorded area in case that the recording medium type indicates that the recorded area has a higher reflectivity than that of the unrecorded area.
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Abstract
A method of closing a recording range includes identifying a recording medium type from recording medium information of the recording medium and changing and an unrecorded area in the recording range to a recorded area if the recording medium type indicates that the recorded area has a higher reflectivity than that of the unrecorded area.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of closing a recording range allocated in a user data area on a recording medium, the method comprising:
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identifying a recording medium type from recording medium information of the recording medium; and changing an unrecorded area in the recording range to a recorded area in case that the recording medium type indicates that the recorded area has a higher reflectivity than that of the unrecorded area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for closing a recording range allocated in a user data area on a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:
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a pickup unit configured to record/reproduce data on/from the recording medium; and a control unit configured to control the pickup unit to reproduce recording medium information from the recording medium, identify a recording medium type from the recording medium information and control the pickup unit to change an unrecorded area in the recording range to a recorded area in case that the recording medium type indicates that the recorded area has a higher reflectivity than that of the unrecorded area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A recording medium comprising a recording area having:
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recording medium information including recording medium type information indicating whether or not a recorded area of the recording medium has a higher reflectivity than that of an unrecorded area of the recording medium, and indication information indicating a recording range in which all unrecorded areas has been changed into recorded areas when the recording range is closed, in case that the recording medium type information indicates that the recorded area of the recording medium has a higher reflectivity than that of the unrecorded area of the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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