Method of managing overwrite and method of recording management information on an optical disc write once
First Claim
1. An apparatus for recording data onto a write once recording medium, the recording medium having a data area and a management area, the data area having a spare area, the apparatus comprising:
- a pickup configured to record the data onto the recording medium; and
a microcomputer configured to control the pickup,wherein the microcomputer is further configured to perform a replacement-recording by controlling the pickup to record data requested to be recorded in a specified area onto a replacement area in the data area when the specified area is defective or contains data recorded thereon;
wherein the microcomputer is further configured to control the pickup to record onto the management area a pair of consecutive entries for managing the replacement-recording when a size of the specified area corresponds to a plurality of consecutive recording-units, andwherein one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates a start position of the specified area and a start position of the replacement area,wherein another one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates an end position of the specified area and an end position of the replacement area, andwherein each of the pair of consecutive entries includes first status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed and second status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed for a plurality of consecutive recording-units.
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Abstract
A device and method of reproducing and/or recording data onto a write once recording medium, the recording medium having a data area and a management area, the data area having a spare area. The recording method include: performing a replacement-recording by recording data requested to be recorded in a specified area onto a replacement area in the data area when the specified area is defective or contains data recorded thereon; and recording onto the management area a pair of consecutive entries for managing the replacement-recording when a size of the specified area corresponds to a plurality of consecutive recording-units. One of the pair of consecutive entries includes start address information of the specified area and start address information of the replacement area and another of the pair of consecutive entries includes end address information of the specified area and end address information of the replacement area.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for recording data onto a write once recording medium, the recording medium having a data area and a management area, the data area having a spare area, the apparatus comprising:
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a pickup configured to record the data onto the recording medium; and a microcomputer configured to control the pickup, wherein the microcomputer is further configured to perform a replacement-recording by controlling the pickup to record data requested to be recorded in a specified area onto a replacement area in the data area when the specified area is defective or contains data recorded thereon; wherein the microcomputer is further configured to control the pickup to record onto the management area a pair of consecutive entries for managing the replacement-recording when a size of the specified area corresponds to a plurality of consecutive recording-units, and wherein one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates a start position of the specified area and a start position of the replacement area, wherein another one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates an end position of the specified area and an end position of the replacement area, and wherein each of the pair of consecutive entries includes first status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed and second status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed for a plurality of consecutive recording-units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for reproducing data from a write once recording medium, the recording medium having a data area and a management area, the data area having a spare area, the apparatus comprising:
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a pickup configured to reproduce the data from the recording medium; and a microcomputer configured to control the pickup, wherein the microcomputer is further configured to control the pickup to reproduce the data from a replacement area in place of a specified area requested by a reproducing command, wherein the microcomputer is further configured to control the pickup to reproduce the data from the replacement area based on a pair of consecutive entries for managing the specified area when a size of the specified area corresponds to a plurality of consecutive recording-units, and wherein one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates a start position of the specified area and a start position of the replacement area, wherein another one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates an end position of the specified area and an end position of the replacement area, and wherein each of the pair of consecutive entries includes first status information indicating that a replacement-recording is performed and second status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed for a plurality of consecutive recording-units. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of recording data onto a write once recording medium, the recording medium having a data area and a management area, the data area having a spare area, the method comprising:
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performing a replacement-recording by recording data requested to be recorded in a specified area onto a replacement area in the data area when the specified area is defective or contains data recorded thereon; and recording onto the management area a pair of consecutive entries for managing the replacement-recording when a size of the specified area corresponds to a plurality of consecutive recording-units, wherein one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates a start position of the specified area and a start position of the replacement area, wherein another one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates an end position of the specified area and an end position of the replacement area, and wherein each of the pair of consecutive entries includes first status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed and second status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed for a plurality of consecutive recording-units.
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14. A method of reproducing data from a write once recording medium, the recording medium having a data area and a management area, the data area having a spare area, the method comprising:
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reproducing data from a replacement area in place of a specific area requested by a reproducing command; and reproducing data from the replacement area based on a pair of consecutive entries for managing the specified area when a size of the specified area corresponds to a plurality of consecutive recording-units, wherein one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates a start position of the specified area and a start position of the replacement area, wherein another one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates an end position of the specified area and an end position of the replacement area, and wherein each of the pair of consecutive entries includes first status information indicating that a replacement-recording is performed and second status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed for a plurality of consecutive recording-units.
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15. A write once recording medium, comprising:
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a data area including a spare area, the data area having an area usable as a replacement area onto which data requested to be recorded in a specified area is to be recorded when the specified area is defective or contains data recorded thereon; and a management area for storing a pair of consecutive entries for managing the replacement area replacing the specified area when a size of the specified area corresponds to a plurality of consecutive recording-units, wherein one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates a start position of the specified area and a start position of the replacement area, wherein another one of the pair of consecutive entries indicates an end position of the specified area and an end position of the replacement area, and wherein each of the pair of consecutive entries includes first status information indicating that a replacement-recording is performed and second status information indicating that the replacement-recording is performed for a plurality of consecutive recording-units.
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