Method and apparatus for recording management information medium and the recording medium
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1. An apparatus for recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium including one or more temporary defect management areas (TDMAs) being used in a designated order and a plurality of defect management areas (DMAs), the apparatus comprising:
- a pickup configured to record data onto the recording medium; and
a microcomputer configured to control the pickup so as to record, onto a TDMA access indicator located in a first TDMA being used first among the one or more TDMAs, a temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) recorded first in a TDMA associated with the TDMA access indicator when the associated TDMA is in use, the TDDS including 00h at a position information field for indicating a position of a valid defect list; and
the microcomputer configured to control the pickup to record onto a DMA access indicator located in the first TDMA indicating whether or not the recording medium is closed, a disc definition structure (DDS) recorded in one of the DMAs when closing the recording medium so as to indicate that the recording medium is closed, the DDS including a start address of a valid defect list within the DMA as position information.
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Abstract
The write-once recording medium has a data structure for managing temporary defect management areas, TDMAs, of the recording medium, where each TDMA is for at least storing temporary defect management information. In one embodiment, the recording medium includes a TDMA access indicator, TAI, area for selectively storing data indicating which one of the TDMAs is currently in use.
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1. An apparatus for recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium including one or more temporary defect management areas (TDMAs) being used in a designated order and a plurality of defect management areas (DMAs), the apparatus comprising:
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a pickup configured to record data onto the recording medium; and a microcomputer configured to control the pickup so as to record, onto a TDMA access indicator located in a first TDMA being used first among the one or more TDMAs, a temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) recorded first in a TDMA associated with the TDMA access indicator when the associated TDMA is in use, the TDDS including 00h at a position information field for indicating a position of a valid defect list; and the microcomputer configured to control the pickup to record onto a DMA access indicator located in the first TDMA indicating whether or not the recording medium is closed, a disc definition structure (DDS) recorded in one of the DMAs when closing the recording medium so as to indicate that the recording medium is closed, the DDS including a start address of a valid defect list within the DMA as position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for reproducing management information recorded in a recording medium, the recording medium including one or more temporary defect management areas (TDMAs) being used in a designated order and a plurality of defect management areas (DMAs), the apparatus comprising:
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a pickup configured to reproduce data from the recording medium; and a microcomputer configured to control the pickup to read a copy of a temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) from one or more TDMA access indicators located in a first TDMA used first among the one or more TDMAs, the one or more TDMA access indicators including a copy of TDDS recorded first in the corresponding TDMA when the corresponding TDMA is in use, and the microcomputer being configured to determine the TDMA which is in use based on the copy of the TDDS, the TDDS including 00h at a position information field for indicating a position of a valid defect list; and the microcomputer configured to control the pickup to read a DMA access indicator located in the first TDMA and control the pickup to read management information recorded in a DMA if the DMA access indicator has recorded data therein, wherein the recorded data in the DMA access indicator is a copy of disc definition structure (DDS) recorded in one of the DMAs, the DDS including a start address of a valid defect list within the DMA as position information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A recording medium, comprising:
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one or more temporary defect management areas (TDMAs) being used in a designated order; one or more TDMA access indicators being located in a first TDMA being used first among the one or more TDMAs and indicating whether a corresponding TDMA is in use, the one or more TDMA access indicators including a copy of a temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) recorded first in the corresponding TDMA when the corresponding TDMA is in use, the TDDS including 00h at a position information field for indicating a position of a valid defect list; a plurality of defect management areas (DMAs); and a DMA access indicator being located in the first TDMA and indicating whether or not the recording medium is closed, where the DMA access indicator stores therein data when the recording medium is to be closed, wherein the data being stored in the DMA access indicator is a copy of a disc definition structure (DDS) recorded in one of the DMAs, the DDS including a start address of a valid defect list within the DMA as position information.
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10. A method of recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium including one or more temporary defect management areas (TDMAs) being used in a designated order and a plurality of defect management areas (DMAs), the method comprising:
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recording, onto a TDMA access indicator located in a first TDMA being used first among the one or more TDMAs, a temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) recorded first in a TDMA associated with the TDMA access indictor when the associated TDMA is in use, the TDDS including 00h at a position information field for indicating a position of a valid defect list; and recording, onto a DMA access indicator located in the first TDMA and indicating whether or not the recording medium is closed, and a disc definition structure (DDS) recorded in one of the DMAs when closing the recording medium so as to indicate that the recording medium is closed, the DDS including a start address of a valid defect list within the DMA as position information.
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11. A method of reproducing management information recorded in a recording medium, the recording medium including one or more temporary defect management areas (TDMAs) being used in a designated order and a plurality of defect management areas (DMAs), the method comprising:
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reading a copy of a temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) from one or more TDMA access indicators located in a first TDMA being used first among the one or more TDMAs, the one or more TDMA access indicators including a copy of the TDDS recorded first in a corresponding TDMA when the corresponding TDMA is in use, the TDDS including 00h at a position information field for indicating a position of a valid defect list; determining a TDMA which is in use based on the copy of the TDDS; reading a DMA access indicator located in the first TDMA; and accessing management information recorded in a DMA, if the DMA access indicator has recorded data, wherein the recorded data in the DMA access indicator is a copy of a disc definition structure (DDS) recorded in one of the DMAs, the DDS including a start address of a valid defect list within the DMA as position information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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