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Optical disk write method

US5721856A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 1995
Grant dateFeb 24, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2545
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a first step of an optical disk write method, an area for logical format information is reserved on an optical disk; in a second step, variable-length packets, each packet comprising a demarcation block and a variable-length data block including a new file or a corrected file, on a data area, in response to a write instruction for writing the new file or the corrected file; in a third step, a volume history indicating a logical structure of files is maintained and file logical information for written and deleted files is chronologically appended to the volume history; in a fourth step, logical format information of the optical disk is produced based on the volume history, in response to an instruction for finalization; and in a fifth step, the logical format information, a lead-in area and a lead-out area are provided on the optical disk.

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