Patent · US Expired

Recording method and apparatus for recording medium

US5825739A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
3References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 9, 1997
Grant dateOct 20, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 9, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/65
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a recording medium includes a head unit for recording on and/or reading out data from a recording medium having a data recording area for data recording/reproduction and a management data recording area for recording management data for management of the data recorded in said data recording area, and a first storage unit for storing data read out from the recording medium by the head unit during reproduction from the recording medium. During recording on the recording medium, the first storage unit temporarily stores recording data supplied to the head unit and the management data read out from the recording medium. The apparatus also includes a second storage unit for storing the management data read out from the recording medium and a control unit for controlling the head unit based on the management data stored in the first storage unit for effecting recording on or reproduction from the recording medium. During recording the data on the recording medium, the control unit causes data stored on the first storage unit to be temporarily accumulated and to be subsequently supplied to the head unit for performing a recording operation. Dur…

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.