Method of reducing formatting time for rewritable compact disks by pre-formatting less than the entire standard logical format
US6009058A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/1217
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of formatting rewritable compact optical disks. In some example embodiments, a disk is initially partially formatted for immediate useability, and then additional incremental formatting is provided until the disk is completely formatted. The additional formatting may take place while a drive is off-line. In one embodiment, data is written to an unformatted disk with data writing and formatting taking place simultaneously. In various example embodiments, lead-in and lead-out areas may be written first with nothing in between or lead-in and lead-out areas may optionally written only if needed.
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