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Recording medium, information recording and reproducing method, and recording and reproducing apparatus

US6754152B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2001
Grant dateJun 22, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/85
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Conventionally, as in the case of switching between a DVD-R and a DVD-RAM, when the method of record mark arrangement in a track is changed, the physical format of the disk is also changed. This makes it difficult to ensure compatibility between pieces of data recorded by a plurality of different methods of record mark arrangement. According to the present invention, sector address data and block address data are recorded in each sector by using wobbling or deformation of a recording groove. Then, depending on which address is used, sector data structure is modified, thereby making it possible to select an address data detection and a data structure on a disk in a single physical format depending on the purpose.

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