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Storage medium recording method and storage medium having multiple recording areas

US7027384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2003
Grant dateApr 11, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2529
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage medium includes a first area configured to have data stored therein in a first recording format; a second area configured to have data stored therein in a second recording format; a management table configured to manage a replacement area for a defect area in a data area in the storage medium, the management table being stored in the second area; an alert track stored in the first area; and a management data configured to manage the managing table and the alert track, the management data stored in the first area, wherein an end position of the first area is set a predetermined distance apart from a start position of the second area.

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