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US 2009/0154316 A1Published application
Write-once optical disc and method for managing spare area thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYong Cheol PARK, Sung Dae Kim
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AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYong Cheol PARK, Sung Dae Kim
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Disclosed is a write-once optical disc and method for managing a spare area thereof, the write-once optical disc possibly having a temporary defect management area within one or more spare areas. The method includes the steps of: allocating one or more spare areas including the temporary defect management area at an initial status of the optical disc; and during use of the optical disc, expanding the spare area allocated including the temporary defect management area to set a new spare area. By employing the above optical disc and method, it becomes possible to establish unified regulations on the structures of the spare area and temporary defect management area applicable to the write-once optical disc, so that usage efficiency of the optical disc can be improved.
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A method for managing a recording medium including a recording layer, the recording layer having an inner area, a data area and an outer area, the data area divided into an inner spare area, a user data area and an outer spare area, the method comprising:
A recording medium including a recording layer, the recording layer comprising:
An apparatus of managing a recording medium including a recording layer, the recording layer having an inner area, a data area and an outer area, the data area divided into an inner spare area, a user data area and an outer spare area, the apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.