# US 2017/0103779 A1 · Recording control apparatus and method, drive controlling controller and method, recording medium, and program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0103779 A1 - Document ID: US20170103779A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/129,281 - Filed: 2015-05-14 - Published: 2017-04-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-05-28 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Junichi HORIGOME; Hideki ANDO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170103779A1 ## CPC - G11B 7/0045: Recording (G11B7/006, G11B7/0065 take precedence) - G11B 7/007: Arrangement of the information on the record carrier, e.g. form of tracks {, actual track shape, e.g. wobbled, or cross-section, e.g. v-shaped; Sequential information structures, e.g. sectoring or header formats within a track} - G11B 20/10: Digital recording or reproducing - G11B 20/12: Formatting, e.g. arrangement of data block or words on the record carriers {(within interface between computers and data recorders G06F3/06)} - G11B 20/1217: {on discs} - G11B 20/1889: {with discs} - G11B 27/329: {on a disc [VTOC]} - G11B 2020/10861: {Finalising a record carrier after a recording operation, e.g. to ensure compatibility with a ROM medium} - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract The present technology relates to a recording control apparatus, a recording control method, a drive controlling controller, a drive controlling method, a recording medium, and a program capable of reading information more reliably. A manager generates DMSs as management information for managing user data areas and spare areas of an optical disc. Further, the manager records the generated DMS in a DMA area of DS0 of the optical disc, and, in addition, records the generated DMS in a DMA mirror area of the DS1 surface of the optical disc. As described above, since DMSs as management information are recorded in the different areas of the optical disc, even if DMS cannot be read from one area, DMS can be read from the other area. The present technology is applicable to a recording and reproducing apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A recording control apparatus, comprising: a recording controller that controls recording of data in a write-once recording medium; and a manager that controls the recording controller to record pieces of basic management information in the recording medium, the basic management information storing information on a recording range of the recording medium, the basic management information storing a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium includes a first surface capable of recording data and a second surface capable of recording data, and the manager records the basic management information in the first surface and the second surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the basic management information contains no pointer information showing a recording location of information contained in the basic management information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the manager records, when the basic management information having a predetermined size cannot store the information on the recording range anymore, extended management information and new basic management information in the recording medium, the extended management information storing the information on the recording range, the information on the recording range having been stored in the basic management information, the new basic management information storing pointer information showing a recording location of the extended management information in the recording medium. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The recording control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the manager records the new basic management information after the manager records the extended management information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The recording control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the counter stored in the basic management information includes a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information and a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the extended management information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pieces of basic management information are recorded in the recording medium before the recording medium is finalized. ### Claim 8 A recording control method, comprising the step of: controlling a recording controller that controls recording of data in a write-once recording medium to record pieces of basic management information in the recording medium, the basic management information storing information on a recording range of the recording medium, the basic management information storing a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information. ### Claim 9 A program, causing a computer to execute processing comprising the step of: controlling a recording controller that controls recording of data in a write-once recording medium to record pieces of basic management information in the recording medium, the basic management information storing information on a recording range of the recording medium, the basic management information storing a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information. ### Claim 10 A drive controlling controller, comprising: a manager that records pieces of basic management information in a write-once recording medium, the basic management information storing information on a recording range of the recording medium, the basic management information storing a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information. ### Claim 11 A drive controlling method, comprising the step of: recording pieces of basic management information in a write-once recording medium, the basic management information storing information on a recording range of the recording medium, the basic management information storing a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information. ### Claim 12 A write-once recording medium, comprising: a recording range; and management areas that record basic management information storing information on the recording range, the basic management information storing a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The recording medium according to claim 12, further comprising: a first surface capable of recording data and a second surface capable of recording data, wherein the first surface and the second surface respectively include the management areas. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein the basic management information contains no pointer information showing a recording location of information contained in the basic management information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein when the basic management information having a predetermined size cannot store the information on the recording range anymore, extended management information and new basic management information are further recorded in the management areas, the extended management information storing the information on the recording range, the information on the recording range having been stored in the basic management information, the new basic management information storing pointer information showing a recording location of the extended management information in the recording medium. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The recording medium according to claim 15, wherein the new basic management information is recorded in the management areas after the extended management information is recorded in the management areas. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The recording medium according to claim 15, wherein the counter stored in the basic management information includes a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the basic management information and a counter showing the number of times of updating content of the extended management information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein the basic management information is recorded in the management areas before the recording medium is finalized.