Recording apparatus and method, and reproduction apparatus and method for recording data to or reproducing data from a write once type information recording medium, and write once type information recording medium

A recording method for recording, on a write once type information recording medium, management information representing a recording state of the write once type information recording medium, the recording method comprising the steps of:

• (a) performing a recording operation for recording the management information at a predetermined position of the information recording medium;
• (b) determining whether the recording operation in step (a) is normally terminated or not;
• and
• (c) when the recording operation in step (a) is not normally terminated, repeating steps (a) and (b) at a position different from the predetermined position of the information recording medium until a number of times by which the recording operation in step (a) is repeated reaches a predetermined value,
• wherein a normal termination of the recording operation in step (a) causes the number of times the recording operation is repeated to be less than the predetermined value.

A recording method for recording, on a write once type information recording medium, management information representing a recording state of the write once type information recording medium, wherein:

• the information recording medium includes a management information area, and
• the management information area includes a plurality of continuous blocks, each of which is usable for recording the management information,
• the recording method comprising the steps of:
• (a) performing a recording operation for recording the management information in a predetermined one of the plurality of blocks;
• (b) determining whether the recording operation in step (a) is normally terminated or not;
• and
• (c) when the recording operation in step (a) is not normally terminated, performing a recording operation for recording the same management information in each of at least two continuous blocks among the plurality of blocks.

A recording apparatus for recording, on a write once type information recording medium, management information representing a recording state of the write once type information recording medium, wherein:

• the information recording medium includes data including a first synchronization signal, and
• the information recording medium has a second synchronization signal pre-recorded by cutting,
• the recording apparatus comprising:
• a recording section for performing a recording operation for recording the management information at a predetermined position of the information recording medium based on the first synchronization signal;
• and
• a determination section for determining whether the recording operation is normally terminated or not,
• wherein when the recording operation is not normally terminated, the recording section further performs a recording operation for recording the management information at the predetermined position of the information recording medium based on the second synchronization signal.

A recording apparatus for recording, on a write once type information recording medium, management information representing a recording state of the write once type Information recording medium, the recording apparatus comprising:

• a recording section for performing a recording operation for recording the management information at a predetermined position of the information recording medium;
• and
• a determination section for determining whether the recording operation is normally terminated or not, wherein:
• when the recording operation is not normally terminated, the recording section repeatedly performs a recording operation for recording the management information at a position different from the predetermined position of the information recording medium until a number of times by which the recording operation is repeated reaches a predetermined value, and
• a normal termination of the recording operation causes the number of times the recording operation is repeated to be less than the predetermined value.

A recording apparatus for recording, on a write once type information recording medium, management information representing a recording state of the write once type information recording medium, wherein:

• the information recording medium includes a management information area, and
• the management information area includes a plurality of continuous blocks, each of which is usable for recording the management information,
• the recording apparatus comprising:
• a recording section for performing a recording operation for recording the management information in a predetermined one of the plurality of blocks;
• and
• a determination section for determining whether the recording operation is normally terminated or not,
• wherein when the recording operation is not normally terminated, the recording section further performs a recording operation for recording the same management information in each of at least two continuous blocks among the plurality of blocks.

A recording method for recording predetermined data other than user data on a write once type information recording medium, wherein:

• the information recording medium includes data including a first synchronization signal, and
• the information recording medium has a second synchronization signal pre-recorded by cutting,
• the recording method comprising the steps of:
• (a) performing a recording operation for recording the predetermined data at a predetermined position of the information recording medium based on the first synchronization signal;
• (b) determining whether the recording operation in step (a) is normally terminated or not;
• and
• (c) when the recording operation in step (a) is not normally terminated, performing a recording operation for recording the predetermined data at the predetermined position of the information recording medium based on the second synchronization signal.

A recording apparatus for recording predetermined data other than user data on a write once type information recording medium, wherein:

• the information recording medium includes data including a first synchronization signal, and
• the information recording medium has a second synchronization signal pre-recorded by cutting,
• the recording apparatus comprising:
• a recording section for performing a recording operation for recording the predetermined data at a predetermined position of the information recording medium based on the first synchronization signal;
• and
• a determination section for determining whether the recording operation is normally terminated or not,
• wherein when the recording operation is not normally terminated, the recording section further performs a recording operation for recording the predetermined data at the predetermined position of the information recording medium based on the second synchronization signal.

A recording method for recording predetermined data other than user data on a write once type information recording medium, the recording method comprising the steps of:

• (a) performing a recording operation for recording the predetermined data at a predetermined position of the information recording medium;
• (b) determining whether the recording operation in step (a) is normally terminated or not;
• and
• (c) when the recording operation in step (a) is not normally terminated, repeating steps (a) and (b) at a position different from the predetermined position of the information recording medium until a number of times by which the recording operation in step (a) is repeated reaches a predetermined value,
• wherein a normal termination of the recording operation in step (a) causes the number of times the recording operation is repeated to be less than the predetermined value.

A recording apparatus for recording, on a write once type information recording medium, predetermined data other than user data, the recording apparatus comprising:

• a recording section for performing a recording operation for recording the predetermined data at a predetermined position of the information recording medium;
• and
• a determination section for determining whether the recording operation is normally terminated or not, wherein:
• when the recording operation is not normally terminated, the recording section repeatedly performs a recording operation for recording the predetermined data at a position different from the predetermined position of the information recording medium until a number of times by which the recording operation is repeated reaches a predetermined value, and
• a normal termination of the recording operation causes the number of times the recording operation is repeated to be less than the predetermined value.