US 7,046,605 B1 · Recording medium for storing version information for maintaining recording and/or reproducing compatibility, and method and apparatus for managing the same

Abstract

A method of recording read/write compatibility information on an optical disc. Extended part version information, latest part version having recording capability, and latest part version having reproducing capability are stored in n.xy form on 6 bytes of a reserved zone of a physical format information zone of the optical disc. A recording/reproducing apparatus to record extended part version information on a reserved zone of a physical format information zone of a recording medium. The recording/reproducing apparatus has a base part version and a comparing unit to determine recording/reproducing compatibility with a recording medium having a detailed extended part version stored in a reserved zone of a physical format information zone.

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Dependent claims

A method of recording compatibility information on a recording medium, comprising:

providing a physical format information zone having a reserved zone;
and
recording extended part version information in the reserved zone of the physical format information zone, the extended part version information comprising:
a detailed extended part version,
a latest part version having recording compatibility with a recording/reproducing apparatus of a given specification level, and
a latest part version having reproducing compatibility with the recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein:
the detailed extended part version, the recording of the latest part version having recording compatibility with the recording/reproducing apparatus, and the recording of the latest part version having reproducing compatibility with the recording/reproducing apparatus, each further comprises an integer part, a first decimal place and a second decimal place recorded in a form n.xy,
n represents a specification change having no compatibility with the recording/reproducing apparatus,
x represents a specification change having compatibility with the recording/reproducing apparatus, and
y represents a minor change having recording/reproducing compatibility with the recording/reproducing apparatus.

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A method of determining compatibility between a recording medium and a recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

installing said recording medium in said recording/reproducing apparatus;
comparing a base part version of the recording/reproducing apparatus with a detailed extended part version stored in a reserved zone of a physical format information zone of said recording medium;
and
determining recording compatibility based upon said step of comparing said base part version with said detailed extended part version.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Recording medium for storing version information for maintaining recording and/or reproducing compatibility, and method and apparatus for managing the same

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Recording medium for storing version information for maintaining recording and/or reproducing compatibility, and method and apparatus for managing the same

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Abstract

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