Optical information recording medium, with at least one inconsecutive part, and recording apparatus

A recording method recording information on an optical information recording medium, wherein the optical information recording medium is formatted in such a manner that, for an area for which access is made only at a time of recording operation, at least one inconsecutive portion at which an address becomes inconsecutive with respect to a physical arrangement of sectors is provided, and wherein information is recorded on the optical information recording medium as a result of light being applied thereon from an optical pickup, said method comprising the steps of:

• a detection step detecting as to whether or not the inconsecutive portion occurs in the optical information recording medium based on a signal detected via said optical pickup;
• and
• a correction step correcting address in the inconsecutive portion in case the inconsecutive portion is detected in said detection step;
• and
• wherein:
• the address correction performed in said correction step is performed in a time of trial writing processing for setting a power of light emitted by said optical pickup at a time of recording information.

A recording apparatus for recording data on an optical information recording medium by applying light thereon from an optical pickup, comprising:

• a signal processing part performing extraction of an ATIP signal from a signal read via the optical pickup and demodulation of the ATIP signal;
• a detection part detecting as to whether or not an inconsecutive portion of addresses exists in the optical information recording medium;
• and
• a correction part setting a start address on a portion ahead of the inconsecutive portion of addresses when existence of the inconsecutive portion of addresses is detected by said detection part;
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• wherein said detection part detects as to whether or not an inconsecutive portion of addresses occurs in the optical information recording medium on which data will be recorded based on ATIP information concerning the inconsecutive portion of addresses and an output of the signal processing part, said ATIP information being previously recognized by the recording apparatus;
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• wherein the correction part sets t1−(t2′−ti′) as said start address, wherein t1 is an address set as a start address for an optical information recording medium having no inconsecutive portion of addresses, and the inconsecutive portion of addresses is set between an address t1′ through an address t2′, and ti′>t2′. and wherein the three addresses ti, ti′and t2′are different from each other.