Information recording apparatus and information recording method

An information recording apparatus for recording contents on a recording medium and managing the contents by using a content management file, the information recording apparatus comprising:

• updating means for updating the content management file recorded on the recording medium;
• and
• a control unit that checks a recording state of the recording medium loaded in the information recording apparatus to determine a size of the updated content management file to be recorded on the recording medium,
• wherein the control unit determines the size of the updated content management file on the basis of the recording capacity of a first area where the contents are to be recorded on the recording medium, the first area being separate from a second area where the content management file is recorded, the size of the content management file, and a predetermined average size of the contents to be recorded on the recording medium, and
• wherein the updating means updates the content management file recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the determined size of the updated content management file.

An information recording method for recording contents on a recording medium loaded in an information recording apparatus and managing the contents by using a content management file, the method comprising:

• checking, at the information recording apparatus, a recording state of the recording medium loaded in the information recording apparatus;
• determining a size of the content management file on the basis of the recording capacity of a first area where the contents are to be recorded on the recording medium, the first area being separate from a second area where the content management file is to be recorded, and a predetermined average size of the contents to be recorded on the recording medium;
• creating the content management file having the determined size;
• and
• recording the created content management file in accordance with the determined size on the recording medium.

An information recording apparatus for recording contents on a recording medium and managing the contents by using a content management file, the information recording apparatus comprising:

• a control unit that checks a recording state of the recording medium loaded in the information recording apparatus to determine a size of the content management file to be recorded on the recording medium;
• a content management file creating unit that creates the content management file having the size determined by the control unit;
• and
• a recording unit that records the created content management file on the recording medium,
• wherein the control unit determines the size of the content management file on the basis of the recording capacity of a first area where the contents are to be recorded on the recording medium, the first area being separate from a second area where the content management file is to be recorded, and a predetermined average size of the contents to be recorded on the recording medium, and
• wherein the recording unit records the content management file in accordance with the determined size on the recording medium.

An information recording apparatus for recording contents on a recording medium and managing the contents by using a content management file, the information recording apparatus comprising:

• an updating unit that updates the content management file recorded on the recording medium;
• and
• a control unit that checks a recording state of the recording medium loaded in the information recording apparatus to determine a size of the updated content management file to be recorded on the recording medium,
• wherein the control unit determines the size of the updated content management file on the basis of the recording capacity of a first area where the contents are to be recorded on the recording medium, the first area being separate from a second area where the content management file is recorded, the size of the content management file, and a predetermined average size of the contents to be recorded on the recording medium, and wherein the updating unit updates the content management file recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the determined size of the updated content management file.