Method of controlling the operation of an optical disc recording apparatus, and recording medium on which the control program is recorded

A method of controlling an optical disc recording system operable for displaying information on a display, and recording record information and forming an image on an optical disc, the method comprising:

• urging a user to determine the record information to be recorded on the optical disc and the image to be formed on the optical disc before recording the recording information and forming the image;
• displaying on the display optical disc information reflecting the record information and the image which are determined by the user;
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• recording the determined record information on the optical disc and forming the determined image on the optical disc after the displaying step, wherein the determined record information is recorded on the recording face of the optical disc and automatically in succession thereafter the determined image is formed on the recording face of the optical disc by applying a laser beam, and the optical disc information includes a preview display reflecting the determined record information and the determined image.

A computer-implemented method for controlling an optical disc recording apparatus operable for recording information onto a recording face of an optical disc and forming an image corresponding to image information on the recording face, the method comprising:

• an operation determining step of determining both an area of the optical disc at which the record information is to be recorded by the optical disc recording apparatus and an area of the optical disc at which the image corresponding to the image information is to be formed by the optical disc recording apparatus before recording the record information and forming the image;
• displaying, on a display, optical disc information reflecting the record information and the image which are determined by the user on the determined areas, respectively, wherein the optical disc information includes a preview display reflecting the determined record information and the determined imaged;
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• an instructing step of giving instructions for starting recording of the record information and instructions for starting formation of the image corresponding to the image information to the optical disc recording apparatus after the displaying step, wherein the determined record information is recorded on the recording face of the optical disc and automatically in succession thereafter the determined image is formed on the recording face of the optical disc by applying a laser beam.

An optical disc recording system for recording record information onto a recording face of an optical disc and forming an image corresponding to image information on the recording face the optical disc recording system comprising:

• an area determining unit which determines both an area of the optical disc at which the record information is to be recorded and an area of the disc at which the image corresponding to the image information is to be formed before recording the record information and forming the image;
• a display which displays optical disc information reflecting the record information and the image which are determined by the user on the determined areas, respectively, wherein the optical disc information includes a preview display reflecting the determined record information and the determined image;
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• an optical pickup which applies laser beam on the optical disc to automatically record the determined record information and form the determined image corresponding to the image information on the recording face automatically in succession after the area determining unit determines the areas.