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AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorKenji Akahoshi
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A recording/reproducing apparatus, for conducting edition works, such as, addition, movement, and deletion, etc., of data, onto a postscript type medium, defective management of which is conducted with using a replacement area, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a media information management unit. The medium management information is recorded by a renewal unit within a medium management information area. The apparatus further includes a replacement address information management unit. This is included within the medium management information. Furthermore, the apparatus includes an available number of times of edition works calculation unit. The available number of times of edition works calculation unit calculates the remaining available number of times of edition works, upon basis of remaining capacity of the medium management information area and renewal units thereof. Accordingly, display or notification of a correct available number of times of edition works to a user occurs.
A recording/reproducing apparatus, for conducting edition works of data, onto a postscript type medium, defective management of which is conducted with using a replacement area, comprising:
A recording/reproducing method, for conducting edition works of data, while loading a medium into a recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing onto a postscript type medium, defective management of which is conducted with using a replacement area, wherein a remaining available number of times of edition works is calculated upon basis of a remaining capacity of a medium management information areas on the medium and renewal units thereof, medium management information being recorded by the renewal unit within the medium management information area, the capacity of the renewal unit configured to vary for each corresponding edition work.
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