Information storage medium, reproducing method, and recording method

A reproducing method for reproducing data from a non-transitory machine readable information storage medium including

• a control area, said control area being configured to store, within a data structure, information useable by a recording or reproducing apparatus,
• the data structure being configured to store
• a version corresponding to a specification,
• a revision number of recording speed,
• an extended part version field, wherein
• the control area includes ID information,
• the ID information indicating whether a data type is read-only data, and
• the ID information containing a tracking method relating to at least one of a pit and a groove, the method comprising:
• irradiating the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium with light;
• and
• reproducing the data from the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium relating to at least one of the version and the extended part version field.

A recording method for recording data on a non-transitory machine readable information storage medium including

• a control area, said control area being configured to store, within a data structure, information useable by a recording apparatus to record the data on the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium,
• the data structure being configured to store
• a version corresponding to a specification,
• a revision number of recording speed,
• an extended part version field, wherein
• the control area includes ID information,
• the ID information indicating whether a data type is read-only data, and
• the ID information containing a tracking method relating to at least one of a pit and a groove, the method comprising:
• irradiating the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium with light;
• and
• recording the data on the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium based on the information stored on the control area.

A reproducing apparatus for reproducing data from a non-transitory machine readable information storage medium including

• a control area, said control area being configured to store, within a data structure, information useable by said reproducing apparatus or a recording apparatus,
• the data structure being configured to store
• a version corresponding to a specification,
• a revision number of recording speed,
• an extended part version field, wherein
• the control area includes ID information,
• the ID information indicating whether a data type is read-only data, and
• the ID information containing a tracking method relating to at least one of a pit and a groove, the apparatus comprising:
• a module configured to irradiate the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium with light and to reproduce the data from the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium relating to at least one of the version corresponding to the specification and the extended part version field.

A recording apparatus for recording data on a non-transitory machine readable information storage medium including

• a control area, said control area being configured to store, within a data structure, information useable by said recording apparatus to record the data on the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium,
• the data structure being configured to store
• a version corresponding to a specification,
• a revision number of recording speed,
• an extended part version field, wherein
• the control area includes ID information,
• the ID information indicating whether a data type is read-only data, and
• the ID information containing a tracking method relating to at least one of a pit and a groove, the apparatus comprising:
• a module configured to irradiate the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium with light and to record the data on the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium based on the information stored on the control area.