JPH06309804A - File management apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a need for previously ensuring an interchange region up to now, in a sector management table equipped with an information recording device, by making the table possible to simultaneously manage the information recording device and a control device for a file management apparatus. CONSTITUTION:A file management apparatus 1 is constituted of a control device 2, a memory 3, an information-recording-device controller 4 and an information control device 5. The device 5 is provided with a function by which information can be recorded and reproduced with reference to an information recording medium, and the device 2 is provided with a function which controls the apparatus 1 as a whole, i.e., manages a file for the device 5 or controls the memory 3. The memory 3 is a memory in which information used by the device 2 is stored temporarily, and it is used to set a sector management table. The controller 4 is provided with a control function with reference to the device 5. In this manner, the devices 2, 5 are provided with the same sector management table, and the usage situation of the recording medium is grasped by both device 2, 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a file management device having an information recording medium and a sector management table, and having an information recording device having a function of recording and reproducing information on the information recording medium. With regard to the improvement, in particular, the sector management table of the information recording device, together with the information recording device,
The present invention also relates to a file management device in which a control device of a file management device can be simultaneously managed so that the usage status of a sector can be grasped accurately and quickly. Specifically,
The free area of the normal data recording area is set as the replacement sector of the error sector, and the sector closest to the error sector is assigned as replacement processing, or the recording position of all data is changed to enable high-speed access. The present invention relates to a file management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an information recording apparatus such as an optical disk apparatus for optically recording and reproducing information, it is possible to record information in a sector having a user area because there is a defect on an information recording medium such as a disk. When there is no information, information is recorded by using a spare area secured in advance on the information recording medium. However, since the replacement area and the sector of the original user area (target sector) are located apart from each other, if replacement processing occurs, there is an inconvenience that access will be delayed.

For example, the target sector (original sector) of the user area is generally provided in a continuous area, but the replacement area is assigned with a sector distant from the original sector. Therefore, when the replacement area is used due to a defect, only that sector is located away from the target sector of the user area.

Therefore, at the time of access, it is necessary to move the head to a replacement area located at a position away from a series of target sectors, resulting in a long access time. As one method for solving such an inconvenience, an information recording / reproducing apparatus in which a user area and a spare area are adjacent to each other has been proposed (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-113874).

However, even if the user area and the replacement area are adjacent to each other, the user area and the replacement area are physically separated from each other, so that there is an inconvenience that the access time becomes long. Further, in the conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus, the replacement processing of the error sector of the information recording apparatus is all performed internally by the information recording apparatus, and
Only the control device manages the file management table managed by the control device of the file management device.

Therefore, the conventional information recording apparatus cannot grasp the usage status of the information recording medium, and there are the following problems when roughly classified. First, the spare area must be reserved in advance. Secondly, when the replacement area is completely used up, a data recording error occurs when an error occurs.

Thirdly, since it is a method of securing the replacement area at a fixed position, if the replacement sector is accessed, the access becomes slow. As described above, the conventional information recording apparatus has many problems to be solved in the replacement processing of the error sector.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves such inconvenience in a file management device having a conventional information recording device, and enables the use status of sectors in the user area and the replacement area to be accurately grasped. In addition, the free area of the normal data recording area is set as the replacement sector of the error sector, and the sector closest to the error sector is assigned as replacement processing, or the recording position of all data is changed to enable high-speed access. It is an object of the present invention to provide an enabled file management device (claim 1
And the invention of claim 2). Further, the same sector management table can be used by the control device of the file management device and the information recording device to simplify the sector management, and at the same time, the error recorded in the sector management table during data reproduction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a file management device that enables high-speed reproduction operation by omitting reading from the sector according to the information of the sector (the invention of claims 3 and 4).

[0009]

According to the present invention, firstly,
A file management device comprising an information recording medium and a sector management table, and comprising an information recording device having a function of recording and reproducing information on the information recording medium,
With respect to the sector management table included in the information recording device, the control device of the file management device as well as the information recording device is provided with a management means capable of managing at the same time.

Secondly, in the first file management device, the information recording device collects data by a means for allocating a replacement destination to the nearest sector due to an error in data recording and by the occurrence of replacement. When you cannot record
And a means for changing the recording position of all data.

Thirdly, in the above-mentioned first or second file management device, the information recording device is configured to include means for notifying the control device of the file management device of the information of the recording position change.

Fourthly, in the above-mentioned first file management device, the information recording device is provided with a means for omitting the reading of the error sector registered in the sector management table when reproducing the data.

[0013]

According to the file management apparatus of the present invention, firstly, the sector management table of the information recording apparatus can be simultaneously managed by the control unit of the file management apparatus together with the information recording apparatus. The replacement area need not be secured in advance (the invention of claim 1). Secondly, when an error occurs, the sector closest to the error sector is assigned as a replacement process, or the recording position of all data is changed to enable high-speed access (the invention of claim 2).

Thirdly, when the data recording position is changed, the control device and the information recording device can use the same file management table by notifying the changed position to the control device of the file management device. (The invention of claim 3). Fourthly, at the time of reproducing data, reading of the error sector recorded in the file management table is omitted (skipping), thereby enabling high-speed data reproduction (the invention of claim 4).

[0015]

Embodiments of the file management apparatus of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. This embodiment corresponds to the inventions of claims 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the main configuration of the file management apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a file management device, 2 is a control device, 3 is a memory, 4 is an information recording device controller, and 5 is an information recording device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the file management device 1 comprises a control device 2, a memory 3, an information recording device controller 4, and an information recording device 5. The information recording device 5 has a function of recording and reproducing information on the information recording medium. The control device 2 has a function of controlling the entire file management device 1, that is, managing files of the information recording device 5 and controlling the memory 3 and the like.

The memory 3 is a memory for temporarily storing information used by the control device 2 and is also used for setting a sector management table. The information recording device controller 4 has a function of controlling the information recording device 5.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the sector management table used in the file management apparatus of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sector management table managed simultaneously by the control device of the file management device and the information recording device is composed of, for example, 0 to N tracks and 0 to M sectors. The matrix is (N + 1) × (M + 1), and the identifier is stored in each matrix. The identifier indicates the status of each sector according to the code, such as the unused sector of a, the used sector of b, and the error sector of c, for example, the sector indicated by the track number and the sector number. Represent.

By using such an identifier, for example, a to c, to indicate the status of each sector, the control device of the file management device and the information recording device refer to the sector management table, and then use the sector management table. It is easy to determine whether the sector you want to use is available. The sector management table of FIG. 2 uses part of the memory 3 in the file management device 1 shown in FIG. Next, the operation of the file management apparatus of the present invention when executing a recording command will be described with reference to a flow.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the main processing flow when the recording command is executed in the file management apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, # 1 to # 8 indicate steps.

When a recording command is given, the flow of FIG. 3 starts, and first, in step # 1, recording is performed at the first designated sector position. In step # 2, it is checked whether or not an error has occurred in the recording operation.

If an error occurs, the process proceeds to step # 3 to search for a free sector near the sector where the error occurred. If there is a free sector nearby, the sector is assigned as a replacement sector in step # 4, and the process returns to step # 1.

When there is no empty sector nearby as a result of searching in step # 3, the recording positions of all data are changed in step # 5, and similarly, the process returns to the previous step # 1. On the other hand, as a result of checking in the previous step # 2, if no error has occurred, recording of all data is completed and then the process proceeds to step # 6.

At step # 6, the sector management table shown in FIG. 2 is updated. In the next step # 7, it is checked whether or not the recording position is the sector designated by the control device 2 of FIG.

If the sector is designated by the control device 2 (there is no change in the recording position), the flow of FIG. 3 is terminated. If it is not the designated sector, the process proceeds to the next step # 8, the actually recorded position (sector) is notified to the control device 2, and the flow of FIG. 3 is ended.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a main processing flow in the file management apparatus of the present invention when the reading operation of the error sector registered in the sector management table is omitted during the reproducing operation. In the figure, # 11- #
14 shows a step.

When the reproduction command is started, the flow of FIG. 4 starts. Then, in step # 11, the target sector is set. In the next step # 12, it is checked whether the target sector is registered as an error in the sector management table.

If it is registered as an error sector, the process returns to step # 11 and the same processing is performed. If it is not registered as an error sector, the reproducing operation is executed in the next step # 13.

At the next step # 14, it is judged whether or not the reproducing operation is completed. If it is detected that the reproduction operation has ended, the flow of FIG. 4 ends.

When the reproducing operation is not completed yet, the process returns to the previous step # 11 and the same process is performed. Through the processing of steps # 11 to # 14 described above, the data reading operation at the time of the reproducing operation by the file management device of the present invention is executed, and the reading omission (skipping operation) of the error sector registered in the sector management table is executed. Is done.

[0033]

According to the file management device of the first aspect, the control device 2 and the information recording device 5 have the same sector management table. Therefore, it becomes possible for both the control device 2 and the information recording device 5 to grasp the usage status of the information recording medium, and there is no need to secure a spare area in advance as in the conventional case.

According to another aspect of the file management apparatus of the present invention, a free area of a normal data recording area is set as a replacement sector of an error sector and a sector closest to the error sector is assigned as replacement processing, or a recording position of all data is set. I am trying to change it. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to secure a spare area in advance, and at the time of access, high-speed processing can be performed.

In the file management device according to the third aspect, the information recording device 3 notifies the position where the data is actually recorded. Therefore, the control device 2 can immediately know the position where the data is recorded.

In the file management device according to the fourth aspect, the reading of the error sector recorded in the sector management table can be omitted (skipping). Therefore,
The data can be reproduced at a higher speed than the conventional device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the main configuration of a file management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a sector management table used in the file management device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a main processing flow when a recording command is executed in the file management device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a main processing flow when reading of an error sector registered in a sector management table is omitted during reproduction operation in the file management apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 File Management Device 2 Control Device 3 Memory 4 Information Recording Device Controller 5 Information Recording Device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A file management device comprising an information recording medium and a sector management table, and comprising an information recording device having a function of recording and reproducing information on the information recording medium. The file management device is provided with a management means capable of simultaneously managing, with the information recording device, the control device of the file management device with respect to the sector management table included in. 2. The file management device according to claim 1, wherein the information recording device cannot record the data collectively by means for allocating a replacement destination to the nearest sector due to an error during data recording and due to the occurrence of the replacement. And a means for changing the recording position of all data, and a file management apparatus. 3. The file management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information recording device includes means for notifying the control device of the file management device of the information of the recording position change. . 4. The file management device according to claim 1, wherein the information recording device includes means for omitting reading of an error sector registered in the sector management table when reproducing the data. apparatus.