US20050147003A1 - Optical recording medium, recording/reproducing apparatus and recording/reproducing method - Google Patents

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US20050147003A1
US20050147003A1 US11/028,207 US2820705A US2005147003A1 US 20050147003 A1 US20050147003 A1 US 20050147003A1 US 2820705 A US2820705 A US 2820705A US 2005147003 A1 US2005147003 A1 US 2005147003A1
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  • the present invention relates to an optical recording medium, recording/reproducing apparatus and recording/reproducing method for defect management.
  • Disc defect management is a process of compensating for data loss caused by a defect in a user data area of a disc, i.e., a defective block, by writing user data recorded in the defective block to a new portion of the user data area.
  • disc defect management is performed using a linear replacement method or a slipping replacement method. In these methods, a defective area is replaced with a spare area having no defects. In the slipping replacement method, a defective area is slipped and a next non-defective area is used. In the linear replacement method, a block of a user data area in which a defect occurs is called a defective block. A replacement block for replacing a defective block is recorded in a spare area in a predetermined part of disc. Information on the defective block and the replacement block, i.e., information for searching the locations of the defective block and the replacement block, is presented in a defect list.
  • a defect list includes defect list entries, each of the entries respectively containing information on each of the defective blocks. That is, a defect list entry is generated for each defective block, thus requiring a considerable recording space for the defect lists.
  • the present invention provides an optical disc on which defects are managed, and a defect management apparatus and method, which effectively manage a space required for a defect list for managing defects in a disc, and a computer-readable optical disc storing a computer program to control an apparatus to perform the defect management method.
  • an optical recording medium on which defects are managed includes a replacement block replacing a defective block located in a user data area and an SA/DL area in which information regarding the defect is recorded.
  • the information regarding the defect includes a consecutive defect list entry that includes information regarding defects located in consecutive locations of the user data area.
  • the consecutive defect list entry may comprise a start entry corresponding to information regarding a first defective block, and an end entry corresponding to information regarding a last defective block, wherein the first and last defective blocks are among defective blocks in the consecutive locations of the user data area.
  • the start entry may include location information regarding the first defective block, and location information regarding a replacement block replacing the first defective block.
  • the end entry may include location information regarding the last defective block, and location information regarding a replacement block replacing the last defective block.
  • the information on the defect may include information regarding a number of the consecutive defect list entries.
  • the information on the defect may further include information regarding a number of defect list entries.
  • the number of single defect list entries may be calculated by multiplying the number of consecutive defect list entries by a factor of two, and subtracting a resulting product from the number of defect list entries.
  • the information regarding the defect may include a defect list entry comprising location information regarding the defective block, location information regarding the replacement block, and state information regarding the defect.
  • the state information may include replacement state information showing whether the defective block is replaced, and consecutive defect information showing whether the defective block is a consecutive defective block.
  • the information regarding the defect may further include information regarding a number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information showing that the defective block is replaced.
  • the information regarding the defect may further include information regarding a number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information showing that the defective block is not replaced.
  • an apparatus to record/reproduce data on an optical recording medium comprises a writing/reading unit to write the data on the medium or read the data from the medium, and a controlling unit, wherein the controlling unit assigns to the medium an SA/DL area, in which a replacement block, which replaces a defective block having a defect in a user data area, and information regarding the defect is recorded, and controls the writing/reading unit to record the information regarding the defect, which comprises consecutive defect list entries corresponding to information regarding defects located in consecutive locations of the user data area, in the SA/DL area.
  • a method of recording/reproducing data on an optical recording medium comprises assigning to the medium an SA/DL area, in which a replacement block to replace a defective block in a user data area, and information regarding a defect corresponding to the defective block, is recorded, and recording information regarding the defect, which comprises consecutive defect list entries corresponding to information regarding defects located in consecutive locations of the user data area, in the SA/DL area.
  • a computer-readable optical disc storing a computer program to control an apparatus to perform a defect management method of recording/reproducing data on an optical disc on which defects are managed, the defect management method including assigning to the medium an SA/DL area, in which a replacement block to replace a defective block having a defect in a user data area, and information regarding the defect corresponding to the defective block is recorded, and recording information regarding the defect, which comprises consecutive defect list entries corresponding to information regarding defects located in consecutive locations of the user data area, in the SA/DL area.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data recording/reproducing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a single recording layer disc according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a double recording layer disc according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of data of a SA/DL area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a detailed structural diagram of data of DL #i illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • FIG. 6 is a detailed structural diagram of data of a DL entry #i illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 7 is a reference diagram illustrating a consecutive defective block according an embodiment of to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a reference diagram illustrating a consecutive defect list according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the replacement state information and consecutive defect information shown in FIG. 6 .
  • FIGS. 10A and 10B are reference diagrams illustrating a consecutive defect block having a replacement and a consecutive defect block having no replacement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11A is a structural diagram of data of a DL #k illustrated in FIG. 10B .
  • FIG. 11B is a structural diagram of data of a DL #k illustrated in FIG. 10B , further including information on the number of consecutive defect list entries.
  • FIG. 11C is a structural diagram of data of a DL#k illustrated in FIG. 11B , further including information on the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “0”, and information on the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “1”.
  • FIG. 12 is a flow chart illustrating a defect management method for an optical disc on which defects area are managed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data recording/reproducing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the data recording/reproducing device includes a writing/reading unit 2 and a controlling unit 1 .
  • the writing/reading unit 2 comprises a pickup and records/reads data on/from a disc 4 on which defects are managed according to the present invention.
  • the controlling unit 1 performs defect management according to the present invention.
  • the controlling unit 1 uses a verify-after-write method to find defective data by recording data by a predetermined unit and verifying the recorded data.
  • the controlling unit 1 checks where the defective data occurs by writing and verifying user data by a recording operation unit.
  • the controlling unit 1 generates defect information indicating where the defective data is located after checking the defective data, stores the generated information in a memory, and records the generated information on the disc as temporary defect information after collecting a predetermined amount of the generated information.
  • a recording operation which is an operation determined by an intention of a user, or a desired recording operation, and the like, refers to an operation that includes loading the disc, recording data on the disc, and unloading the disc.
  • a verify-after-write operation is performed at least once. The temporary defect information obtained by using the verify-after-write operation is then temporarily stored in the memory.
  • the controlling unit 1 determines that the recording operation is terminated and reads the temporary defect information stored in the memory, provides the information to the writing/reading unit 2 , and causes the information to be recorded on the disc.
  • the controlling unit 1 comprises a system controller 10 , a host I/F 20 , a digital signal processor (DSP) 30 , RF AMP 40 , and a servo 50 .
  • the host I/F 20 receives a predetermined write command from the host 3 (in this embodiment, a computer) and transmits the write command to a system controller 10 .
  • the system controller 10 controls the DSP 30 and the servo 50 in order to perform the recording operation in the write command received from the host I/F 20 .
  • the DSP 30 adds additional data, such as a parity, to the data to be recorded which is received from the host I/F 20 in order to correct data errors, performs ECC encoding, generates an ECC block, which is an error correcting block, and modulates the ECC block in a predetermined way.
  • the RF AMP 40 changes data outputted from the DSP 30 into RF signals.
  • the writing/reading unit 2 records the RF signals transmitted from the RF AMP 40 on the disc 4 .
  • the servo 50 stores recording orders inputted from the system controller 10 and servocontrols the pickup of the writing/reading unit 2 .
  • the system controller 10 includes a defect management unit 11 and a memory unit 12 in order to manage defects.
  • the defect management unit 11 reads temporary defect information stored in the memory unit 12 , collects the temporary defect information, and then generates a defect list according to the present invention. That is, when the defect management unit 11 finds information on consecutive defective blocks among the read defect information, the defect management unit 11 generates a consecutive defect list entry comprised of a start entry, corresponding to information on the first defective block of the consecutive defective blocks, and an end entry, corresponding to information on the last defective block of the consecutive defective blocks.
  • the defect management unit 11 also generates a DL entry that includes consecutive defect information, showing whether a defect is a consecutive or a singular defect, and replacement state information, showing whether there is a replacement block or not.
  • the defect management unit 11 generates a DL including such a DL entry.
  • the host I/F 20 receives a read command from the host 3 .
  • the system controller 10 performs initialization required for reproducing.
  • the writing/reading unit 2 projects a laser beam onto the disc 4 , and outputs an optical signal obtained by receiving a laser beam reflected from the disc 4 .
  • the RF AMP 40 changes the optical signal outputted from the writing/reading unit 2 into an RF signal, sends modulated data obtained from the RF signal to the DSP 30 , and sends a servo control signal obtained from the RF signal to the servo 50 .
  • the DSP 30 demodulates the modulated data and performs ECC error correction on the demodulated data.
  • the servo 50 servo controls the pickup after receiving both a servo signal from the RF AMP 40 , and an order that is necessary to control a servo received from the system controller 10 .
  • the host I/F 20 sends data received from the DSP 30 to the host 3 .
  • the system controller 10 controls the servo 50 to read data from the location where the data is recorded.
  • a structure of an optical disc on which defects are managed according to an embodiment of the present invention is as follows.
  • Disc management information (DMI) recorded on the optical disc includes a disc definition structure (DDS), recording management data (RMD), and a defect list (DL).
  • DDS disc definition structure
  • RMD recording management data
  • DL defect list
  • a disc management area (DMA) on which DMI is recorded includes a temporary disc management area (TDMA) to record temporary DMI when the disc is recorded, and a finalized disc management area (FDMA) to record finalized DMI.
  • TDMA temporary disc management area
  • FDMA finalized disc management area
  • the TDMA to recording the temporary DMI includes a DDS/RMD area to record a DDS and RMD, and a DL area to recording a DL.
  • the DDS includes location information regarding an SA/DL area in which a replacement block, replacing a defective block when a defect occurs in a data block recorded in a data area, and a DL is recorded, location information regarding a DDS/RMD area, location information regarding where the DL is recorded, location information that can be used to replace data in the SA/DL area or to update the DL, a consistency flag to check whether the disc was normally ejected while being used, and write protect information to protect writing.
  • the RMD which is information regarding managing data recorded on the disc, includes R-zone entries showing the state of each R-zone in a sequential recording mode, and a bitmap showing as a bit value whether data regarding each recording unit block of a user area is recorded or not for a random recording mode.
  • the DDS/RMD area on which to record the DDS and the RMD, is arranged in a lead-in area or lead-out area in a single recording layer disc, while the DDS/RMD area is arranged in a lead-in area, middle area, or lead-out area in a double recording layer disc.
  • the DDS/RMD area may be allocated in a part of a data area in order to increase the number of possible updates according to the intention of a drive producer or a user when the disc is initialized for the use of a disc.
  • the finalization of a disc is performed, and the finalized disc management information is recorded in the FDMA.
  • a PCA area is arranged for a test to detect the optimum recording power from among various recording powers according to write strategies and the variables according to the write strategies.
  • FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a single recording layer disc according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a lead-out area is formed towards the outer circumference of the disc
  • a lead-in area is formed towards the center of the disc
  • a data area is formed between the lead-out area and lead-in area.
  • the lead-in area includes a PCA # 0 , FDMA # 1 , FDMA # 2 , and DDS/RMD area # 0 .
  • the data area includes a user area, SA/DL area # 0 , and SA/DL area # 1 .
  • the lead-out area includes a PCA # 1 , FDMA # 3 , FDMA # 4 , and DDS/RMD area # 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a double recording layer disc according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a lead-in area, data area # 0 , and middle area # 0 are arranged in one recording layer L 0 , while a middle area # 1 , data area # 1 , and lead-out area are successively arranged in the other recording area L 1 .
  • the lead-in area includes a PCA # 0 , FDMA # 2 , DDS/RMD area # 0 , and FDMA # 1 .
  • the data area includes an SA/DL area # 0 and user area # 0 .
  • the middle area # 0 includes an FDMA # 3 , DDS/RMD area # 2 , FDMA # 4 , and PCA # 1 .
  • the middle area # 1 includes an FDMA # 3 , DDS/RMD area # 3 , FDMA # 4 , and PCA # 3 .
  • the data area # 1 includes an SA/DL area # 1 and user area # 1 .
  • the lead-out area includes a PCA # 2 , FDMA # 2 , DDS/RMD area # 1 , and FDMA # 1 .
  • a replacement block replacing a defective block is recorded in the SA/DL area along with information on the defect.
  • the information on the defect includes location information regarding the defective block, location information regarding the replacement block, and information regarding a consecutive defect.
  • FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of data of an SA/DL area according an embodiment of to the present invention.
  • the SA/DL area #i includes a DL # 0 , replacement block # 1 , replacement block #k, DL # 1 , replacement block #k+ 1 , . . . and DL #m.
  • the DL # 0 which is a defect list including information on a defect, includes initialization information.
  • Replacement blocks from the replacement block # 1 to #k replacing defective blocks from the defective block # 1 to #k, are located next to the DL # 0 .
  • the DL # 1 which is a defect list including information regarding defective blocks from the defective block # 1 to #k, and regarding replacement blocks from the replacement block # 1 to #k, is recorded next to replacement block #K.
  • Replacement blocks from the replacement block #k+ 1 to #m, replacing defect blocks from the defect block #k+ 1 to #m, regarding defects occurring in the user area, are located next to the DL # 1 .
  • a defect list which includes information regarding a defect according to an embodiment of the present invention, is recorded in the SA/DL area, in which a replacement block replacing a defective block is also located. That is, the defect list and the replacement block are located in one area instead of a separate area.
  • FIG. 5 is a detailed structural diagram of data of DL #i illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • a DL #i 200 includes a DL identifier 210 , DL update counter 220 , the number of DL entries 230 , DL entry # 1 240 , and DL entry # 2 250 .
  • the DL identifier 210 refers to an identifier indicating a defect list. That is, an identifier indicating a defect list is needed because a defect list and a replacement block are located together in an SA/DL area according to this embodiment of the present invention.
  • the DL update counter 220 is a value showing the number of updates of a defect list.
  • the number of DL entries 230 is the total number of entries included in the defect list.
  • the DL entry # 1 240 is an entry having information on a defect. Examples of contents included in these DL entries are illustrated in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 6 is a detailed structural diagram of data of a DL entry #i illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • the DL entry #i 300 includes state information 310 , defective block location information 320 , and replacement block location information 330 .
  • the state information 310 is state information on a defect represented by a corresponding DL entry.
  • the defective block location information 320 represents location information regarding a defective block recorded on the user area, for example, the sector number of a defective block.
  • the replacement block location information 330 represents location information regarding a replacement block recorded on the SA/DL area, for example, the physical sector number of a replacement block.
  • the state information 310 includes replacement state information 311 , having a length of 1 bit, and consecutive defect information 312 , having a length of 2 bits.
  • the replacement state information 311 represents whether a defective block, which has occurred in the user area, is replaced or not. That is, the information represents whether a defective block in the user area is replaced, and a replacement block exists in the SA/DL area, or the defective block is not replaced, and a replacement block does not exist in the SA/DL area.
  • the consecutive defect information 312 represents whether the DL entry is a consecutive DL entry, which represents consecutive defective blocks, and whether the DL entry is the beginning or the end of the consecutive DL entry if the DL entry is a consecutive DL entry.
  • consecutive defective blocks and consecutive defect list entry are described hereinafter with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 .
  • ⁇ circle over ( 1 ) ⁇ through ⁇ circle over ( 7 ) ⁇ refer to units in which a verify-after-write operation is performed.
  • the recording apparatus records user data up to the section ⁇ circle over ( 1 ) ⁇ and then returns to the first part of the section ⁇ circle over ( 1 ) ⁇ in order to check whether the data is properly recorded or a defect has occurred. If a defective part is detected, the part is designated as a defective area. Thus, a defect # 1 , which is the defective area, is designated.
  • the recording apparatus again records the data recorded in the defect # 1 in the SA/DL area.
  • the part in which the data recorded in the defect # 1 is recorded again is called a replacement # 1 .
  • the recording apparatus records user data up to the section ⁇ circle over ( 2 ) ⁇ and then returns to the first part of the section ⁇ circle over ( 2 ) ⁇ in order to check whether the data is properly recorded or a defect is occurred. If a defective part is detected, the part is designated as a defect # 2 . In the same way, a replacement # 2 corresponding to the defect # 2 is generated. In the section ⁇ circle over ( 2 ) ⁇ , a defect # 3 and a replacement # 3 are generated. Since a defective part is not detected in the section ⁇ circle over ( 4 ) ⁇ , a defective area does not exist in this section.
  • the recording apparatus When termination of a recording operation # 0 is predicted after recording and verifying up to the section ⁇ circle over ( 4 ) ⁇ (when a user pushes an eject button or recording of user data assigned in the recording operation is completed), the recording apparatus records a DL # 1 , including information regarding defects # 1 , # 2 , and # 3 that occurred in the sections ⁇ circle over ( 1 ) ⁇ to ⁇ circle over ( 4 ) ⁇ , in the SA/DL area.
  • the recording device records user data up to the section ⁇ circle over ( 5 ) ⁇ and then returns to the first part of the section ⁇ circle over ( 5 ) ⁇ in order to check whether the data is properly recorded or a defect has occurred. If a defective part is detected, the part is designated as a defect area. In this way, since a defect # 4 and a defect # 5 , which are defect areas, have consecutively occurred, consecutive blocks are designated as defective blocks. The recording device again records data recorded in the defect # 4 and the defect # 5 in the SA/DL area.
  • the recording apparatus records user data up to the section ⁇ circle over ( 6 ) ⁇ , and then returns to the first part of the section ⁇ circle over ( 6 ) ⁇ in order to check whether the data is properly recorded or a defect has occurred. If defect # 6 and defect # 7 , which are defective areas, have consecutively occurred, consecutive blocks are designated as defective blocks.
  • the recording apparatus again records data recorded in the defect # 6 and the defect # 7 in the SA/DL area. In the section ⁇ circle over ( 7 ) ⁇ , no defective part is detected , so a defective area does not exist.
  • the recording apparatus records a DL # 2 , including information regarding defects # 4 through # 7 , in the SA/DL area.
  • Defective blocks occurring in consecutive locations of the user area are consecutive defective blocks.
  • the first defective block of the consecutive defective blocks is the defect # 4
  • the last defective block is the defect # 7 .
  • Replacement blocks replacing the consecutive defective blocks that consecutively occurred in predetermined locations of the user area are recorded in consecutive locations of the SA/DL area.
  • a replacement block # 4 replacing a defect # 4 block
  • a replacement # 5 block replacing a defect # 5 block
  • a replacement block # 6 replacing a defect # 6 block
  • a replacement block # 7 replacing a defect # 7 block
  • the first replacement block among the replacement blocks replacing consecutive defective blocks is a replacement block # 4
  • the last replacement block replacing these consecutive defective blocks is a replacement block # 7 .
  • a consecutive defect list entry showing information regarding a consecutive defective block may include a start entry and an end entry as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the consecutive defect list entry includes a start entry and an end entry. Both the start entry and the end entry have the same structure as the DL entry shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the start entry contains information regarding the first defect among consecutive defects and the end entry contains information regarding the last defect.
  • the start entry includes state information, first defective block location information representing a location of the user area where the first defective block among the consecutive defective blocks is recorded, and first replacement block location information representing a location of the SA/DL area where the first replacement block replacing the first defective block is recorded.
  • the end entry includes state information, last defective block location information representing a location of the user area where the last defective block among the consecutive defective blocks is recorded, and last replacement block location information representing a location of the SA/DL area where the last replacement block replacing the last defective block is recorded.
  • FIG. 9 is an example of the replacement state information and consecutive defect information shown in FIG. 6 .
  • bits representing the replacement state information are “0” and “1.” If the replacement state information 311 is “1,” a defective block corresponding to the defective block location information 320 is not replaced, and only a defect location is shown. If the replacement state information 311 is “0,” a defective block corresponding to the defective block location information 320 is replaced by a replacement block corresponding to the replacement block location information 330 .
  • Bits representing the consecutive defect information are “0 0 ,” “01,” and “10.” If the consecutive defect information 312 is “ 00 ,” the DL entry refers not to a consecutive defect list entry but to a single defect list entry. In this case, the DL entry may refer to a defective block with a replacement or a defective block without a replacement depending on the value set as the replacement state information. In the case of a defective block with a replacement, the DL entry has defective block location information and replacement block location information. In the case of a defective block without a replacement, the DL entry only has defective block location information.
  • the DL entry represents a start entry of a consecutive defect list entry. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 , the DL entry has first defective block location information regarding consecutive defective blocks, and first replacement block location information regarding consecutive replacement blocks.
  • the DL entry represents an end entry of a consecutive defect list entry. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 , the DL entry has last defective block location information regarding consecutive defective blocks, and last replacement block location information regarding consecutive replacement blocks.
  • the DL entry represents a single defect list entry about a single defective block, and the state that the single defective block has a replacement block. Therefore, the DL entry has defective block location information and replacement block location information.
  • the DL entry represents a single defect list entry about a single defective block, and the state that the single defective block does not have a replacement block. Therefore, the DL entry has defective block location information, but does not have replacement block location information.
  • the DL entry represents a start entry of a consecutive defect list entry of consecutive defective blocks, and that a defective block corresponding to the start entry, which is the first defective block among the consecutive defective blocks, has a replacement block. Therefore, the DL entry has location information regarding the first defective block among the consecutive defective blocks, and location information regarding the first replacement block among consecutive replacement blocks replacing the consecutive defective blocks.
  • the DL entry represents an end entry of a consecutive defect list entry about consecutive defective blocks, and that a defective block corresponding to the end entry, which is the last defective block from among the consecutive defective blocks, has a replacement block. Therefore, the DL entry has location information regarding the last defective block among the consecutive defective blocks, and location information regarding the last replacement block among consecutive replacement blocks replacing the consecutive defective blocks.
  • the DL entry represents an end entry of a consecutive defect list entry about consecutive defective blocks, and that a defective block corresponding to the end entry, which is the last defective block from among the consecutive defective blocks, does not have a replacement block. Therefore, the DL entry has location information regarding the last defective block from among the consecutive defective blocks, but does not have location information regarding the last replacement block from among consecutive replacement blocks replacing the consecutive defective blocks.
  • FIGS. 10A and 10B are reference diagrams illustrating consecutive defect information according an embodiment of to the present invention.
  • FIG. 10A refers to a user area in which user data is recorded
  • FIG. 10B refers to an SA/DL area in which replacement blocks and a defect list are recorded.
  • a single defective block ⁇ circle over (a) ⁇ being the first defect, occurred in the user area location “ 5 .”
  • Consecutive defective blocks ⁇ circle over (b) ⁇ , ⁇ circle over (c) ⁇ , ⁇ circle over (d) ⁇ , and ⁇ circle over (e) ⁇ being the second defective block, occurred in the consecutive locations “ 9 ” to “ 12 .”
  • Consecutive defective blocks ⁇ circle over (f) ⁇ , ⁇ circle over (g) ⁇ , ⁇ circle over (h) ⁇ , and ⁇ circle over (i) ⁇ being the third defective block, occurred in the consecutive locations “ 17 ” to “ 20 .”
  • replacement blocks which replace defect blocks occurring in the user area, and a defect list are shown in the SA/DL area.
  • the consecutive defective blocks ⁇ circle over (f) ⁇ , ⁇ circle over (g) ⁇ , ⁇ circle over (h) ⁇ , and ⁇ circle over (i) ⁇ do not have replacement blocks.
  • FIG. 11A is a structural diagram of data of the DL#k illustrated in FIG. 10B .
  • the DL #K 400 includes a DL identifier 410 , a DL update counter 420 , the number of DL entries 430 , and 5 DL entries, that is a DL entry # 1 440 , DL entry # 2 450 , DL entry # 3 460 , DL entry # 4 470 , and DL entry # 5 480 .
  • the DL identifier 410 is an identifier indicating a DL.
  • “K” is recorded as the number of DL updates.
  • “5 ” is recorded as the total number of entries included in the DL #K.
  • the DL entry # 1 440 is an entry regarding the single defective block ⁇ circle over (a) ⁇ shown in FIG. 10A .
  • “0” is recorded as replacement state information, “00” as consecutive defect information, “5” as defective block location information, and “55” as replacement block location information.
  • the DL entry # 2 450 and the DL entry # 3 460 comprise consecutive defect list entries.
  • the DL entry # 2 450 is the start entry of the consecutive defect list entries, and the DL entry # 3 460 is the end entry of the consecutive defect list entries. That is, the DL entry # 2 450 is an entry regarding the first defective block ⁇ circle over (b) ⁇ from among the consecutive defective blocks shown in FIG. 10A .
  • “0” is recorded as replacement state information because the defective block ⁇ circle over (b) ⁇ is replaced.
  • “ 01 ” is recorded as consecutive defect information because the DL entry # 2 450 is the start entry of the consecutive defect list entries.
  • “9” is recorded as location information of the defective block ⁇ circle over (b) ⁇ , and “56” as location information of the replacement block ⁇ circle over (b) ⁇ ′.
  • the DL entry # 3 460 is an entry regarding the last defective block ⁇ circle over (e) ⁇ from among the consecutive defective blocks shown in FIG. 8 .
  • “0” is recorded as replacement state information, because the defective block ⁇ circle over (e) ⁇ is replaced.
  • “10” is recorded as consecutive defect information because the DL entry # 3 460 is the end entry of the consecutive defect list entries.
  • “12” is recorded as location information of the defective block ⁇ circle over (e) ⁇ , and “59” as location information of the replacement block ⁇ circle over (e) ⁇ ′.
  • the DL entry # 4 470 and the DL entry # 5 480 comprise consecutive defect list entries.
  • the DL entry # 4 470 is the start entry of the consecutive defect list entries, and the DL entry # 5 480 is the end entry of the consecutive defect list entries. That is, the DL entry # 4 470 is an entry regarding the first defective block ⁇ circle over (f) ⁇ from among the consecutive defective blocks shown in FIG. 10A .
  • “1” is recorded as replacement state information, because the defective block ⁇ circle over (f) ⁇ is not replaced.
  • “01,” is recorded as consecutive defect information, because the DL entry # 4 470 is the start entry of the consecutive defect list entries.
  • “17” is recorded as location information of the defective block ⁇ circle over (f) ⁇ .
  • “00” is recorded as replacement location information, because a replacement block replacing the defective block ⁇ circle over (f) ⁇ does not exist.
  • the DL entry # 5 480 is an entry regarding the last defective block ⁇ circle over (i) ⁇ from among the consecutive defective blocks shown in FIG. 10A .
  • “1” is recorded as replacement state information, because the defective block ⁇ circle over (i) ⁇ is not replaced.
  • “10” is recorded as consecutive defect information, because the DL entry # 5 480 is the end entry of the consecutive defect list entries.
  • “20” is recorded as location information of the defective block ⁇ circle over (i) ⁇ .
  • “00” is recorded as replacement location information, because a replacement block replacing the defective block ⁇ circle over (i) ⁇ does not exist.
  • FIG. 11B is a structural diagram of a DL #k illustrated in FIG. 10B , further including information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries.
  • the DL #k shown in FIG. 11B is similar to the DL #k shown in FIG. 11A , except that the number of consecutive defect list entries 490 is further included. Referring to FIG. 10 , “2” is recorded as the number of consecutive defect list entries 490 because there are two consecutive defect list entries.
  • the number of single defect list entries may be calculated as shown below from the number of DL entries and the number of consecutive defect list entries.
  • the number of single defect list entries the number of DL entries ⁇ 2 ⁇ the number of consecutive defect list entries.
  • consecutive defect list entries are comprised of a pair of a start entry and an end entry, the above expression can be formed.
  • FIG. 11C is a structural diagram of data of a DL #k illustrated in FIG. 11B , further including information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “0”, and information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “ 1 ”.
  • the DL #k shown in FIG. 11C is similar to the DL #k shown in FIG. 11B , except that information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “0” 500 , and information on the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “1” 510 , are further included.
  • the consecutive defect list entry having replacement state information “0” is a consecutive defect list entry comprised of DL entry # 2 450 and DL entry # 3 460 . Because the number of the consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “0” is one, “1” is recorded as the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “0” 500 .
  • the consecutive defect list entry having replacement state information “1” is a consecutive defect list entry comprised of DL entry # 4 470 and DL entry # 5 480 . Because the number of the consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “1” is one, “1” is recorded as the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement state information “1” 510 .
  • FIG. 12 is a flow chart illustrating a defect management method of a disc according to and embodiment of the present invention.
  • the recording apparatus records user data in a data area by a unit in which a verify-after-write operation is performed 1201 .
  • data recorded in operation 1201 is verified to find a part in which a defect has occurred 1202 .
  • a controlling unit 1 designates the part in which a defect occurred as a defective area, records again the data recorded in the defective area in the SA/DL area in order to generate a replacement area, generates information regarding the defective block and the replacement block, and records the information in a memory 1203 .
  • the operations 1201 through 1203 are repeated until the termination of the recording operation is predicted.
  • the controlling unit 1 of the recording device reads information regarding defects stored in the memory in operation 1205 .
  • a consecutive defect list entry comprising a start entry corresponding to information regarding the first defect of the consecutive defects, and an end entry corresponding to information regarding the last defect, is generated, and a DL is also generated by including consecutive defect information showing whether a defect is a consecutive defect or a single defect, and replacement state information showing whether a replacement block exists in each DL entry in operation 1206 .
  • the generated DL is recorded in the SA/DL area in operation 1207 .
  • the disc defect management method described above may also be realized as a computer readable code stored on a computer-readable recording medium.
  • the computer readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording media on which computer readable data are stored. Examples of the computer readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a stereo tape, a floppy disc, and an optical date recording device.
  • the computer readable recording medium may also be a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet).
  • code that a computer can read by a distribution method can be stored and executed.
  • a function program, code, and code segments for realizing the disc defect management method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technological field to which the present invention belongs.
  • a space for recording defect lists for defect management can be effectively managed and thus, the entire disc space can be effectively managed.

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