WO2004029939A1 - Write-once type optical disc, and method and apparatus for managing defective areas on write-once type optical disc - Google Patents

Write-once type optical disc, and method and apparatus for managing defective areas on write-once type optical disc Download PDF

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WO2004029939A1
WO2004029939A1 PCT/KR2003/001974 KR0301974W WO2004029939A1 WO 2004029939 A1 WO2004029939 A1 WO 2004029939A1 KR 0301974 W KR0301974 W KR 0301974W WO 2004029939 A1 WO2004029939 A1 WO 2004029939A1
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Sung Dae Kim
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  • the present invention relates to an optical disc of write-once type, such as a Blu-ray Disc Write Once (BD-WO), and a method and apparatus for managing a defective area on the write-once type optical disc.
  • BD-WO Blu-ray Disc Write Once
  • BD-RE Blu-ray Disc Rewritable
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a general optical disc device for writing/reproducing data to/from an optical disc such as a BD-RE.
  • the optical disc device includes an optical pickup 11 for recording/reproducing a signal to/from a BD-RE 10, a video disc recorder (VDR) system 12 for processing a signal from the optical pickup 11 as a reproduced signal, or demodulating and processing an external data stream into a writable signal suitable for writing onto the BD-RE 10, and an encoder 13 for encoding an external analog signal and providing the encoded signal to the VDR system 12.
  • VDR video disc recorder
  • FIG. 2 shows a structure of a related art BD-RE.
  • the BD-RE is divided into a Lead-in Area (LIA), a data area, and a Lead-Out area (LOA), with an Inner Spare Area (ISA) and an Outer Spare Area (OSA) assigned to a fore end and a rear end of the data area.
  • LIA Lead-in Area
  • LOA Lead-Out area
  • ISA Inner Spare Area
  • OSA Outer Spare Area
  • the VDR system 12 of the optical disc device writes in the data area of the BD-RE the external data in clusters corresponding to an ECC block unit having a predetermined size of recording, after the VDR system 12 encodes and demodulates the external signal into a signal suitable for writing.
  • the VDR system 12 carries out a series of replacement writing operations in which the clusters of data written onto the defective area is written onto one of the spare areas, e.g., on the ISA in place of the defective area. Therefore, even if there is a defective area in the data area of the BD-RE, the VDR system 12 can prevent a data writing error in advance by writing the clusters of data written in the defective area onto the spare area.
  • a Blu-ray Disc Write-Once is another type of high density optical disc that is being developed where a high quality of data can be recorded and reproduced to/from the disc.
  • data can be written only once on the BD-WO and is not rewritable on the BD-WO, but the BD-WO can be read repeatedly.
  • the BD-WO is useful where the rewritability of data on a recording medium is not desired.
  • Unfortunately since the BD-WO is still in the early development stage, there are no schemes, no disc structures, no apparatuses and no methods on how to manage the defective areas of the BD-WO, which will be needed for the BD- WO to be commercially viable and operationally feasible.
  • the present invention is directed to a technique for managing a defective area on an optical disc of write-once type such as a BD-WO.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a write-once type optical disc, and an apparatus and method for effectively managing a defective area of the write-once type optical disc.
  • a method for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area includes (a) detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) writing data written in the defective area onto another area of the data user if the defective area is detected; and (c) writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management information associated with the defective area.
  • a method for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area and a lead-in area, the data area including a spare area includes (a) detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) writing data written in the defective area onto the spare area if the defective area is detected; and (c) writing, onto the lead-in area, defect list information associated with the defective area.
  • a recording medium of writable once type includes a data area including a recording area, a replacement area, and at least one defect management area, wherein an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium is detected after data are written onto the recording area during a data writing operation, data written in the defective area are written onto the replacement area if the defective area is detected, and defect management infonnation associated with the defective area is written onto the at least one defect management area.
  • a recording medium of writable once type includes a data area including a spare area; and a lead-in area, wherein an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium is detected after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation, data written in the defective area is written onto the spare area if the defective area is detected, and defect list information associated with the defective area is written onto the lead-in area.
  • an apparatus for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area includes (a) a configured section for detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) a configured section for writing data written in the defective area onto another area of the data user if the defective area is detected; and (c) a configured section for writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management information associated with the defective area.
  • an apparatus for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area and a lead-in area, the data area including a spare area includes (a) a configured section for detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) a configured section for writing data written in the defective area onto the spare area if the defective area is detected; and (c) a configured section for writing, onto the lead-in area, defect list information associated with the defective area.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a related art optical disc device schematically
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a structure of a related art BD-RE
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an optical disc recording/reproducing device according to the present invention
  • FIGS. 4 A and 4B illustrate a structure of a single layer BD-WO and a dual layer BD-WO, respectively, according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate the method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a variation of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 10 A, 10B and IOC illustrate a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with various examples of a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of an optical disc recording/reproducing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the optical disc recording/reproducing device 20 includes an optical pickup 22 for writing/reading data to/from an optical recording medium 21, a servo unit 23 for controlling the pickup 22 to maintain a distance between an objective lens of the pickup 22 and the recording medium 21 and for tracking relevant tracks on the recording medium 21, a data processor 24 for processing and supplying input data to the pickup 22 for writing, and for processing data read from the recording medium 21, an interface for exchanging data and/or commands with any external host 30, a memory or storage 27 for storing information and data therein including defect management data associated with the recording medium 21, and a microprocessor or controller 26 for controlling the operations and elements of the recording/reproducing device 20. Data to be written/read to/from the recording medium 21 may also be stored in the memory 27. All the components of the recording/reproducing device 20 are operatively coupled.
  • the recording medium 21 is a recording medium of write-once type such as a BD-WO
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate respectively a structure of two types of a write- once optical disc such as a BD-WO according to the present invention.
  • the BD-WO can have one or two recording layers.
  • a BD-WO having only a single recording layer includes a single recording layer composed of a lead-in area (LIA), a data area, and a lead- out area (LOA), and is referred to herein as a single layer disc.
  • a dual layer BD-WO includes two recording layers (Layers 0 and 1).
  • the first recording layer (Layer 0) includes a LIA, a data area, and an outer zone.
  • the second recording layer includes a LOA, a data area and an outer zone, and is referred to herein as a dual layer disc.
  • a data writing occurs in the direction shown with the dotted arrow in the dual layer disc.
  • the single layer disc can have a capacity of 23.3, 25.0 or 27.0 Gbytes, whereas the dual layer disc can have a capacity of 46.6, 50.0, or 54.0 Gbytes.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the optical disc recording/reproducing device 20 writes data continuously on a predetermined writing sector in the data area of the BD-WO, where a writing sector may be set to be a Defect Verify Unit (DVU) of a certain recording size equivalent to one or more than one physical track or cluster on the BD-WO.
  • DVD Defect Verify Unit
  • a defective area detecting operation involves reproducing the data written in a DVU and verifying that the data was properly written on the DVU by, e.g., comparing the actual data reproduced from the DVU with the data that was meant to be written on the DVU.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 assumes that there is a defective area in that DVU of the BD-WO and rewrites the data (directed to the defective DVU) on a next available recording area on the BD-WO using a linear replacement scheme.
  • the microcomputer 26 controls the pickup 22 to reproduce the data written on DVU #1 progressively (e.g., cluster by cluster), and detects if there is any defective area in DVU #1 by examining the reproduced data. If, for example, a defective area is detected in the second cluster Cluster #2 (step Sll), the microcomputer 26 controls the data processor 24 and the pickup 22 to carry out a replacement writing operation. In the replacement writing operation, the data written to Cluster #2, which are temporarily stored in the memory 27 or some other storage, are written onto a cluster area succeeding the fifth cluster Cluster #5 (step SI 2).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 After the replacement writing for Cluster #2 is completed, the recording/reproducing device 20 checks the next cluster and so on until the last cluster in that DVU is checked. If, for example, a defective area is detected from the fourth cluster Cluster #4 (S13), the recording/reproducing device 20 carries out a replacement writing operation as discussed above to write the data written in the defective Cluster #4 onto a next available cluster area, e.g., a cluster area succeeding the replacement area for Cluster #2 (step S 14).
  • DVU #1 ends up having Clusters #1, #3, and #5 and two defective areas (original Clusters #2 and #4), where the replacement areas are used to write data thereon in lieu of the two defective areas using a linear replacement scheme.
  • the microcomputer 26 writes management information onto an area 32 following the last DVU of Recording 1.
  • the management information is used to manage the defective areas in the data area of the BD-WO and to manage the data written in the replacement areas corresponding to the defective areas.
  • the management information may be managed as Defect List (DFL) information, wherein the DFL information may include one or a plurality of defect entries Defect_Entry #1 - DefectJEntry #m, each defect entry having a first physical sector number of a corresponding defective area (PSN of Defective), a first physical sector number of a replacement area corresponding to that defective area (PSN of Replacement), and any other data pertaining to a defect entry.
  • DFL Defect List
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 may continue with another data writing operation (e.g., Recording 2) having a temporal continuity.
  • the data writing operation (Recording 2) ends (which includes the defective area detecting operations and the replacement writing operations for all the DVUs of Recording 2 as discussed above)
  • the management information for Recording 2 is written in an area 33 following the last DVU in Recording 2. This process is repeated as long as all the data to be written in the data area of the BD-WO are properly written.
  • the microcomputer 26 may be configured to write fast access information in other parts of the BD-WO.
  • the fast access information containing a physical sector number of the defect list written thereon may be written on the LIA of the BD-WO as Disc Definition Structure (DDS) information. That is, the physical sector number of the DFL #1 (area 32), the physical sector number of the DFL #2 (area 33), and so on are stored in the LIA as part of the DDS.
  • DDS Disc Definition Structure
  • the location information (e.g., physical sector number) of these defect lists may be stored in the LIA as part of the DDS.
  • a recording/reproducing device can read and refer to the DDS information written in the LIA to locate where the DFLs are located in the data area of the BD-WO. Then the DFLs can be searched to locate and reproduce data written in a replacement area corresponding to a desired area that is defective.
  • FIGS. 6 A and 6B illustrate the method for managing a defective area on a
  • BD-WO in accordance with a variation of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • This variation of the first embodiment is identical to the above discussed first embodiment (FIG. 5), except that the BD-WO includes a spare area of a fixed size assigned initially to a front part (ISA) or rear end part of the data area, e.g., during the disc production.
  • ISA front part
  • OSA Outer Spare Area 34
  • the spare area (e.g., OSA 34) has a fixed size initially, but is variable depending on the need to use the spare area during a data writing/recording operation. For instance, as defects in the data area increase, the size of the assigned spare area may be decreased because the writing of data in the data writing operation(s) is pushed into the spare area, thereby reducing the size of the spare area. That is, in this variation of the first embodiment, the spare area is assigned and used as a designated extra space for the data writing operations, and not necessarily as a replacement area onto which data of the defective area may be written using a linear replacement scheme.
  • the recording size of the data area is reduced according to the recording size of replacement areas (e.g., the size of replacement Clusters #2 and #4) and the size of DFLs as the defective area detecting operation and replacement writing operation are progressed.
  • the recording size of the data area is maintained as it is.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 can minimize any error between a writable data capacity detected before starting a data writing operation and the actual writable data capacity reduced due to the presence of any defective area in the data area of the disc.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a diagram showing a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the BD-WO includes a spare area assigned to a front part (Inner Spare Area ISA) and/or to a rear end part (Outer Spare Area OSA) of the data area.
  • the Outer Spare Area 35 (OSA) is shown.
  • the spare area (e.g., OSA 35) in the second embodiment is different from the spare area (e.g., OSA 34) in the first embodiment, because the spare area in the second embodiment is used as a replacement area for writing data corresponding to a defective area using a linear replacement scheme.
  • the spare area in the second embodiment has a variable size, but can have a fixed size if desired.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 carries out a replacement writing operation wherein, after writing first to fifth clusters of data (Clusters #1 ⁇ #5) in succession as a first defect verify unit DVU #1 (step S10), the defective area detecting operation and the replacement writing operation are performed. If a defective area from the second cluster area (Cluster #2) is found, then the data of the second cluster is also written in an area 35a of the OSA 35 (step S22) according to a linear replacement scheme. Subsequently, if a defective area from the fourth cluster (Cluster #4) is found, then the data of the fourth cluster is written in an area 35b of the OSA 35 (step S24) according to a linear replacement scheme. Any data on a defective area discovered in each of DVUs is rewritten in a corresponding area of the spare area such as the OSA 35 using the linear replacement scheme.
  • the first defect verify unit DVU#1 has first, third, and fifth clusters (Clusters #1, #3, and #5) written normally therein and two defective areas (Clusters #2 and #4).
  • the OSA 35 has the replacement areas 35a and 35b for storing therein data equal to the data of defective Clusters #2 and #4.
  • the second embodiment of the invention writes the management information scattered throughout the data area of the disc once each data recording (e.g., Recording 1, Recording 2, etc.) with a temporal continuity ends.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes DFL information (i.e., DFL #1) as the management information onto an area 32 following the last DVU of Recording 1.
  • DFL information i.e., DFL #1
  • the operation of writing management information (e.g., DFLs) and the operation of writing DDS (e.g., for fast access) are the same as those discussed in the first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a diagram showing a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the third embodiment is identical to the second embodiment of the invention, except that the DFLs (management information) are not stored as scattered throughout the data area, but instead, the DFL(s) are stored within an assigned spare area such as an ISA or OSA.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL corresponding to just ended data recording, within the OSA 35.
  • the OSA 35 functions as replacement areas for storing data identical to the data of any defective area in the data area. Having the DFLs within one area such as the OSA 35 and having the replacement areas all within the OSA 35 can expedite the process of locating desired replacement areas using the DDS and DFLs.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a diagram showing a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the fourth embodiment is identical to the third embodiment of the invention, except that the DFLs (management information) are written in a particular writing sector outside of the data area, for example, in the lead-in area LIA.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL corresponding to just ended data recording, within the LIA 36.
  • the LIA 36 stores therein the DDS discussed in the previous embodiments.
  • the OSA 35 still functions as replacement areas for storing data identical to the data of any defective area in the data area.
  • FIGS. 10A, 10B and 10C are examples for illustrating a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the fifth embodiment differs from the previous embodiments in that it allows a cumulative writing of DFLs. This cumulative writing of DFLs is applicable to each of the first through fourth embodiments previously discussed.
  • FIG. 10A shows how the cumulative writing of DFLs is applied to the first and second embodiments shown in FIGS. 5-7.
  • a first data writing operation e.g., Recording 1
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #1) corresponding to the just ended, first writing operation onto a first DFL area 37 of the data area.
  • the first DFL area 37 follows immediately the last DVU of the first recording area (an area of Recording 1).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a second data writing operation (i.e., Recording 2).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 After the second data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #2) corresponding to the second writing operation along with the first DFL (DFL #1) onto a DFL area 38 of the data area.
  • the second DFL area 38 follows immediately the last DVU of the second recording area (area of Recording 2).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a third data writing operation (i.e., Recording 3).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 After the third data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #3) corresponding to the third writing operation along with the first and second DFLs (DFLs #1 and #2) onto a third DFL area 39 of the data area.
  • the third DFL area 39 follows immediately the last DVU of the third recording area (area of Recording 3). This process continues for any subsequent data writing operation. Accordingly, the DFLs are cumulatively written within the data area as the data writing operations continue.
  • FIG. 10B shows how the cumulative writing of DFLs is applied to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8 where the DFLs are written within a spare area such as the OSA 35.
  • a first data writing operation e.g., Recording 1 having a temporal continuity ends
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #1) corresponding to the just ended, first writing operation onto a DFL area 35d of the OSA 35.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a second data writing operation (i.e., Recording 2).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #2) corresponding to the second writing operation along with the first DFL (DFL #1) onto a second DFL area 35e of the OSA 35.
  • the second DFL area 35e is immediately adjacent to the first DFL area 35d.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a third data writing operation (i.e., Recording 3).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #3) corresponding to the third writing operation along with the first and second DFLs (DFLs #1 and #2) onto a third DFL area 35f of the OSA 35.
  • the third DFL area 35f follows immediately the second DFL area 35e. This process continues for any subsequent data writing operation. Accordingly, the DFLs are cumulatively written within the spare area of the data area as the data writing operations continue.
  • FIG. IOC shows how the cumulative writing of DFLs is applied to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 where the DFLs are written within an area outside of the data area, e.g., a lead-in area LIA 36.
  • a first data writing operation e.g., Recording 1
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #1) corresponding to the first writing operation onto a DFL area 36a of the LIA 36.
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a second data writing operation (i.e., Recording 2).
  • the recording/reproducing device 20 After the second data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #2) corresponding to the second writing operation along with the first DFL (DFL #1) onto a second DFL area 36b of the LIA 36. In this example, the second DFL area 36b is immediately adjacent to the first DFL area 36a. Then the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a third data writing operation (i.e., Recording 3). After the third data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #3) corresponding to the third writing operation along with the first and second DFLs (DFLs #1 and #2) onto a third DFL area 36c of the LIA 36.
  • a third data writing operation i.e., Recording 3
  • the third DFL area 36c follows immediately the second DFL area 36b. This process continues for any subsequent data writing operation. Accordingly, the DFLs are cumulatively written within an area before/after the data area, such as a lead-in area as the data writing operations continue.
  • the DFLs associated with all the data writing operations can be advantageously and immediately accessed. Therefore, even when the first defect list information (DFL #1) written at the time the first data writing operation (Recording 1) is not read properly, DFL #1 information can be accessed by reading any subsequent DFL information. This prevents or minimizes an occurrence of reproduction errors which may be caused by a damage to any defect list.
  • the data reproducing operation can occur currently, subsequently or prior to the data writing operation.
  • the data writing operation can occur currently, subsequently or prior to the defect detecting operation and/or data replacement writing operation and/or the management information writing operation.
  • the method and apparatus for managing a defective area on an optical disc of write once type read and reproduce properly a data written on a defective area of an optical disc such as BD-WO in a data reproduction by writing the data onto a spare area or other data area in place of the defective area and by managing the data associated with the defective area and the defect management data effectively.
  • the invention also minimizes an error between a writable data capacity of a recording medium detected before starting the data writing operation and the actual writable data capacity of the recording medium reduced due to the defective area, and minimizes any occurrence of reproduction errors which may be caused by a damage to a defect list.

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A recording medium of writable once type, and a method and apparatus for managing a defective area on the recording medium are provided. The method includes detecting an existence of a defective area within a data area of the recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation, writing data written in the defective area onto another area of the data user if the defective area is detected, and writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management information associated with the defective area.

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WRITE-ONCE TYPE OPTICAL DISC, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DEFECTIVE AREAS ON WRITE- ONCE TYPE OPTICAL DISC
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an optical disc of write-once type, such as a Blu-ray Disc Write Once (BD-WO), and a method and apparatus for managing a defective area on the write-once type optical disc.
Background Art
A new type of high density optical disc such as a Blu-ray Disc Rewritable (BD-RE) is being developed. A benefit of the BD-RE is that it has a rewritable capability where the quality video and audio data can be written, erased and rewritten thereon repeatedly.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a general optical disc device for writing/reproducing data to/from an optical disc such as a BD-RE. As shown in FIG. 1, the optical disc device includes an optical pickup 11 for recording/reproducing a signal to/from a BD-RE 10, a video disc recorder (VDR) system 12 for processing a signal from the optical pickup 11 as a reproduced signal, or demodulating and processing an external data stream into a writable signal suitable for writing onto the BD-RE 10, and an encoder 13 for encoding an external analog signal and providing the encoded signal to the VDR system 12.
FIG. 2 shows a structure of a related art BD-RE. Referring to FIG. 2, the BD-RE is divided into a Lead-in Area (LIA), a data area, and a Lead-Out area (LOA), with an Inner Spare Area (ISA) and an Outer Spare Area (OSA) assigned to a fore end and a rear end of the data area.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the VDR system 12 of the optical disc device writes in the data area of the BD-RE the external data in clusters corresponding to an ECC block unit having a predetermined size of recording, after the VDR system 12 encodes and demodulates the external signal into a signal suitable for writing. During the writing process, if there is a defective area found in the data area of the BD-RE, the VDR system 12 carries out a series of replacement writing operations in which the clusters of data written onto the defective area is written onto one of the spare areas, e.g., on the ISA in place of the defective area. Therefore, even if there is a defective area in the data area of the BD-RE, the VDR system 12 can prevent a data writing error in advance by writing the clusters of data written in the defective area onto the spare area.
A Blu-ray Disc Write-Once (BD-WO) is another type of high density optical disc that is being developed where a high quality of data can be recorded and reproduced to/from the disc. As the name may suggest, data can be written only once on the BD-WO and is not rewritable on the BD-WO, but the BD-WO can be read repeatedly. As a result, the BD-WO is useful where the rewritability of data on a recording medium is not desired. Unfortunately, since the BD-WO is still in the early development stage, there are no schemes, no disc structures, no apparatuses and no methods on how to manage the defective areas of the BD-WO, which will be needed for the BD- WO to be commercially viable and operationally feasible.
Disclosure of Invention
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a technique for managing a defective area on an optical disc of write-once type such as a BD-WO. An object of the present invention is to provide a write-once type optical disc, and an apparatus and method for effectively managing a defective area of the write-once type optical disc.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. According to an aspect of the invention, a method for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area, includes (a) detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) writing data written in the defective area onto another area of the data user if the defective area is detected; and (c) writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management information associated with the defective area.
According to another aspect of the invention, a method for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area and a lead-in area, the data area including a spare area, includes (a) detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) writing data written in the defective area onto the spare area if the defective area is detected; and (c) writing, onto the lead-in area, defect list information associated with the defective area.
According to another aspect of the invention, a recording medium of writable once type, includes a data area including a recording area, a replacement area, and at least one defect management area, wherein an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium is detected after data are written onto the recording area during a data writing operation, data written in the defective area are written onto the replacement area if the defective area is detected, and defect management infonnation associated with the defective area is written onto the at least one defect management area.
According to another aspect of the invention, a recording medium of writable once type, includes a data area including a spare area; and a lead-in area, wherein an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium is detected after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation, data written in the defective area is written onto the spare area if the defective area is detected, and defect list information associated with the defective area is written onto the lead-in area.
According to another aspect of the invention, an apparatus for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area, includes (a) a configured section for detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) a configured section for writing data written in the defective area onto another area of the data user if the defective area is detected; and (c) a configured section for writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management information associated with the defective area.
According to another aspect of the invention, an apparatus for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area and a lead-in area, the data area including a spare area, includes (a) a configured section for detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) a configured section for writing data written in the defective area onto the spare area if the defective area is detected; and (c) a configured section for writing, onto the lead-in area, defect list information associated with the defective area.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention claimed.
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The accompanying, drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 illustrates a related art optical disc device schematically;
FIG. 2 illustrates a structure of a related art BD-RE; FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an optical disc recording/reproducing device according to the present invention;
FIGS. 4 A and 4B illustrate a structure of a single layer BD-WO and a dual layer BD-WO, respectively, according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate the method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a variation of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 illustrates a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
FIGS. 10 A, 10B and IOC illustrate a method of managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with various examples of a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of an optical disc recording/reproducing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The optical disc recording/reproducing device 20 includes an optical pickup 22 for writing/reading data to/from an optical recording medium 21, a servo unit 23 for controlling the pickup 22 to maintain a distance between an objective lens of the pickup 22 and the recording medium 21 and for tracking relevant tracks on the recording medium 21, a data processor 24 for processing and supplying input data to the pickup 22 for writing, and for processing data read from the recording medium 21, an interface for exchanging data and/or commands with any external host 30, a memory or storage 27 for storing information and data therein including defect management data associated with the recording medium 21, and a microprocessor or controller 26 for controlling the operations and elements of the recording/reproducing device 20. Data to be written/read to/from the recording medium 21 may also be stored in the memory 27. All the components of the recording/reproducing device 20 are operatively coupled. The recording medium 21 is a recording medium of write-once type such as a BD-WO.
FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate respectively a structure of two types of a write- once optical disc such as a BD-WO according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the BD-WO can have one or two recording layers. In FIG. 4A, a BD-WO having only a single recording layer (Layer 0) includes a single recording layer composed of a lead-in area (LIA), a data area, and a lead- out area (LOA), and is referred to herein as a single layer disc. In FIG. 4B, a dual layer BD-WO includes two recording layers (Layers 0 and 1). The first recording layer (Layer 0) includes a LIA, a data area, and an outer zone. The second recording layer (Layer 1) includes a LOA, a data area and an outer zone, and is referred to herein as a dual layer disc. Generally, a data writing occurs in the direction shown with the dotted arrow in the dual layer disc. The single layer disc can have a capacity of 23.3, 25.0 or 27.0 Gbytes, whereas the dual layer disc can have a capacity of 46.6, 50.0, or 54.0 Gbytes.
It should be noted that all the different embodiments of the present invention (e.g., various methods discussed below) are applicable to any type of a write-once optical disc, such as a single layer BD-WO or a dual layer BD-WO. Further, although the use of the recording/reproducing device 20 of FIG. 3 is discussed below in conjunction with the methods of the invention, the invention is not limited to such and encompasses other recording/reproducing devices as long as they are configured to implement the present methods. For instance, the device shown in FIG. 1 may be used to implement the present methods as needed. FIG. 5 illustrates a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 5, the method of managing a defective area of a write-once optical disc according to the first embodiment of the present invention is as follows. The optical disc recording/reproducing device 20 writes data continuously on a predetermined writing sector in the data area of the BD-WO, where a writing sector may be set to be a Defect Verify Unit (DVU) of a certain recording size equivalent to one or more than one physical track or cluster on the BD-WO.
After continuously writing the data on the DVUs for a set of data (Recording 1), the microcomputer 26 controls the pickup 22 to conduct a series of defective area detecting operations on the Recording 1 area of the BD-WO. A defective area detecting operation involves reproducing the data written in a DVU and verifying that the data was properly written on the DVU by, e.g., comparing the actual data reproduced from the DVU with the data that was meant to be written on the DVU. If the verification result indicates that certain data was not properly recorded on a DVU, then the recording/reproducing device 20 assumes that there is a defective area in that DVU of the BD-WO and rewrites the data (directed to the defective DVU) on a next available recording area on the BD-WO using a linear replacement scheme.
For example, after writing first to fifth clusters of data (Clusters #1 ~ #5) continuously as a first defect verify unit DVU #1 (step S10), the microcomputer 26 controls the pickup 22 to reproduce the data written on DVU #1 progressively (e.g., cluster by cluster), and detects if there is any defective area in DVU #1 by examining the reproduced data. If, for example, a defective area is detected in the second cluster Cluster #2 (step Sll), the microcomputer 26 controls the data processor 24 and the pickup 22 to carry out a replacement writing operation. In the replacement writing operation, the data written to Cluster #2, which are temporarily stored in the memory 27 or some other storage, are written onto a cluster area succeeding the fifth cluster Cluster #5 (step SI 2).
After the replacement writing for Cluster #2 is completed, the recording/reproducing device 20 checks the next cluster and so on until the last cluster in that DVU is checked. If, for example, a defective area is detected from the fourth cluster Cluster #4 (S13), the recording/reproducing device 20 carries out a replacement writing operation as discussed above to write the data written in the defective Cluster #4 onto a next available cluster area, e.g., a cluster area succeeding the replacement area for Cluster #2 (step S 14).
The replacement writing operations continue until data on all the defective clusters in the DVU are written in other cluster areas (replacement areas). As a result, in this example, DVU #1 ends up having Clusters #1, #3, and #5 and two defective areas (original Clusters #2 and #4), where the replacement areas are used to write data thereon in lieu of the two defective areas using a linear replacement scheme.
Once the data recording (Recording 1) having a temporal continuity ends (which includes the defective area detection operations and replacement writing operations for DVU #1, DVU #2, ..., DVU #n), the microcomputer 26 writes management information onto an area 32 following the last DVU of Recording 1.
The management information is used to manage the defective areas in the data area of the BD-WO and to manage the data written in the replacement areas corresponding to the defective areas. The management information may be managed as Defect List (DFL) information, wherein the DFL information may include one or a plurality of defect entries Defect_Entry #1 - DefectJEntry #m, each defect entry having a first physical sector number of a corresponding defective area (PSN of Defective), a first physical sector number of a replacement area corresponding to that defective area (PSN of Replacement), and any other data pertaining to a defect entry. Once the writing of the DFL information (e.g., DFL #1) for Recording 1 is completed, the recording/reproducing device 20 may continue with another data writing operation (e.g., Recording 2) having a temporal continuity. When the data writing operation (Recording 2) ends (which includes the defective area detecting operations and the replacement writing operations for all the DVUs of Recording 2 as discussed above), the management information for Recording 2 is written in an area 33 following the last DVU in Recording 2. This process is repeated as long as all the data to be written in the data area of the BD-WO are properly written.
For fast access to the management information written thus far, the microcomputer 26 may be configured to write fast access information in other parts of the BD-WO. For instance, the fast access information containing a physical sector number of the defect list written thereon (PSN of Defect List) may be written on the LIA of the BD-WO as Disc Definition Structure (DDS) information. That is, the physical sector number of the DFL #1 (area 32), the physical sector number of the DFL #2 (area 33), and so on are stored in the LIA as part of the DDS. In the alternative, once all the defect lists (e.g., DFL #1 - DFL #i) are written scattered throughout the data area of the BD-WO according to the data writing operations, the location information (e.g., physical sector number) of these defect lists may be stored in the LIA as part of the DDS. According to these configurations, during a data reproducing operation, a recording/reproducing device can read and refer to the DDS information written in the LIA to locate where the DFLs are located in the data area of the BD-WO. Then the DFLs can be searched to locate and reproduce data written in a replacement area corresponding to a desired area that is defective.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the first embodiment, there is no pre-assigned spare area in the data area of the BD-WO. DFLs as stored are scattered throughout the data area as the recording operations progress. FIGS. 6 A and 6B illustrate the method for managing a defective area on a
BD-WO in accordance with a variation of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. This variation of the first embodiment is identical to the above discussed first embodiment (FIG. 5), except that the BD-WO includes a spare area of a fixed size assigned initially to a front part (ISA) or rear end part of the data area, e.g., during the disc production. In this example, an Outer Spare Area 34 (OSA) assigned to the rear end part of the data area is shown.
In this variation, the spare area (e.g., OSA 34) has a fixed size initially, but is variable depending on the need to use the spare area during a data writing/recording operation. For instance, as defects in the data area increase, the size of the assigned spare area may be decreased because the writing of data in the data writing operation(s) is pushed into the spare area, thereby reducing the size of the spare area. That is, in this variation of the first embodiment, the spare area is assigned and used as a designated extra space for the data writing operations, and not necessarily as a replacement area onto which data of the defective area may be written using a linear replacement scheme.
For instance, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the recording size of the data area (excluding the OSA 34) is reduced according to the recording size of replacement areas (e.g., the size of replacement Clusters #2 and #4) and the size of DFLs as the defective area detecting operation and replacement writing operation are progressed. In this aspect, if the final written location of the data in the user data (excluding the OSA 34) does not protrude into the starting written location of the OSA 34 assigned at the initial stage of disc production, the recording size of the data area (excluding the OSA 34) is maintained as it is. But if the final written location of the data in the user data exceeds the starting written location of the OSA 34 assigned at the initial stage of disc production, the recording size of the user data (excluding the OSA 34) will be increased and the size of the OSA 34 will be decreased accordingly. Thus, by assigning and using the OSA 34 having a variably reducible recording size, the recording/reproducing device 20 can minimize any error between a writable data capacity detected before starting a data writing operation and the actual writable data capacity reduced due to the presence of any defective area in the data area of the disc.
FIG. 7 illustrates a diagram showing a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the BD-WO includes a spare area assigned to a front part (Inner Spare Area ISA) and/or to a rear end part (Outer Spare Area OSA) of the data area. In FIG. 7, the Outer Spare Area 35 (OSA) is shown. The spare area (e.g., OSA 35) in the second embodiment is different from the spare area (e.g., OSA 34) in the first embodiment, because the spare area in the second embodiment is used as a replacement area for writing data corresponding to a defective area using a linear replacement scheme. The spare area in the second embodiment has a variable size, but can have a fixed size if desired.
Referring to FIG. 7, the recording/reproducing device 20 carries out a replacement writing operation wherein, after writing first to fifth clusters of data (Clusters #1 ~ #5) in succession as a first defect verify unit DVU #1 (step S10), the defective area detecting operation and the replacement writing operation are performed. If a defective area from the second cluster area (Cluster #2) is found, then the data of the second cluster is also written in an area 35a of the OSA 35 (step S22) according to a linear replacement scheme. Subsequently, if a defective area from the fourth cluster (Cluster #4) is found, then the data of the fourth cluster is written in an area 35b of the OSA 35 (step S24) according to a linear replacement scheme. Any data on a defective area discovered in each of DVUs is rewritten in a corresponding area of the spare area such as the OSA 35 using the linear replacement scheme.
As a result, in this example, the first defect verify unit DVU#1 has first, third, and fifth clusters (Clusters #1, #3, and #5) written normally therein and two defective areas (Clusters #2 and #4). The OSA 35 has the replacement areas 35a and 35b for storing therein data equal to the data of defective Clusters #2 and #4.
As in the first embodiment, the second embodiment of the invention writes the management information scattered throughout the data area of the disc once each data recording (e.g., Recording 1, Recording 2, etc.) with a temporal continuity ends. For instance, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes DFL information (i.e., DFL #1) as the management information onto an area 32 following the last DVU of Recording 1. The operation of writing management information (e.g., DFLs) and the operation of writing DDS (e.g., for fast access) are the same as those discussed in the first embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 8 illustrates a diagram showing a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment is identical to the second embodiment of the invention, except that the DFLs (management information) are not stored as scattered throughout the data area, but instead, the DFL(s) are stored within an assigned spare area such as an ISA or OSA.
As shown in FIG. 8, for example, after each data recording (e.g., Recording 1) with a temporal continuity ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL corresponding to just ended data recording, within the OSA 35. Thus, all the DFLs corresponding to different Recordings 1, 2,... are stored in an area of the OSA 35. In addition, the OSA 35 functions as replacement areas for storing data identical to the data of any defective area in the data area. Having the DFLs within one area such as the OSA 35 and having the replacement areas all within the OSA 35 can expedite the process of locating desired replacement areas using the DDS and DFLs.
FIG. 9 illustrates a diagram showing a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention. The fourth embodiment is identical to the third embodiment of the invention, except that the DFLs (management information) are written in a particular writing sector outside of the data area, for example, in the lead-in area LIA.
As shown in FIG. 9, for example, after each data recording (e.g., Recording 1) with a temporal continuity ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL corresponding to just ended data recording, within the LIA 36. Thus, all the DFLs corresponding to different Recordings 1, 2,... are stored in the LIA 36. In addition to the DFLs, the LIA 36 stores therein the DDS discussed in the previous embodiments. The OSA 35 still functions as replacement areas for storing data identical to the data of any defective area in the data area. Having the DFLs within one area such as the LIA 36, having the replacement areas all within the OSA 35, and/or having both the DDS and DFLs within one area such as the LIA 36 expedites the process of defect management and the process of locating desired replacement areas using the DDS and DFLs. FIGS. 10A, 10B and 10C are examples for illustrating a method for managing a defective area on a BD-WO according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention. The fifth embodiment differs from the previous embodiments in that it allows a cumulative writing of DFLs. This cumulative writing of DFLs is applicable to each of the first through fourth embodiments previously discussed.
As an example, according to the fifth embodiment, FIG. 10A shows how the cumulative writing of DFLs is applied to the first and second embodiments shown in FIGS. 5-7. Referring to FIG. 10A, when a first data writing operation (e.g., Recording 1) having a temporal continuity ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #1) corresponding to the just ended, first writing operation onto a first DFL area 37 of the data area. As discussed in the first and second embodiments, the first DFL area 37 follows immediately the last DVU of the first recording area (an area of Recording 1). Then the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a second data writing operation (i.e., Recording 2). After the second data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #2) corresponding to the second writing operation along with the first DFL (DFL #1) onto a DFL area 38 of the data area. The second DFL area 38 follows immediately the last DVU of the second recording area (area of Recording 2). Then the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a third data writing operation (i.e., Recording 3). After the third data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #3) corresponding to the third writing operation along with the first and second DFLs (DFLs #1 and #2) onto a third DFL area 39 of the data area. The third DFL area 39 follows immediately the last DVU of the third recording area (area of Recording 3). This process continues for any subsequent data writing operation. Accordingly, the DFLs are cumulatively written within the data area as the data writing operations continue. As another example, according to the fifth embodiment, FIG. 10B shows how the cumulative writing of DFLs is applied to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8 where the DFLs are written within a spare area such as the OSA 35. Referring to FIG. 10B, when a first data writing operation (e.g., Recording 1) having a temporal continuity ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #1) corresponding to the just ended, first writing operation onto a DFL area 35d of the OSA 35. Then the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a second data writing operation (i.e., Recording 2). After the second data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #2) corresponding to the second writing operation along with the first DFL (DFL #1) onto a second DFL area 35e of the OSA 35. In this example, the second DFL area 35e is immediately adjacent to the first DFL area 35d. Then the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a third data writing operation (i.e., Recording 3). After the third data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #3) corresponding to the third writing operation along with the first and second DFLs (DFLs #1 and #2) onto a third DFL area 35f of the OSA 35. In this example, the third DFL area 35f follows immediately the second DFL area 35e. This process continues for any subsequent data writing operation. Accordingly, the DFLs are cumulatively written within the spare area of the data area as the data writing operations continue.
As still another example, according to the fifth embodiment, FIG. IOC shows how the cumulative writing of DFLs is applied to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 where the DFLs are written within an area outside of the data area, e.g., a lead-in area LIA 36. Referring to FIG. 10C, when a first data writing operation (e.g., Recording 1) having a temporal continuity ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #1) corresponding to the first writing operation onto a DFL area 36a of the LIA 36. Then the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a second data writing operation (i.e., Recording 2). After the second data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #2) corresponding to the second writing operation along with the first DFL (DFL #1) onto a second DFL area 36b of the LIA 36. In this example, the second DFL area 36b is immediately adjacent to the first DFL area 36a. Then the recording/reproducing device 20 proceeds with a third data writing operation (i.e., Recording 3). After the third data writing operation ends, the recording/reproducing device 20 writes a DFL (DFL #3) corresponding to the third writing operation along with the first and second DFLs (DFLs #1 and #2) onto a third DFL area 36c of the LIA 36. In this example, the third DFL area 36c follows immediately the second DFL area 36b. This process continues for any subsequent data writing operation. Accordingly, the DFLs are cumulatively written within an area before/after the data area, such as a lead-in area as the data writing operations continue.
In the fifth embodiment, by accessing the last DFL area of a data area, a spare area or a lead-in area, the DFLs associated with all the data writing operations can be advantageously and immediately accessed. Therefore, even when the first defect list information (DFL #1) written at the time the first data writing operation (Recording 1) is not read properly, DFL #1 information can be accessed by reading any subsequent DFL information. This prevents or minimizes an occurrence of reproduction errors which may be caused by a damage to any defect list.
The application of the method for cumulative writing and managing the defect list information may be extended to other embodiments for writing and managing defect list information in addition to the foregoing various embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. In the present invention, the data reproducing operation can occur currently, subsequently or prior to the data writing operation. The data writing operation can occur currently, subsequently or prior to the defect detecting operation and/or data replacement writing operation and/or the management information writing operation.
Industrial applicability
As has been described, the method and apparatus for managing a defective area on an optical disc of write once type according to the present invention read and reproduce properly a data written on a defective area of an optical disc such as BD-WO in a data reproduction by writing the data onto a spare area or other data area in place of the defective area and by managing the data associated with the defective area and the defect management data effectively. The invention also minimizes an error between a writable data capacity of a recording medium detected before starting the data writing operation and the actual writable data capacity of the recording medium reduced due to the defective area, and minimizes any occurrence of reproduction errors which may be caused by a damage to a defect list.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

What is Claimed is:
1. A method for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area, the method comprising: (a) detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation;
(b) writing data written in the defective area onto another area of the data area if the defective area is detected; and (c) writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management information associated with the defective area.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
(d) writing clusters of data onto a first recording area of the data area during a first data writing operation, each cluster of data being written to one of a plurality of cluster areas of the first recording area; and wherein the detecting step (a) includes: for each of the cluster areas, examining data written therein and determining whether the corresponding cluster area is defective based on the examination result.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the writing step (b) includes: writing data written on a corresponding cluster area of the first recording area, onto another cluster area of the data area, if the determining step determines that the corresponding cluster area is defective.
4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the writing step (c) includes: after the writing step (b) is completed for the first data writing operation, writing defect management information associated with all the defective cluster areas of the first recording area, onto the at least one defect management area on the recording medium.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the writing step (c), the defect management information includes a plurality of defect lists, each of the defect lists associated with one of a plurality of recording areas of the data area.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the defect lists are written scattered throughout the data area according to data writing operations.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the recording medium includes a pre-assigned spare area within the data area.
8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein in the writing step (b), the another area of the data area is the pre-assigned spare area.
9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the defect lists contains a present defect list and any previous defect list, such that each of the defect lists becomes a cumulative defect list.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the writing step (c), the at least one defect management area on the recording medium is part of a pre- assigned spare area within the data area of the recording medium.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pre-assigned spare area is either an inner spare area located at a front part of the data area, or an outer spare area located at a rear end of the data area.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in the writing step (b), the another area of the data area is part of the pre-assigned spare area.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in the writing step (c), the defect management information includes a plurality of defect lists, each of the defect lists associated with one of a plurality of recording areas of the data area, and wherein each of the defect lists contains a present defect list and any previous defect list such that each of the defect lists becomes a cumulative defect list.
14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the writing step (c), the at least one defect management area on the recording medium is an area outside of the data area on the recording medium.
15. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the defect management information includes positional information on the defective area and positional information on the another area of the data area used in the writing step (b).
16. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: (e) writing disc definition structure information onto a lead-in area of the recording medium, the disc definition structure information containing positional information associated with the defect management information.
17. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a Blu-ray Disc Write Once (BD-WO).
18. A method for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area and a lead-in area, the data area including a spare area, the method comprising:
(a) detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation; (b) writing data written in the defective area onto the spare area if the defective area is detected; and
(c) writing, onto the lead-in area, defect list information associated with the defective area.
19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the recording medium is a Blu-ray Disc Write Once (BD-WO).
20. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein in the writing step (c), the defect list information includes a plurality of defect lists each associated with one of a plurality of recording areas of the data area, and each of the defect lists contains a present defect list and any previous defect list such that each of the defect lists becomes a cumulative defect list.
21. A recording medium of writable once type, comprising: a data area including a recording area, a replacement area, and at least one defect management area, wherein an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium is detected after data are written onto the recording area during a data writing operation, data written in the defective area are written onto the replacement area if the defective area is detected, and defect management information associated with the defective area is written onto the at least one defect management area.
22. The recording medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the recording area includes a plurality of cluster areas, wherein clusters of data are written onto the recording area during a first data writing operation, each cluster of data being written to one of the cluster areas of the recording area, and for each of the cluster areas, data written therein is examined to determine whether the corresponding cluster area is defective.
23. The recording medium as claimed in claim 22, wherein data written on a corresponding cluster area of the recording area, is written onto another cluster area of the data area, if the corresponding cluster area is determined to be defective.
24. The recording medium as claimed in claim 23, wherein defect management information associated with all the defective cluster areas of the recording area is written onto the at least one defect management area on the recording medium.
25. The recording medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the defect management information includes a plurality of defect lists, each of the defect lists associated with one of a plurality of recording areas of the data area.
26. The recording medium as claimed in claim 25, wherein the defect lists are written scattered throughout the data area according to data writing operations.
27. The recording medium as claimed in claim 26, wherein the recording medium further includes a pre-assigned spare area within the data area.
28. The recording medium as claimed in claim 27, wherein the replacement area of the data area is the pre-assigned spare area.
29. The recording medium as claimed in claim 26, wherein each of the defect lists contains a present defect list and any previous defect list, such that each of the defect lists becomes a cumulative defect list.
30. The recording medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the at least one defect management area on the recording medium is part of a pre-assigned spare area within the data area of the recording medium.
31. The recording medium as claimed in claim 30, wherein the pre- assigned spare area is either an inner spare area located at a front part of the data area, or an outer spare area located at a rear end of the data area.
32. The recording medium as claimed in claim 30, wherein the replacement area of the data area is part of the pre-assigned spare area.
33. The recording medium as claimed in claim 30, wherein the defect management information includes a plurality of defect lists, each of the defect lists associated with one of a plurality of recording areas of the data area, and wherein each of the defect lists contains a present defect list and any previous defect list such that each of the defect lists becomes a cumulative defect list.
34. The recording medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the at least one defect management area on the recording medium is an area outside of the data area on the recording medium.
35. The recording medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the defect management information includes positional information on the defective area and positional information on the replacement area of the data area.
36. The recording medium as claimed in claim 21, further comprising: a lead-in area located outside of the data area and carrying disc definition structure information including positional information associated with the defect management information.
37. The recording medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the recording medium is a Blu-ray Disc Write Once (BD-WO).
38. A recording medium of writable once type, comprising: a data area including a spare area; and a lead-in area, wherein an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium is detected after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation, data written in the defective area is written onto the spare area if the defective area is detected, and defect list information associated with the defective area is written onto the lead-in area.
39. The recording medium as claimed in claim 38, wherein the recording medium is a Blu-ray Disc Write Once (BD-WO).
40. The recording medium as claimed in claim 38, wherein the defect list information includes a plurality of defect lists each associated with one of a plurality of recording areas of the data area, and each of the defect lists contains a present defect list and any previous defect list such that each of the defect lists becomes a cumulative defect list.
41. An apparatus for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area, the apparatus comprising:
(a) means for detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation;
(b) means for writing data written in the defective area onto another area of the data area if the defective area is detected; and
(c) means for writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management information associated with the defective area.
42. An apparatus for managing a defective area on a recording medium of writable once type, the recording medium including a data area and a lead-in area, the data area including a spare area, the apparatus comprising: (a) means for detecting an existence of a defective area within the data area of the recording medium after writing data onto the data area in a data writing operation;
(b) means for writing data written in the defective area onto the spare area if the defective area is detected; and (c) means for writing, onto the lead-in area, defect list information associated with the defective area.
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