JPH04247327A - Optical information recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the recording of fresh program information without generating troubles by storing the index information to the program information recorded after the final recording position into a memory if there is such program information. CONSTITUTION:The recording disk used for this device is provided with a trial writing region PCA, provisional index information storage area PMA and program area. The index information is read out of the area PMA and is stored into the memory. If the program information A is recorded after the final recording position within the program area obtd. from the index information, the index information corresponding to this information A is stored into the memory. The index information corresponding to all of the program information is obtd. in the memory even if the program information of the track number at which the corresponding index information is not recorded in the area PMA exists in the program area if the above-mentioned device is constituted in such a manner.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical information recording apparatus for optically recording information on a write-once type recording disk.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, various write-once recording disks have been proposed, and some of them are compliant with the compact disk (CD) format (hereinafter referred to as write-once CD). In other words, a CD has a lead-in area, a program area, and a lead-out area, and the signal includes subcode data that indicates the playback time and frame for each track number (song number). In addition to information such as the program information, TOC information corresponding to an index of program information such as music recorded in the program area is recorded particularly in the lead-in area.

[0003] Write-once CDs also record this information on the disc in the same way as regular CDs.
It is possible to perform the music using a D player. however,
A pre-groove is formed on a write-once CD disc, and this pre-groove is wobbling, the wobbling frequency is frequency-modulated depending on the absolute playback time, and the PCA is further inner than the lead-in area.
(Power Calibration Area), P
There are some differences in that there is an area called MA (Program Memory Area). PCA is a test writing area for adjusting the recording power before actually writing, and PMA is an index of the recording history, that is, the TOC information etc. that should be finally written in the lead-in area and lead-out area. A temporary index information storage area for temporarily recording information,
For example, it has 99 partitioned areas. For example, each time program information for one track number is written to the program area, it is automatically written to the PMA. When the recording to the program area is completed, the user issues a command to write the contents recorded on the PMA into the lead-in area and the lead-out area.

[0004]In this way, information is recorded in the lead-in area and lead-out area based on the index information recorded in the PMA, so the index information recorded in the PMA is not actually recorded in the program area. All program information must be represented correctly. However, if an abnormality occurs in the recording device after the program information is written to the program area but before index information is recorded to the PMA, the program information of the track number for which index information is not recorded to the PMA will be written to the program area. There is a possibility that it exists. Therefore, in such a case, if a command to add new program information is generated, the program information will be recorded in the already recorded part of the program area, causing problems such as not being able to obtain correct playback output. It will be done.

[0005]

[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is that the corresponding index information is
To provide an optical information recording device capable of recording new program information so that no inconvenience occurs when program information of a track number not recorded in an MA exists in a program area.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The optical information recording device of the present invention records information on a write-once type recording disk having at least a program area and a temporary index information storage area as a recording area using an irradiation beam from a pickup. The recorded information on the recording disk is read by the reflected beam from the recording disk of the irradiation beam, and each time program information as one track number is recorded in the program area during recording, the program of that one track number is read out. An optical information recording device that temporarily records index information about information in a temporary index information storage area,
A means for reading index information from a temporary index information storage area and storing it in a memory, and a search means for moving the pickup so that the final recording position in the program area obtained from the read index information becomes the irradiation beam position. a detection means for detecting from the output of the pickup that program information is recorded after the last recording position after the pickup is moved by the search means; and a detection means for detecting the recording of the program information by the detection means. The present invention is characterized in that it has means for storing index information corresponding to the program information in the memory when the program information is selected.

[0007]

In the optical information recording device of the present invention, index information is read from the temporary index information storage area and stored in the memory, and program information is stored after the final recording position in the program area obtained from the read index information. When the program information is recorded, index information corresponding to the program information is stored in the memory. Therefore,
Even if program information of a track number for which corresponding index information is not recorded in the PMA exists in the program area, index information corresponding to all program information recorded in the program area up to that point can be obtained in the memory. , new program information can be recorded without causing any inconvenience even if an additional write command is issued.

[0008]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The optical information recording apparatus according to the present invention shown in FIG.
This is a write-once CD that can be recorded and played back using a CD. The recording layer of the disc 1 is made of a well-known material such as a cyanine dye thin film, and the recording surface is pre-glued.
Absolute playback time (AT) is formed by wobbling.
IP: Absolute Time InPre-gr
oove) is recorded.

The disk 1 is rotationally driven by a spindle motor 18, and the rotational speed of the spindle motor 18 is controlled by a spindle servo system, which will be described later. The spindle servo controls the rotational speed so that the wobbling frequency is a predetermined frequency, and if it is a recorded disc, it controls the rotational speed so that the reproduction clock is a constant frequency. .

A focus control system 3 controls the movement of the pickup 2 in a direction perpendicular to the drawing so that the beam is accurately focused on the disk, and a tracking control system 4 controls the movement of the pickup 2 in a direction perpendicular to the drawing so that the beam is accurately focused on the disk. The movement of the disk in the radial direction is controlled to follow. pickup 2
A subcode reading circuit 9 extracts a subcode from the signal read from the subcode. As mentioned above, the subcode data includes data indicating the playback time of information recorded on the disc, and if it is a recorded disc, this subcode can be used to determine the target address. It can be used for settings etc. The subcode reading circuit 9 is, for example,
EFM demodulates the signal read from pickup 2
It has a demodulator and a decoder that decodes a subcode signal from the demodulated signal.

On the other hand, in the case of an unrecorded disc, the subcode
ATIP is not available as track information.
to get the absolute time on disk. That is, since the track is wobbling, the waveform of the tracking error signal includes a wobbling frequency component, and absolute time is represented by frequency modulating this component. Therefore, the tracking error signal from the tracking control system 4 is supplied to the BPF 11,
The wobbling frequency component band (for example, center frequency 22.05 kHz) in the signal is extracted, and the output signal of the BPF 11 is supplied to the FM demodulator 12 to detect the absolute time (ATIP data). . Also,
The output signal of the BPF 11 is a reference frequency signal (wobbling frequency, for example, 2
2.05kHz) in the comparator circuit 14. The output signal of the comparison circuit 14 is supplied to the drive circuit 15 of the spindle motor 18. These BPF 11, reference frequency signal generation circuit 13, comparator circuit 14, and drive circuit 15 constitute the above-mentioned spindle servo system.

The information reading circuit 16 reads index information from the disk and stores it in a memory 17 such as a RAM. Therefore, the information reading circuit 16 is the FM demodulator 12
and the output of the subcode reading circuit 9. Further, the recording operation control circuit 5 controls the recording operation of the apparatus, and controls the recording signal generation circuit 6 according to data obtained from the information reading circuit 16.

The recording signal generation circuit 6 generates program information such as music data and subcourses from a program data source.
In order to record the code on the disc, the EFM modulation circuit is equipped with an encoder that performs encoding processing according to a control signal from the recording operation control circuit 5, and an EFM modulation circuit that performs EFM modulation using program data and the output of the encoder. The modulated signal is output to the pickup 2 as a recording signal.

The search circuit 8 generates a drive signal for the tracking control system 4 to move the pickup 2 in the radial direction in a desired mode, and the search operation is carried out by the recording operation control circuit 5 and Instructions are given from the information reading circuit 16. This search circuit 8 is supplied with subcode data and ATIP data in order to know the current position. The recording operation control circuit 5, search circuit 8, information reading circuit 16, and memory 17 are actually composed of a microcomputer 10, and are stored in advance in a ROM (not shown) in the microcomputer 10. It is formed by executing a program.

Next, the operation obtained by executing this program will be explained. It is assumed that a disk is installed in this device. As shown in FIG. 2, first, it is determined whether the disk has just been inserted into the device (
Step S1). This is detected optically or mechanically, but since it is already known, the explanation will be omitted. If the disc has just been loaded, a PMA recorded information reading routine is processed (step S2). If the disk has already been loaded, the process moves to step S3, which will be described later.

In the PMA recorded information reading routine, a PMA start position is searched for as shown in FIG. 3 (step S21). That is, a search command for a PMA start position is generated in the information reading circuit 16, and in response to this search command, the search circuit 8 sends a jump control signal indicating a predetermined PMA start position to the tracking control system. 4 and a slider-servo system (not shown). PMA
When the search to the start position is completed, it is determined whether index information can be read from the subcode signal of the PMA by the subcode reading circuit 9 (step S22). Index information includes track numbers and starting ATIP data for each track number.
data and end ATIP data. As described above, this PMA is an area for recording the recording history of program information such as songs that are being added, and index information is written every time program information is added to the program area in step S9, which will be described later. In other words, if the disc has program information added to the program area even once,
The history is recorded in the PMA as index information. If the index information can be read, read it and store it in memory 1.
7 (step S23). Then, it is determined whether reading of the index information of the PMA has been completed (step S24), and as long as the index information can be read, step S2
3 is executed. After reading the index information,
The end ATIP data of the maximum track number NMAX read from the PMA is set as the final recording position (step S2
5) Clear the unrecorded flag (step S26). If index information is not recorded, the disc is regarded as an unrecorded disc and an unrecorded flag is set (step S27). The operation according to this PMA recording information reading routine is performed in the information reading circuit 16, and the final recording position data and the unrecorded flag are supplied to the recording operation control circuit 5.

After the PMA recording information reading routine ends, it is determined whether there is a program information recording request (step S3). If it is not a program information recording request, it is determined whether it is a lead-in information recording request (step S4). These requests are made from a keyboard (not shown) and are supplied to the recording operation control circuit 5, so that the recording operation control circuit 5 determines the request. A lead-in information recording request is generated as a lead-in area write command, and a program information recording request is generated as an append command.

In the case of a program information recording request, it is determined whether or not the disc is an unrecorded disc (step S5). This is determined from the contents of the unrecorded flag. If the disc is an unrecorded disc, a search command is generated for a predetermined recording start position in the program area of the disc (step S6), and the search circuit 8 searches for a predetermined recording start position in response to this search command. (for example, 0 minute 02 seconds 1 frame) is generated to the tracking control system 4 and the slider servo system. This has two actual pose areas.
This is because the search time is stipulated to be longer than 2 seconds, and in short, it is sufficient to select an appropriate search position that is longer than 2 seconds. If the disc has already recorded program information, a search command to the final recording position is generated (step S7). The search circuit 8 uses the ATIP data to search while driving the tracking control system 4 and slider servo system so that the pickup 2 is positioned at these positions.

After executing step S6 or 7, it is determined whether information is recorded after the searched position (step S8). That is, if information such as a track number, an index, or time data for only the track number cannot be obtained from the subcode signal from the subcode reading circuit 9, the information reading circuit 16 performs the subcode signal as shown in FIG. - If no program information is recorded after the touched position, the recording operation is started (step S9). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, if program information (symbol A) is recorded after the searched position, an index information generation routine is executed (step S10).

In the index information generation routine, as shown in FIG. 6, first, the search track number N is set equal to 1 (step S31), and the starting position of the search track number N in the program area of the installed disk is set. Search (step S32). That is, a search command to the start position of the search track number N is generated in the information reading circuit 16, and in response to this search command, the search circuit 8 generates a jump control signal indicating the start position of the search track number N. is generated for the tracking control system 4 and the slider servo system. When the search for the start position of the search track number N is completed, the ATIP data, which is the absolute time of the start position, is stored in the memory 17 as index information (step S33).
. Next, the end position of the search track number N on the disc is searched (step S34). That is, a search command to the end position of the search track number N is generated in the information reading circuit 16, and in response to this search command, the search circuit 8 generates a jump control signal indicating the end position of the search track number N. is generated for the tracking control system 4 and the slider servo system. When the search for the end position of the search track number N is completed, AT, which is the absolute time of the end position, is
Storing the IP data in the memory 17 as index information (
Step S35). Then, it is determined whether there is recording of program information at the next track number after the current position of the pickup 2 (step S36). If information such as the next track number, index, or time data for only that track number is obtained from the subcode signal from the subcode reading circuit 9 from the information reading circuit 16, add 1 to the search track number N. (Step S3
7) The process moves to step S32 and the above operations are repeated. If there is no program recording with the next track number after the current pickup 2 position, search the empty section area next to the section area in which index information for the maximum track number NMAX of PMA has already been recorded. (Step S38). When the search for the empty partition area next to the partition area with the maximum track number NMAX is completed, the index information of the track number M (=NMAX +1) stored in the memory 17 is recorded in the empty partition area in the PMA ( Step S3
9). Furthermore, 1 is added to the track number M (step S
40), it is determined whether the index information of the next track number M is stored in the memory 17 (step S41), and if the index information is stored, the process proceeds to step S38 and the index information is stored in the memory 17. The index information of track number M is recorded in the next empty partition area in the PMA. If the index information for the next track number M is not stored in the memory 17, this routine ends.

When there is a lead-in information recording request, a search command to the final recording position is generated (step S11).
), when the search to the final recording position is completed, it is determined whether there is any recording of program information after the searched position (step S12). This is similar to steps S7 and S8. If there is no information recorded after the searched position, the lead-out information will be exported to the CD format after the last recorded position.
A lead-out area is formed by writing with a mat (step S13). When writing of the lead-out information is completed, a search command to the recording start position in the lead-in area is generated (step S14). That is, a search command to the lead-in area is generated in the information reading circuit 16, and in response to this search command, the search circuit 8 sends a jump control signal indicating the lead-in area to the tracking control system 4.
and occurs in the slider servo system. When the pickup 2 is located at the recording start position in the lead-in area, index information is read from the memory 17 and written in the lead-in area as lead-in information (step S15). Note that this index information has already been read from the PMA and stored in the memory 17 in step S23. If there is a record of program information at the searched position, either skip the subsequent steps and exit as shown in Figure 2, or execute the index information generation routine and then step S.
You may move to 13. Furthermore, if there is a lead-in information recording request and the installed disc is an unrecorded disc,
The request may be ignored.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, index information is read from the temporary index information storage area and stored in the memory, and program information is stored after the final recording position in the program area obtained from the read index information. When the program information is recorded, index information corresponding to the program information is stored in the memory. Therefore, even if program information of a track number for which corresponding index information is not recorded in the PMA exists in the program area, index information corresponding to all program information recorded in the program area up to that point is obtained in the memory. Therefore, even if an additional write command is issued, new program information is prevented from being recorded in the recorded portion of the program area, and the new program information can be recorded at the correct position within the program area.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing the operation of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the operation of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the state of recording on a disk.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the state of recording on a disk.

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram showing the operation of the device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols of main parts]

1 Recording disc 2 Pickup 3 Focus control system 4 Tracking control system 5 Recording operation control circuit 6 Recording signal generation circuit 9 Subcode reading circuit 10 Microcomputer 12 FM demodulator 16 Information reading circuit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Information is recorded on a write-once type recording disk having at least a program area and a temporary index information storage area as a recording area by an irradiation beam from a pickup, and the recording disk is provided with an irradiation beam from a pickup. The recorded information on the recording disk is read by the reflected beam from the recording disk, and each time program information as one track number is recorded in the program area during recording, index information regarding the program information of that one track number is read out. An optical information recording device that temporarily records information in the provisional index information storage area, comprising means for reading index information from the provisional index information storage area and storing it in a memory, and the program area obtained from the read index information. a search means for moving the pickup so that the final recording position in the area becomes the irradiation beam position;
a detection means for detecting from the output of the pickup that program information is recorded after the final recording position after the pickup is moved by the search means; and recording of the program information is detected by the detection means. an optical information recording device, comprising means for storing index information corresponding to the program information in the memory when the program information is executed. 2. The optical information recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for storing the index information stored in the memory in a temporary index information storage area.