WO2010073549A1 - 情報記録媒体、情報記録装置、情報記録方法、情報再生装置および情報再生方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an information recording medium, an information recording apparatus, and an information recording method capable of improving the reliability of data recording by performing alternate recording between a defective block and a spare area.
- the present invention also relates to an information reproducing apparatus and information reproducing method for reproducing data from such an information recording medium.
- FIG. 11 shows a logical structure of an area related to defect management of the two-layer BD-RE.
- a user data area for recording user data and a spare area for alternately recording defective blocks in the user data area are allocated to the BD-RE.
- the correspondence relationship between the replacement source block in the user data area and the replacement destination block in the spare area at the time of replacement recording is recorded as defect management information in a defect management area DMA (Defective Management Area).
- DMA Effective Management Area
- the double-layer BD-RE employs an opposite track path.
- physical block addresses are assigned so as to increase from the inner periphery toward the outer periphery, and in the L1 layer, the physical block address increases from the outer periphery toward the inner periphery.
- a physical block address is assigned.
- the spare area existing on the inner circumference side of the disk is used from the inner circumference side, and the spare area existing on the outer circumference side is used from the outer circumference side. That is, the inner spare area of the L0 layer and the outer spare area of the L1 layer are used in ascending order of physical block addresses, whereas the outer spare area of the L0 layer and the inner spare area of the L1 layer are used for physical block addresses. Used in descending order. In this specification, “ascending order” means the order in which the physical block address increases, and “descending order” means the order in which the physical block address decreases.
- FIG. 12A shows the replacement recording from the continuous blocks A1 to A4 in the user data area to the blocks B1 to B4 in the spare area, and FIG. 12B shows when such replacement recording is performed.
- the defect list entry of the defect management information is shown.
- RAD Re-allocated defect
- FIG. 13 shows a logical structure of an area related to defect management of the two-layer BD-R.
- a user data area for recording user data and a spare area for replacing defective blocks in the user data area are allocated.
- the correspondence relationship between the replacement source block in the user data area and the replacement destination block in the spare area at the time of replacement recording is recorded in TDMA (Temporary Defect Management Area) as defect management information until the disk is finalized. When finalized, it is recorded in the DMA.
- TDMA Temporary Defect Management Area
- the two-layer BD-R employs an opposite track path as in the case of the two-layer BD-RE.
- physical block addresses are assigned so as to increase from the inner periphery toward the outer periphery, and in the L1 layer, from the outer periphery. Physical block addresses are assigned so as to increase toward the inner periphery.
- the spare area existing in the L0 layer is used from the inner peripheral side, and the spare area existing in the L1 layer is used from the outer peripheral side. That is, any spare area is used in ascending order of physical block addresses.
- FIG. 14A shows the replacement recording from the continuous blocks A1 to A4 in the user data area to the blocks B1 to B4 in the spare area
- FIG. 14B shows when such replacement recording is performed.
- the defect list entry of the defect management information is shown. Entries whose status 1 is 0000 and status 2 is 0001 and 0010 are called CRD (Contiguous Re-allocated Defect).
- the CRD with the status 2 being 0001 represents the replacement information of the start block when the continuous area is replaced.
- a CRD whose status 2 is 0010 represents replacement information of a terminal block when a continuous area is replaced.
- the size of the defect list can be reduced by using the CRD entry.
- the defect list size of defect management information generally increases.
- the size of the defect list increases, a problem arises that the buffer memory is compressed.
- the CRD entry adopted in the BD-R may be used when both the replacement source and the replacement destination are continuous.
- the order of use of spare areas in the BD-RE is adopted, half of the spare areas are used in descending order of physical block addresses.
- the spare area used in descending order of the physical block address even if the replacement source area is continuous in ascending order, the replacement destination area is not continuous in ascending order of the physical block address, so the CRD entry cannot be used.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an information recording medium, an information recording apparatus, and an information recording method capable of reducing the size of defect management information and easily expanding a spare area. To do.
- the present invention also provides an information reproducing apparatus and information reproducing method for reproducing data from such an information recording medium.
- the multilayer information recording medium of the present invention is a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and a defective block in the user data area.
- Each block including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a recording, and being a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium Is assigned a physical block address, and the nth spare area to which the largest physical block address of the plurality of spare areas is assigned is used in descending order of the physical block address, and the nth spare area
- the first to n-1 spare areas other than are used in ascending order of physical block addresses.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, and information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the defect management area. Is done.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area in which a defect list is recorded, and the defect list includes a continuous defect block in the user data area and a continuous block in the spare area. A continuous replacement entry indicating that replacement recording is being performed is included.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording apparatus assigns the maximum physical block address of the plurality of spare areas from the defective block of the user data area.
- the alternate recording is performed in the nth spare area, the block having the largest physical block address among the unused blocks in the nth spare area is recorded.
- the replacement recording is performed to the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area
- the unused block in the i-th spare area is recorded.
- Alternate recording is performed on the block having the smallest physical block address.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user Including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the data area, and recording / reproducing of the multilayer information recording medium
- Each block, which is a unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording method (a) determines which spare area of the plurality of spare areas is to be replaced and recorded from the defective block in the user data area.
- the spare area selected in step (a) is assigned the largest physical block address of the plurality of spare areas.
- An information reproducing apparatus of the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing information from a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data, A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and defect management information
- Each block including a defect management area, which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, is assigned a physical block address, and is assigned the maximum physical block address of the plurality of spare areas
- the n-th spare area is used in descending order of physical block addresses, and the first to n-1 spare areas other than the n-th spare area are physical blocks.
- the information reproducing apparatus reads out the defect management information from the defect management area and registers it in the defect management information instead of reproducing the information from the defect block registered in the defect management information. Information is reproduced from the replacement block.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and a defect management area,
- Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, is assigned a physical block address, and the defect management area includes information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas.
- the information recording apparatus records a maximum physical block address of the plurality of spare areas from a defective block of the user data area.
- the replacement recording is performed in the nth spare area to which the memory is assigned, the replacement recording is performed in the next used block in the nth spare area, and the physical block address of the next block used in the nth spare area is recorded. Is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and the information recording apparatus detects the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i) other than the n-th spare area from the defective block of the user data area.
- the replacement recording when the replacement recording is performed, the replacement recording is performed on the next block to be used in the i-th spare area, and information indicating the physical block address of the block to be used next in the i-th spare area is stored in the replacement recording. Update the value to the number of blocks used.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and a defect management area,
- Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, is assigned a physical block address, and the defect management area includes information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas.
- the information recording method reads (a) information indicating a physical block address of the next block to be used from the defect management area. (B) selecting a spare area from among the plurality of spare areas to be recorded for replacement from a defective block in the user data area; (c) selecting a spare area selected in step (b); (B) the spare area selected in the step (b) is assigned the largest physical block address among the plurality of spare areas; If it is an area, the information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used in the n-th spare area is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and (e) the step ( When the spare area selected in b) is the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area, the i-th spare area Updating the information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and (f) updating the information after the step (d) or (e
- the multilayer information recording medium of the present invention is a multilayer information recording medium comprising a plurality of recording layers on which information is recorded by the information recording apparatus, wherein the multilayer information recording medium is user data for recording user data.
- An area and a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and the multilayer information
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the recording medium, and the multilayer information recording medium records information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas.
- a defect management area is a defect management area.
- the information reproducing apparatus of the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus that reproduces information from the multilayer information recording medium, and the information reproducing apparatus reads defect management information from the defect management area and is registered in the defect management information. Instead of reproducing information from the existing defective block, information is reproduced from the replacement block registered in the defect management information.
- the multilayer information recording medium of the present invention is a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and a defective block in the user data area. Including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording, and a defect management area including a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas.
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and pointer information indicating an effective DFL area among the plurality of DFL areas is recorded in the DDS area. In the effective DFL area, information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; When there are defective blocks in the user data area, a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording, a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas A physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and the information recording apparatus is configured to use an effective DFL area of the plurality of DFL areas. Is recorded in the DDS area, and the physical block of the next block used in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the effective DFL area. To record information indicating the address.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the data area, a defect including a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and the information recording method indicates an effective DFL area among the plurality of DFL areas.
- An information reproducing apparatus of the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing information from a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data, When there are defective blocks in the user data area, a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording, a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas A physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and the DDS area is an effective DFL area of the plurality of DFL areas.
- the valid DFL area includes information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas. Includes the information reproducing apparatus, the reproducing the pointer information from the DDS area, from the valid DFL area where the pointer information indicates, to reproduce information indicating the physical block address of the block to be used for the next.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording apparatus assigns the largest physical block address of the plurality of spare areas from consecutive defective blocks in the user data area. When the alternate recording is performed in the nth spare area, the largest physical block address among the unused blocks in the nth spare area is present.
- replacement recording is performed collectively in a continuous block
- replacement recording is performed from a continuous defective block in the user data area to the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area.
- replacement recording is collectively performed on consecutive blocks having the smallest physical block address.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, and information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the defect management area.
- the information recording apparatus performs alternate recording from the consecutive defective blocks in the user data area to the n-th spare area, the information recording apparatus starts the next block in the n-th spare area from the next used block.
- Blocks that are consecutive in descending order are selected, the blocks that are consecutive in descending order are collectively recorded in ascending order of the addresses, and information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used in the n-th spare area Updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and the information recording device
- replacement recording is performed collectively in ascending order of the address from the next-used block in the i-th spare area, and the next use is performed in the i-th spare area.
- the information indicating the physical block address of the block to be updated is updated to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks used for the replacement recording.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording method includes: (a) from which consecutive defective blocks of the user data area to which spare area of the plurality of spare areas (B) selecting whether to perform alternate recording; and (b) the spare area selected in step (a) is the largest physical block address of the plurality of spare areas.
- a block having the largest physical block address among unused blocks in the n-th spare area is the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area, the smallest physical block address among the unused blocks in the i-th spare area
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, and information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the defect management area.
- the information recording method further includes: (e) reading information indicating a physical block address of the next block to be used from the defect management area, wherein the spare area selected in the step (a) In the case of the n-th spare area, the step (b) includes a step of selecting the consecutive blocks in the descending order of the addresses from the next block to be used in the n-th spare area. ) Includes a step of alternately recording the blocks consecutive in the descending order in the ascending order of the addresses.
- the step (d) performs the replacement recording collectively in ascending order of the addresses from the next block to be used in the i-th spare area.
- the information recording method includes: (f) information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in the n-th spare area when alternate recording is performed using the n-th spare area.
- a step of updating to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks recorded as replacement, and (g) when replacement recording is performed using the i-th spare area, the physical block of the next block to be used in the i-th spare area A step of updating information indicating an address to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks recorded in replacement, and (h) the next block to be used updated in step (f) or (g).
- the information indicating the physical block address of the click further comprising a step of recording the defect management area.
- the head spare area and the plurality of intermediate spare areas are used in ascending order of physical block addresses, and the last spare area is used in descending order of physical block addresses.
- the size of the defect management information can be reduced and the spare area can be easily expanded.
- the physical block address (spare area next use block address) of the next block to be used in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the DFL area instead of the DDS area.
- the number of rewrites of the spare area next use block address exceeds the number of times the DFL area can be repeatedly recorded, another DFL area among the plurality of DFL areas in the defect management area can be newly used.
- rewriting (updating) of the spare area next use block address can be continued.
- pointer information indicating an effective DFL area among a plurality of DFL areas is recorded. When a new DFL area is used, the pointer information is rewritten (updated), thereby reducing the number of times of rewriting in the DDS area where only one is arranged at a fixed position in the defect management area. be able to.
- (A) And (b) is a figure which shows the information recording medium in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the defect management area
- (A)-(h) is a figure which shows the operation
- (A) And (b) is a figure which shows the operation
- FIG. 1A shows an information recording medium 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the information recording medium 100 is an optical disk, for example, and includes a plurality of recording layers L0, L1, L2, and L3.
- the information recording medium 100 includes a user data area 101, a head spare area 102, a plurality of intermediate spare areas 103, and a final spare area 104.
- the information recording medium 100 includes DMA (Defect Management Area) 1, DMA2, DMA3, and DMA4, which are represented by reference numerals 105, 106, 107, and 108.
- DMA Defect Management Area
- the user data area 101 is an area for recording user data.
- the spare areas 102, 103, and 104 are areas for performing replacement recording when there is a defective block in the user data area 101, and data is recorded instead of the defective block.
- Spare areas 102, 103, and 104 are also referred to as a first spare area to an nth spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more). In the example shown in FIG. 1A, n is 8, the leading spare area 102 corresponds to the first spare area, the six intermediate spare areas 103 correspond to the second to seventh spare areas, and the final spare area. 104 corresponds to the eighth spare area.
- the final spare area 104 is a spare area to which the maximum physical block address among a plurality of spare areas is assigned.
- the information recording medium 100 has a sector structure, and one sector or several sectors are the minimum unit for recording and reproduction.
- the minimum unit of recording / reproduction is called a block
- an address assigned to the block in ascending order in the recording / reproduction direction is called a physical block address.
- the information recording medium 100 in FIG. 1A employs an opposite track path, and physical block addresses are assigned to the L0 layer and the L2 layer so as to increase from the inner circumference side of the disc toward the outer circumference side.
- physical block addresses are assigned so as to increase from the outer peripheral side toward the inner peripheral side.
- Defective blocks in the user data area 101 are alternately recorded in blocks in the spare area of the first spare area 102, the plurality of intermediate spare areas 103, and the final spare area 104.
- Such replacement recording is performed by an information recording apparatus described later.
- the first spare area 102 and the plurality of intermediate spare areas 103 are used in ascending order of physical block addresses
- the last spare area 104 is used in descending order of physical block addresses. That is, when the spare area is replaced with the first spare area 102 or the plurality of intermediate spare areas 103, the replacement is recorded in an unused block having the smallest physical block address in the spare area to be replaced.
- the replacement is recorded in an unused block having the largest physical block address in the final spare area 104.
- the unused physical block address is the next largest used block next to the used block with the largest physical block address. A block may be selected. Further, in the last spare area 104, an unused block having the smallest physical block address may be selected next to the used block having the smallest physical block address.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the defect management area DMA when the information recording medium 100 is a rewritable type.
- the DMA includes a disk definition structure (DDS) area and a plurality of defect list (DFL) areas.
- DDS disk definition structure
- DFL defect list
- pointer information (also referred to as effective DFL area information or position information) indicating the position of an effective DFL area among a plurality of DFL areas is recorded, and the position is indicated by the pointer information.
- the DFL area becomes valid.
- An effective DFL area is, for example, a DFL area currently in use.
- address information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded.
- the block to be used next is a block used for replacement recording when a new defective block is detected next.
- address information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used it becomes possible to easily select the next usable block in the spare area.
- the physical block address of the next block to be used in the first spare area (first spare area) and the intermediate spare area (second to (n-1) th spare area) increases every time the spare area is consumed.
- the physical block address of the next block to be used in the final spare area (nth spare area) decreases every time the final spare area is consumed.
- the address information (spare area next use block address) is updated when the spare area is used and the physical block address of the next block to be used changes. Accordingly, the spare area next use block address is rewritten (updated) relatively frequently.
- the spare area next use block address in the DDS area can be rewritten only 1000 times. This is because, in the defect management area, only one DDS area is arranged at a fixed position, so that a new DDS area cannot be provided at another location. For this reason, even if an area that can be used still remains in the spare area, the DDS area is deteriorated because rewriting in the DDS area has exceeded the number of times of repetitive recording, and the spare area next use block address cannot be updated. There arises a problem that it is impossible to perform further replacement processing.
- information having the same content may be multiplexed and recorded in one DDS area.
- the number of times of information update is the same as that in the case of not performing multiple recording.
- the four-layer information recording medium has been described.
- the present invention can be similarly realized as long as the information recording medium is not limited to four layers but has two or more layers.
- the present invention can be similarly realized with a three-layer information recording medium.
- FIG. 1B is a diagram showing an information recording medium 100 having three recording layers in the present embodiment. Similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description is not repeated.
- the information recording medium 100 in FIG. 1B employs an opposite track path, and physical block addresses are assigned to the L0 layer and the L2 layer so as to increase from the inner circumference side of the disc toward the outer circumference side. In the layer, physical block addresses are assigned so as to increase from the outer peripheral side toward the inner peripheral side.
- Defective blocks in the user data area 101 are alternately recorded in blocks in the spare area of the first spare area 102, the plurality of intermediate spare areas 103, and the final spare area 104.
- the head spare area 102 and the plurality of intermediate spare areas 103 are used in ascending order of physical block addresses
- the final spare area 104 is used in descending order of physical block addresses. That is, when the replacement recording is performed in the head spare area 102 or the plurality of intermediate spare areas 103, the replacement recording is performed on an unused block having the smallest physical block address in the replacement spare area.
- the spare area is replaced with the final spare area 104, replacement recording is performed on an unused block having the largest physical block address in the final spare area 104.
- the present invention can be similarly realized not only with the opposite track path but also with a parallel track path.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an information recording apparatus 300 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the disk motor 302 rotates the information recording medium 100.
- the optical head 303 functions as an irradiating unit that irradiates a recording layer of the information recording medium 100 with laser light, and also functions as a recording unit and a reproducing unit that record and reproduce data on the information recording medium 100.
- the servo control unit 304 moves the optical head 303 to a target track while performing the laser spot tracking process while controlling the rotational drive of the disk motor 302.
- the reproduction control unit 305 demodulates the reproduction signal detected by the optical head 303 to extract reproduction data and stores it in the buffer 307.
- the recording control unit 306 modulates recording data stored in the buffer 307 and controls the optical head 303 to record data on the information recording medium 100.
- a system control unit 308 controls the entire information recording apparatus 300.
- the block E1 in the user data area is alternately recorded in the block F1 in the spare area.
- an RAD entry indicating that the block E1 is replaced with the block F1 is generated and registered in the defect list (DFL).
- the block E2 following the defective block E1 is also a defective block, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the block E2 in the user data area is alternately recorded on the block F2 following the block F1 in the spare area. Then, as shown in FIG. 4D, the defect list is updated so as to indicate that the block E2 is replaced with the block F2.
- the block E1 is combined with the RAD entry indicating that the block E1 has been replaced with the block F1, thereby forming a CRD entry indicating that the blocks E1 to E2 have been replaced with the blocks F1 to F2.
- an RAD entry indicating that the block E2 is replaced with the block F2 may be added to form two RAD entries.
- the CRD entry is also referred to as a continuous replacement entry.
- the block E3 following the defective block E2 is also a defective block, as shown in FIG. 4 (e), the block E3 in the user data area is alternately recorded in the block F3 following the block F2 in the spare area. Then, as shown in FIG. 4F, the defect list is updated so as to indicate that the block E3 has been replaced with the block F3. At this time, the CRD entry is used to indicate that the blocks E1 to E3 are replaced with the blocks F1 to F3.
- the block E4 following the defective block E3 is also a defective block
- the block E4 in the user data area is replaced and recorded in the block F4 following the block F3 in the spare area.
- the defect list is updated so as to indicate that the block E4 is replaced with the block F4.
- the CRD entry is used to indicate that the blocks E1 to E4 have been replaced with the blocks F1 to F4.
- unused blocks in the i-th spare area are alternately recorded in a continuous block having the smallest physical block address. That is, blocks that are consecutive in the ascending order of addresses are selected from the next block to be used indicated by the defect list read from the defect management area, and are alternately recorded in the selected blocks.
- a CRD entry can be used as the defect entry, and the defect list can be shortened.
- the replacement process is not immediately performed, and the next block is a defective block. Inspect.
- the block of the next physical block address G2 is also a defective block, it is further inspected whether the subsequent block is a defective block.
- the block for the data to be recorded is inspected for a defective block until a normal block is found.
- blocks G1 to G3 are detected as defective blocks, and block G4 is detected as a normal block.
- the block H3 to which the maximum physical block address is assigned is detected, and three consecutive blocks H1 to H3 including the block H3 are selected. Then, the recording data of the continuous defective blocks G1 to G3 is alternately recorded in a continuous manner in the continuous blocks H1 to H3.
- the blocks H2 to H1 having addresses smaller than the block H3 are selected. That is, a block that is consecutive in descending order of address is selected from the next block to be used indicated by the defect list read from the defect management area.
- the replacement recording is performed, the defective block G1 is replaced with the block H1, the defective block G2 is replaced with the block H2, and the defective block G3 is replaced with the block H3.
- the CRD entry can be used also for the final spare area 104 by collectively performing replacement recording in the ascending order of the addresses with respect to the blocks consecutive in the descending order.
- a CRD entry is generated so as to indicate that the blocks G1 to G3 are replaced with the blocks H1 to H3.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an information reproducing apparatus 600 that reproduces data from the information recording medium 100.
- the disk motor 602 rotates the information recording medium 100.
- the optical head 603 functions as an irradiation unit that irradiates the recording layer of the information recording medium 100 with laser light and also functions as a reproduction unit that reproduces data from the information recording medium 100.
- the servo control unit 604 moves the optical head 603 to a target track while performing rotation processing of the disk motor 602, and performs a laser spot tracking process.
- the reproduction control unit 605 demodulates the reproduction signal detected by the optical head 603, extracts reproduction data, and stores it in the buffer 606.
- a system control unit 607 controls the information reproducing apparatus 600 as a whole.
- the information reproducing apparatus 600 reproduces DMA1 to DMA4 (105 to 108) of the information recording medium 100 to acquire defect management information. Then, instead of reproducing the information from the defect block registered in the defect list of the defect management information, the information is reproduced from the replacement block registered in the defect list of the defect management information.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a replacement recording process when the information recording apparatus 300 detects a defective block during recording in the user data area 101.
- the replacement recording process will be described below with reference to FIG.
- a spare area to be replaced is selected.
- a spare area closer to the distance in the same recording layer as the defective block If no unused block remains in the spare area closer to the same recording layer as the defective block, a spare area farther from the same recording layer as the defective block may be selected.
- the spare area having the shortest distance in the recording layer different from the defective block may be selected.
- the first spare area 102 and the intermediate spare area 103 that are likely to use the CRD entry may be selected in preference to the final spare area 104.
- step 702 it is determined whether the spare area selected in step 701 is the final spare area 104. If it is not the final spare area 104, that is, it is a spare area of either the head spare area 102 or the intermediate spare area 103, the process proceeds to step 703, and if it is the final spare area 104, the process proceeds to step 704.
- step 703 an unused block having the smallest physical block address in the spare area selected in step 701 is selected as a replacement block.
- step 704 an unused block having the largest physical block address in the spare area selected in step 701 is selected as a replacement block.
- step 705 the recording data that was scheduled to be recorded in the defective block is replaced and recorded in the replacement block selected in step 704.
- step 706 the defect management information is updated to indicate that the record data of the defective block is recorded in the replacement block. At this time, if the block immediately before the defective block is also recorded by replacement, and the CRD entry can be used as the defective entry, the CRD entry is used.
- step 707 the defect management information updated in step 706 is recorded in DMA1 to DMA4 (105 to 108).
- step 703 or step 704 If defective blocks are continuous, it is possible to select a continuous unused block as a replacement block in step 703 or step 704 and perform replacement recording all at once in step 705.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for reading out defect management information executed when the information recording medium 100 is mounted on the apparatus.
- step 801 the DMA DDS area is reproduced to acquire pointer information, and an effective DFL area indicated by the pointer information is specified. That is, the position information of the effective DFL area is reproduced from the DDS area.
- step 802 the physical block address of the block to be used next to each spare area and the defect list are reproduced as defect management information from the valid DFL area acquired in step 801.
- the physical block address of the block to be used next to each reproduced spare area and the defect list are stored in the buffer 307.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of replacement recording processing when a defective block is detected during recording in the user data area 101.
- step 901 a spare area to be replaced is selected.
- the spare area selection method can be the same as in step 701.
- step 902 alternate recording is performed on the block indicated by the physical block address of the next block to be used in the selected spare area.
- step 903 it is determined whether the spare area selected in step 901 is the final spare area 104. If it is not the final spare area 104, that is, it is a spare area of either the head spare area 102 or the intermediate spare area 103, the process proceeds to step 904, and if it is the final spare area 104, the process proceeds to step 905.
- step 904 the address information indicating the physical block address of the block to be used next in the spare area selected in step 901 is updated. Specifically, the address information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used in the spare area is updated to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks used for the replacement recording. Thereby, the address information is updated so that the block having the smallest physical block address among the unused blocks is indicated.
- step 905 the address information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used in the final spare area 104 is updated. Specifically, the address information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used in the final spare area 104 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks used for replacement recording. As a result, the address information is updated so that the block having the largest physical block address among the unused blocks is indicated.
- step 906 an entry indicating that the record data of the defective block is recorded in the replacement block is added to the defect list to update the defect management information.
- step 907 the physical block address of the block to be used next to the spare area updated in step 904 or 905 and the defect list updated in step 906 are used as defect management information DMA1 to DMA4 (105 to 108). Are recorded in the effective DFL area.
- replacement recording is performed in ascending order from the next block to be used in the spare area to the continuous block.
- replacement recording may be performed as follows. When the number of consecutive defective blocks is m, first, a block with an address obtained by subtracting addresses of m ⁇ 1 blocks from the physical block address of the next block to be used in the final spare area is selected. . Then, alternate recording is performed in ascending order from the selected block to successive blocks. As a result, replacement recording can be performed collectively in ascending order in successive blocks including the next block to be used indicated by the address information.
- the final spare area 104 may be used in descending order when consecutive defective blocks are alternately recorded, but in this case, the size of the defect list increases.
- the boundary between the final spare area 104 and the user data area 101 of the information recording medium 100 is moved in the direction of increasing the size of the final spare area 104 as shown in FIG. This may be realized by updating physical block address information at the boundary between the final spare area 104 and the user data area 101, or may be realized by updating size information of the final spare area 104.
- the final spare area 104 of the information recording medium 100 Since the final spare area 104 of the information recording medium 100 is used in descending order of the physical block address, it is consumed from the side away from the user data area 101. Therefore, the side close to the user data area 101 remains unused. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the area expanded when the boundary between the final spare area 104 and the user data area 101 is moved in the direction in which the final spare area 104 expands is the same as that of the final spare area 104 before expansion. Continuous with unused blocks. Therefore, the spare area can be easily expanded only by updating the boundary information between the final spare area 104 and the user data area 101.
- the L0 layer, the L1 layer, the L2 layer, and the L3 layer provided with tracks for recording information signals according to the address signal and control data are formed on the disk substrate in this order.
- a recording layer in which the user data area, the defect management area, and the spare area are arranged as shown in any of FIGS. 1A and 1B can be manufactured.
- an intermediate layer or the like may be formed between the recording layers.
- a cover layer may be formed on the recording layer.
- the multilayer information recording medium of the present invention is a multilayer information recording medium comprising a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data, Including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and recording on the multilayer information recording medium
- a plurality of spare areas first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area
- Each block as a reproduction unit is assigned a physical block address, and the n-th spare area to which the largest physical block address among the plurality of spare areas is assigned is used in descending order of the physical block address.
- the first to n-1 spare areas other than the nth spare area are used in ascending order of physical block addresses.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, and information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the defect management area. Is done.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area in which a defect list is recorded, and the defect list includes a continuous defect block in the user data area and a continuous block in the spare area. A continuous replacement entry indicating that replacement recording is being performed is included.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording apparatus assigns the maximum physical block address of the plurality of spare areas from the defective block of the user data area.
- the alternate recording is performed in the nth spare area, the block having the largest physical block address among the unused blocks in the nth spare area is recorded.
- the replacement recording is performed to the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area
- the unused block in the i-th spare area is recorded.
- Alternate recording is performed on the block having the smallest physical block address.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user Including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the data area, and recording / reproducing of the multilayer information recording medium
- Each block, which is a unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording method (a) determines which spare area of the plurality of spare areas is to be replaced and recorded from the defective block in the user data area.
- the spare area selected in step (a) is assigned the largest physical block address of the plurality of spare areas.
- An information reproducing apparatus of the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing information from a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data, A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and defect management information
- Each block including a defect management area, which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, is assigned a physical block address, and is assigned the maximum physical block address of the plurality of spare areas
- the n-th spare area is used in descending order of physical block addresses, and the first to n-1 spare areas other than the n-th spare area are physical blocks.
- the information reproducing apparatus reads out the defect management information from the defect management area and registers it in the defect management information instead of reproducing the information from the defect block registered in the defect management information. Information is reproduced from the replacement block.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and a defect management area,
- Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, is assigned a physical block address, and the defect management area includes information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas.
- the information recording apparatus records a maximum physical block address of the plurality of spare areas from a defective block of the user data area.
- the replacement recording is performed in the nth spare area to which the memory is assigned, the replacement recording is performed in the next used block in the nth spare area, and the physical block address of the next block used in the nth spare area is recorded. Is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and the information recording apparatus detects the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i) other than the n-th spare area from the defective block of the user data area.
- the replacement recording when the replacement recording is performed, the replacement recording is performed on the next block to be used in the i-th spare area, and information indicating the physical block address of the block to be used next in the i-th spare area is stored in the replacement recording. Update the value to the number of blocks used.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and a defect management area,
- Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, is assigned a physical block address, and the defect management area includes information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas.
- the information recording method reads (a) information indicating a physical block address of the next block to be used from the defect management area. (B) selecting a spare area from among the plurality of spare areas to be recorded for replacement from a defective block in the user data area; (c) selecting a spare area selected in step (b); (B) the spare area selected in the step (b) is assigned the largest physical block address among the plurality of spare areas; If it is an area, the information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used in the n-th spare area is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and (e) the step ( When the spare area selected in b) is the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area, the i-th spare area Updating the information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and (f) updating the information after the step (d) or (e
- the multilayer information recording medium of the present invention is a multilayer information recording medium comprising a plurality of recording layers on which information is recorded by the information recording apparatus, wherein the multilayer information recording medium is user data for recording user data.
- An area and a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, and the multilayer information
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the recording medium, and the multilayer information recording medium records information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas.
- a defect management area is a defect management area.
- the information reproducing apparatus of the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus that reproduces information from the multilayer information recording medium, and the information reproducing apparatus reads defect management information from the defect management area and is registered in the defect management information. Instead of reproducing information from the existing defective block, information is reproduced from the replacement block registered in the defect management information.
- the multilayer information recording medium of the present invention is a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and a defective block in the user data area. Including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording, and a defect management area including a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas.
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and pointer information indicating an effective DFL area among the plurality of DFL areas is recorded in the DDS area. In the effective DFL area, information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; When there are defective blocks in the user data area, a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording, a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas A physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and the information recording apparatus is configured to use an effective DFL area of the plurality of DFL areas. Is recorded in the DDS area, and the physical block of the next block used in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the effective DFL area. To record information indicating the address.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the data area, a defect including a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and the information recording method indicates an effective DFL area among the plurality of DFL areas.
- An information reproducing apparatus of the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing information from a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data, When there are defective blocks in the user data area, a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording, a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas A physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium, and the DDS area is an effective DFL area of the plurality of DFL areas.
- the valid DFL area includes information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas. Includes the information reproducing apparatus, the reproducing the pointer information from the DDS area, from the valid DFL area where the pointer information indicates, to reproduce information indicating the physical block address of the block to be used for the next.
- An information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording apparatus assigns the largest physical block address of the plurality of spare areas from consecutive defective blocks in the user data area. When the alternate recording is performed in the nth spare area, the largest physical block address among the unused blocks in the nth spare area is present.
- replacement recording is performed collectively in a continuous block
- replacement recording is performed from a continuous defective block in the user data area to the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area.
- replacement recording is collectively performed on consecutive blocks having the smallest physical block address.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, and information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the defect management area.
- the information recording apparatus performs alternate recording from the consecutive defective blocks in the user data area to the n-th spare area, the information recording apparatus starts the next block in the n-th spare area from the next used block.
- Blocks that are consecutive in descending order are selected, the blocks that are consecutive in descending order are collectively recorded in ascending order of the addresses, and information indicating the physical block address of the next block to be used in the n-th spare area Updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks used for the replacement recording, and the information recording device
- replacement recording is performed collectively in ascending order of the address from the next-used block in the i-th spare area, and the next use is performed in the i-th spare area.
- the information indicating the physical block address of the block to be updated is updated to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks used for the replacement recording.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording information on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area (n is an integer of 4 or more)) for performing alternate recording when there is a defective block in the user data area, Each block, which is a recording / reproducing unit, is assigned a physical block address, and the information recording method includes: (a) from which consecutive defective blocks of the user data area to which spare area of the plurality of spare areas (B) selecting whether to perform alternate recording; and (b) the spare area selected in step (a) is the largest physical block address of the plurality of spare areas.
- a block having the largest physical block address among unused blocks in the n-th spare area is the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the n-th spare area, the smallest physical block address among the unused blocks in the i-th spare area
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, and information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in each of the plurality of spare areas is recorded in the defect management area.
- the information recording method further includes: (e) reading information indicating a physical block address of the next block to be used from the defect management area, wherein the spare area selected in the step (a) In the case of the n-th spare area, the step (b) includes a step of selecting the consecutive blocks in the descending order of the addresses from the next block to be used in the n-th spare area. ) Includes a step of alternately recording the blocks consecutive in the descending order in the ascending order of the addresses.
- the step (d) performs the replacement recording collectively in ascending order of the addresses from the next block to be used in the i-th spare area.
- the information recording method includes: (f) information indicating a physical block address of a block to be used next in the n-th spare area when alternate recording is performed using the n-th spare area.
- a step of updating to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks recorded as replacement, and (g) when replacement recording is performed using the i-th spare area, the physical block of the next block to be used in the i-th spare area A step of updating information indicating an address to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks recorded in replacement, and (h) the next block to be used updated in step (f) or (g).
- the information indicating the physical block address of the click further comprising a step of recording the defect management area.
- the multilayer information recording medium of the present invention is a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and a user data area.
- a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks, each block being a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium is assigned a physical block address;
- the nth spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas is used in descending order of the physical block address, and the spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas.
- the i-th spare area other than (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) is used in ascending order of physical block addresses.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, the defect management area includes a defect list, and the defect list includes continuous defect blocks in the user data area. It has a continuous replacement entry indicating that replacement recording is performed on consecutive blocks in any of the spare areas.
- the multilayer information recording medium further includes a defect management area, and the defect management area includes physical block address information of a block to be used next for each of the plurality of spare areas.
- the defect management area includes a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas, and the DDS area includes pointer information indicating a valid DFL area among the plurality of DFL areas, and The DFL area includes physical block address information of a block to be used next for each of the plurality of spare areas.
- the multilayer information recording medium is a rewritable type.
- the multilayer information recording medium is an opposite track path.
- the information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the data area are included, and a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium And the information recording apparatus replaces and records the defective block in the user data area in the nth spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas. The unused data block is recorded in replacement with the block having the largest physical block address, and the user data area is defective.
- the unused block in the i-th spare area Are alternately recorded in the block having the smallest physical block address.
- the information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the data area are included, and a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium And the information recording apparatus alternates and records the consecutive defective blocks in the user data area in the nth spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas. In the spare block, unused blocks in the spare area are collectively recorded in a continuous block having the largest physical block address.
- the information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and the user data area.
- Each block including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the recording medium and a defect management area, and each block being a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium has a physical block address
- the physical block address information of the next block to be used next is recorded at least in each of the plurality of spare areas in the defect management area, and the information recording apparatus is configured to store the user data area.
- the physical block address information of the next used block for the nth spare area is recorded by replacement recording in the block indicated by the physical block address information of the next used block for the nth spare area.
- the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks recorded by replacement, and the defective block in the user data area is replaced with the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇
- the physical block of the next block to be used for the i-th spare area is recorded by replacement recording in the block indicated by the physical block address information of the next used block for the i-th spare area.
- the address information is updated to a value obtained by adding the number of blocks recorded alternately.
- the information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and the user data area.
- Each block including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the recording medium and a defect management area, and each block being a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium has a physical block address
- the physical block address information of the next block to be used next is recorded at least in each of the plurality of spare areas in the defect management area, and the information recording apparatus is configured to store the user data area.
- Of the plurality of spare areas are assigned the largest physical block address.
- the replacement recording is collectively performed from the block obtained by subtracting the number of blocks to be replaced from the block indicated by the physical block address information of the next block to be used for the n-th spare area.
- the physical block address information of the next block to be used for the n spare area is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks recorded by replacement, and consecutive defective blocks in the user data area are set to the largest physical block address among the plurality of spare areas.
- the replacement recording is performed in the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the spare area to which is assigned, the blocks indicated by the physical block address information of the next block to be used for the i-th spare area are collectively recorded. Then, the physical block of the next block to be used for the i-th spare area is recorded alternately. Kkuadoresu information to update the replacement recording block number value obtained by adding.
- the information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and the user data area. Including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the memory, and a defect management area composed of a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas, and recording on the multilayer information recording medium Each block as a reproduction unit is assigned a physical block address, and in the DDS area, pointer information indicating an effective DFL area among at least the plurality of DFL areas is recorded, and the effective DFL area is recorded.
- the information recording apparatus records the defective block in the user data area in the n-th spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas. A value obtained by substituting and recording the physical block address information of the next used block for the n-th spare area in the block indicated by the physical block address information of the next used block for the spare area and subtracting the number of blocks.
- the information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, and the multilayer information recording medium includes a user data area for recording user data and the user data area. Including a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the memory, and a defect management area composed of a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas, and recording on the multilayer information recording medium
- Each block which is a reproduction unit is assigned a physical block address
- the DDF area stores pointer information indicating at least a valid DFL area among the plurality of DFL areas
- the effective DFL area Includes physical block address information of a block to be used next for at least each of the plurality of spare areas.
- the information recording apparatus records the defective blocks in the user data area alternately in the n-th spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas.
- Blocks to be used next to the n-th spare area after being collectively recorded from the block obtained by subtracting the number of blocks to be replaced from the block indicated by the physical block address information of the next-used block for the n-th spare area.
- the physical block address information of the user data area is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks recorded by replacement, and consecutive defective blocks in the user data area are updated to the spare area other than the spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas.
- the i-th spare area A value obtained by adding the number of blocks in which the physical block address information of the next block to be used for the i-th spare area is replaced and recorded collectively from the block indicated by the physical block address information of the next used block.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user A plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the data area are included, and a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium (A) selecting a spare area among the plurality of spare areas to record the defective block in the user data area, and (b) the spare area selected in (a) is the plurality of spare areas.
- the nth spare area is not used.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium including a user data area for recording user data, and the user data area Includes a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks, and each block which is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium is assigned a physical block address.
- the nth spare area A step of selecting a continuous block having the largest physical block address among the used blocks; and (c) the spare area selected in (a) is assigned the largest physical block address among the plurality of spare areas. Selecting a contiguous block having the smallest physical block address among the unused blocks in the i-th spare area when the i-th spare area other than the spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n); ) (B) or (c), and the step of alternately recording in a continuous block selected in (c).
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user
- Each block which includes a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the data area, and a defect management area, and is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium,
- a block address is allocated, and in the defect management area, physical block address information of a block to be used next is recorded for at least each of the plurality of spare areas, and (a) from the defect management area Reading physical block address information of a block to be used next for each of the plurality of spare areas; and (b) the user.
- a step of selecting which spare area of the plurality of spare areas to replace and record a defective block in the data area; and physical block address information of the next block to be used for the spare area selected in (c) and (b) A step of performing alternate recording in the block indicated by (d), and when the spare area selected in (d) and (b) is the nth spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas, Updating the physical block address information of the next block to be used for the n-th spare area to a value obtained by subtracting the number of blocks recorded by replacement in (c); and (e) the spare area selected in (b) is Of the spare areas, the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ ) other than the spare area to which the maximum physical block address is assigned.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user
- Each block which includes a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the data area, and a defect management area, and is a recording / reproducing unit of the multilayer information recording medium,
- a block address is allocated, and in the defect management area, physical block address information of a block to be used next is recorded for at least each of the plurality of spare areas, and (a) from the defect management area Reading physical block address information of a block to be used next for each of the plurality of spare areas; and (b) the user.
- the spare area selected in (b) is the i-th spare area (1 ⁇ i ⁇ n) other than the spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user
- the multilayer information recording medium comprising a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the data area, and a defect management area composed of a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / playback unit of the above, and pointer information indicating an effective DFL area among at least the plurality of DFL areas is recorded in the DDS area.
- the information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method for recording on a multilayer information recording medium having a plurality of recording layers, the multilayer information recording medium comprising: a user data area for recording user data; and the user
- the multilayer information recording medium comprising a plurality of spare areas (first spare area to n-th spare area) for alternately recording defective blocks in the data area, and a defect management area composed of a DDS area and a plurality of DFL areas
- a physical block address is assigned to each block which is a recording / playback unit of the above, and pointer information indicating an effective DFL area among at least the plurality of DFL areas is recorded in the DDS area.
- Reading physical block address information of a block to be used next for each of the plurality of spare areas from the effective DFL area, and (c) consecutive defective blocks in the user data area are stored in the spare areas
- a step of selecting which spare area of the area is to be replaced, and the spare area selected in (d) and (c) is the nth spare area to which the largest physical block address is assigned among the plurality of spare areas
- the physical block address information of the next block to be used for the n-th spare area The spare area in which the spare area selected in (c) is assigned the largest physical block address is replaced and recorded in successive blocks from the block in which the number of blocks to be replaced is reduced from the indicated block.
- the first spare area and the intermediate spare area are used in ascending order of physical block addresses, and the last spare area is used in descending order of physical block addresses.
- the size of the defect management information can be reduced, and the spare area can be easily expanded.
- the present invention can be applied to, for example, an external storage device of a host computer and an information recording medium used in the storage device.
- the present invention is particularly useful in the technical field of optical discs.
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図1(a)は、本発明の実施の形態1における情報記録媒体100を示す図である。情報記録媒体100は例えば光ディスクであり、複数の記録層L0、L1、L2、L3を備える。情報記録媒体100は、ユーザデータ領域101、先頭スペア領域102、複数の中間スペア領域103、最終スペア領域104を備える。また、情報記録媒体100は、DMA(欠陥管理領域)1、DMA2、DMA3、DMA4を備え、それらは参照符号105、106、107、108で表される。
図3は、本発明の実施の形態2における情報記録装置300を示すブロック図である。
101 ユーザデータ領域
102 先頭スペア領域
103 中間スペア領域
104 最終スペア領域
105 DMA1
106 DMA2
107 DMA3
108 DMA4
300 情報記録装置
302 ディスクモータ
303 光ヘッド
304 サーボ制御部
305 再生制御部
306 記録制御部
307 バッファ
308 システム制御部
600 情報再生装置
602 ディスクモータ
603 光ヘッド
604 サーボ制御部
605 再生制御部
606 バッファ
607 システム制御部
Claims (18)
- 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている前記第nスペア領域は、物理ブロックアドレスの降順に使用され、
前記第nスペア領域以外の前記第1スペア領域~第n-1スペア領域は、物理ブロックアドレスの昇順に使用される、多層情報記録媒体。 - 前記多層情報記録媒体は、欠陥管理領域をさらに含み、
前記欠陥管理領域には、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報が記録される、請求項1に記載の多層情報記録媒体。 - 前記多層情報記録媒体は、欠陥リストが記録される欠陥管理領域をさらに含み、
前記欠陥リストは、前記ユーザデータ領域の連続した欠陥ブロックと前記スペア領域の連続したブロックとの間で交替記録が行われていることを示す連続交替エントリを含む、請求項1に記載の多層情報記録媒体。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に情報を記録する情報記録装置であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記情報記録装置は、
前記ユーザデータ領域の欠陥ブロックから、前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている前記第nスペア領域へ交替記録する場合は、前記第nスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最大の物理ブロックアドレスを有するブロックへ交替記録し、
前記ユーザデータ領域の欠陥ブロックから、前記第nスペア領域以外の第iスペア領域(1≦i<n)へ交替記録する場合は、前記第iスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最小の物理ブロックアドレスを有するブロックへ交替記録する、情報記録装置。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に記録する情報記録方法であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記情報記録方法は、
(a)前記ユーザデータ領域の欠陥ブロックから前記複数のスペア領域のうちのどのスペア領域へ交替記録するかを選択するステップと、
(b)前記ステップ(a)で選択したスペア領域が、前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている前記第nスペア領域である場合には、前記第nスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最大の物理ブロックアドレスを有するブロックを選択するステップと、
(c)前記ステップ(a)で選択したスペア領域が、前記第nスペア領域以外の第iスペア領域(1≦i<n)である場合には、前記第iスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最小の物理ブロックアドレスを有するブロックを選択するステップと、
(d)前記ステップ(b)または(c)で選択したブロックへ交替記録するステップと
を含む、情報記録方法。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体から情報を再生する情報再生装置であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と、
欠陥管理情報を格納するための欠陥管理領域と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている前記第nスペア領域は、物理ブロックアドレスの降順に使用され、
前記第nスペア領域以外の前記第1スペア領域~第n-1スペア領域は、物理ブロックアドレスの昇順に使用され、
前記情報再生装置は、
前記欠陥管理領域から前記欠陥管理情報を読み出し、
前記欠陥管理情報に登録されている欠陥ブロックから情報を再生する代わりに、前記欠陥管理情報に登録されている交替先ブロックから情報を再生する、情報再生装置。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に情報を記録する情報記録装置であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と、
欠陥管理領域と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記欠陥管理領域には、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報が記録されており、
前記情報記録装置は、前記ユーザデータ領域の欠陥ブロックから、前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている前記第nスペア領域へ交替記録する場合は、
前記第nスペア領域の前記次に使用するブロックへ交替記録し、
前記第nスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録に使用したブロック数減じた値に更新し、
前記情報記録装置は、前記ユーザデータ領域の欠陥ブロックから、前記第nスペア領域以外の第iスペア領域(1≦i<n)へ交替記録する場合は、
前記第iスペア領域の前記次に使用するブロックへ交替記録し、
前記第iスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録に使用したブロック数加えた値に更新する、情報記録装置。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に情報を記録する情報記録方法であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と、
欠陥管理領域と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記欠陥管理領域には、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報が記録されており、
前記情報記録方法は、
(a)前記欠陥管理領域から前記次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を読み出すステップと、
(b)前記ユーザデータ領域の欠陥ブロックから前記複数のスペア領域のうちのどのスペア領域へ交替記録するかを選択するステップと、
(c)前記ステップ(b)で選択したスペア領域の前記次に使用するブロックへ交替記録するステップと、
(d)前記ステップ(b)で選択したスペア領域が、前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている前記第nスペア領域である場合には、前記第nスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録に使用したブロック数減じた値に更新するステップと、
(e)前記ステップ(b)で選択したスペア領域が、前記第nスペア領域以外の第iスペア領域(1≦i<n)である場合には、前記第iスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録に使用したブロック数加えた値に更新するステップと、
(f)前記ステップ(d)または(e)で更新した前記次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記欠陥管理領域に記録するステップと
を含む、情報記録方法。 - 請求項7に記載の情報記録装置により情報が記録される複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を記録するための欠陥管理領域をさらに含む、多層情報記録媒体。 - 請求項9に記載の多層情報記録媒体から情報を再生する情報再生装置であって、
前記情報再生装置は、
前記欠陥管理領域から欠陥管理情報を読み出し、
前記欠陥管理情報に登録されている欠陥ブロックから情報を再生する代わりに、前記欠陥管理情報に登録されている交替先ブロックから情報を再生する、情報再生装置。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と、
DDS領域および複数のDFL領域を含む欠陥管理領域と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記DDS領域には、前記複数のDFL領域のうちの有効なDFL領域を示すポインタ情報が記録され、
前記有効なDFL領域には、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報が記録される、多層情報記録媒体。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に情報を記録する情報記録装置であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と、
DDS領域および複数のDFL領域を含む欠陥管理領域と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記情報記録装置は、
前記複数のDFL領域のうちの有効なDFL領域を示すポインタ情報を前記DDS領域に記録し、
前記有効なDFL領域に、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を記録する、情報記録装置。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に記録する情報記録方法であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と、
DDS領域および複数のDFL領域を含む欠陥管理領域と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記情報記録方法は、
前記複数のDFL領域のうちの有効なDFL領域を示すポインタ情報を前記DDS領域に記録するステップと、
前記有効なDFL領域に、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を記録するステップと
を含む、情報記録方法。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体から情報を再生する情報再生装置であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と、
DDS領域および複数のDFL領域を含む欠陥管理領域と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記DDS領域は、前記複数のDFL領域のうちの有効なDFL領域を示すポインタ情報を含み、
前記有効なDFL領域は、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を含み、
前記情報再生装置は、
前記DDS領域から前記ポインタ情報を再生し、
前記ポインタ情報が示す前記有効なDFL領域から、前記次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を再生する、情報再生装置。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に情報を記録する情報記録装置であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記情報記録装置は、
前記ユーザデータ領域の連続した欠陥ブロックから、前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている前記第nスペア領域へ交替記録する場合は、前記第nスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最大の物理ブロックアドレスを有する連続したブロックに一括して交替記録し、
前記ユーザデータ領域の連続した欠陥ブロックから、前記第nスペア領域以外の第iスペア領域(1≦i<n)へ交替記録する場合は、前記第iスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最小の物理ブロックアドレスを有する連続したブロックに一括して交替記録する、情報記録装置。 - 前記多層情報記録媒体は、欠陥管理領域をさらに含み、
前記欠陥管理領域には、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報が記録されており、
前記情報記録装置は、前記ユーザデータ領域の前記連続した欠陥ブロックから、前記第nスペア領域へ交替記録する場合は、
前記第nスペア領域の前記次に使用するブロックから前記アドレスの降順に連続したブロックを選択し、
前記降順に連続したブロックに対して、前記アドレスの昇順に一括して交替記録し、
前記第nスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録に使用したブロック数減じた値に更新し、
前記情報記録装置は、前記ユーザデータ領域の前記連続した欠陥ブロックから、前記第iスペア領域へ交替記録する場合は、
前記第iスペア領域の前記次に使用するブロックから前記アドレスの昇順に一括して交替記録し、
前記第iスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録に使用したブロック数加えた値に更新する、請求項15に記載の情報記録装置。 - 複数の記録層を備えた多層情報記録媒体に情報を記録する情報記録方法であって、
前記多層情報記録媒体は、
ユーザデータを記録するためのユーザデータ領域と、
前記ユーザデータ領域に欠陥ブロックがある場合に交替記録を行うための複数のスペア領域(第1スペア領域~第nスペア領域(nは4以上の整数))と
を含み、
前記多層情報記録媒体の記録再生単位である各ブロックには物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられており、
前記情報記録方法は、
(a)前記ユーザデータ領域の連続した欠陥ブロックから、前記複数のスペア領域のうちのどのスペア領域へ交替記録するかを選択するステップと、
(b)前記ステップ(a)で選択したスペア領域が、前記複数のスペア領域のうちの最大の物理ブロックアドレスが割り当てられている第nスペア領域である場合には、前記第nスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最大の物理ブロックアドレスを有する連続したブロックを選択するステップと、
(c)前記ステップ(a)で選択したスペア領域が、前記第nスペア領域以外の第iスペア領域(1≦i<n)である場合には、前記第iスペア領域の未使用ブロックの中で最小の物理ブロックアドレスを有する連続したブロックを選択するステップと、
(d)前記ステップ(b)または(c)で選択した連続したブロックに一括して交替記録するステップと
を含む、情報記録方法。 - 前記多層情報記録媒体は、欠陥管理領域をさらに含み、
前記欠陥管理領域には、前記複数のスペア領域の各々において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報が記録されており、
前記情報記録方法は、
(e)前記欠陥管理領域から前記次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を読み出すステップ、
をさらに含み、
前記ステップ(a)で選択したスペア領域が前記第nスペア領域である場合には、
前記ステップ(b)は、前記第nスペア領域の前記次に使用するブロックから前記アドレスの降順に連続したブロックを選択するステップを含み、
前記ステップ(d)は、前記降順に連続したブロックに対して、前記アドレスの昇順に一括して交替記録するステップを含み、
前記ステップ(a)で選択したスペア領域が前記第iスペア領域である場合には、
前記ステップ(d)は、前記第iスペア領域の前記次に使用するブロックから前記アドレスの昇順に一括して交替記録するステップを含み、
前記情報記録方法は、
(f)前記第nスペア領域を用いて交替記録を行った場合には、前記第nスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録したブロック数減じた値に更新するステップと、
(g)前記第iスペア領域を用いて交替記録を行った場合には、前記第iスペア領域において次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記交替記録したブロック数加えた値に更新するステップと、
(h)前記ステップ(f)または(g)で更新した前記次に使用するブロックの物理ブロックアドレスを示す情報を、前記欠陥管理領域に記録するステップと
をさらに含む、請求項17に記載の情報記録方法。
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