Information recording apparatus, information recording method and information recording medium in which recording controlling program is recorded

Abstract

In the case of recording information in a DVD-R 1R as complying with a DVD video standard, which is configured with including at least of a VTS including a VOBS to be reproduced and VTSI and VMGI for controlling the reproduction of one or plural VTSs, the VTS is recorded in the DVD-R 1R. After the VTS is recorded, the tentative VMGI as the tentative control information corresponding to the recorded VTS to form the VMGI after that and to record this VMGI in the DVD-R 1R. Then, the generated tentative VMGI is recorded in the DVD-R 1R every when the VTS is recorded in the DVD-R 1R.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An information recording apparatus for recording information in a recordable recording medium in conformity to a recording format for a recording medium for reproduction only, the recording format defining at least unit recording information and managing control information, the unit recording information including recording information to be reproduced and reproduction control information for controlling a reproduction mode of the recording information, the managing control information controlling the reproduction of one or a plurality of said unit recording information, the apparatus comprising: 
 a first recording device for recording said unit recording information in said recordable recording medium;    a generating device for, after said unit recording information is recorded, generating tentative control information corresponding to the recorded unit recording information and being used for forming said managing control information later on to record it in said recordable recording medium; and    a second recording device for recording said generated tentative control information in the recordable recording medium every when said unit information is recorded in said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         2 . The information recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said first recording device, after said recording information is recorded, records said reproduction control information corresponding to the recording information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the recording information; and 
 said second recording device records said tentative control information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area located between the area in which said recording information is recorded and the area in which said reproduction control information is recorded.    
     
     
         3 . The information recording apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising an editorial device for carrying out the editorial processing to change the reproduction content of said recording information which has been already recorded in said recordable recording medium, 
 wherein said generating device newly generates said tentative control information corresponding to the content of said recording information after the editorial processing; and    said second recording device records said newly generated tentative control information in a vacant area on said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         4 . The information recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a third recording device for generating said managing control information by using said recorded tentative control information and recording it in said recordable recording medium when the recording of said recording information in said recordable recording medium is terminated.  
     
     
         5 . The information recording apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein said third recording device records said generated managing control information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the unit recording information.  
     
     
         6 . The information recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said recording format is based on a DVD video standard, said recordable recording medium is a DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) and further, said unit control information is VTSI (Video Title Set Information) in said recording format and said managing control information is VMGI (Video Manager General Information) in said recording format.  
     
     
         7 . An information recording method for recording information in a recordable recording medium in conformity to a recording format for a recording medium for reproduction only, the recording format defining at least unit recording information and managing control information, the unit recording information including recording information to be reproduced and reproduction control information for controlling a reproduction mode of the recording information, the managing control information controlling the reproduction of one or a plurality of said unit recording information, the method comprising: 
 a first recording process for recording said unit recording information in said recordable recording medium;    a generating process for, after said unit recording information is recorded, generating tentative control information corresponding to the recorded unit recording information and being used for forming said managing control information later on to record it in said recordable recording medium; and    a second recording process for recording said generated tentative control information in the recordable recording medium every when said unit information is recorded in said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         8 . The information recording method according to  claim 7 , wherein, in said first recording process, after said recording information is recorded, said reproduction control information corresponding to the recording information is recorded in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the recording information; and 
 in said second recording process, said tentative control information is recorded in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area located between the area in which said recording information is recorded and the area in which said reproduction control information is recorded.    
     
     
         9 . The information recording method according to  claim 8 , further comprising an editorial process for carrying out the editorial processing to change the reproduction content of said recording information which has been already recorded in said recordable recording medium, 
 wherein, in said generating process, said tentative control information corresponding to the content of said recording information is newly generated after the editorial processing; and    in said second recording process, said newly generated tentative control information is recorded in a vacant area on said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         10 . The information recording method according to  claim 7 , further comprising a third recording process for generating said managing control information by using said recorded tentative control information and recording it in said recordable recording medium when the recording of said recording information in said recordable recording medium is terminated.  
     
     
         11 . The information recording method according to  claim 10 , wherein, in said third recording process, said generated managing control information is recorded in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the unit recording information.  
     
     
         12 . An information recording medium, in which a recording control program is recorded capable of being read by a recording computer included in an information recording apparatus for recording information in a recordable recording medium in conformity to a recording format for a recording medium for reproduction only, the recording format defining at least unit recording information and managing control information, the unit recording information including recording information to be reproduced and reproduction control information for controlling a reproduction mode of the recording information, the managing control information controlling the reproduction of one or a plurality of said unit recording information, the recording control program causing the recording computer to function as: 
 a first recording device for recording said unit recording information in said recordable recording medium;    a generating device for, after said unit recording information is recorded, generating tentative control information corresponding to the recorded unit recording information and being used for forming said managing control information later on to record it in said recordable recording medium; and    a second recording device for recording said generated tentative control information in the recordable recording medium every when said unit information is recorded in said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         13 . The information recording medium according to  claim 12 , wherein said first recording device, after said recording information is recorded, records said reproduction control information corresponding to the recording information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the recording information; and 
 said second recording device records said tentative control information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area located between the area in which said recording information is recorded and the area in which said reproduction control information is recorded.    
     
     
         14 . The information recording medium according to  claim 13 , the recording control program causes the recording computer to further function as an editorial device for carrying out the editorial processing to change the reproduction content of said recording information which has been already recorded in said recordable recording medium, 
 wherein said generating device newly generates said tentative control information corresponding to the content of said recording information after the editorial processing; and    said second recording device records said newly generated tentative control information in a vacant area on said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         15 . The information recording medium according to  claim 12 , the recording control program causes the recording computer to further function as a third recording device for generating said managing control information by using said recorded tentative control information and recording it in said recordable recording medium when the recording of said recording information in said recordable recording medium is terminated.  
     
     
         16 . The information recording medium according to  claim 15 , wherein said third recording device records said generated managing control information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the unit recording information.  
     
     
         17 . A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a series of instructions which cause a computer to perform steps to execute a recording control process in an information recording apparatus for recording information in a recordable recording medium in conformity to a recording format for a recording medium for reproduction only, the recording format defining at least unit recording information and managing control information, the unit recording information including recording information to be reproduced and reproduction control information for controlling a reproduction mode of the recording information, the managing control information controlling the reproduction of one or a plurality of said unit recording information, the steps comprising: 
 a first recording step for recording said unit recording information in said recordable recording medium;    a generating step for, after said unit recording information is recorded, generating tentative control information corresponding to the recorded unit recording information and being used for forming said managing control information later on to record it in said recordable recording medium; and    a second recording step for recording said generated tentative control information in the recordable recording medium every when said unit information is recorded in said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         18 . The computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave according to  claim 17 , wherein said first recording step, after said recording information is recorded, records said reproduction control information corresponding to the recording information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the recording information; and 
 said second recording step records said tentative control information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area located between the area in which said recording information is recorded and the area in which said reproduction control information is recorded.    
     
     
         19 . The computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave according to  claim 18 , the recording control program causes the recording computer to further function as an editorial step for carrying out the editorial processing to change the reproduction content of said recording information which has been already recorded in said recordable recording medium, 
 wherein said generating step newly generates said tentative control information corresponding to the content of said recording information after the editorial processing; and    said second recording step records said newly generated tentative control information in a vacant area on said recordable recording medium.    
     
     
         20 . The computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave according to  claim 17 , the recording control program causes the recording computer to further function as a third recording step for generating said managing control information by using said recorded tentative control information and recording it in said recordable recording medium when the recording of said recording information in said recordable recording medium is terminated.  
     
     
         21 . The computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave according to claim  20 , wherein said third recording step records said generated managing control information in an area on said recordable recording medium, said area detected ahead of the unit recording information.