Apparatus for transferring data with respect to a write-once storage medium, and the write once storage medium

Abstract

An apparatus for transferring data with respect to a write-once storage medium and the write-once storage medium, where the write-once storage medium includes a management area other than the data area having a defect management area, and a last temporary defect information and a last temporary defect management information, which are last recorded in a temporary defect management area, are recorded as defect information and defect management information in the defect management area.

1 . A write-once storage medium usable with respect to a recording and/or reproducing apparatus, the write-once storage medium comprising:
 a data area comprising user data; and   a management area other than the data area and which comprises a temporary defect management area comprising temporary defect information and temporary defect management information regarding the user data recorded in the data area and which is accessible by the recording and/or reproducing apparatus to perform defect management on the write-once storage medium, wherein the temporary defect information includes a position of a defective area of the data area and a position of a replacement area for replacing the defective area, and the temporary defect management information includes information on a position of the temporary defect information, and   the management area further comprises a defect management area, and a last temporary defect information and a last temporary defect management information, which are last recorded in the temporary defect management area, are recorded as defect information and defect management information in the defect management area.   
   
   
       2 . An apparatus for transferring data with respect to a write-once storage medium, the apparatus comprising:
 a recording/reading unit that records data on and/or reads data from the write-once storage medium comprising a data area to store user data, and a management area other than the data area, which comprises a temporary defect management area to store temporary defect information and temporary defect management information regarding the user data recorded in the data area to perform defect management on the write-once storage medium; and   a controller that controls the recording/reading unit to record defect information and defect management information in a defect management area in the management area, the defect information and defect management information being a last temporary defect information and a last temporary defect management information, which are last recorded in the temporary defect management area,   wherein the temporary defect information includes a position of a defective area of the data area and a position of a replacement area for replacing the defective area, and the temporary defect management information includes information on a position of the temporary defect information.   
   
   
       3 . An apparatus for transferring data with respect to a write-once storage medium, the apparatus comprising:
 a recording/reading unit that records data on and/or reads data from the write-once storage medium comprising a data area to store user data, and a management area other than the data area, which comprises a temporary defect management area to store temporary defect information and temporary defect management information regarding the user data recorded in the data area to perform defect management on the write-once storage medium; and   a controller that controls the recording/reading unit to read defect information and defect management information from a defect management area in the management area, the defect information and defect management information being a last temporary defect information and a last temporary defect management information, which are last recorded in the temporary defect management area,   wherein the temporary defect information includes a position of a defective area of the data area and a position of a replacement area for replacing the defective area, and the temporary defect management information includes information on a position of the temporary defect information.