Recording medium having data structure for managing at least a data area of the recording medium and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses

Abstract

The data structure on the recording medium includes a temporary defect management area storing a data block. The data block includes sequential recording information and a temporary definition structure. The sequential recording information provides information on continuous recording areas in the data area of the recording medium. The temporary definition structure includes at least one pointer to information in the temporary defect management area.

1 . A recording medium comprising:
 a data area including at least one recording partition, the recording partition being classified into one of recordable recording partition and non-recordable partition; and   a management area storing therein recording partition information that includes a list having entry information for each of the recording partition,   wherein the entry information is sorted in order of a preceding position of the recording partition.   
   
   
       2 . The recording medium of  claim 1 , wherein the entry information is sorted in ascending order of a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       3 . The recording medium of  claim 1 , wherein the entry information includes a last recorded address indicating a position on which data is recorded last within the recording partition. 
   
   
       4 . The recording medium of  claim 1 , wherein the entry information includes a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       5 . The recording medium of  claim 1 , wherein the entry information includes status information indicating status of the recording partition and the entry information is sorted based on the status information. 
   
   
       6 . The recording medium of  claim 5 , wherein the status information indicates whether the recording partition is a recordable recording partition. 
   
   
       7 . The recording medium of  claim 5 , wherein entry information of which status information indicates that the recording partition is a recordable recording partition is sorted first. 
   
   
       8 . A method for recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium having a data area divided into at least one recording partition which is classified into one of recordable partition and non-recordable partition and a management area storing the management information for the recording partition, the method comprising:
 sorting entry information for each of the recording partition in order of a preceding position of the recording partition; and   recording a list having the sorted entry information on the management area.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the sorting sorts the entry information in ascending order of a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the entry information includes a last recorded address indicating a position on which data is recorded last within the recording partition. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the entry information includes a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       12 . The recording medium of  claim 8 , wherein the entry information includes status information indicating status of the recording partition and the entry information is sorted based on the status information. 
   
   
       13 . The recording medium of  claim 12 , wherein the status information indicates whether the recording partition is a recordable recording partition. 
   
   
       14 . A method for reproducing management information from recording medium, the recording medium having a data area divided into at least one recording partition which is classified into one of recordable partition and non-recordable partition and a management area storing the management information for the recording partition, the method comprising:
 reading a list having entry information for each of the recording partition from the management area;   sorting the entry information in order of a preceding position of the recording partition; and   identifying the recording partition on the data area based on the sorted entry information.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the sorting sorts the entry information in ascending order of a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 checking a last recorded address included in the entry information, the last recorded address indicating a position on which data is recorded last within the recording partition.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the entry information includes a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the entry information includes status information indicating status of the recording partition and the entry information is sorted based on the status information. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the status information indicates whether the recording partition is a recordable recording partition. 
   
   
       20 . An apparatus for recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium having a data area divided into at least one recording partition which is classified recordable recording partition and non-recordable recording partition and a management area storing the management information for the recording partition, the apparatus comprising:
 a pickup configured to record data on the recording medium; and   a control unit configured to sort entry information for each of the recording partition in order of a preceding position of the recording partition, and control the pickup to record a list having the sorted entry information on the management area of the recording medium.   
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the control unit is configured to sort the entry information in ascending order of a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the control unit is configured to generate the entry information to include a last recorded address indicating a position on which data is recorded last within the recording partition. 
   
   
       23 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the control unit is configured to generate the entry information to include a start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       24 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the control unit is configured to generate the entry information to include status information indicating status of the recording partition and the control unit is configured to sort the entry information based on the status information first. 
   
   
       25 . An apparatus for reproducing management information from a recording medium, the recording medium having a data area divided into at least one recording partition which is classified into one of recordable partition and non-recordable partition and a management area storing the management information for the recording partition, the apparatus comprising:
 a pickup configured to reproduce data from the recording medium; and   a control unit configured to control the pickup to read a list having entry information for each of the recording partition from the management area, sort the entry information in ascending order of a start address of the recording partition, and identify the recording partition on the data area based on the sorted entry information.   
   
   
       26 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the entry information includes the start address of the recording partition. 
   
   
       27 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the control unit is configured to sort the entry information based on status information included in the entry information first.