Patent ID: 6665784
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A method for writing a file of data to a compact disc media, comprising:receiving a first portion of the file for writing to the compact disc media; dividing the first portion of the file into a plurality of chunks; generating a map data sector for a set of the plurality of chunks, the map data sector including information for interrelating the file data and the plurality of chunks to be written to the compact disc media; writing the map data sector to the compact disc media; and writing the plurality of chunks of the first portion of the file to the compact disc media, wherein additional plurality of chunks for any additional portions of the file are written consecutively and any additional map data sectors for the additional plurality of chunks are grouped to be written before all of the plurality of chunks, and wherein each map data sector is directly associated with its plurality of chunks.