Patent ID: 7561507
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An information recording and reproducing apparatus, which records information in an information recording medium and reproduces the information recorded in the information recording medium, comprising: a running power controlling and recording unit which records the information in the information recording medium while always monitoring a status of the information recording medium while recording the information and by controlling recording power; an interval adjusting unit which adjusts an interval for performing running power control by the running power controlling and recording unit; and a control unit which controls the running power controlling and recording unit and the interval adjusting unit; wherein the control unit determines whether the running power controlling and recording unit is to perform based on conditions for recording the information in the information recording medium, and when the control unit determines that the running power controlling and recording unit is to perform, the control unit informs the interval adjusting unit of an interval value for performing the running power control.