Patent ID: 8229275
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a recorder for recording information on a rewritable optical recording medium including an unrecorded area, the method comprising: a mode selection step of selecting a recording mode for the optical recording medium at least from between rewritable and write-once, based on a set recording rate, when start recording; a recording determination step of determining a recording status of the optical recording medium at least between the unrecorded area, a recorded area and a quick erase area to be created by quick erasing the recorded area, when start recording; a time calculation step of calculating an available recording time of the optical recording medium with the unrecorded area as a recordable area if the selected recording mode is write-once, and with both the unrecorded area and the quick erase area as a recordable area if the selected recording mode is rewritable; and a recording step of recording information on the optical recording medium, information is recorded on the unrecorded area if the selected recording mode is write-once, and information is recorded on both of the unrecorded area and the quick erase area if the selected recording mode is rewritable.