Patent ID: 7145856
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A controller for a data recording device wherein, if recording to a recording medium is temporarily interrupted, then recording of unrecorded data is restarted so as to maintain continuity with recorded data that have been recorded before the interruption of the recording, comprising; a detecting means for detecting a factor that degrades recording quality; a recording interruption-controlling means for controlling the interruption of the recording according to the result of the detection performed by the detecting means; and a recording restart-controlling means for restarting the recording operation from a location that is before the location at which the recording of the recorded data has been interrupted in the recording medium; and a recording quality-detecting means for detecting recording quality by reproducing recorded content subsequent to the interruption of recording; wherein the recording restart-controlling means is configured to decide the location at which the recording operation is restarted according to the recording quality.