Patent ID: 6546502
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An information recording method of an optical disc, which performs a linear replacement process as a process of a replacement sector to a secondary defective sector in a rewritable data area provided in a rewritable optical disc, said information recording method comprising the steps of:reading out file managing information from a file to be recorded on said rewritable optical disc: judging whether or not writing file data into a linear replacement sector is prohibited in accordance with discriminating an identification signal of said file managing information: writing said file data into said rewritable data area of said rewritable optical disc in accordance with result of judgement at said step of judging; and writing said file managing information into said rewritable data area of said rewritable optical disc, wherein, in case that writing said file into a linear replacement sector is prohibited at said step of judging, said information recording method further comprising the steps of: eliminating a linear replacement sector; deciding a sector to be recorded; reading out said file data from a storage device; writing said file data into a sector in said rewritable optical disc; verifying said file data; judging whether or not a block error is presented; and judging whether or not said file data is final, said information recording method is further characterized by whether or not writing said file data into said replacement sector for substituting said secondary defective sector is performed when said file data is written into said rewritable data area.