Patent ID: 6876611
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical recording method of recording information on an optical recording medium, comprising the steps of: (a) recording a first test pattern in a first track on the optical recording medium under such a predetermined recording condition to form a wider recording mark than the first track; (b) after the recording of the first test pattern, recording a second test pattern in an area, of a second track, which is adjacent to a recording area of the first test pattern under a plurality of recording conditions, the second track being adjacent to the first track; (c) reading the first track to detect a first read-out signal according to each of the plurality of recording conditions; (d) reading the second track to detect a second read-out signal according to each of the plurality of recording conditions; (e) determining an optimum recording condition for the second track from the plurality of recording conditions and the first and second read-out signals; and (f) recording information in the second track under the optimum recording condition.