Patent ID: 6944106
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An information recording apparatus that records information with a substantially constant linear density in a circumferential direction of a recording medium having a disk shape, comprising: variable velocity recording control means for recording the information by a different linear velocity in a radial direction of the recording medium; recording power modification means for comparing a predetermined objective value of a recording state with a value corresponding to a generation signal from the recording medium and modifying a recording power value based on a result of the comparison if necessary, while the information is being recorded to the recording medium; recording power storage means for storing the recording power value just-before stopping recording that is modified by the recording power modification means, with reference to the linear velocity, when recording is stopped; and initial recording power value setting means for setting an initial value of the recording power of the recording power modification means based on the linear velocity and the recording power value stored by the recording power storage means.