Patent ID: 7751292
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A control device for controlling the recording of data onto an information recording medium where the number of re-writing data onto the same area is limited, the control device comprising: means for determining whether data to be recorded is real-time data or non-real-time data; means for, when it is determined that the data to be recorded is real-time data, recording the real-time data using a one-way recording method onto a second area which is defined in advance within a first area which is assigned in advance on the information recording medium; and means for, when it is determined that the data to be recorded is non-real-time data, searching for an unassigned area from a predetermined address within the first area and recording the non-real-time data onto the unassigned area found as a result of the search, wherein a leading address of the first area is smaller than a leading address of the second area, and the search for the unassigned area for recording the non-real-time data is also performed from the leading address of the second area if the unassigned area is not found between the leading address of the first area and the leading address of the second area.