Patent ID: 6469964
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recording/reproduction method for recording information on and reproducing information from a rewriteable type optical recording medium on which a plurality of recording/reproduction conditions can be recorded together with a corresponding plurality of time information representing dates on which said plurality of recording/reproduction conditions were recorded, said recording/reproduction method comprising:determining an optimum recording/reproduction condition for a recording/reproduction apparatus which is to be used for at least one of recording information and reproducing information by conducting a test recording; and recording said optimum recording/reproduction condition and corresponding time information on said rewriteable type optical recording medium, wherein when a number of recording/reproduction conditions and time information recorded on said optical recording medium is a predetermined number, an oldest recording/reproduction condition and corresponding time information is deleted from said rewriteable type optical recording medium and said optimum recording/reproduction condition and corresponding time information is recorded on said rewriteable type optical recording medium.