Patent ID: 7440678
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An information recording apparatus which records information on a rewritable-type recording medium in accordance with a predetermined recording format, comprising: a recording device which records unit recording information including recording information and reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of the recording information on the rewritable-type recording medium; a temporary management information producing device which produces temporary management information for temporarily managing all the unit recording information recorded on the rewritable-type recording medium; and a temporary management information recording device which records the temporary management information at a temporary recording position on the rewritable-type recording medium, wherein the temporary management information recording device changes the temporary recording position and records the temporary management information at the temporary recording position after change when an access error of the temporary management information occurs, and wherein the temporary management information recording device records the temporary management information as a block having a predetermined data amount, and wherein a space between a first block corresponding to the temporary recording position of the temporary management information after the change and a second block corresponding to the temporary recording position of the temporary management information before the change is one block.