Patent ID: 7117230
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A software driven method for formatting a re-writable optical media (RW media), the method comprising: receiving a request to format the RW media; writing an ISO9660 image to the RW media, the ISO9660 image containing a Universal Disk Format reader; writing Universal Disk Format structures to the RW media; writing a write count table to the RW media, the write count table being configured to indicate a verification status of packets defined on the RW media; writing additional media file system structures to the RW media; verifying the ISO9660 image, the Universal Disk Format structures, the write count table, and the additional media file system structures; initializing a data partition for the RW media, the data partition being a series of blocks for user data and the initialization including the writing and verifying of initialization packets to the data partition, the initialization proceeding as a background process while the RW media is available for user interaction; and enabling interruption of the initializing, the interruption including closing a track and session on the RW media.