Patent ID: 7016281
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for generating information for an optical disc, comprising the steps of: (a) generating information to form a first area in the optical disc by recording user's data; and (b) generating information to form a fourth area and a fifth area in a second area in the optical disc by recording a reproducible recording mark in the fourth area and the fifth area, wherein the second area is provided between the first area and a third area, the fourth area, having a width of 20 tracks or more and 100 tracks or less, is provided in front of a recognition mark area, the fifth area, having a width of 20 tracks or more and 100 tracks or less, is provided behind a recognition mark area, and the recognition mark area has a width of 2 tracks or less and contains information that indicates whether or not the user's data can be recorded in the third area based on whether the information is not yet recorded or already recorded.