Patent ID: 6995936
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An information recording apparatus for recording content information on an information recording medium comprising a main information recording area on which main information to be reproduced is recorded, and a plurality of content information recording areas on which content information to be reproduced to indicate contents of said main information is recorded, said apparatus comprising: a recording device for recording said content information on a first part of said plurality of content information recording areas; a confirming device for confirming a recording result of said content information thus recorded on said first part; and a control device for controlling said recording device, only when said recording result is confirmed to be successful, so that content information that is identical with said content information recorded on said first part of said content information recording areas can be recorded on a second part of said content information recording areas, and when said recording results is confirmed to be unsuccessful, so that content information already recorded on the second part of said content information recording areas is maintained, without recording, on the second part of said content information recording areas, said content information that is identical with said content information recorded on said first part of said content information recording areas.