Patent ID: 7333409
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A link writing method for a recordable or rewritable optical disk comprising: recording an interrupted position by storing values of an interrupted sector, an interrupted data frame, and an interrupted bit count when data under-run or other interruption occurs and enabling a succeeding writing process after the writing interruption, the succeeding writing process comprising: positioning a linking area in accordance with the values of the interrupted sector, the interrupted data frame, and the interrupted bit count; enabling a start writing signal; advancing the linking area according to a write laser power settling time to an advanced linking area; and activating a laser power, wherein the advanced linking area is linked to the interrupted position but is allowed to precede or be spaced from the interrupted position according to the write laser power settling time so that the interrupted data together with successively written data can be successfully error-correction processed.