Patent ID: 7817506

Claim:
A method of transferring data with respect to an optical information storage medium, the medium comprising a single lead-in area, a single lead-out area, a single user data area formed between the lead-in and lead-out areas and in which user data is recorded, the method comprising: transferring first data with respect to a portion of the lead-in area having a first track pitch between adjacent tracks; and transferring second data with respect to at least one of the user data area and a remaining area of the lead-in area, the user data area and the remaining area of the lead-in area each having a second track pitch between adjacent tracks, and the second track pitch being other than the first track pitch; wherein: the portion of the lead-in area comprises optical information storage medium-related information; the lead-in area, the user data area, and the lead-out area are arranged in sequence; and the lead-in area is continuous.