Patent ID: 7813624

Claim:
A recording apparatus for recording digital audio/video signals on a removable rewritable disc like recording medium, the medium comprising a user area comprising user data represented by the digital audio/video signals, a table area comprising a defect table, the defect table comprising a list of addresses of defect areas in the user area and corresponding replacement areas on the medium, the defect areas identified as defective according to predefined defect management rules, the recording apparatus comprising input means for receiving the digital audio/video signals; recording means for recording the digital audio/video signals on the medium; reading means for reading digital audio/video signals recorded on the medium; output means for outputting the digital audio/video signals read; and control means for controlling recording the digital audio/video signals, wherein the control means are adapted to search the defect table for a replacement area address of a replacement area comprising the user data, to search the defect table for a defect area address of a defect area corresponding to the replacement area, to localize the replacement area according to the replacement area address, to localize the corresponding defect area according to the defect area address, to read the user data from the replacement area, and to re-record the user data read in the defect area regardless of whether either of the defect area is indicated as defective or the defect area is defective.