Patent ID: 7483343

Claim:
A controlling method of an optical recording apparatus to record data in a recording medium, the method comprising: performing a recording operation to record the data in the recording medium; determining whether a pause signal request has been applied; if the pause request signal has not been applied, returning to performing a recording operation to record the data in the recording medium; if the pause request signal has been applied, determining whether to set a record resume time; and if a user declines to set the record resume time, maintaining the pause state until a record request signal to resume the recording operation is applied; if it is determined that the record resume time is to be set, setting the record resume time while the recording operation is paused, and temporarily stopping the recording operation until the record resume time occurs, and later resuming the recording operation at the record resume time; determining whether the record resume time has been achieved, and if the record resume time has been achieved, resuming recording the data in the recording medium; and if the record resume time has not been achieved, resuming recording the data in the recording medium following application of a record request signal.