Patent ID: 7672208

Claim:
A system for recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium including at least one temporary management area for storing temporary management information before the recording medium is closed and a final management area for storing final management information when the recording medium is closed, the system comprising: a recording device configured to record data to the recording medium, the recording device including: a pickup unit configured to create a first indicator to indicate which temporary management area among temporary management areas is currently in use, and create a second indicator to indicate whether or not the recording medium is closed, and a microcomputer coupled to the pickup unit and configured to control the pickup unit to create the first and second indicators; and a host device operatively coupled to the recording device via an interface, and configured to transmit a write command for recording the data onto the recording medium to the recording device, wherein the microcomputer is configured to control the pickup unit to create the first and the second indicators in one of the temporary management areas, wherein the second indicator is located inner than the first indicator.