Patent ID: 7706226

Claim:
A method for selecting a writing strategy for an optical information recording system, the method comprising: establishing a determination function relating to a plurality of allowable writing strategies, wherein establishing the determination function comprises: designating a first temperature and a second temperature; designating at least two test speeds; determining a first plurality of writing strategies corresponding to the test speeds at the first temperature; generating a first function of speed from the first plurality of writing strategies, the first function of speed relating to the plurality of allowable writing strategies; determining a second plurality of writing strategies corresponding to the test speeds at the second temperature; generating a second function of speed from the second plurality of writing strategies, the second function of speed relating to the plurality of allowable writing strategies; and combining the first function of speed and the second function of speed to establish the determination function; receiving an indicated speed; sensing a temperature in the optical information recording system; and selecting one of the allowable writing strategies by applying the indicated speed and the sensed temperature in the determination function.