Patent ID: 7974519

Claim:
An optical disc recording/reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing information to and from an optical disc, the apparatus comprising: a recording controller for: recording a latest RSAT (Reserved Space Allocation Table) upon completion of recording of one title if an optical disc inserted into the apparatus is an optical disc of DVD+R type on which data is to be recorded; and storing, in a lead-in area of the optical disc, previous RSAT address information indicating an address in which a previous RSAT is recorded, when recording of the latest RSAT fails; and a reproduction controller for: determining whether previous RSAT address information is present in a lead-in area of the optical disc when an optical disc of DVD+R type is loaded; obtaining the previous RSAT address information if the previous RSAT address information is present; and starting reproduction from the optical disc of DVD+R type by using a latest RSAT if the previous RSAT address information is not present but the latest RSAT is found in a predetermined location or if the previous RSAT address information is present and the latest RSAT is found in the predetermined location, or starting reproduction from the optical disc of DVD+R type by using a previous RSAT if the latest RSAT is not present in the predetermined location but the previous RSAT address information is present.