Patent ID: 8134896

Claim:
A method for recording management information on a recording medium having a non-data area and a data area, the data area having a non-user data area and a user data area, the method comprising steps of: (a) recording, onto a temporary defect management area located in the non-data area or the non-user data area and storing therein temporary defect list information until finalizing the recording medium, temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) information and recording status information, the TDDS information including first position information on the temporary defect list information recorded in the temporary defect management area and second position information on a valid defect list, where the TDDS information includes non-meaningful information as the second position information, the recording status information identifying whether user data is recorded in a sequential recording mode or random recording mode, wherein both the TDDS information and the recording status information are included in a same recording-unit within the temporary defect management area, and wherein the TDDS information is located in the last sub recording-unit of the recording-unit; and (b) recording, onto a final defect management area located in the non-data area and storing therein one or more final defect lists when finalizing the recording medium, latest temporary defect management information recorded in the temporary defect management area as the one or more final defect lists and final disc definition structure (DDS) information which includes third position information on a valid defect list from among the one or more final defect lists recorded on the final defect management area, where the DDS information includes a first physical sector number of the valid defect list recorded in the final defect management area as the third position information.