Patent ID: 6862255

Claim:
A method for coordinating the writing and reading speeds of a CD-R/W drive having a buffer, said method comprising the steps of: 1) starting a writing process; 2) loading said writing process, and then actuating a writing operation; 3) detecting if the buffer is empty or not? if “true”, calculating the time(s) that the buffer has been cleaned up; 4) determining the time(s) that the buffer has been cleaned up has/have reached to a predetermined value or not; 5) if “false”, performing said writing process; 6) if “true”, performing a slowing-down process, and then performing said writing process; 7) detecting if the buffer is empty or not? if “false”, detecting if said writing process ends or not; and 8) if the result being “true”, terminating said writing process; if “false”, performing said writing process.