Patent ID: 7623431

Claim:
An optical disk device, comprising: a strategy storage means which stores, for each value of identification information which indicates a type of multisession type optical disk, an intrinsic write strategy pulse width in relationship therewith; a read out means which reads out, from a multisession type optical disk which has been loaded, identification information which indicates its type, and a recommended write strategy pulse width; a decision means which decides whether the multisession type optical disk whose identification information has been read out by said read out means is a multisession type optical disk of an already known type whose identification information is stored in said strategy storage means, or is a multisession type optical disk of an unknown type whose identification information is not thus stored; a calculation means which, when said decision means has decided that said multisession type optical disk is of an unknown type, calculates a compensated pulse width based upon the value of the difference between the average value of said intrinsic write strategy pulse widths which are stored by said strategy storage means in correspondence with said identification information, and said recommended write strategy pulse width which has been read out by said read out means; and a recording means which, in the case of a multisession type optical disk which has been decided by said decision means to be of an already known type, performs recording of data upon said multisession type optical disk with laser light which has been modulated to said intrinsic pulse width stored by said strategy storage means; and conversely, in the case of a multisession type optical disk which has been decided by said decision means to be of an unknown type, performs recording of data upon said multisession type optical disk with laser light which has been modulated to said compensated pulse width calculated by said calculation means.