Patent ID: 7813242

Claim:
A method of recording data on a write once disc including a lead-in area, a data area, and a lead-out area, comprising: recording area allocation information in a temporary disc defect structure (TDDS) of a temporary defect management area (TDMA) formed in a predetermined area on the disc, which indicates whether at least one section of the data area is allocated for disc defect management; recording data in the data area on the disc and performing disc defect management; and recording the area allocation information recorded in the temporary disc defect structure (TDDS) in a defect management area (DMA) during the finalization of the write once disc, wherein the disc is further provided with a first temporary defect management area (TDMA) formed in the lead-in area; and a second TDMA formed in the data area, and the area allocation information indicates allocation of the second TDMA to the data area, and the predetermined area in which the area allocation information is recorded is one of the first and second TDMAs.