Method and apparatus for determining a recordable position...

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2007-07-10

2010-12-21

Young, Wayne R (Department: 2627)

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Control of storage or retrieval operation by a control...

Mechanism control by the control signal

C369S053310, C369S053340, C369S053410

Reexamination Certificate

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07855942

ABSTRACT:
According to an embodiment, an apparatus for recording data in a recording medium, includes a reading/recording unit recording or reading data on or from the recording medium, the read data including a position information, the position information indicating a last recorded position and a recordable position for new data to be recorded; and a controller examining whether or not an area corresponding to the recordable position has an already recorded data, and determining whether to change the recordable position to another position for recording the new data based on the examination result, the another position being physically separated from the recordable position indicated by the read data recording information, wherein the controller identifies another position for recording the new data if the area has the already recorded data.

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