Method of reducing formatting time for rewritable compact disks

Details Method of reducing formatting time for rewritable compact disks Method of reducing formatting time for rewritable compact disks

1997-05-13

1999-12-28

Young, W. R.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Condition indicating, monitoring, or testing

Including radiation storage or retrieval

369 47, 369111, G11B 700

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060090588

ABSTRACT:
A method of formatting rewritable compact optical disks. In some example embodiments, a disk is initially partially formatted for immediate useability, and then additional incremental formatting is provided until the disk is completely formatted. The additional formatting may take place while a drive is off-line. In one embodiment, data is written to an unformatted disk with data writing and formatting taking place simultaneously. In various example embodiments, lead-in and lead-out areas may be written first with nothing in between or lead-in and lead-out areas may optionally written only if needed.

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Patent Abstracts of Japan, abstract for JP 9-171481, 1997.

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