US 7,594,147 B2
Method and apparatus for recording data on and reproducing data from a recording medium and the recording medium
Yong Cheol Park, Gwachon-si (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to LG Electronics, Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/314,736.
Application 12/314736 is a continuation of application No. 11/193532, filed on Aug. 01, 2005, granted, now 7,478,288.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/592525, filed on Aug. 02, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2004-0085289 (KR), filed on Oct. 25, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2009/0122671 A1, May 14, 2009
Int. Cl. G11C 29/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 714—710  [369/53.17; 369/47.1] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of recording data onto a recording medium having a user data area divided into one or more recording ranges, comprising steps of:
(a) notifying a next recordable position of a recording range to a host;
(b) performing a replacement for data requested to be recorded at a first area of the recording range by recording sequentially the data requested onto a second area starting from the next recordable position instead of the first area, the first area having recorded data and the second area not having recorded data; and
(c) recording onto a temporary defect management area of the recording medium a management information entry, the management information entry indicating the first and second areas and including first and second status indicators indicating a status of the management information entry, the first status indicator indicating that the replacement is performed and the second status indicator indicating a type of the replacement.