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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Hiroshi Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Takauchi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Mitsui, Osaka, JP;
Motoshi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Takauchi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Mitsui, Osaka, JP;
Motoshi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
An information recording apparatusincludes a defect list update sectionfor updating a defect list having a defect address registered therein which represents a position of a defect area existing in a user area, and a recording sectionfor recording information on the information recording mediumbased on the updated defect list. The defect list update sectiondetermines whether or not an area designated by the defect address registered in the defect list is a defect area; and when the area designated by the defect address is determined not to be a defect area, the defect list update sectiondeletes the defect address, registered in the defect list, from the defect list.