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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Mark A. Green, Berthoud, CO (US);
Chris M. Bellman, Longmont, CO (US);
Mark A. Green, Berthoud, CO (US);
Chris M. Bellman, Longmont, CO (US);
Sonic Solutions, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A software-driven method for the initialization of re-writable optical media is provided. Embodiments include a software-driven method for the formatting of re-writable optical media to include defining a file system and writing a UDF reader to the optical media to enable implementation on a plurality of optical media devices in a plurality of operating system environments. The re-writable optical media is initialized using either user data or initialization patterns in a background operation to allow user interaction with the optical media during initialization. Methods are provided for multi-track capabilities of the optical media. Prior to initialization of the entire media space of an optical media, a session can be closed to enable compatibility of a partially initialized media in a ROM device. Further methods are provided to re-open a closed session to complete initialization of the media space.