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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Yong Cheol Park, Gwachon-si, KR;
Sung Dae Kim, Gunpo-si, KR;
Yong Cheol Park, Gwachon-si, KR;
Sung Dae Kim, Gunpo-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A recording medium, and a method and apparatus for recording management information on the recording medium are discussed. According to an embodiment, the invention provides a method of recording management information on a recording medium, the recording medium including a temporary defect management area (TDMA) and a final defect management area (DMA), the DMA including a defect list area, the method comprising: recording, in the TDMA, defect list information produced while the recording medium is in use, and recording, in the defect list area of the DMA, the latest defect list information included in the TDMA when the recording medium is to be finalized, wherein the defect list area of the DMA includes a plurality of recording units, and the latest defect list information is recorded on at least one of the recording units of the defect list area.