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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Hyug Jin Kwon, Anyang-si, KR;
Jung Sup Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyug Jin Kwon, Anyang-si, KR;
Jung Sup Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A recording medium, and a method and apparatus for recording defect management information on the recording medium are disclosed. The method for recording defect management information of a recording medium includes recording a defect entry on the recording medium, wherein the defect entry includes a first field that can identify a defect entry type, a second field recording position information of a defect area within a user data area, and a third field recording position information of a replacement area within a spare area, and recording position information corresponding to the second field and/or the third field in accordance with the defect entry type decided by the first field, wherein, in case of a defect entry type having no corresponding position information, the corresponding field is set to zero (0).