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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Kohei Nakata, Nara, JP;
Naohiro Kimura, Kyoto, JP;
Harumitsu Miyashita, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Ueda, Nara, JP;
Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Kohei Nakata, Nara, JP;
Naohiro Kimura, Kyoto, JP;
Harumitsu Miyashita, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Ueda, Nara, JP;
Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An address format for appropriately controlling the recording linear density and the number of information recording layers is provided in order to increase the recording capacity of an information recording medium such as an optical disc or the like in a range in which a necessary S/N ratio can be guaranteed. An optical disc includes an information recording layer having a concentric or spiral track, and has a format for describing a track address, which is pre-recorded on the track or is to be added to data that is to be recorded on the information recording layer. The format includes layer information regarding the information recording layer and address information regarding the track address.