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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Masayoshi Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Kato, Saitama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hasebe, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Koda, Saitama, JP;
Keiji Katata, Saitama, JP;
Masayoshi Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Kato, Saitama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hasebe, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Koda, Saitama, JP;
Keiji Katata, Saitama, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes: a recording device for recording record information onto at least one of (i) a recording medium including: a first recording layer and a second recording layer in which the record information is recorded by irradiating laser light thereon, each of the first and second recording layers including a buffer area and a calibration area, and (ii) a recording medium including: the first recording layer and the second recording layer, each of the first and second recording layers including the calibration area; a setting device for setting a reserved area having a predetermined size for extending or generating the buffer area, by each recording unit in the calibration area; a calibrating device for calibrating the power by using the calibration area other than the set reserved area; and a controlling device for controlling the recording device to record the record information into at least the reserved area.