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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2006
Hajime Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Sasa, Miyagi, JP;
Tetsuya Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Sasa, Miyagi, JP;
Tetsuya Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a composite type recording apparatus restricting write operations depending on the type of a connected host apparatus, including a recording medium having a first data region, a non-volatile storage medium having a second data region and an identification information table for integrating and managing the first and second data region, an information selection section for selecting positional information having predetermined identification information from the identification information table according to the type of the host apparatus, a conversion section for converting positional information selected by the information selection section into positional information matching the first data region or positional information matching the second data region, a first write section for writing data supplied from the host apparatus in the first data region according to conversion process of the conversion section and a second write section for writing data supplied from the host apparatus in the second data region.