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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Toshihisa Iriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihisa Iriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving device includes: n pickups; n first control means for respectively controlling the pickups; and a second control means for controlling the n first control means so as to divide data into n pieces of data and to write divided data on a predetermined disc through the n pickups, wherein, when a notification that defect is detected is received from at least one first control means from among the n first control means while data is being written on the disc, the second control means determines a replacement destination, notifies information regarding the replacement destination to the n first control means, and determines the replacement destination in a region where data is continuously read at the time of reproducing of the disc.