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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Isao Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Yasumori Hino, Nara, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An information recording medium according to the present invention includes a track on which a data sequence including a plurality of recording marks and a plurality of spaces provided between the plurality of recording marks is recordable; and a recording condition recording area in which a recording condition for recording the data sequence on the track is recordable. Where a recording mark which is included in the data sequence and is to be formed on the track based on the recording condition is a first recording mark, when a length of the first recording mark is longer than a prescribed length, the recording condition is classified using a combination of the length of the first recording mark and a length of a first space located adjacently previous or subsequent to the first recording mark, and when the length of the first recording mark is equal to or shorter than the prescribed length, the recording condition is classified using a combination of the length of the first recording mark, the length of the first space, and a length of a second space not located adjacent to the first space and located adjacent to the first recoding mark.