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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2005
Kyung-geun Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Wook-yeon Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyung-geun Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Wook-yeon Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are an optical disc having a plurality of recording layers, and a method and apparatus for recording data thereon. The optical disc has a plurality of recording layers, each recording layer including: a data area; a connecting area; and a remaining area. The data, connecting, and remaining areas are respectively disposed in a direction from an inner circumference of the optical disc to an outer circumference. An outer boundary of each of the data areas is determined according to an amount of data to be recorded. Locations of the connecting areas and the remaining areas are determined by a recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to the determination of the outer boundary of each of the data areas.