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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Kenji Akahoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Fuchiwaki, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Akahoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Fuchiwaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignees:
Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/0045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Medium recording and reproduction apparatus and method can prevent prohibition of disc recording due to the fact that laser power calibration area becomes unusable by studying a management information update method during data recording. When usable capacity of the laser power calibration area is monitored and the capacity is reduced, management information area to be currently updated is changed to another layer.