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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tomotaka Kuraoka, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit to record information by laser irradiation on a recording medium having multiple recording layers where information is recorded, with a track formed in the layers as a continuous recording area and data recorded within a track, and also multiple tracks set to one layer according to recording purpose; and a control unit to determine a sparing destination where information is recorded on a recording position specified according to a recording request, and if sparing processing occurs, as a first priority the next recording address of a track being recorded is selected as a sparing destination, and as a second priority the next recording address of a track overlapped with a track where recording is performed according to the recording request in a layering direction of the layers is selected as a sparing destination, and to cause the recording unit to execute sparing recording.