Abstract: An archiving apparatus that realizes high-speed seek processes and the like by setting a logical object table for each container file with a predetermined size, and closing the container file under a predetermined condition is provided. A data processing section that executes control of access to a recording medium generates a logical object table for managing a container file including logical objects which are recorded data units, and records the logical object table on a memory. In a case where a prescribed condition is satisfied, for example, the container file size has become equal to or larger than a prescribed end reference value, and so on, while a process on the container file is being executed, the logical object table is read out from the memory, and recorded on the recording medium, and the container file is closed.

Abstract: An archiving apparatus that realizes high-speed seek processes and the like by setting a logical object table for each container file with a predetermined size, and closing the container file under a predetermined condition is provided. A data processing section that executes control of access to a recording medium generates a logical object table for managing a container file including logical objects which are recorded data units, and records the logical object table on a memory. In a case where a prescribed condition is satisfied, for example, the container file size has become equal to or larger than a prescribed end reference value, and so on, while a process on the container file is being executed, the logical object table is read out from the memory, and recorded on the recording medium, and the container file is closed.

Abstract: To realize efficient access in case of restoring read failure data by RMW at time of data rewriting, a recording apparatus includes a write/read unit capable of performing data writing in a second data unit, in which a plurality of first data units of a predetermined amount of data are consecutive, and data reading in the first data unit with respect to a recording medium and a control unit. In response to a rewrite instruction of data, the control unit instructs the write/read unit to generate write data in the second data unit using update data relevant to the rewrite instruction and recorded data read out from the recording medium and to write the write data at a non-recording address on the recording medium, and generates or updates replacement information for associating address at which the write data is written, as a replacement destination, with address of a replacement source.

Abstract: To realize efficient access in case of restoring read failure data by RMW at time of data rewriting, a recording apparatus includes a write/read unit capable of performing data writing in a second data unit, in which a plurality of first data units of a predetermined amount of data are consecutive, and data reading in the first data unit with respect to a recording medium and a control unit. In response to a rewrite instruction of data, the control unit instructs the write/read unit to generate write data in the second data unit using update data relevant to the rewrite instruction and recorded data read out from the recording medium and to write the write data at a non-recording address on the recording medium, and generates or updates replacement information for associating address at which the write data is written, as a replacement destination, with address of a replacement source.

Abstract: There is provided a recording control device including a recording control section which controls data recording to a recording medium by irradiating laser light to the recording medium, and a division section which divides the sequential recording range of a prescribed recording layer, near a boundary of two mutually adjacent sequential recording ranges of the recording layer on a back side of the prescribed recording layer when viewed from a laser incident surface of the recording medium, in a case where data is not recorded to an area of one of the two sequential recording ranges, by setting, as a division position in the prescribed recording layer, a position separated by only a prescribed distance, from a position identical to a position of the boundary, on the other side of the two sequential recording ranges in a direction connecting a center and outer peripheral of the recording medium.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit configured to perform recording of information on a recoding medium having a plurality of layers serving as recording layers where recording of information is performed, and a track serving as a continuous recording area is formed in the plurality of layers and recording of data is performed within a track; and a control unit configured to cause the recording unit to execute recording to the recording medium according to a request from a host apparatus, and also to enable the host apparatus to recognize, in the event of determining that a certain layer of the recording medium is in a recording disabled state, that all of tracks in this layer are in a recording disabled state.

Abstract: A recording management apparatus includes: a control unit configured to perform track setting processing arranged to set, by recording purpose, a plurality of tracks serving as continuous recording areas to one layer of a recording medium having a plurality of layers serving as recording layers where recording of information is performed by laser irradiation, and closing track processing arranged to set each track to a continuous recording completed state within one layer alone.

Abstract: A recording management apparatus includes: a control unit configured to perform track setting processing arranged to set a fixed management information track where management information to be fixedly disposed with a data structure conforming to the UDF, in a layer on the front-most side as viewed from a laser entry face side, to a recording medium having a plurality of layers serving as recording layers where recording of information is performed by laser irradiation on which a track serving as a continuous recording area is formed in which recording of data is performed, closing track processing arranged to set the fixed management information track to a consecutive recording completed state immediately after setting, and writing request processing arranged to record, by performing management information writing request for the fixed management track which has been closed, management information relating to this writing request in another track by sparing processing.

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.

Abstract: Provided is a recording control device including a recording control section which controls data recording to a recording medium by irradiating laser light to the recording medium, and an alternate processing section which sets, in a case where recording of data to a specific address of a prescribed sequential recording range is instructed and an alternate process is generated, a next writable address having a shortest distance between a position of a next writable address and a position of the specific address from a center of the recording medium in an outer peripheral direction, from among next writable addresses of the sequential recording ranges of each of the recording layers, as an alternate destination of the specific address.

Abstract: Provided is a recording control device including a recording control section which controls data recording to a recording medium by irradiating laser light to the recording medium, and an alternate processing section which sets, in a case where recording of data to a specific address of a prescribed sequential recording range is instructed and an alternate process is generated, a next writable address having a shortest distance between a position of a next writable address and a position of the specific address from a center of the recording medium in an outer peripheral direction, from among next writable addresses of the sequential recording ranges of each of the recording layers, as an alternate destination of the specific address.

Abstract: There is provided a recording control device including a recording control section which controls data recording to a recording medium by irradiating laser light to the recording medium, and a division section which divides the sequential recording range of a prescribed recording layer, near a boundary of two mutually adjacent sequential recording ranges of the recording layer on a back side of the prescribed recording layer when viewed from a laser incident surface of the recording medium, in a case where data is not recorded to an area of one of the two sequential recording ranges, by setting, as a division position in the prescribed recording layer, a position separated by only a prescribed distance, from a position identical to a position of the boundary, on the other side of the two sequential recording ranges in a direction connecting a center and outer peripheral of the recording medium.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit configured to perform recording of information on a recoding medium having a plurality of layers serving as recording layers where recording of information is performed, and a track serving as a continuous recording area is formed in the plurality of layers and recording of data is performed within a track; and a control unit configured to cause the recording unit to execute recording to the recording medium according to a request from a host apparatus, and also to enable the host apparatus to recognize, in the event of determining that a certain layer of the recording medium is in a recording disabled state, that all of tracks in this layer are in a recording disabled state.

Abstract: A recording management apparatus includes: a control unit configured to perform track setting processing arranged to set a fixed management information track where management information to be fixedly disposed with a data structure conforming to the UDF, in a layer on the front-most side as viewed from a laser entry face side, to a recording medium having a plurality of layers serving as recording layers where recording of information is performed by laser irradiation on which a track serving as a continuous recording area is formed in which recording of data is performed, closing track processing arranged to set the fixed management information track to a consecutive recording completed state immediately after setting, and writing request processing arranged to record, by performing management information writing request for the fixed management track which has been closed, management information relating to this writing request in another track by sparing processing.

Abstract: A recording management apparatus includes: a control unit configured to perform track setting processing arranged to set, by recording purpose, a plurality of tracks serving as continuous recording areas to one layer of a recording medium having a plurality of layers serving as recording layers where recording of information is performed by laser irradiation, and closing track processing arranged to set each track to a continuous recording completed state within one layer alone.

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.

Abstract: A picture signal processing system includes a playback apparatus and a display apparatus connected via first and second communication units. The playback apparatus receives a video signal made up of source data generated by moving giant image data in a constant direction at a constant speed, wherein the giant image data has a number of pixels far greater than the number of pixels in a display region. The playback apparatus reads source data speed information stored in the video signal header, and transmits the video signal and the speed information to the display apparatus. The display apparatus references a table to determine how to process the video signal on the basis of the speed information, processes the video signal, and then displays the processed video signal.

Abstract: The present invention allows the usability of a write-once recording medium to be enhanced. The write-once recording medium is provided with an ordinary recording/reproduction area, an alternate area, a first alternate-address management information area (DMA) and a second alternate-address management information area (TDMA). In addition, written/unwritten state indication information (a space bitmap) is also recorded. The second alternate-address management information area is an area allowing alternate-address management information recorded therein to be renewed by adding alternate-address management information thereto. In addition, the written/unwritten state indication information indicates whether or not data has been recorded in each data unit (cluster) on the recording medium. Thus, it is possible to correctly execute management of defects and properly implement renewal of data in the write-once recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention allows the usability of a write-once recording medium to be enhanced. The write-once recording medium is provided with an ordinary recording/reproduction area, an alternate area, a first alternate-address management information area (DMA) and a second alternate-address management information area (TDMA). In addition, written/unwritten state indication information (a space bitmap) is also recorded. The second alternate-address management information area is an area allowing alternate-address management information recorded therein to be renewed by adding alternate-address management information thereto. In addition, the written/unwritten state indication information indicates whether or not data has been recorded in each data unit (cluster) on the recording medium. Thus, it is possible to correctly execute management of defects and properly implement renewal of data in the write-once recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention allows the usability of a write-once recording medium to be enhanced. The write-once recording medium is provided with an ordinary recording/reproduction area, an alternate area, a first alternate-address management information area (DMA) and a second alternate-address management information area (TDMA). In addition, written/unwritten state indication information (a space bitmap) is also recorded. The second alternate-address management information area is an area allowing alternate-address management information recorded therein to be renewed by adding alternate-address management information thereto. In addition, the written/unwritten state indication information indicates whether or not data has been recorded in each data unit (cluster) on the recording medium. Thus, it is possible to correctly execute management of defects and properly implement renewal of data in the write-once recording medium.