RU2462772C2 - Optical recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: medium comprises an area in a data area, which stores a unit of substitution to substitute a faulty unit arranged in a data area, and a list of defects. A record in the list of defects has the first index, indicating physical location of a faulty unit, and the second index, indicating physical location of a substitution unit corresponding to a faulty unit, and information on a status of a faulty unit and a substitution unit. The information on the status contains information that indicates whether a faulty unit is a single or a serial one. If a faulty unit is a serial one, then the second information is contained, indicating, whether a faulty unit is an initial unit or a final unit among serial faulty units. Also the medium additionally comprises a disc definition structure (DDS).

EFFECT: higher efficiency of medium space control.

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Description

The invention relates to a method for recording on an optical recording medium and a device for reproducing data from an optical data medium.

State of the art

Disk defect management is the process of compensating for data loss caused by defects in the user data area of the disk, i.e. of the defective block, by writing user data recorded in the defective block to a new part of the user data area. In general, defect management on discs is performed using a linear replacement method or a sliding replacement method. In these methods, the defective area is replaced by a spare area that is not defective. In the sliding replacement method, the defective region is shifted, and the next non-defective region is used. In the linear replacement method, a block of a user data area in which a defect occurs is called a defective block. A replacement block for replacing a defective block is recorded in a spare area in a predetermined portion of the disk. Information about the defective block and the replacement block, i.e. information for finding the location of the defective block and the replacement block is presented in the list of defects.

In general, when a node reads data written to a disk, the node determines the logical address of the data and instructs the hard drive to read the data. Then, the hard disk drive searches for the physical address corresponding to the logical address, and reads the data written to the disk at the location corresponding to the physical address. If the defective block is found in the data corresponding to the physical address, the hard drive must find a replacement block that replaces the defective block. Therefore, the defect list includes defect list entries, each of the entries respectively containing information on each of the defective blocks. Those. a defect list is generated for each defective block, thereby requiring significant space for recording defect lists.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Technical challenge

Therefore, effective space management for a defect list is required. This requires effective management of information about defective blocks, especially about defective blocks that occur in consecutive locations of the user data area.

Technical solution

The present invention provides an optical disk on which defects are managed, and a defect management device and method that effectively manage the space required for a defect list for managing defects on a disk, and a computer-readable optical disk storing a computer program for managing the device to implement the defect management method .

Benefits

According to the present invention, on an optical disk on which defect management is performed, the space for recording defect lists for defect management can be effectively controlled, and thus, the entire disk space can be effectively controlled.

Description of drawings

1 is a block diagram of a data recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a disc with one recording layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a double recording layer disc according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a data block diagram of an SA / DL region according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of the data of the DL #i recording illustrated in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a detailed block diagram of the data of the DL #i recording illustrated in FIG. 5.

7 is a reference diagram illustrating a serial defective unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a reference diagram illustrating a list of consecutive defects according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of replacement status information and successive defect information shown in FIG. 6.

10A and 10B are reference diagrams illustrating a serial defective block having a substitution and a serial defective block having no substitution according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11A is a block diagram of the DL #k data illustrated in FIG. 10B.

FIG. 11B is a data block diagram of the DL #k illustrated in FIG. 10B, further including information on the number of entries in the list of consecutive defects.

11C is a block diagram of the DL #k data illustrated in FIG. 11B, further including information on the number of entries in the list of consecutive defects having replacement status information '0' and information on the number of entries in the list of sequential defects having information about substitution state '1'.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a defect management method for an optical disc on which a defect area is controlled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to an aspect of the present invention, an optical recording medium on which defects are controlled includes an replacement unit replacing a defective unit located in a user data area and an SA / DL area in which information regarding a defect is recorded. The defect information includes a list of consecutive defects, which includes information regarding defects located at consecutive locations of the user data area.

The sequential defect list entry may include an initial record corresponding to information regarding the first defective block and an end record corresponding to information regarding the last defective block, the first and last defective blocks being among the defective blocks at consecutive locations of the user data area.

The initial recording may include location information regarding the first defective unit and location information regarding the replacement unit replacing the first defective unit.

The final record may include location information regarding the last defective block and location information regarding the replacement block replacing the last defective block.

The defect information may include information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries.

The defect information may further include information regarding the number of defect list entries.

The number of entries in the single defect list can be calculated by multiplying the number of entries in the list of consecutive defects by a factor of two and subtracting the resulting product from the number of entries in the defect list.

The defect information may include a defect list entry containing location information regarding the defective unit, location information regarding the replacement unit, and status information regarding the defect.

The status information may include replacement status information indicating whether the defective unit is replaced, and successive defect information indicating whether the defective unit is a sequential defective unit.

The defect information may further include information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement status information indicating that the defective block is replaced.

The defect information may further include information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement status information indicating that the defective block is not replaced.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for recording / reproducing data on an optical recording medium comprising a recording / reading unit for writing data to or reading data from a medium, and a control unit, wherein the control unit assigns an SA / DL region to the medium, in which a replacement unit is recorded that replaces a defective unit having a defect in the user data area, and information regarding the defect, and controls the write / read unit to record information regarding yuschuyusya defect, which comprises consecutive defect list entries corresponding to information regarding defects located in consecutive locations of the user data to SA / DL.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of recording / reproducing data on an optical recording medium, comprising the steps of: assigning to the medium an SA / DL region in which a replacement block is recorded to replace a defective block in the user data area, and information regarding the defect, corresponding to the defective unit, and information regarding the defect is recorded, which contains records of a list of consecutive defects corresponding to information regarding defects placed in the next specific locations of the user data area in the SA / DL area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable optical disk storing a computer program for controlling a device to implement a method for managing defects in recording / reproducing data on an optical disk on which defects are controlled, wherein the defect management method includes the steps of designating a medium the SA / DL region in which the replacement block is recorded to replace the defective block in the user data area, and the defect information correspondingly the defective unit, and information regarding the defect is recorded, which contains entries of a list of consecutive defects corresponding to information regarding defects located at consecutive locations of the user data area in the SA / DL area.

Description of a preferred embodiment of the invention

Next will be presented a detailed description of embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference position refers to the same elements throughout the description. Embodiments of the invention are described below to explain the present invention with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a data recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a data recording / reproducing apparatus includes a recording / reading unit 2 and a control unit 1.

The write / read unit 2 contains a sensor (write and read head) and writes / reads data to / from the disk 4 on which defects are controlled according to the present invention. The control unit 1 carries out defect management according to the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 1 uses a “post-write check” method to find defective data by recording data by a predetermined unit and checking the recorded data. The control unit 1 checks whether defective data is encountered by recording and checking user data using a recording work unit. The control unit 1 generates defect information indicating where the defective data is located, after checking the defective data, stores the generated information in the memory unit and writes the generated information to the disk as temporary information about the defect after collecting a predetermined amount of generated information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a recording operation, which is an operation determined by a user's intention, or a desired recording operation, and the like. refers to an operation that includes loading a disc, writing data to a disc, and ejecting a disc. During the write operation, the check after recording operation is performed at least once. Temporary defect information obtained by using the “check after recording” operation is temporarily stored in the memory unit.

When the user presses the eject button (not shown) to eject the disc, the control unit 1 determines that the write operation is completed, and reads the temporary defect information stored in the memory unit, provides information to the write / read unit 2, and instructs to write information to disk.

The control unit 1 comprises a system controller 10, a node interface 20, a digital signal processor (DSP) 30, an AMP 40 RF and a servo mechanism 50. During a write operation, the node interface 20 receives a predetermined write command from node 3 (in this embodiment, a computer ) and transmits the write command to the system controller 10. The system controller 10 controls the DSP 30 and the servo mechanism 50 to perform a write operation on the write command received from the node interface 20. The DSP 30 adds additional data, such as parity , To the data to be recorded, which are received from the interface node 20 to correct data errors, performs ECC-encoding, generates an ECC-block, which is an error correction block, and modulates the ECC-block a predetermined manner. The RF AMP 40 converts the data output from the DSP 30 into RF signals. The write / read unit 2 writes the RF signals received from the RF AMP 40 to disk 4. The servo mechanism 50 stores the write commands entered from the system controller 10 and performs servo control of the sensor (write and read head) of the write / read unit 2.

The system controller 10 includes a defect management unit 11 and a memory unit 12 for defect management. The defect management unit 11 reads temporary defect information stored in the memory unit 12, collects temporary defect information, and then generates a defect list according to the present invention. Thus, when the defect management unit 11 finds information about consecutive defective blocks from the read defect information, the defect management unit 11 generates a list of consecutive defects consisting of an initial record, corresponding information about the first defective block of consecutive defective blocks, and an end record, relevant information about the last defective block of consecutive defective blocks. Therefore, even if, for example, eight defective blocks occur in series, only two records are generated instead of eight records, since records are not generated for each of the eight blocks, but only for the first block and the last block of eight consecutive defective blocks. In this way, the space required to save records can be reduced. The defect management unit 11 also generates a DL record that includes successive defect information indicating whether the defect is a sequential or single defect, and replacement status information indicating whether or not a replacement unit is provided. The defect management unit 11 generates a DL including such a DL entry.

To reproduce data, the node interface receives a read command from node 3. The system controller 10 performs the initialization necessary for playback. The write / read unit 2 projects the laser beam onto the disk 4 and outputs the optical signal obtained by receiving the laser beam reflected from the disk 4. The RF AMP 40 converts the optical signal output from the write / read unit 2 into an RF signal, sends modulated data obtained from the RF signal to the DSP 30 and sends the servo control signal obtained from the RF signal to the servo mechanism 50. The DSP 30 demodulates the modulated data and performs ECC error correction with the demodulated data. The servo mechanism 50 performs servo control of the sensor after receiving the servo signal from the RF AMP 40 and the command that is necessary to control the servo mechanism received from the system controller 10. The node interface 20 sends data received from the DSP 30 to the node 3. To control the reproduction of data, the system controller 10 controls the servo mechanism 50 to read data from the location where the data is recorded.

The structure of an optical disc on which defects are controlled according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below.

Disk management information (DMI) recorded on an optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a disk definition structure (DDS), recording management data (RMD), and a defect list (DL). The disc management area (DMA) onto which the DMI is recorded includes a temporary disc management area (TDMA) for recording a temporary DMI when a disc is being recorded, and a finalized disc management area (FDMA) to record a finalized DMI.

TDMA for recording temporary DMI includes a DDS / RMD area for recording DDS and RMD, and a DL area for recording DL.

DDS includes location information regarding an SA / DL area in which a replacement unit replacing a defective unit is recorded when a defect occurs in a data unit recorded in a data area, and DL, location information regarding a DDS / RMD area, information location information regarding where the DL is recorded, location information that can be used to replace data in the SA / DL area or update the DL, the compatibility flag to check if the disk was ejected normally during use, and information write protection tion to protect the recording.

RMD, which is information regarding the management of data recorded on a disc, includes R-zone records showing the status of each R-zone in sequential recording mode, and a bitmap showing as bit value whether or not data relating to each block recording, in random recording mode.

The DDS / RMD area onto which DDS and RMD are recorded is located in the start area or end area of the disc with one recording layer, while the DDS / RMD area is located in the start area, intermediate area or end area of the double recording disc. The DDS / RMD area can be allocated to a portion of the data area to increase the number of possible updates according to the intention of the drive manufacturer or user, when the disk is initialized, to use the disk.

When data can no longer be written to the disc or the user wants to save the current state of the disc without writing additional data and use the disc only for playback, the disc is finalized and the finalized information for managing the disc is recorded in FDMA.

The PCA area is placed for testing to determine the optimal recording power from various recording areas according to the write strategies and variables according to the write strategies.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a disc with one recording layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 2, the end region is formed in the direction of the outer circumference of the disc, the start region is formed in the direction of the center of the disc, and the data region is formed between the end region and the start region.

The start area includes PCA # 0, FDMA # 1, FDMA # 2, and the DDS / RMD # 0 area. The data area includes a user area, an SA / DL # 0 area, and an SA / DL # 1 area. The final area includes PCA # 1, FDMA # 3, FDMA # 4, and DDS / RMD # 1.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a double recording layer disc according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to Figure 3, the start region, data region # 0 and intermediate region # 0 are located in one layer of the L0 record, while intermediate region # 1, data region # 1 and the end region are sequentially located in another recording region L1.

In the L0 layer, the start area includes PCA # 0, FDMA # 2, DDS / RMD # 0, and FDMA # 1. The data area includes an area SA / DL # 0 and user area # 0. Intermediate region # 0 includes FDMA # 3, DDS / RMD # 2, FDMA # 4, and PCA # 1. On the other hand, in L1, the intermediate region # 1 includes FDMA # 3, DDS / RMD # 3, FDMA # 4, and PCA # 3. Data area # 1 includes an SA / DL # 1 area and user area # 1. The final area includes PCA # 2, FDMA # 2, DDS / RMD # 1, and FDMA # 1.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when a defect occurs in a user area, a replacement block replacing the defective block is recorded in the SA / DL area along with the defect information. The defect information includes location information regarding the defective unit, location information regarding the replacement unit, and information regarding the sequential defect.

4 is a data block diagram of an SA / DL region according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the SA / DL #i region includes DL # 0, a replacement block # 1, ... a replacement block #k, DL # 1, a replacement block # k + 1, ... and DL #m.

DL # 0, which is a defect list including defect information, includes initialization information.

Replacement blocks, from # 1 to #k, replacing defective blocks from # 1 to #k, are placed next to DL # 0. DL # 1, which is a defect list including information regarding defective blocks # 1 to #k and regarding replacement blocks # 1 to #k, is recorded next to the replacement block #K. Replacement blocks from # k + 1 to #m, replacing defective blocks from # k + 1 to #m regarding defects encountered in the user area, are placed next to DL # 1.

Thus, a defect list, which includes information regarding a defect according to an embodiment of the present invention, is recorded in the SA / DL region, which also contains a replacement block replacing the defective block. Those. The list of defects and the replacement block are located in one area, and not in different areas.

FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of the DL #i data illustrated in FIG. 4.

5, the DL #i 200 includes a DL identifier 210, an DL update counter 220, a number of DL records 230, a DL record # 1 240 and a DL record # 2 250.

Identifier 210 DL refers to an identifier indicating a list of defects. Those. an identifier indicating a defect list is necessary because the defect list and the replacement unit are placed together in the SA / DL area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DL Update Counter 220 is a value indicating the number of defects list updates.

The number of DL records 230 is the total number of records included in the defect list.

DL record # 1 240 or DL record # 2 250 is a record containing defect information. Examples of the contents included in these DL records are illustrated in FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 is a detailed block diagram of the data of the DL #i recording illustrated in FIG. 5.

6, the DL entry #i 300 includes status information 310, defective block location information 320, and replacement block location information 330.

Status information 310 is defect status information represented by a corresponding DL entry. The defective block location information 320 represents location information regarding the defective block recorded in the user area, for example, the sector number of the defective block. The location information 330 of the replacement blocks represents location information regarding the replacement block recorded in the SA / DL area, for example, the physical sector number of the replacement block.

Status information 310 includes replacement status information 311 having a length of 1 bit and successive defect information 312 having a length of 2 bits.

The replacement status information 311 represents whether or not the defective block that has met in the user area is replaced. Those. the information is whether the defective block is replaced in the user area and the replacement block is contained in the SA / DL region or the defective block is not replaced and the replacement block is not in the SA / DL region.

The consecutive defect information 312 represents whether the DL record is a sequential DL record that represents consecutive defective blocks, and the DL record is at the beginning or end of the consecutive DL record if the DL record is a DL sequential record.

The following describes sequential defective blocks and the recording of a list of consecutive defects with reference to Figs. 7 and 8.

According to Fig. 7, the positions ①-⑦ refer to blocks in which a verification operation after recording is performed. The recorder records user data up to section ① and then returns to the first part of section ① to check whether the data has been correctly recorded or a defect has occurred. If a defective part is detected, this part is designated as a defective area. Thus, defect # 1, which is a defective area, is indicated. The recorder again writes data recorded in defect # 1 to the SA / DL area. The part to which data recorded in defect # 1 is rewritten is called replacement # 1. Then, the recorder records user data up to section ② and then returns to the first part of section ② to check whether the data has been correctly recorded or a defect has occurred. If a defective part is detected, this part is designated as defect # 2. Similarly, substitution # 2 corresponding to defect # 2 is generated. In section деф defect # 3 and substitution # 3 are generated. Since the defective part is not detected in the section ④, the defective region in this section is absent.

When the completion of write operation # 0 is predicted after recording and checking up to section ④ (when the user presses the eject button or the recording of user data assigned to the write operation is completed), the recorder records DL # 1, including information regarding defects # 1 , # 2 and # 3, which arose in sections ①-④, in the area SA / DL.

During recording operation # 1, the recording device records user data up to section ⑤ and then returns to the first part of section ⑤ to check whether the data has been correctly recorded or a defect has occurred. If a defective part is detected, this part is designated as a defective area. Thus, since defect # 4 and defect # 5, which are defective areas, are encountered in series, consecutive blocks are designated as defective blocks. The recorder again writes data recorded in the defect # 4 and the defect # 5 to the SA / DL area. Then, the recorder records user data up to section ⑥ and then returns to the first part of section ⑥ to check whether the data has been correctly recorded or a defect has occurred. If defect # 6 and defect # 7, which are defective areas, occur in series, consecutive blocks are designated as defective blocks. The recorder again writes data recorded in the defect # 6 and the defect # 7 to the SA / DL area. In section ⑦, the defective part was not detected, therefore, the defective region is absent. When the completion of write operation # 1 is predicted, the recorder writes DL # 2, including information regarding defects # 4 to # 7, in the SA / DL area.

Defective blocks occurring in consecutive locations of the user area, such as defects encountered in write operation # 1, are consecutive defective blocks. The first defective block of consecutive defective blocks is defect # 4, and the last defective block is defect # 7.

Replacement blocks replacing consecutive defective blocks that occur consecutively at predetermined locations in the user area are recorded in consecutive locations of the SA / DL area. As shown, in the SA / DL area, a replacement block # 4 is located, replacing the defective block # 4. At the next location, replacement block # 5 is located, replacing the defective block # 5. At the next location, replacement block # 6 is located, replacing the defective block # 6. Then, at the next location, a replacement block # 7 is replaced, replacing the defective block # 7. The first replacement block of replacement blocks replacing consecutive defective blocks is replacement block # 4, and the last replacement block replacing these consecutive defective blocks is replacement block # 7.

When consecutive defective blocks occur at consecutive locations, after the location of the first block of consecutive defective blocks and the location of the last block are known, the locations of the remaining blocks included in the consecutive defective block can also be known from the locations of the first and last blocks, due to the characteristic that defective blocks included in the serial defective block are located in consecutive locations. Therefore, the space required to record defect related information can be reduced by including only information about the first defective block of the sequential defective block and the last defective block in the defect related information. The same applies to a replacement block replacing a sequential defective block.

Therefore, a sequential defect list entry showing information regarding a sequential defective block may include a start record and an end record, as shown in FIG.

According to Fig. 8, recording a list of consecutive defects includes a start record and an end record. Both the initial recording and the final recording have the same structure as the DL recording shown in FIG. 6. The initial record contains information regarding the first defect of successive defects, and the final record contains information regarding the last defect.

The initial recording includes status information, location information of a first defective block representing a location of a user area where a first defective block of successive defective blocks is recorded, and location information of a first replacement block representing a location of an SA / DL area where a first block is recorded substitution, replacing the first defective block. The final record includes status information, location information of the last defective block, representing the location of the user area where the last defective block of successive defective blocks is recorded, and location information of the last replacement block, representing the location of the SA / DL area where the last block is recorded substitution, replacing the last defective block.

Fig.9 is an example of replacement status information and successive defect information shown in Fig.6.

According to FIG. 9, bits representing replacement state information are '0' and '1'. If the replacement status information 311 is '1', the defective block corresponding to the location information of the defective blocks 320 is not replaced and only the defective location is shown. If the replacement status information 311 is '0', the defective block corresponding to the defective block location information 320 is replaced by the replacement block corresponding to the location information of the replacement blocks 330.

Bits representing successive defect information are '00', '01', and '10'. If the sequential defect information 312 is '00', the DL record does not refer to the recording of the list of consecutive defects, but to the recording of the list of single defects. In this case, the DL record may refer to a defective block with a replacement or a defective block without replacement, depending on the value set as information about the status of the replacement. In the case of a defective block with replacement, the DL record has a record of the location of the defective blocks and information about the location of the replacement blocks. In the case of a defective block without replacement, the DL record has only information about the location of the defective blocks.

If the sequential defect information 312 is '01', the DL entry represents the start record of the sequential defect list entry. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the DL record has location information of the first defective block regarding consecutive defective blocks and location information of the first replacement block regarding consecutive replacement blocks.

If the sequential defect information 312 is '10', the DL record represents the final record of the sequential defect list entry. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the DL record has location information of the last defective block regarding consecutive defective blocks and location information of the last defective block regarding consecutive replacement blocks.

The following is an estimate of a 3-bit combination of status information 311 having a length of 1 bit and sequential defect information 312 having a length of 2 bits.

If the 3-bit combination is '000', the DL entry represents a single defect list entry for a single defective block and the state that the single defective block has a replacement block. Therefore, the DL record has defective block location information and a replacement block location information.

If the 3-bit combination is '100', the DL entry represents a single defect list entry for a single defective block and the state that one defective block does not have a replacement block. Therefore, the DL record has information about the location of the defective block, but does not have information about the location of the replacement block.

If the 3-bit combination is '001', the DL entry represents the start record of the sequential defect list entry for consecutive defective blocks and that the defective block corresponding to the initial record, which is the first defective block of consecutive defective blocks, has a replacement block . Therefore, the DL record has location information regarding the first defective block of consecutive defective blocks and location information regarding the first replacement block of consecutive replacement blocks replacing consecutive defective blocks.

If the 3-bit combination is '010', the DL record represents the final record of the sequential defect list entry for consecutive defective blocks and that the defective block corresponding to the final record, which is the last defective block of consecutive defective blocks, has a replacement block . Therefore, the DL record has location information regarding the last defective block of consecutive defective blocks, and location information regarding the last replacement block of consecutive replacement blocks replacing consecutive defective blocks.

If the 3-bit combination is '110', the DL record represents the final record of the sequential defect list entry for consecutive defective blocks and that the defective block corresponding to the final record, which is the last defective block of consecutive defective blocks, does not have a block substitution. Therefore, the DL record has location information regarding the last defective block of consecutive defective blocks, but does not have location information regarding the last replacement block of consecutive replacement blocks replacing consecutive defective blocks.

10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating successive defect information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10A relates to a user area in which user data is recorded, and Fig. 10B relates to a SA / DL area in which replacement blocks and a defect list are recorded.

являющийся первым дефектом, встретился в местоположении '5' пользовательской области. Последовательные дефектные блоки

и

являющиеся вторым дефектным блоком, встретились в последовательных местоположениях '9'-'12'. Последовательные дефектные блоки

и

являющиеся третьим дефектным блоком, встретились в последовательных местоположениях '17'-'20'.10A, a single defective block

being the first defect met at location '5' of the user area. Sequential defective blocks

and

being the second defective block, met at consecutive locations '9' - '12'. Sequential defective blocks

and

being the third defective block, met at consecutive locations '17' - '20'.

10B, replacement blocks that replace defective blocks found in the user area and a list of defects are shown in the SA / DL area.

замещающий одиночный дефектный блок

находится в местоположении '55' области SA/DL. Последовательные блоки замещения

и

последовательно замещающие последовательные дефектные блоки

и

находятся в местоположениях области SA/DL от '56' до '59'. Список дефектов DL #k, который обновляется после четвертого последовательного дефекта, записан в местоположении '60'. Последовательные дефектные блоки

и

не имеют блоков замещения. Информация, которая включена в список дефектов DL #k, показана на Фиг.11A.Single substitution block

replacement single defective block

located at the location '55' of the SA / DL area. Successive Substitution Blocks

and

sequentially replacing consecutive defective blocks

and

are in locations of the SA / DL region from '56' to '59'. The defect list DL #k, which is updated after the fourth consecutive defect, is recorded at location '60'. Sequential defective blocks

and

do not have replacement blocks. Information that is included in the defect list DL #k is shown in FIG. 11A.

11A is a block diagram of the DL #k data illustrated in FIG. 10B.

11A, DL #K 400 includes a DL identifier 410, a DL update counter 420, a number of DL records 430, and 5 DL records, i.e. DL Record # 1 440, DL Record # 2 450, DL Record # 3 460, DL Record # 4 470 and DL Record # 5 480.

Identifier 410 DL is an identifier indicating DL. In the DL update counter 420, 'K' is recorded as the number of DL updates. Among the DL entries 430, '5' is recorded as the total number of entries included in the DL #K.

показанного на Фиг.10A. В DL-записи #1 440 записано '0' как информация о состоянии замещения, '00' как информация о последовательных дефектах, '5' как информация о местоположении дефектного блока и '55' как информация о местоположении блока замещения.DL entry # 1,440 is a record regarding a single defective block

shown in Fig. 10A. In the DL entry # 1 440, '0' is written as replacement status information, '00' as successive defect information, '5' as defective block location information, and '55' as replacement block location information.

DL entry # 2 450 and DL entry # 3 460 contain entries for a list of consecutive defects.

из последовательных дефектных блоков, показанных на Фиг.10A. В DL-записи #2 450, '0' записывается как информация о состоянии замещения, поскольку дефектный блок

замещается. '01' записывается как информация о последовательных дефектах, поскольку DL-запись #2 450 - это начальная запись записей списка последовательных дефектов. '9' записывается как информация о местоположении дефектного блока

а '56' - как информация о местоположении блока замещения

DL entry # 2 450 is the starting entry for sequential defect list entries, and DL entry # 3 460 is the ending entry for consecutive defect list entries. Those. DL entry # 2 450 is the entry regarding the first defective block

of consecutive defective blocks shown in Fig. 10A. In DL entry # 2 450, '0' is written as replacement status information because the defective block

replaced. '01' is recorded as consecutive defect information because the DL entry # 2 450 is the initial recording of consecutive defect list entries. '9' is recorded as defective block location information

a '56' - as the location information of the replacement block

из последовательных дефектных блоков, показанных на Фиг.8. В DL-записи #3 460 '0' записывается как информация о состоянии замещения, поскольку дефектный блок

замещен. '10' записывается как информация о последовательных дефектах, поскольку DL-запись #3 460 - это конечная запись записей списка последовательных дефектов. '12' записывается как информация о местоположении дефектного блока

а '59' - как информация о местоположении блока замещения

DL entry # 3 460 is the entry regarding the last defective block

of consecutive defective blocks shown in FIG. In DL entry # 3, 460 '0' is written as replacement status information because the defective block

substituted. '10' is recorded as consecutive defect information because the DL entry # 3 460 is the end record of consecutive defect list entries. '12' is recorded as defective block location information

a '59' - as the location information of the replacement block

DL entry # 4 470 and DL entry # 5 480 contain entries for a list of consecutive defects.

из последовательных дефектных блоков, показанных на Фиг.10A. В DL-записи #4 470 '1' записывается как информация о состоянии замещения, поскольку дефектный блок

не замещается. '01' записывается как информация о последовательных дефектах, поскольку DL-запись #4 470 - это начальная запись записей списка последовательных дефектов. '17' записывается как информация о местоположении дефектного блока

'00' записывается как информация о местоположении замещения, поскольку блок замещения, замещающий дефектный блок

не существует.DL entry # 4 470 is the starting entry for consecutive defect list entries, and DL entry # 5 480 is the ending entry for consecutive defect list entries. Those. DL entry # 4 470 is the entry regarding the first defective block

of consecutive defective blocks shown in Fig. 10A. In DL entry # 4, 470 '1' is recorded as replacement status information because the defective block

not replaced. '01' is recorded as consecutive defect information because the DL entry # 4 470 is the starting record of consecutive defect list entries. '17' is recorded as defective block location information

'00' is written as replacement location information because the replacement block replacing the defective block

does not exist.

из последовательных дефектных блоков, показанных на Фиг.10A. В DL-записи #5 480 '1' записывается как информация о состоянии замещения, поскольку дефектный блок

не замещается. '10' записывается как информация о последовательных дефектах, поскольку DL-запись #5 480 - это конечная запись записей списка последовательных дефектов. '20' записывается как информация о местоположении дефектного блока

'00' записывается как информация о местоположении замещения, поскольку блок замещения, замещающий дефектный блок

не существует.DL entry # 5 480 is the entry for the last defective block

of consecutive defective blocks shown in Fig. 10A. In DL entry # 5, 480 '1' is recorded as replacement status information because the defective block

not replaced. '10' is recorded as consecutive defect information because the DL entry # 5 480 is the final record of consecutive defect list entries. '20' is recorded as defective block location information

'00' is written as replacement location information because the replacement block replacing the defective block

does not exist.

FIG. 11B is a data block diagram of the DL #k illustrated in FIG. 10B, further including information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries.

The DL #k shown in FIG. 11B is similar to the DL #k shown in FIG. 11A, except that the number of consecutive defect list entries 490 is further included. 10, 2 ′ is recorded as the number of consecutive defect list entries 490, since there are two consecutive defect list entries.

By including a field for the number of consecutive defect list entries, you can find out the number of consecutive defect list entries and the number of single defect list entries in the defect list without searching for all DL entries. The number of entries in the single defect list can be calculated as shown below from the number of DL entries and the number of entries in the list of consecutive defects.

The number of entries in the list of single defects = the number of DL-records - 2 × the number of entries in the list of consecutive defects.

Since the entries of the successive defect list consist of a pair of start entries and end entries, the above equation can be generated.

For example, in the DL #K shown in FIG. 11B, the number of entries in the single defect list can be calculated as “the number of entries in the list of single defects = 5-2 × 2 = 1”.

FIG. 11C is a data block diagram of the DL #k illustrated in FIG. 11B, further including information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement status information '0' and information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries, having information about the substitution state '1'.

The DL #k shown in FIG. 11C is similar to the DL #k shown in FIG. 11B, except that information regarding the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement status information '0' 500 and information about the number of consecutive defect list entries having replacement status information '1' 510. Referring to FIG. 11A, a consecutive defect list entry having replacement status information '0' is a consecutive defect list entry consisting of a DL entry # 2 450 and DL records # 3 460. Since the number entries of the list of consecutive defects having information about the status of substitution '0' is equal to one, '1' is recorded as the number of entries in the list of consecutive defects having information about the status of substitution '0' 500. Record of the list of consecutive defects having information about the status of substitution '1 ', is a sequential defect list entry consisting of a DL entry # 4 470 and a DL entry # 5 480. Since the number of consecutive defect list entries with replacement status information' 1 'is one,' 1 'is written as a number records from consecutive defects claim having information of '1' state 510 substitution.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a disk defect management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to Fig. 12, the recording device writes user data to the data area by a block in which the verification operation after recording is performed, at step 1201. Next, at step 1202, the data recorded at step 1201 is checked to find the part in which the defect was encountered. The control unit 1 denotes the part in which the defect occurs, as the defective area, re-writes the data recorded in the defective area to the SA / DL area to form the replacement area, generates information regarding the defective unit and the replacement unit, and writes information to the unit memory at step 1203. Steps 1201-1203 are repeated until the completion of the write operation is predicted.

When the user data recording according to the user input or the recording operation is completed and the completion of the recording operation is predicted at step 1204, the control unit 1 of the recording device reads information regarding defects to the memory unit at step 1205.

If information regarding consecutive defects exists in read defect information, a record of a list of consecutive defects containing an initial record corresponding to information regarding the first defect from successive defects and an end record corresponding to information regarding the last defect is generated and DL is also generated by including successive defect information indicating whether the defect is a sequential defect or a single defect, and status information ii substitution showing whether a replacement block exists in each DL-recording, at step 1206.

The generated DL is recorded in the SA / DL region at step 1207.

The defect management method described above can also be implemented as a computer-readable code stored in a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording media on which computer-readable data is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, stereo tape, a floppy disk, and an optical recording device. A computer-readable recording medium may also be a carrier (e.g., transmission over the Internet). In computer-readable recording media that are distributed on computer systems connected via a network, code that a computer can read through the distribution method can be stored and executed. A target function calculation program, code and code segments for implementing a defect management method can be easily derived by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention relates.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the invention can be carried out in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the claims and their equivalents.

Industrial applicability

The present invention is applicable to a method of recording / reproducing data on an optical storage medium for defect management.

Claims (1)

An optical recording medium comprising:
start area, data area and end area, and
a predetermined area distributed in the data area, and in which the replacement unit is stored to replace the defective unit located in the data area, and
a defect list containing at least one defect list entry having a first pointer indicating the physical location of the defective unit and a second pointer indicating the physical location of the replacement unit corresponding to the defective unit, and information about the status of the defective unit and the replacement unit,
wherein the status information contains first information indicating whether the defective block is single or sequential, and if the defective block is sequential, second information indicating whether the defective block is the starting block or end block among consecutive defective blocks,
wherein the optical recording medium further comprises a disc definition structure (DDS) containing information on a predetermined area for storing the replacement unit and the defect list, location information of the defect list, and location information that can be used to store the replacement unit in the predefined area.

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