Information recording method for recording data and directories in a plurality of blocks comprising divided recording areas

Claim 1

A method of recording information on a recording medium having a recording area, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of blocks in the recording area of the recording medium, each of the blocks having a certain size; (b) accessing one of the plurality of blocks based on data content; (c) recording the data from one end portion of the selected block subsequently to any previously recorded data; (d) recording directories for effecting control of the data from an end portion of the selected block opposite to the end portion in which the data is recorded; and (e) repeating steps (b), (c) and (d) for recording subsequent data and associated directories on selected blocks of the plurality of blocks.

Claim 2

A method of recording information on a recording medium having a recording area, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of blocks in the recording area of the recording medium, each of the blocks having a certain size; (b) accessing one of the plurality of blocks based on data content; (c) recording the data from one end portion of the selected block subsequently to any previously recorded data; (d) recording directories for effecting control of the data from an end portion of the selected block opposite to the end portion in which the data is recorded; and (e) repeating steps (b), (c) and (d) for recording subsequent data and associated directories on selected blocks of the plurality of blocks.

Claim 5

A method of recording information on a recording medium having a recording area, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of blocks in the recording area of the recording medium, each of the blocks each having a certain size; (b) recording marks in boundary portions between the plurality of blocks; (c) accessing one of the plurality of blocks based on data content; (d) recording the data from one end portion of the selected block subsequently to any previously recorded data; (e) recording directories for effecting control of the data from an end portion of the selected block opposite to the end portion in which the data is recorded; and (f) repeating steps (c), (d) and (e) for recording subsequent data and associated directories on selected blocks of the plurality of blocks.

Claim 6

A method of recording information on a recording medium having a recording area, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of blocks in the recording area of the recording medium, each of the blocks each having a certain size; (b) recording marks in boundary portions between the plurality of blocks; (c) accessing one of the plurality of blocks based on data content; (d) recording the data from one end portion of the selected block subsequently to any previously recorded data; (e) recording directories for effecting control of the data from an end portion of the selected block opposite to the end portion in which the data is recorded; and (f) repeating steps (c), (d) and (e) for recording subsequent data and associated directories on selected blocks of the plurality of blocks.

Claim 9

A method of recording information on a recording medium having a recording area, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of blocks in the recording area of the recording medium, each of the blocks having a certain size; (b) recording a false data signal in one end portion of each of the plurality of blocks; (c) recording a false directory signal in an end portion of each of the plurality of blocks opposite to the end portion in which the false data signal is recorded; (d) accessing one of the plurality of blocks based on data content; (d) recording a data signal in the selected block subsequently to the false data signal and subsequently to any previously recorded data signal; (f) recording directories in the selected block for effecting control of the data subsequently to the false directory signal; and repeating steps (d), (e) and (f) for recording subsequent data and associated directories on selected blocks of the plurality of blocks.

Claim 10

A method of recording information on a recording medium having a recording area, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of blocks in the recording area of the recording medium, each of the blocks having a certain size; (b) recording a false data signal in one end portion of each of the plurality of blocks; (c) recording a false directory signal in an end portion of each of the plurality of blocks opposite to the end portion in which the false data signal is recorded; (d) accessing one of the plurality of blocks based on data content; (d) recording a data signal in the selected block subsequently to the false data signal and subsequently to any previously recorded data signal; (f) recording directories in the selected block for effecting control of the data subsequently to the false directory signal; and repeating steps (d), (e) and (f) for recording subsequent data and associated directories on selected blocks of the plurality of blocks.