EP0936611A3

Information recording method and apparatus

Abstract

An information recording apparatus for recording data into a recording medium taking as recording unit a sector corresponding to a predetermined amount of information signal, comprises a file management unit (5) to classify an information signal for recording into the recording medium (101) into a number, two or more, of groups depending upon the importance ofthe information signal, and a write/read unit (6) to record the information signal into the recording medium (101) while dealing with a defective sector, if any, in the recording medium (101) in a manner designated for the group to which the information signal has been classified to belong at the above classifying step, and record a highly important information signal, when a defective sector is found by checking up the information signal recorded in the recording medium (101), into another sector.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0383298A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-12
EP0545711A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,2,7,8
EP0697699A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1-4,7-10
US5646923A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	–
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 465 (P - 1114) 9 October 1990 (1990-10-09)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
2867898	Japan	A	1998-02-10
2867898	Japan	–	1998-02-10
JP19980028678	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
EP0936611A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1999-08-18
JPH11232791A	Japan	A	1999-08-27
KR19990072508A	Republic of Korea	A	1999-09-27
EP0936611A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1999-10-06
CN1232263A	China	A	1999-10-20
TW419650B	Taiwan Province of China	B	2001-01-21
US6356521B1	United States of America	B1	2002-03-12
US2002057636A1	United States of America	A1	2002-05-16
CN1143307C	China	C	2004-03-24
US6728175B2	United States of America	B2	2004-04-27
EP0936611B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2006-01-11
DE69929397D1	Germany	D1	2006-04-06
DE69929397T2	Germany	T2	2006-08-31
KR100714659B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2007-05-07

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2016-01-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2015-09-01	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2014-04-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2014-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-11-22	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2013-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-10-23	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
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2012-08-16	Declaration of willingness to licenceR084	R084	DE
2012-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2006-09-22	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
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2005-07-16	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2003-04-23	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
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1999-08-18	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
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1999-07-02	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Information recording method and apparatus

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