Apparatus and method for searching the recordable area, apparatus and method for updating the records management information, integrated circuit, write-once-read-many information recording medium

摘要

Apparatus for searching for a recordable area of ​​the write-once information recording medium is provided. Search unit searches the unrecorded area with respect to the predetermined address. Control unit, determination processing as to whether or not present in the defect management information in defect area address indicating the address to set the candidate address indicating a candidate of a recordable area on the basis of the result of searching coincides with the candidate address I do. If it is determined that the defective area address indicating an address that matches the address candidate is not present, the control unit determines the recordable region, a region candidate address indicates.