A METHOD OF RECORDING AN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION IN AN OPTICAL DISC, AN OPTICAL DISC, A RECORDING/METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A method of recording an identification information in an optical disc and a recording/reproducing apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pickup (11) configured to perform reading/reproducing of data on the optical disc; and a controller (16, 20), operatively coupled to the pickup (11), configured to control the pickup (11) to record/reproduce the data based on disc identification information recorded in a management area of the optical disc and check presence or non-presence of a disc surface protecting scheme from the disc identification information, wherein the disc surface protection scheme is a disc protective coating and/or a disc surface test, and the disc identification information includes first information for identifying presence or non-presence of the disc protective coating and/or second information for identifying presence or non-presence of a completion of a disc surface test.