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Abstract

The recording apparatus (300A) of the present invention includes a drive apparatus (320). The drive apparatus (320) includes a head section (334) for performing a recording operation or a reproduction operation for an information recording medium (100) and a drive control section (331) for controlling the head section (334). The drive control section (331) receives an update instruction including a third address indicating at least a part of the locations of the information recording medium (100) at which the first address information is recorded and the second address information. In accordance with the update instruction, the drive control section (331) controls the head section (334) to record the second address information in the information recording medium (100), generates disc management information including correlation information (336) which correlates the first address information with the second address information, and controls the head section (334) to record the disc management information in the information recording medium (100). The drive control section (331) controls the head section (334) to record the second information in the information recording medium (100) in accordance with the second address.

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First Claim