Recording medium, method and apparatus for determining type information of the recording medium, and method and apparatus for recording/reproducing data in/from the recording medium

摘要

A method for determining type information of a recording medium, and a method and apparatus for recording/reproducing data in/from the recording medium using the method are disclosed. The method for determining type information of a recording medium includes the steps of: a) determining type information of a recording medium classified according to position information of a recording layer contained in the recording medium; and b) determining type information of at least two recording mediums having the same recording layer position on the basis of the presence or absence of a signal reflected from a specific area contained in a recording-medium inner side. Therefore, the method can be applied to a fabrication process of a new optical recording/reproducing device for a high-density recording medium, and can effectively record/reproduce data in/from the recording medium.