摘要 |
<p>An information recording apparatus comprises: a recorder to record information into a recording medium such as an optical card having a plurality of information recording tracks (106a, 106b); a generator to general management information, i.e., a directory to manage the information to be recorded into the card; and a controller for allowing a plurality of directories (321a to 321d) to be recorded into one of the information recording tracks, wherein when the controller additionally records a directory, it controls the recording position of the directory on the basis of the number concerned with the directories recorded in one track. The controller counts the number of directories or the number of gaps among the directories recorded in one track. When the count value is less than a predetermined number, the controller additionally records a new directory into the track. With this apparatus, the directories can be managed by a simple constitution without adding addresses to the recorded information, respectively.</p> |