Author: claimsbot

1. A lithographic apparatus, comprising:
a lithographic projection apparatus arranged to transfer a pattern to a radiation-sensitive layer of a substrate using a beam of radiation having an exposure wavelength;
a coater arranged to at least partially coat the substrate with a layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material which is at least partially transparent to radiation of the exposure wavelength, wherein the layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material is positioned before the layer of radiation-sensitive material in the path of the beam of radiation, and wherein, in use, the coater applies the layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material to a thickness which is greater than the exposure wavelength; and
a liquid supply system configured to provide a liquid to a space between a projection system of the lithographic projection apparatus and the non-radiation sensitive layer of the substrate to be in contact with the non-radiation sensitive layer.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coater is further arranged to at least partially coat the substrate with a protective material to protect the layer of radiation-sensitive material prior to coating the substrate with the non-radiation-sensitive coating material.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the protective material is or becomes substantially solid.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coater is further arranged to at least partially cover the non-radiation-sensitive coating material with an evaporation prevention material configured to prevent the non-radiation-sensitive coating material from evaporating.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coating material has a refractive index in the range of from 1.0 to 1.9.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the coating material is substantially water.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness is at least 5 \u03bcm.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-radiation sensitive material has a first refractive index, the liquid has a second refractive index, and the first refractive index is within 0.2 of the second refractive index.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-radiation sensitive material is substantially insoluble in and unreactive with the liquid.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coater is configured to coat the non-radiation sensitive material to a thickness effective to substantially reduce the effect of bubbles in the liquid, of particles in the liquid, or both, on the quality of the patterned beam impinging on the radiation sensitive layer.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-radiation sensitive material is a material different than that of the liquid.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layer of non-radiation sensitive material is or becomes a substantially solid or gel.
13. A lithographic apparatus, comprising:
a lithographic projection apparatus arranged to transfer a pattern to a radiation-sensitive layer of a substrate using a beam of radiation and configured to provide a liquid to a space between a projection system of the lithographic projection apparatus and a layer of non-radiation sensitive coating material of the substrate to be in contact with the layer of non-radiation sensitive coating material; and
a coater arranged to at least partially coat the substrate with the layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material which is at least partially transparent to radiation of the exposure wavelength, wherein the layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material is positioned before the layer of radiation-sensitive material in the path of the beam of radiation, and wherein, in use, the coater applies the layer of non-radiation sensitive material to a thickness effective to substantially reduce the effect of bubbles in the liquid, of particles in the liquid, or both, on the quality of the beam impinging on the radiation sensitive layer.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coater is further arranged to at least partially coat the substrate with a protective material to protect the layer of radiation-sensitive material prior to coating the substrate with the non-radiation-sensitive coating material.
15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coater is further arranged to at least partially cover the non-radiation-sensitive coating material with an evaporation prevention material configured to prevent the non-radiation-sensitive coating material from evaporating.
16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coating material is substantially water.
17. A lithographic apparatus, comprising:
a lithographic projection apparatus arranged to transfer a pattern to a radiation-sensitive layer of a substrate using a beam of radiation having an exposure wavelength; and
a coater arranged to at least partially coat the substrate with a layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material which is at least partially transparent to radiation of the exposure wavelength, wherein the layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material is positioned before the layer of radiation-sensitive material in the path of the beam of radiation, and wherein, in use, the coater applies the layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material to a thickness which is greater than the exposure wavelength before the substrate is moved to the pattern transfer location and the layer of non-radiation-sensitive coating material has a free top surface during such movement.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the layer of non-radiation sensitive material is or becomes a substantially solid or gel.
19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the coater is further arranged to at least partially cover the non-radiation-sensitive coating material with an evaporation prevention material configured to prevent the non-radiation-sensitive coating material from evaporating.
20. A substrate for use in a lithographic projection apparatus, the substrate being at least partly covered by a radiation sensitive layer, the radiation sensitive layer being at least partly covered with non-radiation sensitive material which is at least partly transparent to said radiation and being of a different material than an immersion liquid through which a patterned beam of said radiation of the lithographic projection apparatus is projected onto a target portion of said substrate, wherein the non-radiation sensitive material has a thickness and the radiation has a wavelength and the thickness is greater than said wavelength.
21. The substrate of claim 20, wherein said non-radiation sensitive material has a thickness of at least 5 \u03bcm.
22. The substrate of claim 21, wherein said non-radiation sensitive material has a thickness of one of at least 10 \u03bcm and at least 20 \u03bcm.
23. The substrate of claim 20, wherein said non-radiation sensitive material has a first refractive index and said immersion liquid has a second refractive index, and said first refractive index is within 0.2 of said second refractive index.
24. The substrate of claim 23, wherein said first refractive index is one of within 0.1 of and substantially the same as said second refractive index.
25. The substrate of claim 20, wherein said non-radiation sensitive material has a refractive index in the range of 1.0 to 1.7.
26. The substrate of claim 20, wherein a further protective material is present between said radiation sensitive layer and said non-radiation sensitive layer.
27. The substrate of claim 20, wherein said non-radiation sensitive material is substantially insoluble in and unreactive with said immersion liquid.
28. The substrate of claim 20, wherein the non-radiation sensitive layer is of a thickness effective to substantially reduce the effect of at least one of bubbles and particles in said immersion liquid on the quality of a patterned beam impinging on the radiation sensitive layer.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of making a dual filter for in situ water purification that minimizes obstruction to normal flow through a filter housing comprising:
weaving a first fiber with a second fiber to form a porous filter medium for allowing water therethrough but for preventing waste particles from flowing therethrough; and
securing a controllable release water purification material to said filter medium to enable said dual filter medium to simultaneously screen waste particles from a water source and purify water that come into contact with water purification material.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of securing the releasable water purification material comprises securing a first releasable water purification material to the first fiber and securing a second releasable water purification material to the second fiber.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the steps of securing the first water purification material to the first fiber and securing the second water purification material to the second fiber comprises dispersibly securing the first water purification material to the first fiber and dispersibly securing the second water purification material to the second fiber.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the steps of securing the first water purification material to the first fiber and securing the second water purification material to the second fiber comprises securing a film of the first water purification material to the first fiber and securing a film of the second water purification material to the second fiber.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein the steps of securing the first water purification material to the first fiber and securing the second water purification material to the second fiber comprises securing a first bacteria killing material to the first fiber and securing a second bacteria killing material to the second fiber.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the steps of securing a first bacteria killing material to the first fiber and securing a second bacteria killing material to the second fiber comprises securing a first metal ion yielding material to the first fiber and securing a second metal ion yielding material to the second fiber.
7. A dual water purification apparatus for a swimming pool, hot tub or spa that minimizes obstruction to normal flow through the filter housing comprising:
a filter cartridge, said filter cartridge having a porous filter medium for filtration removal of waste particles from water flowing through said porous filter medium;
a water purification material, said water purification material dispersibly secured to a carrier, said carrier placeable in a flow path through said filter cartridge medium, said water purification material controllably releasable so that a flow of water through said filter medium purifies the water therein while the porous filter medium removes waste particles to thereby enable the dual filter to simultaneously screen debris particles and purify water in said filter cartridge over an extended period of time.
8. The dual water purification apparatus of claim 7 wherein the carrier comprises a screen for engaging an exterior surface of the filter cartridge.
9. The dual water purification apparatus of claim 7 wherein the carrier comprises an insert placeable within the core opening of said filter cartridge.
10. The dual water purification apparatus of claim 9 wherein the insert contains the water purification material located within an interior space of the insert.
11. The dual water purification apparatus of claim 7 wherein the carrier is a rigid annular water porous insert.
12. The dual water purification apparatus of claim 11 wherein the annular insert is located between a core of the filter cartridge and the filter medium of the filter cartridge.
13. The dual water purification apparatus of claim 7 wherein the carrier comprises an annular member placeable around an exterior of said filter cartridge.
14. The dual water purification apparatus of claim 13 wherein the annular member comprises an elastic material.
15. The filter cartridge of claim 7 wherein the carrier comprises a non-woven fibrous material.
16. The filter cartridge of claim 15 wherein the carrier comprises a rubber, plastic or metal.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a logic device; and
an information visualization application operative on the logic device, the information visualization application comprising a multivariable presentation component arranged to generate a multivariable decomposition visualization to present hierarchical information for a response variable and multiple reporting variables defined for the response variable in a single user interface view, the multivariable decomposition visualization comprising multiple graphical user interface (GUI) elements each representing a reporting variable value of multiple reporting variables for multiple hierarchical levels, with a GUI element of a reporting variable value of a reporting variable of a hierarchical level selectable for decomposition into multiple GUI elements representing reporting variable values of a different reporting variable for a different hierarchical level, the selectable GUI element of the hierarchical level positioned adjacent to the decomposed GUI elements of the different hierarchical level when the selectable GUI element is selected for decomposition.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to generate the multivariable decomposition visualization with multiple columns, each column to present one or more GUI elements for each reporting variable value of a reporting variable of a given hierarchical level.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to generate the multivariable decomposition visualization with each GUI element having a response variable value associated with the reporting variable value.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a control directive selecting the selectable GUI element of the hierarchical level for decomposition into decomposed GUI elements of the different hierarchical level.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to generate the multivariable decomposition visualization with an edge of the selectable GUI element in a first column adjoining with an edge for each of the decomposed GUI elements in a second column when the selectable GUI element is selected for decomposition.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to generate the multivariable decomposition visualization with the selectable GUI element having a width proportional to an absolute value for the reporting variable of the hierarchical level, and the decomposed GUI elements each having a width proportional to an absolute value for a respective reporting variable value of the different reporting variable of the different hierarchical level, the decomposed GUI elements having a total combined width matching the width for the selectable GUI element when the selectable GUI element is selected for decomposition.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to generate the multivariable decomposition visualization with the selectable GUI element and the decomposed GUI elements each having an arrow shape comprising a line end and a pointer end, with a pointer end of the selectable GUI element positioned adjacent to a line end for each of the decomposed GUI elements when the selectable GUI element is selected for decomposition.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a control directive selecting one of the decomposed GUI elements from a second column of the different hierarchical level for decomposition into multiple GUI elements of a third column of another different hierarchical level.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to generate the multivariable decomposition visualization with multiple columns, each column to present one or more GUI elements for each reporting variable value of a reporting variable of a given hierarchical level, with adjacent GUI elements for adjacent columns forming an information pipe representing a hierarchical path across multiple hierarchical levels.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to generate one or more GUI control elements of the single user interface view to activate one or more control directives for the multivariable decomposition visualization.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a pipe expand control directive, and expand an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the pipe expand control directive.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a pipe collapse control directive, and collapse an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the pipe collapse control directive.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a load all pipes control directive, and present all available information pipes for the multivariable decomposition visualization on the user interface view in response to the load all pipes control directive.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a column expand control directive, and expand a column for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the column expand control directive.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive column collapse control directive, and collapse a column for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the column collapse control directive.
16. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a column swap control directive, and exchange columns for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the column swap control directive.
17. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive an aggregation control directive, and aggregate values for a set of reporting variables for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the aggregation control directive.
18. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a subset control directive, and reset an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the subset control directive.
19. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a pattern finding control directive, and modify colors for various GUI elements of an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the pattern finding control directive.
20. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a pipe filter control directive, and generate one or more reporting variables for an information pipe falling within a range of values for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the pipe filter control directive.
21. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a trace path control directive, and highlight a hierarchical path of reporting variable values for different reporting variables for an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the trace path control directive.
22. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive an adaptive label control directive, and adapt a visual characteristic of a label for an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the adaptive label control directive.
23. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a zoom control directive, and enlarge or reduce an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the zoom control directive.
24. The apparatus of claim 1, the multivariable presentation component operative to receive a color control directive, and select a color scheme for an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to the color control directive.
25. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
generating a multivariable decomposition visualization to present hierarchical information for a response variable and multiple reporting variables defined for the response variable in a single user interface view, the multivariable decomposition visualization comprising multiple graphical user interface (GUI) elements each representing a reporting variable value of multiple reporting variables for multiple hierarchical levels, with a GUI element of a reporting variable value of a reporting variable of a hierarchical level selectable for decomposition into multiple GUI elements representing reporting variable values of a different reporting variable for a different hierarchical level;
receiving a control directive indicating selection of the selectable GUI element of the hierarchical level for decomposition into decomposed GUI elements of the different hierarchical level; and
presenting the selectable GUI element of the hierarchical level adjacent to the decomposed GUI elements of the different hierarchical level in response to the control directive.
26. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising generating the multivariable decomposition visualization with multiple columns, each column to present one or more GUI elements for each reporting variable value of a reporting variable of a given hierarchical level.
27. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising generating the multivariable decomposition visualization with each GUI element having a response variable value associated with the reporting variable value.
28. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising generating the multivariable decomposition visualization with an edge of the selectable GUI element in a first column adjoining with an edge for each of the decomposed GUI elements in a second column when the selectable GUI element is selected for decomposition.
29. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising receiving a control directive selecting one of the decomposed GUI elements from a second column of the different hierarchical level for decomposition into multiple GUI elements of a third column of another different hierarchical level.
30. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising generating the multivariable decomposition visualization with multiple columns, each column to present one or more GUI elements for each reporting variable value of a reporting variable of a given hierarchical level, with adjacent GUI elements for adjacent columns forming an information pipe representing a hierarchical path across multiple hierarchical levels.
31. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium containing instructions that when executed enable a system to:
generate a multivariable decomposition visualization to present hierarchical information for a response variable and multiple reporting variables defined for the response variable in a single user interface view, the multivariable decomposition visualization comprising multiple graphical user interface (GUI) elements each representing a reporting variable value of multiple reporting variables for multiple hierarchical levels, with a GUI element of a reporting variable value of a reporting variable of a hierarchical level selectable for decomposition into multiple GUI elements representing reporting variable values of a different reporting variable for a different hierarchical level;
receive a control directive indicating selection of the selectable GUI element of the hierarchical level for decomposition into decomposed GUI elements of the different hierarchical level; and
present the selectable GUI element of the hierarchical level adjoining with the decomposed GUI elements of the different hierarchical level in response to the control directive.
32. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to generate one or more GUI control elements of the single user interface view to activate one or more control directives for the multivariable decomposition visualization.
33. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to expand an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to a pipe expand control directive.
34. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to collapse an information pipe for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to a pipe collapse control directive.
35. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to present all available information pipes for the multivariable decomposition visualization on the user interface view in response to a load all pipes control directive.
36. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to expand a column for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to a column expand control directive.
37. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to collapse a column for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to a column collapse control directive.
38. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to exchange columns for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to a column swap control directive.
39. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to aggregate values for a set of reporting variables for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to an aggregation control directive.
40. The article of manufacture of claim 31, further comprising instructions that when executed enable the system to generate one or more reporting variables for an information pipe falling within a range of values for the multivariable decomposition visualization in response to a pipe filter control directive.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. A method of verifying a defect management area (DMA) information analyzing function of a recording and reproducing apparatus which records information on or reproduces information from a disc with DMA information, the method comprising:
operating the recording and reproducing apparatus in a read or write mode, using a test disc with test reference information; and
checking whether the recording and reproducing apparatus operates in the read or write mode to verify the DMA information analyzing function of the recording and reproducing apparatus.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the test reference information is a mirror file.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the test reference information is a DMA mirror file.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the test reference information is a DMA mirror file in which a start logical sector number of at least one zone is wrongly recorded.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the checking comprises confirming that the recording and reproducing apparatus does not normally analyze DMA information on the test disc when the recording and reproducing apparatus operates in the read or write mode.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein the test reference information is a DMA mirror file in which a start logical sector number for each zone is wrongly recorded.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording the test reference information on a blank disc to generate the test disc.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein translating the DMA information recorded on the test disc when the test disc is loaded thereinto and attempting to perform a process in a read or write mode.
9. An apparatus for testing a defect management area (DMA) information analyzing function of a recording and reproducing apparatus which records information on or reproduces information from a disc with DMA information, the apparatus comprising:
a test disc with test reference information; and
a drive to be tested translating the DMA information recorded on the test disc when the test disc is loaded thereinto and attempting to perform a process in a read or write mode.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the test reference information is a DMA mirror file.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the test reference information is a DMA mirror file.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the test reference information is a DMA mirror file in which a start logical sector number of at least one zone is wrongly recorded.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the drive to be tested operates in the read or write mode when the DMA information on the test disc is not normally analyzed.
14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the test reference information is a DMA mirror file in which a start logical sector number for each zone is wrongly recorded.
15. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a reference drive recording the test reference information on a blank disc to generate the test disc.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the reference drive records the test reference information regardless of the physical condition of the blank disc.
17. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a verifier verifying a state of the drive to be tested by checking whether the drive to be tested operates in the read or write mode when a start logical sector number of at least one zone recorded on the test disc is incorrect.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the verifier informs a user that the drive to be tested is in an abnormal state upon determining that the drive to be tested operates in the read or write mode when the start logical sector number of the at least one zone is incorrect.
19. A method of verifying a defect management area (DMA) information analyzing function of a recording and reproducing apparatus which records information on or reproduces information from a disc with DMA information, the method comprising:
storing test information having an incorrect start logical sector number of at least one zone on a test disc; and
determining whether the recording and reproducing apparatus performs a process in a reading or writing mode on the test disc.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein start logical sectors of each zone are incorrect.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the start logical sector number of the zones are recorded in a disc definition structure of a DMA on the test disc.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the start logical sector number of the zones are recorded in a disc definition structure of a DMA on the test disc.
23. The method of claim 19, wherein the test information is a DMA mirror file having disc definition structure, primary defect list and secondary defect list information, wherein the incorrect start logical sector number of the at least one zone is stored in the disc definition structure.
24. The method of claim 19, wherein the incorrect start logical sector number, which is stored in the disc definition structure, does not match a corresponding actual start logical sector number in a user data area of the test disc.
25. The method of claim 20, wherein the incorrect start logical sector numbers, which are stored in the disc definition structure, do not match corresponding actual start logical sector numbers in a user data area of the test disc.
26. The method of claim 19, further comprising storing known physical defects on a blank disc to generate the test disc prior to storing the test information on the test disc.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the test information is recorded on the test disc regardless of the known physical defects stored on the test disc.
28. An apparatus for verifying a defect management area (DMA) information analyzing function of a recording and reproducing apparatus which records information on or reproduces information from a disc with DMA information, the apparatus comprising:
a reference drive storing test information having an incorrect start logical sector number of at least one zone on a test disc;
wherein the test disc is usable to determine whether the recording and reproducing apparatus performs a process in a reading or writing mode on the test disc.
29. The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising:
a verifier determining whether the recording and reproducing apparatus performs the process in the reading or writing mode on the test disc.
30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein whether the recording and reproducing apparatus performs the process in the reading or writing mode on the test disc is determinable by a user.
31. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein start logical sectors of each zone are incorrect.
32. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the reference drive records the start logical sector number of the zones in a disc definition structure of a DMA on the test disc.
33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the reference drive records the start logical sector number of the zones in a disc definition structure of a DMA on the test disc.
34. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the test information is a DMA mirror file having disc definition structure, primary defect list and secondary defect list information, wherein the incorrect start logical sector number of the at least one zone is stored in the disc definition structure.
35. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the incorrect start logical sector number of the at least one zone, which is stored in the disc definition structure, does not match a corresponding actual start logical sector number in a user data area of the test disc.
36. The method of claim 31, wherein the incorrect start logical sector numbers, which are stored in the disc definition structure, do not match corresponding actual start logical sector numbers in a user data area of the test disc.
37. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the test disc has known physical defects stored on a blank disc.
38. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the reference drive records the test information on the test disc regardless of the known physical defects stored on the test disc.
39. A recording and reproducing apparatus verified according to the process of:
storing test information having an incorrect start logical sector number of at least one zone on a test disc; and
determining whether the recording and reproducing apparatus performs a process in a reading or writing mode on the test disc.
40. The recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 39, wherein start logical sectors of each zone are incorrect.
41. A method of manufacturing a compliant recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising:
manufacturing an uncertified recording and reproducing apparatus that updates and generates defect management area (DMA) information; and
verifying whether the uncertified recording and reproducing apparatus is compliant with a standard, said verifying comprising:
storing test information having an incorrect start logical sector number of at least one zone on a test disc; and
determining whether the recording and reproducing apparatus performs a process in a reading or writing mode on the test disc.
42. The method of claim 41, wherein start logical sectors of each zone are incorrect.
43. A disc recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing information on an optical disc, comprising:
a light source to emit a light;
a focusing element to focus the light onto the optical disc to record and reproduce the information; and
a controller to control said light source, said controller being verified to update and generate defect management area (DMA) information by
storing test information having an incorrect start logical sector number of at least one zone on a test disc; and
determining whether the recording and reproducing apparatus performs a process in a reading or writing mode on the test disc.
44. The disc recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 43, wherein start logical sectors of each zone are incorrect.