Claims
- 1. A marking forming apparatus comprising:marking forming means for applying a marking on a reflective film formed on an information signal area of an optical information storage medium; marking position detecting means for detecting a position of said marking; and position information writing means for converting at least said detected position or information concerning said detected position into a barcode, and for selectively irradiating laser light to said reflective film to write said barcode to an optical information storage medium on which data is recorded, wherein all or part of said barcode is written in overwriting fashion to a prescribed region of an information signal area on said optical information storage medium.
- 2. A marking forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said optical information storage medium is constructed from two substrates of said optical information storage medium laminated together.
- 3. A marking forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said position information writing means includes encrypting means for encrypting content including at least said detected position or information concerning said position information, and for writing said encrypted content to said optical information storage medium.
- 4. A marking forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said position information writing means includes digital signature means for applying a digital signature to at least said detected position or information concerning said position information and for writing a result of said digital signature application to said optical information storage medium.
- 5. A marking forming apparatus according to claim 1, said optical information storage medium having a control data area for recording physical characteristic information of said optical information storage medium and an identifier for indicating the presence or absence of said barcode, recorded in said control data area.
Priority Claims (2)
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CROSS-RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/713,183, filed Nov. 15, 2000, now abandoned which is a Continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/441,281, filed Nov. 16, 1999, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,285,763, issued Sep. 4, 2001, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/649,411, filed May 16, 1996, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,052,465 issued on Apr. 18, 2000.
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