Recording/reproducing apparatus and information medium transfer method
US6157768A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/228
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recording/reproducing apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of recording and/or reproducing units for performing at least one of recording an information signal and reproducing an information signal; a medium transfer unit for transferring an information medium and loading it selectively into the recording and/or reproducing unit; a selection unit for selecting the recording and/or reproducing unit to be loaded with the information medium by the medium transfer unit. The selection unit selects the recording and/or reproducing units with the currently shortest usage history from the plurality of recording and/or reproducing units. With this configuration, the usage frequency of the recording and/or reproducing units used for recording or reproducing can be equalized.
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