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Method and apparatus for controlling recording medium

US6421196B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1999
Grant dateJul 16, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/90
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling a recording medium in which a recording medium is recognized by reading identification information from a non-contact-type memory of the recording medium via a remote memory interface. An identifier corresponding to the recognized recording medium is set and given to the non-contact-type memory of the recording medium via the remote memory of the recording medium interface. An operation on the non-contact-type memory is performed with identification of the recording medium by using a command including the identifier.

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