Drive apparatus, method of informing possibility of handling and operating recording medium, control method of handling and operating recording medium, and recording medium
US8149660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/30
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drive apparatus that handles and operates a recording medium attached with a memory tag, the drive apparatus include: a recording medium mounting part on which the recording medium is mounted; an information readout part configured to read information out of a memory tag attached to a recording medium before the recording medium is mounted on the recording medium mounting part; a determining part configured to determine whether the recording medium can be handled and operated based on the information read out by the information readout part; and an informing part configured to inform a determined result determined by the determining part.
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