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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yoshihisa Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Shimoda, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Kaida, Osaka, JP;
Motoshi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An information reproduction apparatus includes plural magazines in which optical discs are set, plural drives for performing recording and reproduction on an optical disc set therein, a changer mechanism that transports a magazine between its setting position and one or more drives and mounts and remove a prescribed optical disc or discs in and from the one or more drives by performing either one of a single move process and a multi-move process, and a controller. The controller judges whether to conduct the single move process or the multi-move process based on a reading data list and use statuses of the respective drives.