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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Satoshi Kaminaga, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/722 ;
Abstract
A recording medium reproduction apparatus having a section for storing virtual storage position numbers, each indicating the virtual storage position of a recording medium, and recording medium presence/absence information, in correspondence with absolute storage position numbers indicating physical storage positions of a plurality of recording mediums. The storage positions of disks are virtually managed by utilization of the virtual storage position numbers. A disk can be virtually moved from one storage position to another storage position, by selection of a disk from among the disks stored in the housing through use of a button.