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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Ryogo Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiko Kaise, Tokyo, JP;
Ryogo Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiko Kaise, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus reads and writes information in a plurality of recording media is provided. The apparatus includes a formatting determination section which, in the case of formatting the recording media, determines whether or not the recording media are to be formatted by handling the recording media as an integrated recording medium, and an integrated formatting section which, when the formatting determination section determines that the recording media are to be formatted by handling the recording media as the integrated recording medium, formats the recording media by handling the recording media as the integrated recording medium.