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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2004
Naoki Kato, Saitama, JP;
Naoki Kato, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information reproducing apparatus includes an operation restriction section for stopping a normal reproducing operation by an information reproducing section for any information based on a signal other than another unique signal recorded in a recording medium loaded in a recording medium loading section if a predetermined period of time is elapsed after a judging section judges that the another unique signal read out by a information reproducing section or the another unique reproducing information obtained on the basis of the another unique signal matches with an ID signal or ID information stored in a memory section without further being judged by the judging section whether or not a newly read out unique signal or newly obtained unique reproducing information based thereon matches with the ID signal or the ID reproducing information stored in the memory section.