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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2008
Junzo Tokunaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Kanagawa, JP;
Junzo Tokunaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
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.