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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Haruki Matono, Fujisawa, JP;
Toshihiro Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Shimpei Usui, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording/reproducing apparatus, for producing a virtual disc independent upon a host PC, and for managing virtual discs with an easy operation, comprises a CPU, a memory, a storage I/F, an external I/F, a device portion (DP) controller portion, a virtual device portion (VDP) controller portion, a virtual serial ATA, a virtual ATAIP, and at least two (2) or more numbers of recording/reproducing apparatuses, wherein it is notices to a HOST PC that a device is connected to the device portion when a virtual disc is produced, and the virtual disc is cut off and also information corresponding thereto is deleted when taking out or an order of taking out is made from the HOST PC.