Disc storage apparatus and disc storage method

• US 20090245035A1
• Filed: 03/31/2009
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Hidenori
• Granted Patent: US 8,203,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/30.510
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 17/228 Control systems for magazines G11B17/225 takes precedence

Abstract

A disc storage apparatus includes a disc changer mechanism including a disc slot through which a disc is insertable, a storage section having storage locations that are capable of storing discs inserted through the disc slot, and a transport mechanism that transports the disc, inserted through the disc slot, to any of the storage locations in the storage section. The apparatus further includes an operation section having operations keys; a display section; and a controller that associates, when the disc is inserted and any of the operations keys is operated, the operated operation key with the storage location in which the disc is stored. In accordance with a predetermined operation on the operation section, the controller extracts all discs stored in the storage locations associated with the operated operation key and causes information regarding all the extracted discs to be displayed on the display section.

Claims

1. A disc storage apparatus comprising:

a disc changer mechanism including

a disc slot through which a disc is insertable,

a storage section having storage locations that are capable of storing discs inserted through the disc slot, and

a transport mechanism that transports the disc, inserted through the disc slot, to any of the storage locations in the storage section;

an operation section having operations keys;

a display section; and

a controller configured to cause, when the disc is inserted through the disc slot and any of the operations keys is operated, the transport mechanism to store the inserted disc in any of the storage locations, and to associate the operated operation key with the storage location in which the disc is stored, wherein in accordance with a predetermined operation that is performed on the operation section and that includes an operation performed on any of the operation keys, the controller extracts, of discs stored in the storage section, all discs stored in the storage locations associated with the operated operation key, and causes information regarding all the extracted discs to be displayed on the display section.

2. The disc storage apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a memory, wherein the disc changer mechanism further includes a drive for writing data to and reading data from the disc, and the controller is connected to a predetermined network, obtains predetermined information regarding the disc from the predetermined network on a basis of predetermined data read from the disc by the drive, and causes the predetermined information to be stored in the memory.

3. The disc storage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the controller creates a table by associating at least two of the predetermined information regarding the disc, the storage location in which the disc is stored, and the operation key operated when the disc was inserted, and causes the created table to be stored in the memory.

4. A disc storage method for a disc storage apparatus having a disc changer mechanism including a disc slot through which a disc is insertable, a storage section having storage locations that are capable of storing discs inserted through the disc slot, and a transport mechanism that transports the disc inserted through the disc slot to any of the storage locations in the storage section;

an operation section having operations keys; and

a display section, the disc storage method comprising the steps of;

determining whether or not any of the operation keys is operated;

determining whether or not a disc is inserted through the disc slot, when it is determined in the operation-key operation determining step that any of the operation keys is operated;

causing the transport mechanism to store the inserted disc in any of the storage location, when it is determined that the disc is inserted through the disc slot in the inserted-disc determining step;

associating the operated key determined to be operated in the operation-key determination step with the storage location in which the disc is stored in the disc storing step;

determining whether or not a predetermining operation including an operation on any of the operation keys is performed on the operation section;

extracting, of discs stored in the storage section, all discs stored in the storage locations associated with the operated operation key, when it is determined that the predetermined operation is performed in the predetermined-operation determining step; and

displaying information, on the display section, information regarding all the discs extracted in the disc extracting step.

5. A disc storage apparatus comprising:

a disc changer mechanism including

a disc slot through which a disc is insertable,

a storage section having storage locations that are capable of storing discs inserted through the disc slot, and

a transport mechanism that transports the disc, inserted through the disc slot, to any of the storage locations in the storage section;

an operation section having a selection key and an execution key;

a display section; and

a controller configured to cause, when the disc is inserted through the disc slot, the selection key is operated at least once, and the execution key is operated, the transport mechanism to store the inserted disc in any of the storage locations, and to associate the number of operations of the selection key with the storage location in which the disc is stored,

wherein in accordance with a predetermined operation that is performed on the operation section and that includes at least one operation performed on the selection key, the controller extracts, of discs stored in the storage section, all discs stored in the storage location associated with the number of operations of the selection key, and causes information regarding all the extracted discs to be displayed on the display section.