Patent ID: 8279722
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus that stores data on a plurality of storage media, comprising: a management information generator that generates first management information to manage an order in which data is stored on a particular storage media of the plurality of storage media, said first management information comprising first storage medium identification information identifying the particular storage media; a history information generator that generates history information from second management information previously generated for at least one storage media different than the particular storage media by the management information generator, the second management information comprising second storage medium identification information identifying the at least one storage media different than the particular storage media; a multiplexer that multiplexes the first storage medium identification information, generated by the management information generator, and the history information, generated by the history information generator, on the data; and a storage unit that stores the data, including the first storage medium identification information identifying the particular storage media and the history information multiplexed by the multiplexer, on the particular storage media.