Patent ID: 7046912
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing recorded information recorded on an information recording medium, comprising: a drive for reproducing the recorded information from said information recording medium; and a non-volatile memory, which memorizes an identifier of said information recording medium loaded on said drive and position information indicative of a position on said information recording medium where said drive reproduces the recorded information therefrom, wherein said position information is renewed at one of a predetermined time and a predetermined period, in said non-volatile memory periodically; and wherein said non-volatile memory memorizes a plurality of said identifiers with each corresponding to a differing said information recording medium, and memorizes a plurality of entries of differing said position information for each identifier, where each entry of said plurality of entries is said position information for a differing instance of said predetermined time and said predetermined period.