Patent ID: 8495297
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for indicating a current loading status of a removable media device provided for being loaded with at least one removable medium, the at least one removable medium associated with a characteristic feature and the removable media device being connectable to a device for reading and/or writing AV storage media, comprising: detecting connection or disconnection of the removable media device; updating the current loading status of the removable media device in case a connection or disconnection of the removable media device is detected, the current loading status being different from the characteristic feature; checking whether a type of user input is related to the removable media device upon occurrence of user input, wherein the user input is not generated by the connection or disconnection of the removable media device; keeping the current loading status of the removable media device if the type of user input is not related to the removable media device; checking whether a characteristic feature of the at least one removable medium loaded in the removable media device has changed, if the type of user input is related to the removable media device; keeping the current loading status of the removable media device if the characteristic feature of the at least one removable medium loaded in the removable media device has not changed; and updating the current loading status of the removable media device if the characteristic feature of the at least one removable medium loaded in the removable media device has changed.