Patent ID: 8203914
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
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 disc slot to be closed and 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, such that when the disc is inserted through the disc slot and a respective one of the operation keys is operated the disc slot is closed, the transport mechanism stores the inserted disc in the storage location, and the respective operation key is associated with the storage location in which the disc is stored and when the same respective operation key is operated during an extraction operation the disc stored in the storage location along with any other discs stored in storage locations associated with the operated operation key are caused to be extracted.