Patent ID: 7317396
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical disc apparatus comprising: an optical pickup that reads contents recorded in a disc body of a first optical disc; a reader that reads key information stored in an RFID tag disposed on a disc body of a second optical disc; reproduction means for reproducing the contents read by the optical pickup; and a microprocessor that determines whether or not to allow reproduction of an additional content other than contents that are capable of being reproduced by an optical disc apparatus not having the reader, based on the key information read by the reader from the RFID tag on the second optical disc; wherein a plurality of RFID tags are used to store the key information; and wherein the microprocessor generates new key information based on the key information read from the plurality of RFID tags, and determines whether or not to allow reproduction of the additional content based on the new key information.