Recording-medium management apparatus, recording-medium management method, program having function of managing recording medium, and computer-readable program storage medium for storing the program

A recording-medium management method performed by playback means for playing back data recorded in a removable recording medium to which a unique identifier is attached and recording-medium management means for managing the recording medium based on the identifier, the method comprising:

• in the playback means,
• a reading step for automatically reading the identifier from the recording medium when the data is played back;
• and
• a transmission step for transmitting the read identifier to the recording-medium management means, and
• in the recording-medium management means,
• a setting information management step for managing setting information corresponding to the identifier;
• a check step for checking whether or not the setting information corresponding to the identifier received from the playback means is managed;
• and
• an obtaining-and-transmitting step for obtaining the setting information corresponding to the identifier from setting information management means and transmitting the setting information to the playback means.

A recording-medium management program for performing a recording-medium management function by playback means for playing back data recorded in a removable recording medium to which a unique identifier is attached and recording-medium management means for managing the recording medium based on the identifier,

• wherein the playback means includes:
• reading means for automatically reading the identifier from the recording medium when the data is played back;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting the read identifier to the recording-medium management means, and
• wherein the recording-medium management means includes:
• setting information management means for managing setting information corresponding to the identifier;
• check means for checking whether or not the setting information corresponding to the identifier received from the playback means is managed by the setting information management means;
• and
• obtaining-and-transmitting means for obtaining the setting information corresponding to the identifier from the setting information management means and transmitting the setting information to the playback means.

A computer-readable program storage medium for storing a recording-medium management program for performing a recording-medium management function by playback means for playing back data recorded in a removable recording medium to which a unique identifier is attached and recording-medium management means for managing the recording medium based on the identifier,

• wherein the playback means includes.:
• reading means for automatically reading the identifier from the recording medium when the data is played back;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting the read identifier to the recording-medium management means, and
• wherein the recording-medium management means includes:
• setting information management means for managing setting information corresponding to the identifier;
• check means for checking whether or not the setting information corresponding to the identifier received from the playback means is managed by the setting information management means;
• and
• obtaining-and-transmitting means for obtaining the setting information corresponding to the identifier from the setting information management means and transmitting the setting information to the playback means.