Disc storage apparatus and disc storage method

A disc storage method for a disc storage apparatus having 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;
• and a display section, the disc storage method comprising the steps of:
• determining whether or not any of the operation keys is operated;
• determining whether or not a disc is inserted through the disc slot, when it is determined in the operation-key operation determining step that any of the operation keys is operated;
• causing the transport mechanism to store the inserted disc in any of the storage location, when it is determined that the disc is inserted through the disc slot in the inserted-disc determining step;
• associating the operated key determined to be operated in the operation-key determination step with the storage location in which the disc is stored in the disc storing step;
• determining whether or not a predetermining operation including an operation on any of the operation keys is performed on the operation section;
• extracting, of discs stored in the storage section, all discs stored in the storage locations associated with the operated operation key, when it is determined that the predetermined operation is performed in the predetermined-operation determining step;
• and
• displaying information, on the display section, information regarding all the discs extracted in the disc extracting step.

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 a selection key and an execution key;
• a display section;
• and
• a controller configured to cause, when the disc is inserted through the disc slot, the selection key is operated at least once, and the execution key is operated, the transport mechanism to store the inserted disc in any of the storage locations, and to associate the number of operations of the selection 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 at least one operation performed on the selection key, the controller extracts, of discs stored in the storage section, all discs stored in the storage location associated with the number of operations of the selection key, and causes information regarding all the extracted discs to be displayed on the display section.