JP2008065923A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording device which can readily write images without confusion, on a label plane on the back side of a recording medium data plane. <P>SOLUTION: The device is provided with a user interface, where when a recording medium inserted into the recording device is back-side-up, it is asked whether insertion is for label recording or misinsertion. When the medium inserted into the recording device is back-side up, a different display is made, depending on whether it is a label write-in corresponding medium. When the medium inserted into the recording device is back-side up, a different display is performed, depending on whether it is inserted before turning-on power source. When the medium inserted into the recording device is back-side up, different control is performed, depending on whether it is inserted within the prescribed time from discharge. The label is read by utilizing the constitution of a label write-in part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus for a removable recording medium.

As a recording device for a detachable recording medium, a DVD recorder using a rotating disk-shaped recording medium such as a DVD or a CD is known. A recording medium attached to and detached from such a recording apparatus has one surface as a data surface and the other surface as a label surface. On the label surface, the title of the contents recorded on the data surface can be handwritten with a marker or the like. In addition, an ink jet printing type recording medium in which the label surface is processed so that printing by an ink jet printer or the like can be performed has been proposed. In either case, the recorded content on the data surface can be understood by looking at the label surface. In recent years, media having a color-changing layer that changes color by heat or light on a label surface and a recording apparatus corresponding to the media have also been put into practical use, and the recording head is diverted to the media inserted face down in the recording apparatus. By irradiating with a laser, an image can be printed on the label surface. Regarding this technology, various proposals have been made by Patent Document 1 and the like. In addition, a proposal has been made to apply the label surface printing technique as described above to a video recorder so that the label can be easily drawn in conjunction with the program title function or recorded video images.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-203321

However, in the above-mentioned label surface printing technology, it is indispensable to turn the media over and insert it into the recording device. The burden on the user to keep the labels consistent is heavy, and it has not been a label recording technique that anyone can easily use.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus that can easily write information on a label surface without confusion in response to data written on the data surface.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an insertion portion of a removable storage medium in which one surface is a data surface and the other surface is a label surface, and a data surface facing the inserted storage medium. A data writing unit for writing data to the label, a label writing unit for writing a visible image on the label surface facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit on the same side as the data writing unit, and an insertion unit When the discriminating unit discriminates which side of the storage medium inserted into the disc faces the data writing unit, and the discriminating unit discriminates that the label surface of the storage media faces the data writing unit There is provided a recording apparatus characterized by having a user interface unit for confirming whether an insertion is for label recording or an erroneous insertion. The user interface unit includes, for example, an output unit that asks the user whether or not the insertion is for label recording, and an input unit that inputs an answer from the user. With the configuration as described above, when the user intentionally inserts the medium face down for the purpose of label writing, and when the user mistakenly inserts the medium face down for the purpose of data writing, it can respond finely. In spite of the recording device premised on the possibility of inserting face down, it is possible to prevent the user from being confused or uncomfortable.

According to a specific feature of the present invention, a determination unit for determining whether the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit is writable by the label writing unit, and writing by the label writing unit is impossible When the determination unit determines that the storage medium is a proper storage medium, the user interface unit described above is not functioned. In such a case, for example, a warning that it is an erroneous insertion is promptly performed. Accordingly, there is no possibility of shifting to the label writing function, and in the case of erroneous insertion, it is possible to prevent the user from making an unnecessary question and giving discomfort.

According to a specific feature of the present invention, an insertion detection unit for detecting that a storage medium is newly inserted is provided in the insertion unit, and a user interface unit is detected in response to detection of a new insertion of the storage medium by the insertion detection unit. To work. In this way, by causing the user interface unit to function when a new storage medium is inserted, it is possible to quickly cope with a situation different from the user's intention. According to a specific feature of the present invention related to this, when the storage medium is already inserted in the insertion unit at the time of power-on, the user interface unit is not unnecessarily confused. Can also be disabled. Further, if the media is left face down and is left unattended, there is a low possibility that the label will be burned after the power is turned on. Therefore, it is possible to simply issue a warning that the medium is erroneously inserted.

According to a specific feature of the present invention, the insertion detection unit that detects that a storage medium has been newly inserted into the insertion unit, and a discharge instruction unit that instructs discharge of the storage medium from the insertion unit, When the time from the storage medium ejection by the ejection instruction unit to the insertion detection by the insertion detection unit is shorter than a predetermined time, the user interface unit is not allowed to function. If the re-inserted medium is reverse when the time from the storage medium discharge by the discharge instruction unit to the insertion detection by the insertion detection unit is shorter than a predetermined time, the user is likely to intend to burn the label. Therefore, if comprised as mentioned above, it can prevent making a useless inquiry and giving a user discomfort. In the above case, it is also possible to perform control that enables label recording promptly without causing the user interface unit to function.

According to another feature of the present invention, an insertion portion of a removable storage medium having one surface as a data surface and the other surface as a label surface, and the data facing the storage medium inserted into the insertion portion A data writing unit for writing data to the surface, a label writing unit for writing a visible image on the label surface facing the storage medium on the insertion unit on the same side as the data writing unit facing, and an insertion on the insertion unit A discriminating unit for discriminating which side of the recorded storage medium faces the data writing unit, and whether the storage medium inserted in the inserting unit is writable by the label writing unit Whether the determination unit is a storage medium that can be written by the label writing unit according to the determination result of the determination unit when the determination unit determines that the label surface of the storage medium faces the data writing unit Recording apparatus is provided, characterized in that it comprises a display unit for displaying that differed or earthenware pots. According to the above configuration, despite the fact that the recording apparatus is premised on the possibility of inserting face down, the user can be displayed appropriately according to the media that can be written by the label writing unit and the media that is not. For example, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable by giving a warning of erroneous insertion even if the label writable medium is inserted face down for the purpose of label writing.

According to another feature of the present invention, an insertion portion of a removable storage medium having one surface as a data surface and the other surface as a label surface, and the data facing the storage medium inserted into the insertion portion A data writing unit for writing data to the surface, a label writing unit for writing a visible image on the label surface facing the storage medium on the insertion unit on the same side as the data writing unit facing, and an insertion on the insertion unit A discriminating unit for discriminating which side of the recorded storage medium faces the data writing unit, an insertion detecting unit for detecting insertion of the storage medium into the inserting unit, a power-on unit, and a storage medium When the discriminating unit determines that the label surface faces the data writing unit, the storage medium has already been inserted into the insertion unit at the time of power-on by the power-on unit according to the detection result of the insertion detection unit. Recording apparatus is provided, characterized in that it comprises a display unit for displaying a different in whether. With the above configuration, when dealing with an erroneous operation in a recording apparatus that assumes the possibility of insertion facing down, the user can display an appropriate display depending on whether the media is inserted or if the media is left after insertion. Can be performed. Compared to this, if a uniform display is displayed in any case, it may be a warning that the label may be inserted incorrectly even though it may be inserted face down for the purpose of label writing. Although there is a low possibility that the writing is intended, an excessively detailed display may be brought about, resulting in a crisp result. The above arrangement improves this.

According to another feature of the present invention, an insertion portion of a removable storage medium having one surface as a data surface and the other surface as a label surface, and the data facing the storage medium inserted into the insertion portion A data writing unit for writing data on the surface, a label writing unit for writing a visible image on the label surface facing the storage medium on the insertion unit on the same side as the data writing unit, and an insertion unit A determination unit that determines which side of the inserted storage medium faces the data writing unit, an insertion detection unit that detects that a storage medium is newly inserted into the insertion unit, and an insertion unit When the discriminating unit determines that the label surface of the storage medium is opposite to the data writing unit, it is inserted from the storage media discharge based on the discharge instructing unit. Recording device time to insertion detection by the detection unit is characterized in that a control unit for the control differed whether shorter than a predetermined time is provided. If the re-inserted media is reverse when the time from the storage media ejection to the insertion detection by the insertion detection unit is shorter than the predetermined time, the user is likely to intend to burn the label. Therefore, in this case, label recording may be made possible promptly. On the other hand, if the time from the ejection of the storage medium to the insertion detection by the insertion detection unit is longer than a predetermined time, there is a possibility of an erroneous operation and it is necessary to cope with it carefully. According to the above feature of the present invention, it is possible to take an appropriate response to the reverse insertion without giving stress to the user according to the time from the storage medium ejection to the insertion detection by the insertion detection unit.

According to another feature of the present invention, an insertion portion of a removable storage medium having one surface as a data surface and the other surface as a label surface, and the data facing the storage medium inserted into the insertion portion A data writing unit for writing data on the surface, a label writing unit for writing a visible image on the label surface opposite to the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit on the same side as the data writing unit faces, A data reading unit that reads data on the data surface facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit, and a label reading unit that reads the image on the label surface facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit. A recording device is provided. According to the above configuration, since the label surface can be read, the read result can be used for various purposes such as prevention of double image sticking during additional image sticking on the label surface. In the above, at least a part of the data writing unit and the label writing unit may be configured in common. Furthermore, in the above, at least a part of the data writing unit and the data reading unit may have a common configuration. In addition, in the above, at least a part of the label writing unit and the label reading unit may have a common configuration. It is appropriate that at least a part of the configuration of the data writing unit and the data reading unit in the recording apparatus is a common configuration, but at least a part of the data writing unit is shared with the label writing unit as described above. In addition, if at least a part of the data reading unit is shared with the label reading unit, it is possible to further enhance the label printing function such as prevention of double image sticking.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first example of the disk recorder system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The system has a DVD recorder 2 and a television 4 as main components, and has a remote controller 6 for remotely operating them. Note that the DVD recorder 2 and the television 4 may be integrated. The DVD recorder 2 has a media drive 8 that drives a removable disk-shaped recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a medium) such as a DVD or a CD. The media drive 8 has an insertion unit for inserting media and an insertion / ejection mechanism, and is driven by a drive control unit 12 controlled by the control unit 10 to rotate the inserted media. The control unit 10 operates in response to the operation signal receiving unit 14 that receives an infrared operation signal from the remote controller 6 and controls the functions of the entire DVD recorder.

The control unit 10 causes content data such as broadcast received by the broadcast receiving unit 16 to be written on the medium by the data / label writing unit 20. The data label writing unit 20 moves in the radial direction as the medium rotates under the control of the drive control unit 12, and writes the content data while scanning the data surface of the medium with a laser. Further, the control unit 10 responds to the operation signal receiving unit 14 and inserts the moving image content data recorded on the hard disk 22, the moving image content data recorded on the video tape of the VTR recording / playback unit 24, or the card slot 24. The data / label writing unit 20 can write still image content data or the like recorded on the memory card that has been recorded on the data surface of the medium. Further, in response to the operation signal receiving unit 14, the control unit 10 reads the content recorded on the medium by the data label reading unit 28, outputs it to the television 4 via the input / output interface 30, and reproduces and displays it. it can. The data label reader 28 moves in the radial direction as the medium rotates under the control of the drive controller 12, and reads the content data while scanning the data surface of the medium with a laser. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation of functions, the data label writing unit 20 and the data label reading unit are shown separately, but in actuality, these are configured as an integral module, and the optical system And at least some of the configurations are common.

The media inserted into the media drive 8 has a data surface on one side and a label surface on the other side. In normal media, after recording on the data surface, the title of the recorded content can be handwritten on the label surface with a marker or printed by a printer or the like. In addition to such a normal type of media, media of the type in which a discoloration layer that changes color by heat or light (hereinafter referred to as “label printing type”) is inserted into the media drive 8. It is also possible to do. To print an image on the label side of a label-burning type media, the media is turned over and inserted into the media drive 8. As a result, the control unit 10 can print the label burn image recorded in the label information recording unit 32 on the label surface of the label burning compatible type media by the data label writing unit 20. In other words, the data label writing unit 20 moves in the radial direction as the medium rotates under the control of the drive control unit 12, changes the color changing layer while scanning the label surface of the medium with a laser, and I will burn it. As described above, the configuration and function of the data / label writing unit 20 for printing an image on the label surface is the same as that for writing content on the data surface. The function of the data label writing unit 20 in this case is “burn-in” of the label image, but the label is also referred to as “writing unit” because the same configuration is used. Hereinafter, in the present invention, the term “burning” is used for the writing of the label for convenience of understanding, but it is essentially synonymous with “writing”. There are various types of information in the label information recording unit 32 used for label printing, such as information representing the content recorded on the data surface such as the title of the content, and information on the content recording date and time obtained from the clock unit 34. Will be described later. A program for operating the control unit 10 and other necessary information are stored in the storage unit 36. The storage unit 36 can also temporarily store data necessary for the operation of the control unit 10.

The media drive 8 can insert media even when the power of the DVD recorder 2 is off. A detection unit for detecting the insertion of the media is provided, and a weak standby current is supplied to the detection unit. Has been. When the detection unit detects the insertion of the medium, the DVD recorder is turned on. Further, in the above, when the media drive insertion portion has a tray structure that enters and exits from the main body, the media drive 8 is provided with a detection unit that detects an operation for pulling out the tray, and the detection unit has a weak standby current. , The power of the DVD recorder 2 can be turned on upon detection of the tray drawing operation. In any case, the DVD recorder 2 can turn on the power of the DVD recorder 2 by inserting the medium, and it is not necessary to turn on the power of the DVD recorder 2 before inserting the medium.

The control unit 37 of the remote controller 6 transmits an infrared operation signal from the operation signal transmission unit control unit 40 by detecting manual operation of the operation unit 36 such as buttons and keys in the DVD recorder operation mode. As described above, the infrared operation signal is received by the operation signal receiving unit 14 of the DVD recorder 2 to cause the DVD recorder 2 to function. In addition, the control unit 37 of the remote controller 6 controls the display unit 42 to display the operation mode and operation result of the remote controller 6.

When the remote control 6 is set to the television operation mode, the operation signal transmission unit 40 transmits an infrared operation signal to the television 4 and the control unit 46 operates in response to the operation signal reception unit 44 that receives the infrared operation signal. To manage. In the normal television mode, the control unit 46 of the television 4 allows the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving unit 48 to be output to the screen 52 and the speaker 54 by the output control unit 50 to allow viewing. On the other hand, in the DVD mode, the output control unit 50 outputs a signal from the DVD recorder input from the input / output interface 56 to the screen 52 and the speaker 54 instead of the signal from the broadcast receiving unit 48. Thereby, the playback content output to the television 4 via the input / output interface 30 can be viewed on the television. A program for operating the control unit 46 and other necessary information are stored in the storage unit 58. The storage unit 58 can also temporarily store data necessary for the operation of the control unit 46. Further, the control unit 10 of the DVD recorder 2 and the control unit 46 of the television 4 are connected by a digital link line, and can operate in cooperation without being individually operated. For example, even if there is no operation on the TV 4 side, any content signal of the broadcast receiving unit 48 and the input / output interface 56 is sent from the output control unit 50 to the screen 52 and the speaker 54 on the TV 4 side according to the operation of the DVD recorder 2. Can be output or switched.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing functions when the power of the control unit 10 of the DVD recorder 2 in FIG. 1 is turned on. When the power of the DVD recorder 2 is turned on, the flow starts, and the television 4 is turned on in conjunction with step S2. As a result, both the DVD recorder 2 and the television 4 are turned on with one touch, and the operation status and messages of the DVD recorder 2 can be displayed on the screen 52 of the television 4. Next, in step S4, it is checked whether a medium is newly inserted based on signals from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12. When the new insertion of the medium is detected directly from step S2 to step S4, the power-on of the DVD recorder 2 is not due to the normal power-on by the operation signal receiving unit 14 according to the operation of the remote controller 6, but due to the insertion of the medium It means that it was a thing. If a new medium has been inserted, the process proceeds to step S6, where it is checked whether the medium has been inserted face down based on signals from the media drive 8 and drive control unit 12 or signals from the data label reading unit 28. In the case of the insertion in the reverse direction, the process proceeds to step S8, and it is checked whether or not the inserted medium is a label printing compatible type medium. This check can also be performed based on signals from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12 or signals from the data label reading unit 28. If it is a compatible medium, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, based on signals from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12, it is checked whether the media has been ejected once and then reinserted within a predetermined time. The significance of this step will be described later. If step S10 is reached as a result of turning on the power of the DVD recorder 2 due to media insertion, there is no corresponding, so that the process proceeds to step S12, and a message for confirming to the user whether the label is burned is displayed on the screen of the TV 4. 52 is displayed. At this time, a voice announcement having the same purpose may be accompanied. Then, the process proceeds to step S14 while continuing this display. In step S14, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display in step S12. If not, the process proceeds to step S16. In step S16, it is checked whether or not a confirmation operation for label printing has been performed by the user on the operation unit 38 of the remote controller 6. If the operation can be confirmed, the process proceeds to a label printing mode in step S18. In this way, in step S12, the user is asked whether or not it is an insertion for label recording, and in step S16, the user's intention is confirmed by using a user interface for confirming the answer from the user. After that, it is supposed to shift to the label printing mode. On the other hand, if the user's operation cannot be confirmed in step S16, the process proceeds to step S20, and the medium is reinserted face-up by the user based on the signals from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12 or the signal from the data label reading unit 28. Check if it was done. If the media is mistakenly inserted without intention of burning the label, it can be expected that the user notices this by the display started in step S12 and reinserts the media face up. If it is confirmed in step S20 that the user has actually reinserted the medium face up, the process proceeds to step S22, and the mode is changed to the DVD mode.

If the insertion in the front direction cannot be confirmed in step S20, the process returns to step S14, and then waits for the confirmation operation in step S16 or the reinsertion of the medium in step S20 until the elapse of a predetermined time is detected in step S14. The loop of step S14, step S16, and step S20 is repeated. When it is detected in step S14 that the predetermined time has elapsed, the hard disk mode of step S24 is entered. If the media is inserted face down, recording on the data surface is impossible, and if there is no confirmation of label burning by the user even after the media has been inserted, appropriate media processing is no longer expected. It is not possible.

On the other hand, if it is not a label printing type media in step S8, the process proceeds to step S25. In this case, it is obvious that the user has intentionally inserted without confirming the user's intention, and in step S25, a message that warns briefly that the medium has been inserted face down is displayed on the screen 52 of the television 4. At this time, an audio announcement having the same purpose may be accompanied. Then, the process proceeds to step S14 while continuing this display. In this case, since it is not expected that the confirmation operation in step S16 is performed by the user, the process proceeds to step S20, and re-insertion of the medium is checked. Then, if it can be confirmed that the reinsertion in the front direction is confirmed, the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S22. On the other hand, if the insertion in the front direction cannot be confirmed in step S20, the process returns to step S14 and waits for the detection of the reinsertion of the medium in step S20 until the elapse of a predetermined time is detected in step S14. The loop of step S20 is repeated. And when progress of predetermined time is detected by step S14, it transfers to the hard disk mode of step S24. As described above, the user interface that changes the message to the user in accordance with the check result of whether or not it is a label burnable type media in step S8 avoids user discomfort and unnecessary confusion.

Next, a case where no new media insertion is detected in step S4 will be described. In this case, it means that the DVD recorder 2 was turned on by a normal power-on operation. In step S26, it is checked whether the medium has already been inserted into the media drive 8 based on the signals from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12 or the signal from the data label reading unit 28. If the media drive 8 is empty, an interrupt for accepting various operations is enabled in step S27, and the process returns to step S4. Thereafter, the loop of step S4, step S26 and step S27 is repeated until new media insertion is detected in step S4. Since interruption is enabled in step S27, it is possible to exit from this loop by any operation at any time. If new media insertion in step S4 is detected in the repetition of the above loop, the process proceeds to step S6, and the operation described above is executed. In this case, in step S10, there may be a case where the medium is ejected once and reinserted within a predetermined time. If there is a match, the process immediately shifts to the label printing mode in step S28. In other words, in this case, it is considered that the user once ejected the media for label printing and subsequently intentionally inserted the back side. Therefore, in order to avoid discomfort and complications of the user, the steps S12 and S16 are performed. This eliminates the process and promptly shifts to the label printing mode.

On the other hand, if the medium has already been inserted into the media drive 8 in step S26, based on the signal from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12 or the signal of the data label reading unit 28 in step S30, Check if the insertion is face down. If the insertion is face down, a warning message to that effect is displayed on the screen 52 of the television 4 in step S31. At this time, an audio announcement having the same purpose may be accompanied. And it transfers to step S32, continuing this warning message display. In step S32, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of display in step S31. If not, the process proceeds to step S33. In step S33, based on the signals from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12 or the signals from the data label reading unit 28, it is checked whether or not the media has been reinserted by the user. If it is confirmed in step S33 that the user has reinserted the medium face up, the process proceeds to step S34 to shift to the initial menu mode. In this way, if the media has already been inserted into the media drive 8, it is checked whether it is inserted face down every time the power is turned on. Transition to menu mode. Note that if it is left behind until the power is turned on, it is very unlikely that the label was intended to be burned. Does not display. If the medium is inserted face up in step S30, the process immediately shifts to the initial menu mode in step S34.

On the other hand, if the insertion in the front direction cannot be confirmed in step S33, the process returns to step S32, and thereafter, step S32 and step S33 are repeated until the elapse of a predetermined time is detected in step S32. And when progress of predetermined time is detected by step S32, it transfers to step S36. The DVD recorder of the present invention is configured such that the power is turned on when a video tape is inserted into the VTR recording / playback unit 24 in the same manner as when the power is turned on by inserting media. In step S36, based on the signal from the VTR recording / playback unit 24, it is checked whether the power-on is due to the insertion of the video tape, and if so, the process proceeds to the video tape recorder mode in step S38. If it is determined in step S36 that the power is not turned on due to insertion of a video tape, the hard disk mode of step S24 is entered. This is because the media facing-down state has not been resolved, and appropriate media processing cannot be expected.

Next, a case where the medium is inserted face up in step S6 will be described. In this case, the process proceeds to step S40, where the data label reading unit 28 reads the medium ID from the data side of the medium and identifies the inserted medium. Next, the process proceeds to step S42, and it is checked whether or not a code indicating that new printing has been performed on the label surface of the specified medium is stored in the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2. If the code is recorded, the process proceeds to step S44, and the code is automatically recorded on the data surface of the medium. Further, the process proceeds to step S46, where the image itself newly printed on the label surface is automatically recorded on the data surface of the medium, and the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S22. In step S42, if the code indicating that a new burn has been performed on the label surface of the media is not stored in the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2, the process immediately shifts to the DVD mode in step S22.

As described above, in the present invention, a medium is specified every time a medium is inserted into a DVD recorder, and if there is new information related to label burning for the specified medium, this is automatically recorded on the data surface. The significance of this is as follows. That is, when the label is baked, the media is inserted face down, and the change can be caused only on the label surface. Therefore, the information on the change on the label surface side is held on the recorder side with the ID of the medium, and the processing from step S40 to step S46 is automatically performed when the same medium is inserted for the first time thereafter. Thus, the information on the data surface side can be updated correspondingly to the change in the information generated on the label surface side. This is useful for ensuring the consistency of information between the data surface and the label surface. Details of this point will be described later. The flow in FIG. 2 has been described as starting from power-on. However, when a new media is inserted regardless of the state of the DVD recorder at any time when the power is already on. The flow jumps to step S6, and the flow after step S6 is executed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of the initial menu mode in step S34 of FIG. In the description of the flow shown in FIG. 3 and after, individual references may be omitted to avoid complications. However, regarding the insertion and ejection of media, the direction thereof, and the determination of the type and ID, etc. It is assumed that the control unit 10 performs based on a signal from the media drive 8 and the drive control unit 12 or a signal from the data label reading unit 28. In addition, the determination of the user's intention such as mode selection is performed by the control unit 10 in response to the operation signal receiving unit 14 that receives an infrared operation signal from the remote controller 6. The same applies to the second and subsequent embodiments described later.

When the initial menu mode flow of FIG. 3 starts, the initial menu is displayed on the television screen in step S52. From this initial menu, it is possible to shift to various modes. First, in step S54, it is checked whether or not the hard disk mode is selected. If it is selected, the process proceeds to the hard disk mode in step S56. On the other hand, if not selected, the process proceeds to step S58. In step S58, it is checked whether or not the DVD mode is selected. If it is selected, the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S60. On the other hand, if not selected, the process proceeds to step S62. In step S62, it is checked whether or not a video tape is inserted in the VTR recording / playback unit 24. If it is inserted, the process proceeds to step S64 to check whether or not the video tape mode is selected. If it is selected, the process proceeds to the video tape mode in step S66. On the other hand, if not selected, the process proceeds to step S68. If no video tape has been inserted into the VTR recording / playback unit 24 in step S62, the process directly proceeds to step S68. In step S68, it is checked whether or not the medium inserted in the media drive 8 is a label printing compatible type. If it is a compatible type, the process proceeds to step S70 to check whether or not the label printing mode is selected. If it is selected, the process proceeds to step S72. On the other hand, if not selected, the process returns to step S54. If the medium is not compatible in step S68, the process immediately returns to step S54. Thereafter, the loop from step S54 to step S70 is repeated until any mode is selected.

In step S72, the medium ID is read from the data side of the medium to identify the inserted medium. Next, in step S74, the label printing code is read from the data surface, and this is recorded in the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2 together with the ID. This label printing code is used as original information when creating a label printing image, and is read and stored before the medium is ejected for reverse insertion. Next, in step S76, a recommendation message for ejecting the media for label printing, turning it over and reinserting it is displayed on the screen 52 of the television 4, and a voice announcement having the same meaning is made from the speaker 54. Then, the process proceeds to step S78 while continuing this display. In step S78, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display in step S76. If not, the process proceeds to step S80. In step S80, it is checked whether the media has been reinserted face down by the user. If it is confirmed in step S80 that the user has reinserted the medium face down, the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S82.

On the other hand, when back-side insertion cannot be detected in step S80, the process returns to step S78, and thereafter, steps S78 and S80 are repeated until a predetermined time elapses. When the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S78, the process proceeds to step S84, the label printing code information read in step S74 is canceled from the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2, and the process returns to step S54. This is because it is considered that there is no intention to burn the label for the time being without inserting the media upside down for a predetermined time. Since the above flow is repeated from step S54, when the process reaches step S74 again, the label burn code is read again from the data surface of the medium, and this is recorded in the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2 together with the ID. Therefore, it is possible to always insert face down and shift to the label printing mode in step S82.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the DVD mode in step S22 of FIG. 2 or step S60 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S92 whether the DVD recording mode is set. If it is the recording mode, the process proceeds to step S94, and it is checked whether or not the label burning type media is used. If it is a compatible medium, the process moves to step S96 to display a data recording burn-in menu and select it. Burning at the time of data recording means that when recording on the data surface is performed, the label surface is subsequently burned, and several printing conditions can be selected according to the menu. Although step S96 is illustrated as one step, specifically, it includes a step of displaying a menu and a step of waiting for a menu selection operation for a predetermined time, and when there is a selection operation, the process proceeds to step S98. If there is no selection operation within the predetermined time, the “conditional data recording burn-in menu” is automatically selected and the process proceeds to step S98. Details of the menu and its selection will be described later.

When the selection of the menu is completed, the process proceeds to step S96 where information for label printing is acquired and encoded for creating a printed image. Details of this step will be described later. Next, in step S100, it is checked whether there is an operation for starting data recording. If there is a recording start operation, the process proceeds to step S102. On the other hand, if there is no recording start operation, the process returns to step S92 to enable the next operation in the DVD mode. In step S102, content is written on the data surface, and in step S104, the label burn code obtained and encoded in step S98 is written on the data surface. In step S106, it is checked whether or not the writing has been completed. If the completion of writing is confirmed in step S106, the process proceeds to step S108. If not completed, the process returns to step S102, and the loop from step S102 to step S106 is repeated until the completion of writing is confirmed in step S106.

In step S108, the remaining capacity of the data surface after writing is acquired, and this is encoded as data for label printing. Next, the process proceeds to step S110, and the label information recording unit 32 holds the label burned image creation code obtained in steps S98 and S108. As a result, even if the medium is ejected, information necessary for creating a label burned image related to information written on the data surface remains on the DVD recorder 2 side. Next, in step S112, it is checked whether or not the condition for entering the label surface printing after the above recording on the data surface is satisfied. This condition is set in advance in step S96 or the like, but if the condition is met, the process proceeds to step S114, and the medium is ejected and turned over and reinserted for completion of writing on the data surface and label printing. Is displayed on the screen 52 of the television 4. At this time, an audio announcement having the same meaning may be accompanied by the speaker 54. Then, the process proceeds to step S116 while continuing this display. In step S116, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of display in step S114. If not, the process proceeds to step S118. In step S118, it is checked whether the medium has been reinserted face down by the user. If it is confirmed in step S118 that the user has reinserted the medium face down, the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S120.

On the other hand, when back-side insertion cannot be detected in step S118, the process returns to step S116, and thereafter, steps S116 and S118 are repeated until a predetermined time elapses. When the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S116, the process returns to step S92 to enable the next operation in the DVD mode. This is because it is considered that there has been a change in intention that no label printing will be performed for the time being if the media is not turned over at any given time. Even when the label printing is not started at this stage, it is possible to perform an operation of jumping to the label printing mode at an arbitrary time point thereafter. If it is determined in step S94 that the type is not a label burning type medium, the process proceeds to step S122, and it is checked whether there is an operation for starting data recording. If there is a recording start operation, the process proceeds to step S124, and content writing to the data surface is performed. In step S126, it is checked whether writing has been completed. When the completion of writing is confirmed in step S126, the process returns to step S92 to enable the next operation in the DVD mode. If writing has not been completed, the process returns to step S124, and steps S124 and S126 are repeated until writing is confirmed in step S126. If there is no recording start operation, the process returns to step S92 to enable the next operation in the DVD mode. If the recording mode is not set in step S92, the process proceeds to the reproduction mode in step S128. If there is a playback mode end operation, the process returns to step S92 to enable the next operation in the DVD mode.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of label printing information acquisition & encoding in step S98 of FIG. When the flow starts, step S132 obtains and encodes the media owner name by reading it from the data side of the media. In step S134, the writing date information to the medium is acquired from the clock unit 34 of the DVD recorder 2. In step S136, management information attached to the content such as the original recording date and time is acquired from the content source on the hard disk or the like. In step S138, recording mode information such as analog and digital is acquired, and in step S140, image quality information is acquired. In step S142, it is checked whether or not the content source is broadcast. In the case of broadcast recording, information on the recorded program is acquired from the electronic program guide in step S144. Further, in step S146, information that is used in recording on the hard disk but not recorded on a medium such as a DVD is acquired and encoded. Further, in step S147, if the content corresponds to content protected by CPRM or the like, the information is acquired and encoded, and the process proceeds to step S148.

On the other hand, if it is not broadcast recording in step S142, it is regarded as dubbing from the hard disk 22, and the hard disk playlist information is acquired in step S150. In step S152, if the original corresponds to a move in which the original is deleted from the hard disk and dubbed, the information is acquired and encoded, and the process proceeds to step S148. In step S148, the title thumbnail image of the content is acquired. In step S154, chapter and track information is acquired. In step S154, a chapter thumbnail image cut out from the moving image content is acquired. In step S158, caption information to be superimposed on the image is acquired. Next, in step S150, information regarding the playback time of the content is acquired, and the label printing information acquisition & encoding flow ends. In each of the above steps, the acquired information is appropriately encoded as necessary.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the function of the control unit 10 when a media ejection operation is performed in the DVD recorder 2 in FIG. When the flow is started by the media discharge operation by the remote controller 6, first, in step S172, it is checked whether or not the medium to be discharged is a label printing compatible type. If it is a compatible medium, the process proceeds to step S173. On the other hand, if it is not a compatible medium, the process jumps to step S174, immediately ejects the medium, and the flow ends. If it is a compatible medium and the process proceeds to step S173, it is checked whether or not the label burn determination is set to be limited. If the seizure determination is limited, a check is made in step S176 as to whether the seizure conditions are met. If the label printing condition is met, the process proceeds to step S178. On the other hand, if the printing condition is not met in step S176, the flow jumps to step S174 to eject the medium and the flow ends. If it is determined in step S173 that the label burn determination is not limited, the process directly proceeds to step S178.

In step S178, a message for confirming whether or not label printing is to be performed is displayed on the screen 52 of the television 4 and a sound announcement having the same meaning is played from the speaker 54. Then, the process proceeds to step S180 while continuing this message. In step S180, it is checked whether a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display in step S180. If not, the process proceeds to step S182. In step S182, it is checked whether or not the user has performed a confirmation operation for label printing with the remote controller 6. If there is a confirmation operation, the process proceeds to step S184. On the other hand, when the confirmation operation cannot be detected in step S182, the process returns to step S180, and thereafter, step S180 and step S182 are repeated until a predetermined time elapses. When the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S180, the flow jumps to step S174, the medium is ejected, and the flow ends.

In step S184, the label printing related information on the data surface is read. In step S186, it is checked whether the read data has a label burned mark. If there is a burned mark, the process proceeds to step S188. In step S188, the information to be printed on the label and the one to be newly baked are classified and displayed on the television screen, and while continuing this display, the process proceeds to step S174 to eject the medium, and the flow ends. On the other hand, if there is no burned mark in step S186, the process proceeds to step S190, and the label printing information to be newly printed is displayed. Then, while continuing this display, the process proceeds to step S174, the medium is ejected, and the flow ends. The display performed in step S188 or step S190 is continued even when the medium is reinserted face down. These pieces of information are used when the label is burned on the media inserted in the reverse direction. In addition to the case where the label is burned as it is, the information can be manually edited, corrected, and burned.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of the label printing mode in steps S18 and S28 in FIG. 2, step S82 in FIG. 3, and step S120 in FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S201 whether or not the label printing limit mode is set. The label printing according to the first embodiment of the present invention cannot be erased once printing is performed. On the other hand, there is a data side that can be rewritten any number of times as well as a type that cannot be erased or modified once recorded by media. Therefore, a mode is provided in which label printing can be prohibited until the recorded contents of the data surface are confirmed. This is the label burning restriction mode. If the label restriction mode is not set, the process proceeds to step S202, and it is checked whether or not the setting for manually creating and editing the burned image is performed. If it is not manually created edit setting, the flow proceeds to the flow of step S204 and subsequent steps for automatic creation. In step S204, an ID is read from the label side of the medium to identify the inserted medium.

Next, in step S206, the data surface burn code and the burned mark recorded in the label information recording unit 32 for the specified medium are output. On the other hand, in step S208, the label surface is optically read. This optical reading information includes a barcode printed on the label surface. In step S210, it is checked whether the barcode optically read from the label surface matches the burn-in code on the data surface output in step S206. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S212, and a mismatching printing code is extracted. The extracted printing code corresponds to information to be newly printed. In step S214, a label burn image is automatically created based on the discrepancy burn code. Details thereof will be described later. Next, in step S216, a process for prohibiting an operation for forcibly terminating the printing in the middle is performed, and the printing process in step S218 is started. In step S220, it is checked whether or not the printing has been completed. If the printing has been completed, the process proceeds to step S222. On the other hand, if printing is not completed, the process returns to step S218, and thereafter, steps S218 and S220 are repeated until printing is completed. In step S222, the burn code, the burned mark, and the burned image are stored together with the ID of the medium in the label information recording unit 32 on the recorder side, and the flow ends.

By the way, when the bar code and the burn code coincide with each other in step S210, the process proceeds to step S224, and a television screen display is displayed to the effect that the label is not burned. Then, the process proceeds to step S225, and it is checked whether or not the burned code having an unrecorded mark is included in the data side burn information of the medium output in step S206. If there is a burned code without a finished mark, the process proceeds to step S226 where a display recommending recording of the finished mark on the data surface is performed on the television screen 52 and the flow is terminated. When the medium is inserted face up in accordance with this recommendation, steps S40 to S46 in FIG. 2 are performed to write the completed mark and the label burned image on the data surface of the medium. On the other hand, if there is no finish mark printing code in step S225, the flow is immediately terminated.

If it has been set in step S202 that manual creation / editing of the burned image has been set, the process proceeds to step S227, where manual creation / editing of the label burned image is performed, and the process proceeds to the printing process in step S218. If the label restriction mode is met in step S201, the process proceeds to step S228, and it is checked whether the printing permission condition is met. The burn permission condition is, for example, either when the media is finalized or when the content written on the data surface is protected. In step S228, when the above-described printing permission condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S202, and thereafter the same flow as described above is executed. On the other hand, if none of the burning permission conditions is satisfied in step S228, a message indicating that printing is not possible is displayed on the television screen in step S229, and the flow is terminated. The display may be accompanied by sound.

FIG. 8 is a table summarizing the label printing management described above, and information written on the data surface of the medium, information burned on the label surface recording, and printing held on the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2. The relationship between the usage information and the media surface accessed by the data label writing unit 20 is shown for each case of contents 1 to 9. In FIG. 8, the content 1 is in a state where there is no writing on the data surface, printing on the label surface, and no information holding on the recorder side. On the other hand, the content 2 is in a state where the content and the label surface printing code corresponding to the content are written on the data surface. In this state, the label surface recording code is also retained in the label information recording unit 32. Such a state of the content 2 corresponds to the stage where the processing from step S102 to step S110 in FIG. 4 is performed. Content 3 shows a state in which it proceeds from the state of content 2, it is determined that it is necessary to create an image for burning in DVD recorder 2, and the image for burning is created. This corresponds to the result of the processing from step S204 to step S214 in FIG. Information newly generated at each stage is shown in bold italic font in the table, and information already generated in the previous stage is shown in normal font in the table. For example, in the content 2, the content written on the data surface, the label surface burning code, and the label surface burning code held in the label information recording unit 32 are already generated in the state of the content 2. The image for printing newly created by the DVD recorder 2 is shown in bold italics.

Further, the content 4 shows a state in which the label is burned from the state of the content 3. At this time, the image and the bar-coded burn code are burned on the label surface, and also on the DVD recorder 2 side, a burned mark is recorded in the label information recording unit 32 at the end of the burn. This corresponds to the state where the processing from step S216 to step S222 in FIG. 7 is completed. Finally, content 5 shows a state in which the burned mark and burned image are written on the data surface of the medium, proceeding from the state of content 4, and the processing from step S40 to step S46 in FIG. 2 is performed. Corresponding to the state.

Next, the actual label printing management will be described based on the states of the contents 1 to 5 in FIG. First, if the code barcode is printed on the label surface as in the content 4, the label image having information corresponding to the code is always printed on the label surface. On the other hand, the contents written on the data surface can be understood from the label burn code written on the data surface. Therefore, if the label printing code read from the data surface matches the label printing code read in the form of a bar code from the label surface, an image corresponding to the content information written on the data surface is already on the label surface. It can be seen that the contents burned and the contents written on the data surface correspond to the label burned images. For example, when the media in which contents 3 and 4 are written on the data surface is inserted face down, the label burn code on the data surface and the bar code on the label surface coincide with each other through steps S204 to S208 in FIG. Whether or not to do so is checked in step S210. For content 4, both match, but content 3 does not match. Since there is a mismatch code, a mismatch burn code is extracted in step S212. In this case, a burn code for the content 3 is extracted. In step S214, a label burned image is automatically created in consideration of the burned image of content 4 based on the burn code of content 3.

As described above, in the case of the content 4, it is not known that the label image has been burned unless the barcode information is read from the label surface side. It can be seen that the label image printing corresponding to the contents of the data surface has been completed only by reading. Therefore, if the state of the content 4 is surely entered, the state of the content 5 is surely obtained. In other words, if it is ensured that the state of the content 4 does not substantially exist, the content can be handled only by reading the data surface. You can check the completion of the label image printing. This can be achieved, for example, by configuring the data surface recording and label surface printing automatically without manual media re-insertion and re-insertion. This will be described in Examples.

8, contents 6 to 8 correspond to the states of contents 2 to 4, respectively, but the writing of label printing information on the data surface is omitted, and the configuration is simplified. For the contents 6 to 8, no comparison of the label printing information between the data surface and the label surface of the media is performed, so that the printing of the code barcode on the label surface is also omitted. In the case of content 6 to content 8, instead of label surface burn-in management based on information read from the media, label burn is based solely on the label burn code and burned mark recorded in the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2 Perform management.

Such simplification is particularly useful when the media is only used with other specific DVD recorders. In this case, the information of all the media and all the contents recorded on these media can be grasped by the DVD recorder, so based on the printing information, the burned image and the burned mark recorded in the label information recording unit 32, Label image management corresponding to the content on the data side of the media can be performed. For example, when a medium in which the contents 7 and 8 are written on the data surface is inserted, if the label information recording unit 32 is referred to based on the ID for specifying the medium, the label burning of the contents 8 is completed. However, it can be detected that the label 7 has not yet been burned for the content 7. In the following description of the first embodiment, the description is based on the contents 1 to 5 instead of the case of simplification as described above.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the label burned image automatic creation step in step S214 of FIG. When the flow starts, the presence / absence of a code barcode on the label surface is checked in step S232, and it is checked whether there is a burned image on the label surface of the media. If there is an image, the process proceeds to step S234 to acquire printed image information. Details thereof will be described later. Further, a printing code is read in step S236 based on the acquired burned image information. In step S238, an area where additional writing can be performed on the label surface is determined from the printing code of the printed image, and the process proceeds to step S240. The purpose of the postscript burnable area determination is to prevent unexpected double burn-in. On the other hand, if the code bar code is not printed on the label surface in step S232 and no image is printed on the label surface, the process proceeds directly to step S240.

In step S240, when the designated language is different for the character printing code, the printing language is converted. For example, when the printing code is English information, if the designated language is Japanese, it is converted into Japanese. Next, in step S242, characters are laid out in a ring shape based on a printing code in a specified language to create a printed character image. The label printing in the present invention is performed while scanning the label surface as the media rotates. In step S242, the label writing is performed by laying out an image of characters to be printed in a ring shape concentric with the rotation scanning direction. The scanning of all the character images can be completed by the minimum movement of the portion 20 in the radial direction, and it is possible to shorten the time required for printing the character image as compared with the case where the characters are laid out in a straight line, for example. Become.

In step S244, a thumbnail image for printing based on the image printing code is created, and in step S246, background processing is performed. Details of the background processing will be described later. Next, in step S248, a new print image is arranged in the printable area determined in step S238, and the size of the new print image is adjusted as necessary. That is, if there is an image that has already been printed, this is taken into account, and the double image printing is prevented by adjusting the arrangement and size of the new image so that the image is laid out in a region other than the region where the image has already been written. In step S250, an erasure pattern laid out to overwrite the portion to be erased is created based on the erasure printing code. In the label printing in the first embodiment of the present invention, as already described, once printing is performed, this cannot be restored. Therefore, if the contents on the data side are erased and the corresponding label has been burned, a deletion pattern to be overwritten on the burned portion is created, and the portion is double-burned and erased. There is only. Step S250 is for this purpose, and the deletion pattern is created and laid out at the deletion position. As the above erasing pattern, double strikethrough can be adopted, but not only such practical patterns but also the shape of the part that erases patterns with designs such as hearts, flowers, animals, etc. You may make it select according to.

In step S252, bar code conversion of the printing code is performed for printing on the label surface. In step S54, it is checked whether or not the media has been finalized. If finalized, a bar code indicating that the label has been finalized is created in step S256, and the label burned mark of the label information recording unit 32 is prohibited from being transferred and written on the data surface of the medium. . When this treatment is performed, the processing from step S42 to step S46 in FIG. 2 is not performed. This is because, if the data surface is finalized and the label surface is burned, it is impossible to write a burned mark on the data surface, which contradicts the processing requirements of steps S44 and S46. It is. Next, the monochrome display color for displaying the burned image is determined based on the information on the result of determining the media type in step S258. This is to make it possible to preview a monochrome burned image corresponding to the determined color of the medium on different types of media with different color on the label surface. For example, when it is determined that the label surface is a medium that develops a blue-violet color, a monochrome image of blue-violet is displayed, and a monochrome image of green is displayed for a medium whose label surface is colored green. A preview image can be displayed on a television screen in a color faithful to an actual burned image. In the next step S260, a pre-TV screen display burn-in image is created with the determined color, and the flow ends.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of the burned image information acquisition step in step S234 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S262 whether or not the optical reading of the label image is successful. If it is unsuccessful, it is checked in step S264 whether or not there is a data surface recording image. If not, the image recorded in the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2 in step S266 is adopted, and the flow ends. On the other hand, if the label image has been successfully optically read in step S262, the flow proceeds to step S268, the optically read image is adopted, and the flow ends. In addition, the image recorded on the data surface in step S264 is employed. The significance of the flow shown in FIG. 10 is that priority is given to a thing as close to the actual object as possible in obtaining an image printed on the label. In other words, if the label image itself can be optically read, the read image is used, and if that is not possible, the actual data surface image is used at least at the media level, and if that is not possible, it is stored in the recorder. Use the image you have.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the background processing in step S246 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S272 whether the background has been burned on the label surface. If the background is not burned, the process advances to step S274 to check whether a background to be burned is registered in advance. It is possible to register different backgrounds for each owner of the media, and if the owner of the inserted media can be specified, the background registered by the owner is extracted. If the registered background cannot be extracted, the process advances to step S276 to check whether there is a background that can be determined by the learning function. In this step, among the backgrounds selected in the past by the owner of the inserted media, a new one having a high selection frequency and a new selection period is analyzed and a background is extracted. If there is no background that can be extracted by the learning function, the background adopted last time is extracted in step S278, and the process proceeds to step S279. If a background can be extracted in step S274 or step S276, the process proceeds to step S279 at that time.

Step S279 is for accepting an operation for arbitrarily changing and correcting the background extracted as described above. Since there is no correction at first, the process proceeds to step S280. In step S280, the extracted background is determined as the background to be burned and displayed on the television screen. In step S282, it is checked whether or not an operation for determining to add the background has been performed. If there is no operation, the process proceeds to step S284, and it is checked whether or not there is an operation for setting no background. If there is no operation, the process proceeds to step S286, and it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the background for which a new printing schedule was determined in step S280 was displayed on the television screen. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S279. Hereinafter, unless the operation of step S282 or step S284 is performed and it is not detected in step S286 that the predetermined time has elapsed, the loop from step S279 to step S286 is repeated. In addition, during the repetition time of this loop, an operation for correcting or changing the scheduled printing background displayed in step S280 is possible, and when this operation has been accepted in step S279, the scheduled printing background is displayed in step S280. The resulting new background on which the decision is modified or changed and displayed is displayed on the television screen. At this time, the count of the elapse of the predetermined time checked in step S286 is reset and counted again from zero.

If it is detected in step S286 that the predetermined time has elapsed, in step S290, it is determined that printing is performed without a background, and the flow ends. FIG. 11 is a process executed as a part of the burn image automatic creation process of FIG. 9. If no operation is performed as described above, the non-background burn is automatically selected after a predetermined time. Generally, when there are a character information image and a background image, the background image occupies a larger area than the character information. Therefore, by setting the non-background printing as a default as described above, it is possible to write an image while omitting a large background which takes a long time for printing, and to prevent an unnecessarily long printing time. be able to. Of course, when the background addition determination operation is intentionally performed in step S282, the process proceeds to step S292, and the flow can be ended by performing the printing with the background added. When a backgroundless determination operation is performed in step S284, the process proceeds to step S290 without waiting for a predetermined time. Furthermore, if the background has already been burned in step S272, even if the burned image is accompanied by the background, this is forcibly omitted, and the process proceeds to step S290, where no background printing is performed. This is to prevent the backgrounds that normally occupy the entire burnable area from being double burned. Further, if there is no background adopted in the previous step in step S278, it means that there is no background to be extracted even if it reaches here, and it is not appropriate to perform the process of automatically adding the background, so the process proceeds to step S290. No background baking.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of the printing process in step S218 of FIG. When the flow starts, a pre-screen display of a printed image is performed in step S302. This allows you to preview the image before printing. Next, in step S304, it is checked whether or not there has been data that has not been burned in part due to the interruption of printing. Such burning incomplete data is generated by an interruption due to an unexpected situation such as a power failure during printing, but also occurs when an operation for forcibly terminating printing is performed. If there is such incomplete printing data, the process proceeds to step S306, and it is checked whether or not the part updated by the new printing data is in the incomplete data. If there is an updated part in the incomplete printing data, the printing is not resumed as it is, but the corresponding part of the incomplete data is updated with new printing data in step S308, and the process proceeds to step S310. If there is no updated part in step S306, the process directly proceeds to step S310.

In step S310, the incomplete printing data due to the interruption and the new printing data are combined as one printing image, and the process proceeds to step S312. Since the layout of the image is completed in the label burn image automatic creation step of FIG. 9, the past burn image that has not been burned and the new burn image are connected without any contradiction by synthesis. For example, the unbaked ring zone part and the new burned ring zone part are synthesized as one continuous ring zone part. On the other hand, if there is no burning interruption data in step S304, the process directly proceeds to step S312.
In step S312, the inner diameter position and outer diameter position of the seizure ring zone are determined. Then, in step S314, printing starts from the inner diameter position of the printing ring zone. As a result, the baking time is shortened as compared with the case where baking is always started from the innermost position of the label baking area.
Next, in step S316, if there is an interruption, processing for saving the incomplete printing data and storing the interruption position is performed. This process is merely a preparatory process, and execution of data saving and interruption position storage is executed when an interruption actually occurs, and nothing is executed if there is no interruption during printing. Accordingly, the flow quickly passes through step S316 and reaches step S318.

In step S318, the television screen is automatically switched from the pre-display of the burned image to normal broadcasting or the like. For the user, as a result of the start of printing in step S314, the result is that the television screen is automatically switched to normal broadcasting or the like, and the user does not have to spend time for printing.
Next, in step S320, it is checked whether or not there has been an operation for forcibly terminating the printing, and if there is no operation, in step S322, it is checked whether or not the baking has been completed up to the outer diameter position of the baking ring zone. If the baking to the outer diameter position has not been completed, the process returns to step S320, and thereafter, step S320 and step S322 are repeated until the baking to the outer diameter position is completed unless a forced burning end operation is performed in step S320.
If it is detected in step S322 that the printing has been completed to the outer diameter position, the process proceeds to step S324, and a message indicating completion of printing is superimposed on the television screen on which the normal broadcast or the like is displayed, and the process proceeds to step S326. To end the flow. Note that the display started in step S324 is continued for a predetermined time after the flow ends. By this display, the user who enjoyed the broadcast program can know the end of the label printing.
Note that, when a burn-in forced termination operation is detected in step S320, the process proceeds to step S326 at that time, and the label printing is terminated. When this operation is performed, the process prepared in step S316 is activated, and a process for saving the incomplete printing data and storing the interruption position at the end of the printing is executed.
As described above, when it is detected in step S332 that the burning has been completed up to the outer diameter position of the seizure zone, the process reaches step S326, and by promptly terminating the burning, the outermost diameter position of the label burning area is always maintained. The baking time is shortened as compared with the case where the baking is terminated upon reaching the position.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the printing condition determination process in step S112 of FIG. 4 and step S176 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S332 whether finalization has been performed. If it has not been finalized, the process proceeds to step S334, and it is checked whether or not a menu for proceeding to the label printing step at the time of data recording unconditionally is selected.
When the menu is not selected, the process proceeds to step S336, and it is checked whether a menu for proceeding to the label printing step at the time of data recording is selected under conditions. When this menu is selected, the process proceeds to step S338. Step S338 is for checking whether or not the condition for proceeding to the label printing step at the time of data recording is met. In FIG. 13, is a title protection operation for prohibiting erasure of specific content written on the data surface being performed? An example of checking whether or not. If the condition in step S338 is not met, the process proceeds to a step that does not correspond to the printing condition. Specifically, in the case of determination in step S112 of FIG. 4, the process returns to step S92, and in the case of determination in step S176 of FIG. 6, the process proceeds to step S174.

On the other hand, if the unconditional data recording burn-in menu is selected in step S334, the process proceeds to a corresponding step of the burn condition. Specifically, in the case of determination in step S112 of FIG. 4, the process proceeds to step S114, and in the case of determination in step S176 of FIG. 6, the process proceeds to step S178. If the title protect operation is performed in step S338, the process proceeds to the corresponding step of the burn condition.
Further, when it is detected in step S332 that finalization has been performed, the process proceeds to step S339, and if a predetermined condition is met, it is checked whether or not the ejection setting is made to automatically eject the medium. If such discharge setting is not performed, the process proceeds to the corresponding step of the baking condition.

On the other hand, when the discharge setting is performed, the process proceeds from step S339 to step S340. In step S340, a message recommending label printing is displayed on the television screen. At this time, a voice announcement of the same purpose may be accompanied. In step S341, the medium is automatically ejected. One of the features of the present invention is that in a state where a medium is inserted in a face-up state in which writing on the data surface is possible, a predetermined surface is provided to enable writing on the label surface when a predetermined condition is met. To generate a signal. A function that enables writing on the label surface based on this signal corresponds to, for example, display of a label burning recommendation message by the transition to step S114 in FIG. 4 or step S178 in FIG. The steps from step S339 to step S341 are other examples that enable writing on the label surface. When a predetermined condition is met, writing on the label surface is performed in response to the generation of the predetermined signal. The media is automatically ejected to enable this. The predetermined condition is finalization in FIG. 13, but other conditions may be set. For example, the medium may be automatically ejected when a title protection operation is performed.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the function of the control unit 10 when an operation for finalizing is performed with the remote controller 6. When the flow is started by performing the finalizing operation, the data surface is read in step S341, and whether the content without the label burned mark is written on the data surface in step S342 based on the read printing information. Check it out. If there is such content, in step S344, confirmation of finalization intention and a label burn recommendation message are displayed on the television screen. At this time, a voice announcement of the same purpose may be accompanied. As can be seen from FIG. 8, there are various possibilities for the relationship between the media data side and the label side. Among these, if all the contents are media in the state of the contents 5 in FIG. 8, the information on the data side and the label side are completely the same. In this case, the answer to step S342 is no.

On the other hand, if the answer to step S342 is yes, it means that the medium includes at least one content corresponding to one of the contents 2 to 4 in FIG. If step S40 to step S46 of FIG. 2 are functioning normally, there is no state of content 4, so the content without the label burned mark is content 2 or content 3, and the information is not burned on the label surface. Corresponds to media containing content. In order to cope with such a case, step S344 described above is for confirming the finalization intention and displaying a label burning recommendation message on the television screen. If finalization is performed, data cannot be written to the data surface after that, and even if the label is burned and the state of content 4 shown in FIG. 8 is obtained, the state of content 5 cannot be obtained anymore. This is because only reading of the data will result in a medium in which complete coincidence of information between the data surface and the label surface cannot be confirmed.

After the display in step S344, it is checked whether there has been a confirmation operation for finalizing in step S346 while continuing the display. If the confirmation operation cannot be detected, the process proceeds to step S348, and it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display in step S344. If no time has elapsed, the process returns to step S346, and thereafter, unless there is a confirmation operation in step S346, steps S346 and S348 are repeated until a predetermined time elapses. When the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S348, finalization is stopped and the flow is ended. As described above, in the case of the media corresponding to step S342, if there is no response even if the confirmation / recommendation in step S344 is performed, the initial finalize operation is invalidated and finalization is not executed for safety. On the other hand, if there is a confirmation operation from the user that it can be finalized in step S346, the process proceeds to step S352, and finalization is executed with respect to the user's intention. If there is no content without a label burned mark in step S342, the process proceeds directly to step S352, where finalization is immediately executed, and the flow ends.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the function of the control unit 10 when the remote controller 6 performs a formatting operation for deleting all data on the data surface in a rewritable medium. When the flow is started by performing the formatting operation, the data surface is read in step S361, and it is checked whether or not there is a printing code on the data surface in step S362 based on the read printing information. If there is a burn code on the data surface, the process proceeds to step S364, where the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2 specifies the ID of the medium and checks whether a burned mark is recorded for the medium. If there is a burned mark, it is checked in step S366 whether or not the erasure pattern has been burned for all information images. Note that the information image is an image related to information indicating the contents of the data surface such as the name of the content, and excludes images having no information related to the contents of the data surface such as a simple background. If all the images have not been deleted, the process proceeds to step S368, and a message for confirming the user's intention to format is displayed on the television screen. At this time, a voice message having the same meaning may be accompanied. Having reached step S368 means that an image related to the contents of the data surface has been burned on the label surface, and if this is left alone to format only the data surface, the data surface is labeled between the data surface and the label surface. This is because a mismatch occurs.

After the display in step S368, it is checked whether there has been a confirmation operation for formatting in step S370 while continuing the display. If the confirmation operation cannot be detected, the process proceeds to step S372, and it is checked whether a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display in step S368. If no time has elapsed, the process returns to step S370, and thereafter, unless there is a confirmation operation in step S370, steps S370 and S372 are repeated until a predetermined time has elapsed. When the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S372, the process proceeds to step S374, and finalization is stopped.

Next, in step S376, a printing image pattern for erasing all information images on the label surface is prepared, and the process proceeds to step S378. In step S378, a message recommending that the media be inserted face down is displayed on the television screen. At this time, a voice message may be accompanied. Then, the process proceeds to step S380 while continuing this display. In step S380, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the display start in step S378. If not, the process proceeds to step S382. In step S382, it is checked whether the medium has been reinserted face down by the user. If it is confirmed in step S382 that the user has reinserted the medium face down, the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S384. On the other hand, when back-side insertion cannot be detected in step S382, the process returns to step S380, and thereafter, steps S380 and S382 are repeated until a predetermined time elapses. When the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S380, the flow is immediately terminated. Even when the label printing is not started at this stage, it is possible to perform an operation of jumping to the label printing mode at an arbitrary time point thereafter.

The above is a flow when the execution is performed even if there is an operation for performing the formatting. Next, the case where the formatting is executed will be described. First, when there is no burn-in code on the data surface in step S362, the process proceeds to step S386, the format is executed, and the flow ends. This is because as long as the state of content 1 to content 5 in FIG. 8 is assumed, there is no possibility that an image is burned on the label surface unless the burn code is on the data surface. If it is confirmed in step S364 that there is no burned mark in the label information recording unit 32 of the DVD recorder 2 even if there is a burn code on the data surface, the flow proceeds to step S386, the format is executed, and the flow ends. To do. Assuming the state of content 1 to content 5 in FIG. 8, if there is no burned mark in the label information recording unit 32, it may be considered that there is no image burn on the label surface. In this case, it is assumed that there is no label baking by other label surface baking equipment. Furthermore, in step S366, when the erasure pattern has been burned for all the information images, the process proceeds to step S386, the format is executed, and the flow ends. If it is confirmed in step S370 that the user has confirmed the formatting, the user's intention is respected, and the flow proceeds to step S386 to end the flow.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a second example of the disk recorder system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Also in the second embodiment, the system has a DVD recorder 102 and a television 4 as main components, and has a remote controller 6 for remotely operating them. Similar to the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, the DVD recorder 102 and the television 4 can be integrated. In FIG. 16, the television 4 and the remote controller 6 are not shown because they are the same as those in the first embodiment of FIG. Also, in the configuration of the DVD recorder 102 shown in the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted unless particularly necessary. The second embodiment of FIG. 16 differs from the first embodiment of FIG. 1 in the configuration around the media drive. Specifically, the media drive 8 in FIG. 1 performs writing / reading of content data and printing / reading of a label image from one side of the inserted medium, and at the time of printing / reading the label surface. Needed to insert the media upside down. On the other hand, the media drive 108 in FIG. 16 is configured to be able to write / read content data and print / read a label image from both sides of the inserted media, so that it is not necessary to turn the media over. ing.

In FIG. 16, the data label writing unit 20 and the data label reading unit 28 have the same configuration as that in FIG. 1, and are collectively shown as the first head 130 in FIG. 16. 1 is not shown as “first head”, but in FIG. 1 also, the data label writing unit 20 and the data label reading unit 28 are collectively referred to as “first head”. It shall be. In the second embodiment of FIG. 16, a second head 132 having the same configuration as the first head 130 is provided on the opposite side of the media drive 108. That is, the second head 132 has the same configuration as the data label writing unit 134 having the same configuration as the data label writing unit 20 of the first head 130 and the data label reading unit 28 of the first head 130. Data / label reading unit 136. Basically, it is sufficient that one of the first head 130 and the second head 132 functions for data writing / reading and the other functions for label printing / reading. In the second embodiment, both functions are used. Is possible. There are two reasons for this, one of which is the cost reduction effect by sharing the first and second heads. The second reason is that this configuration eliminates the need for the user to care about the front and back when inserting media. The drive control unit 112 controls the first head 130, the second head 132, and the media drive 108. The control unit 110 controls the drive control unit 112 and exchanges data with the first head 130 and the b second head 132. Of course, a mechanism for reversing the positions of the first head 130 and the second head 132 is not provided.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing functions of the control unit 110 relating to the control of the first head 130 and the second head 132 in the DVD recorder 102 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. The function of the control unit 110 is the same as the function of the control unit 10 of the first embodiment except for the part relating to the reverse insertion of media. That is, the “inside-in insertion” in the first embodiment means that the head access is switched between the data surface and the label surface of the medium. The function of the flow described in the first embodiment can be diverted to the second embodiment by replacing the meaning of “inverted insertion” with the meaning of “switching between the first head 130 and the second head 132”. . The flow shown in FIG. 17 starts every time media needs to be inserted or accessed. In step S392, it is checked whether the media is inserted in the media drive 108 with the first head 130 facing the data surface. . If there is a data surface on the first head 130 side, the process proceeds to step S394, where the first head is set for the data surface, and in step S396, the second head is set for the label surface.

In step S398, it is checked whether or not it is necessary to access the data surface by an operation relating to data recording / reading. In the case of access to the data surface, the first head is driven in step S400, and the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S402. In step S404, it is checked whether or not the label surface needs to be accessed by an operation relating to label printing / reading. If the label surface needs to be accessed, the flow returns to the start of the flow of FIG. On the other hand, if it is not necessary to access the label surface in step S404, the process returns to step S402 and the DVD mode is continued. Thereafter, unless the need to access the label surface is detected in step S404, steps S402 and S404 are repeated to continue the DVD mode.

On the other hand, if the medium is not inserted into the media drive 108 in the direction in which the first head 130 side is the data surface in step S392, it means that the first head 130 side is the media label surface. Therefore, in this case, the process proceeds to step S406, where the second head is set for the data surface, and in step S408, the first head is set for the label surface.

In step S410, it is checked whether or not it is necessary to access the data surface by an operation relating to data recording / reading. If the access is not to the data surface, it means that the access is to the label surface, so the first head is driven in step S412, and the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S414. In step S416, it is checked whether or not the data surface needs to be accessed by an operation related to data recording / reading. If the data surface needs to be accessed, the flow returns to the start of the flow of FIG. On the other hand, if there is no need to access the data surface in step S416, the process returns to step S414, and the label printing mode is continued. Thereafter, unless the necessity to access the data surface is detected in step S416, steps S414 and S416 are repeated, and the label printing mode is continued.

If the data surface access is not necessary in step S398, it means that the label surface access is necessary, so the process proceeds to step S418, the second head is driven and the label printing mode in step S414 is performed. Migrate to If the data surface needs to be accessed in step S410, the process proceeds to step S420, and the second head is driven to shift to the DVD mode in step S402.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a third example of the disk recorder system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Also in the third embodiment, the system has a DVD recorder 202 and a television 4 as main components, and has a remote controller 6 for remotely operating them. As in the first embodiment, in the third embodiment, the DVD recorder 202 and the television 4 can be integrated. In FIG. 18, the television 4 and the remote controller 6 are the same as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Also, in the configuration of the DVD recorder 202 shown in the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted unless particularly necessary. The third embodiment of FIG. 18 differs from the first embodiment of FIG. 1 in the configuration around the media drive. Specifically, the media drive 208 in FIG. 18 has a configuration capable of writing / reading content data and printing / reading a label image from both sides of the inserted media, as in the second embodiment. , No need to turn the media over.

The data label writing unit 220 and the data label reading unit 228 in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 18 are provided in the same set as in the first embodiment, but the difference from the first embodiment is that they are the media drive 208. In other words, the head is configured as a reversing head whose position can be reversed between the data surface side and the label surface side of the medium inserted into the medium. In other words, the reversing head reverses the position between the first position 230 indicated by the solid line and the second position 232 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line on the opposite side of the media drive 108, so that the data can be written onto the data surface without turning the medium over. It is possible to read / write and label printing / reading on the label surface. Similar to the second embodiment, in the third embodiment, the user can insert media into the media drive 208 without having to worry about both sides. The drive control unit 212 controls the data label writing unit 220, the data label reading unit 228, and the media drive 208. The control unit 210 controls the drive control unit 212 and exchanges data with the reversing heads (the data label writing unit 220 and the data label reading unit 228) at the first position and the second position.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the function of the control unit 210 related to the control for reversing the reversing head between the first position 230 and the second position 232 in the DVD recorder 202 of the third embodiment of FIG. The function of the control unit 210 is the same as the function of the control unit 10 of the first embodiment, except for the part related to media reverse insertion. In other words, the “inside-out insertion” in the first embodiment means that the head access is switched between the data surface and the label surface of the medium, and the function regardless of the specific means for this switching is described in the first embodiment. The function of the flow described in the first embodiment can be diverted to the third embodiment by replacing the portion of “inverted insertion” with the meaning of “head reversal”. The flow of FIG. 19 starts every time media needs to be inserted or accessed. In step S432, the media is driven by the reversing head at the first position 230 or the second position 232 facing the data surface. Check whether it is inserted in 208. If the data surface faces the reversing head, the process proceeds to step S434.

In step S434, it is checked whether or not it is necessary to access the data surface by an operation relating to data recording / reading. In the case of access to the data surface, the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S436. In step S438, it is checked whether or not the label surface needs to be accessed by an operation relating to label printing / reading. If the label surface needs to be accessed, the flow returns to the start of the flow of FIG. On the other hand, if there is no need to access the label surface in step S438, the process returns to step S436 and the DVD mode is continued. Thereafter, unless the necessity of accessing the label surface is detected in step S438, steps S436 and S438 are repeated, and the DVD mode is continued.

On the other hand, if the medium is not inserted into the media drive 208 in the direction in which the reversing head is the data surface in step S432, it means that the reversing head faces the label surface of the medium. Therefore, in this case, the process proceeds to step S440.

In step S440, it is checked whether it is necessary to access the data surface by an operation relating to data recording / reading. If it is not an access to the data surface, it means that the access is to the label surface, and the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S442. In step S444, it is checked whether or not the data surface needs to be accessed by an operation relating to data recording / reading. If the data surface access is necessary, the flow returns to the start of the flow of FIG. On the other hand, if there is no need to access the data surface in step S444, the process returns to step S442, and the label printing mode is continued. Thereafter, unless the necessity of accessing the data surface is detected in step S444, steps S442 and S444 are repeated, and the label printing mode is continued.

If it is not necessary to access the data surface in step S434, this means that access to the label surface has occurred, so that the process proceeds to step S446 and the head position is reversed. Then, the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S442. If it is necessary to access the data surface in step S440, the process proceeds to step S448, the first head position is reversed, and the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S436.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a fourth example of the disk recorder system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Also in the fourth embodiment, the system has a DVD recorder 302 and a television 4 as main components, and has a remote controller 6 for remotely operating them. As in the first embodiment, in the fourth embodiment, the DVD recorder 302 and the television 4 can be integrated. In FIG. 20, similarly to the second embodiment, the television 4 and the remote controller 6 are the same as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Also, in the configuration of the DVD recorder 302 shown in the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted unless particularly necessary. The fourth embodiment of FIG. 20 differs from the first embodiment of FIG. 1 in the configuration around the media drive. The media drive 308 of FIG. 20 has basically the same configuration as the media drive 8 of FIG. 1, and performs writing / reading of content data and printing / reading of a label image from one side of the inserted medium. However, it is configured so that the inserted media is automatically turned over and re-inserted by interlocking with the automatic media turning over insertion mechanism 350. The head 330 is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and includes a data label writing unit 20 and a data label reading unit 28.

The drive control unit 312 controls the data label writing unit 20, the data label reading unit 28, and the media drive 308. Further, the media automatic reverse insertion mechanism 35 is controlled by the control unit 312, and the media ejected from the media drive 308 is received in conjunction with the media, and is automatically turned over and automatically reinserted into the media drive. As a result, data writing / reading on the data surface and label printing / reading on the label surface can be performed without requiring manual flipping of the media by the user. As in the second embodiment, in the fourth embodiment, the user can insert media into the media drive 308 without having to worry about both sides. The control unit 310 controls the drive control unit 312 and exchanges data with the head 330 (the data label writing unit 20 and the data label reading unit 28).

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the functions of the control unit 310 relating to control of the automatic media reverse insertion mechanism 350 in the DVD recorder 302 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. The function of the control unit 310 is the same as that of the control unit 10 of the first embodiment except for the part related to the media reverse insertion. In other words, the “inside-out insertion” in the first embodiment means that the head access is switched between the data surface and the label surface of the medium, and the function regardless of the specific means for this switching is described in the first embodiment. The function of the flow described in the first embodiment can be diverted to the fourth embodiment by replacing the portion of the meaning of “inserting inside out” manually with the meaning of “inserting inside out”. The flow in FIG. 21 starts every time media needs to be inserted or accessed. In step S452, it is checked whether the media is inserted into the media drive 308 with the head 330 facing the data surface. If the data surface faces the head 330, the process proceeds to step S454.

In step S454, it is checked whether it is necessary to access the data surface by an operation relating to data recording / reading. In the case of access to the data surface, the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S456. In step S458, it is checked whether or not the label surface needs to be accessed by an operation relating to label printing / reading. If the label surface needs to be accessed, the flow returns to the start of the flow of FIG. On the other hand, if there is no need to access the label surface in step S448, the process returns to step S456 to continue the DVD mode. Thereafter, unless the need to access the label surface is detected in step S458, steps S456 and S458 are repeated to continue the DVD mode.

On the other hand, if the medium is not inserted into the media drive 308 in such a direction that the head 330 becomes the data surface in step S452, it means that the reversing head faces the label surface of the media. Therefore, in this case, the process proceeds to step S460.

In step S460, it is checked whether it is necessary to access the data surface by an operation relating to data recording / reading. If it is not an access to the data surface, it means an access to the label surface, and the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S462. In step S464, it is checked whether or not the data surface needs to be accessed by an operation relating to data recording / reading. If the data surface needs to be accessed, the flow returns to the start of the flow of FIG. On the other hand, if there is no need to access the data surface in step S464, the process returns to step S462, and the label printing mode is continued. Thereafter, unless the necessity of accessing the data surface is detected in step S464, steps S462 and S464 are repeated, and the label printing mode is continued.

If the data surface access is not required in step S454, it means that the label surface access is required, and the process proceeds to step S466, and the automatic media reverse insertion mechanism 350 is driven. Then, the process proceeds to the label printing mode in step S462. If it is necessary to access the data surface in step S460, the process proceeds to step S448, and the automatic media reverse insertion mechanism 350 is driven to shift to the DVD mode in step S456.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a fifth example of the disk recorder system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Also in the fifth embodiment, the system has a DVD recorder 402 and a television 4 as main components, and has a remote controller 6 for remotely operating them. As in the first embodiment, in the fifth embodiment, the DVD recorder 402 and the television 4 can be integrated. In FIG. 22, the television 4 and the remote controller 6 are the same as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Also, in the configuration of the DVD recorder 402 shown in the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted unless particularly necessary. The fifth embodiment of FIG. 22 is also different from the first embodiment of FIG. 1 in the configuration around the media drive. Specifically, the media drive 408 in FIG. 22 can be accessed from both sides of the inserted media, like the media drive 108 in FIG. However, in the fifth embodiment, the data head 430 for writing / reading the content data and the label head 432 for printing / reading the label image are dedicated to each other, and there is no need to turn over the media. The orientation of the front and back is determined.

Specifically, the data head 430 in FIG. 22 includes a data writing unit 420 and a data reading unit 428, and is dedicated to access to the data surface. Therefore, access to the data surface can be performed only from the data head side. On the other hand, the label head 432 provided on the opposite side of the media drive 418 with respect to the data head 430 includes a label writing unit 434 and a label reading unit 436, and is dedicated to access to the label surface. Therefore, access to the label surface can be performed only from the label head side. With the above configuration, when a medium is inserted into the media drive 418 with the data surface facing the data head 430, the label surface faces the label head 432, so that content data can be written / read and the label image can be read without turning over the media. Can be printed and read. However, if the media is inserted in the wrong direction, neither will be possible. The drive control unit 412 controls the data head 430, the label head 432, and the media drive 408. The control unit 410 controls the drive control unit 412 and exchanges data with the data head 430 and the label head 432.

As described above, in the fifth embodiment, there is no concept that the DVD recorder functions when a medium is inserted face down, like a normal DVD recorder without a label printing function. Further, by dedicating the data head and the label head, any head can be selected and configured as necessary independently of each other. For example, the label head of the fifth embodiment is not limited to the laser printing type head as in the first to fourth embodiments. For example, a normal inkjet printer head may be employed as the label writing unit 434. In this case, the media is not a “label printing type” in which the label surface is provided with a discoloration layer that changes color by heat or light, but a type in which the label surface is subjected to inkjet printing compatible processing (hereinafter “label”). It is called a “printable type”. In the present invention, the term “label printing” or “label printing” in the embodiment is broadly referred to as “label writing” in terms of features that do not matter in the method of writing information on the label surface. It shall be read and understood.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing functions relating to prevention of erroneous operation of the control unit 410 in the DVD recorder 402 of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. The function of the control unit 410 is the same as the function of the control unit 10 of the first embodiment except for the part relating to the reverse insertion of media. In other words, for the function that does not require the insertion of the media upside down, the function of the flow described in the first embodiment with respect to accessing not only the data surface but also the label surface can be used in the fifth embodiment. . The flow in FIG. 23 starts every time media insertion or media access is required, and checks whether the data surface faces the data head 430 side in step S472. If there is no data surface on the data head 430 side, the process proceeds to step S474.

In step S474, a message that warns that the media is inserted in the wrong direction is displayed on the television screen. At this time, a voice message may be accompanied. Then, the process proceeds to step S476 while continuing this display. In step S476, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display in step S474. If not, the process proceeds to step S478. In step S478, it is checked whether the medium has been reinserted in the correct orientation by the user. If it is confirmed in step S478 that the user has successfully inserted the medium, the process proceeds to step S480. If there is a data surface on the data head 430 side in step S472, the process proceeds directly to step S480. On the other hand, when normal insertion cannot be detected in step S478, the process returns to step S476, and thereafter, steps S476 and S478 are repeated until a predetermined time elapses. And when progress of predetermined time is detected in step S476, a flow is complete | finished immediately.

In step S480, it becomes necessary to access the medium by the label printing operation or the like, and it is checked whether the flow has started as a result. If it is for label printing, it is checked in step S482 if it is a “label printing compatible type” medium. If the media is compatible, the label printing mode is entered in step S484. On the other hand, if it becomes necessary to access the medium by the label printing operation or the like in step S480, the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S486. In addition, in step S482, if it is not a compatible medium, a message indicating that the label cannot be printed is displayed on the television screen in step S488. At this time, a voice message may be accompanied. Then, the display is continued for a predetermined time, and the process proceeds to the DVD mode in step S486.

FIG. 24 is a television display screen showing an image on the label side of the “label printing compatible type” media, and the pre-printed image and the new image to be printed are combined and displayed. A barcode printing area 504 is provided at the innermost side of the image printing area on the label surface of the medium 502. The bar code printing area 504 is a ring-shaped area concentric with the rotation direction of the medium, and a bar code obtained by converting the printing code is burned therein. In the bar code burn area 504, bar code can be additionally burned corresponding to the addition of content writing to the data surface. A remaining amount display image printing area 506 is provided outside the barcode printing area 504. The remaining amount display image burn-in area 506 is also a ring-shaped area concentric with the rotation direction of the medium, and an arc-shaped band indicating the remaining capacity of writing on the data surface is burned therein. This band is added and burned as the writing capacity to the data surface increases, and the length of the band extends in the circumferential direction. When the capacity is exhausted, the band that is connected over all 360 degrees is burned.

The outside of the remaining amount display image burn-in area 506 is an area where the burned image can be laid out freely. In the example of FIG. 24, “Nichiro” indicates the title of the content written on the data surface in the ring-shaped burn-in area 508. BOX80 "and the character string" daytime box 38 "indicating the next content on the second line after a line feed are burned together. These characters are laid out in a ring shape so that the upper side of the characters is inside the label surface. The zone-like new burn-in area 510 is laid out so as not to overlap with the already-baked area 508, and the characters “Eco Law 8:30” to be burned are laid out and displayed in a ring shape. Yes. The character image in the new burn-in scheduled area 510 is displayed on the television screen, for example, by blinking so that the color is lightened intermittently so that it can be distinguished from the character image in the burned area 508.

In printing, the head is moved to the label surface position corresponding to the inner diameter position 512 of the new printing area 510, printing printing is started from this position, the scanning is sequentially advanced outward, and the edge of the ring-shaped printing image is obtained. The scanning is finished at the label surface position corresponding to the outer diameter position 514 and the printing is finished. This shortens the time required for printing as compared to the case where these character strings are laid out in a straight line. In addition, as described above, the character string is laid out in a ring shape so that the upper side is the inside of the label surface, so the character string “Eco Law 8:30” to be baked later is a line that has been baked first. It is laid out in the third line following the character string “Nichiro BOX80” in the second line and “Nichichuro BOX38” in the second line. As shown in FIG. 24, in a state where the character strings of the first and second lines are laid out only in a part of the ring zone of the burned area 508, a new burn-out scheduled area 510 on the outside as shown in FIG. Instead of laying out the character string in the third line, a new burned image may be laid out in an empty area in the ring zone of the burned area 508.

In the above embodiments, the present invention has been described based on a medium having a label surface on the back side of the data surface of the medium. However, in the present invention, the label is on the same surface as the data surface, regardless of whether the medium is on the back or front side. It can also be applied to media that is used for printing. Furthermore, in the above embodiments, the present invention has been described based on a disk-type medium having a rotation axis. However, in the present invention, not only a disk-type storage medium but also a solid-state memory is not limited. The present invention can also be applied to spindleless storage media such as.

1 is a block diagram showing a first example of a disk recorder system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the function at the time of power-on of the control part 10 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the initial stage menu mode in step S34 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of DVD mode in step S22 of FIG. 2, or step S60 of FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of label printing information acquisition and encoding in step S98 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the control part 10 when media discharge operation is performed in the DVD recorder of FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of a label printing mode in steps S18 and S28 in FIG. 2, step S82 in FIG. 3, and step S120 in FIG. It is the table | surface which put together the relationship between the media regarding label printing management, and the DVD recorder. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of label burning image automatic creation in step S214 of FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of acquisition of printed image information in step S234 of FIG. 9. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the background process in step S246 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the printing process in step S218 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the printing condition determination process in step S112 of FIG. 4 and step S176 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the control part 10 when finalizing operation is performed. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the control part 10 when format operation is performed. It is a block diagram which shows the 2nd Example of the disk recorder system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the control part 110 regarding control of the 1st head in the DVD recorder of 2nd Example, and a 2nd head. It is a block diagram which shows the 3rd Example of the disk recorder system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the control part 210 regarding control of the inversion head in the DVD recorder of 3rd Example. It is a block diagram which shows the 4th Example of the disk recorder system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the control part 310 regarding control of the media automatic reverse insertion mechanism in the DVD recorder of 4th Example. It is a block diagram which shows the 5th Example of the disk recorder system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the function regarding misoperation prevention of the control part 410 in the DVD recorder of 5th Example. It is a television display screen figure which shows the image of the label surface of a medium.

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8 Insertion unit 20 Data writing unit, label writing unit 10 Discrimination unit 6, 10, 14, 52, 54 User interface unit 52, 54 Output unit 6, 14 Input unit 10 Control unit 10 Determination unit 10, 52, 54 Warning Section 8 Insertion detection section 6, 14 Power-on section 6, 14 Discharge instruction section 52, 54 Display section 28 Data reading section, label reading section

Claims (23)

Insertion part of removable storage medium in which one side is a data side and the other side is a label side, and data writing for writing data on the data side facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion part A label writing unit for writing a visible image on a label surface facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit on the same side as the data writing unit and a storage inserted in the insertion unit Labeling when the discriminating unit discriminates which side of the media faces the data writing unit and the discriminating unit that the label surface of the storage medium faces the data writing unit And a user interface unit for confirming whether the insertion is incorrect or incorrect. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the data writing unit and the label writing unit have a common configuration. 3. The recording according to claim 1, wherein the user interface unit includes an output unit that asks the user whether or not the insertion is for label recording, and an input unit that inputs an answer from the user. apparatus. 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a control unit that enables label recording by detecting that an answer indicating insertion for label recording is input to the input unit. The determination unit that determines whether the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit is writable by the label writing unit, and the storage medium that is not writable by the label writing unit 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that prevents the user interface unit from functioning when determined by the determination unit. When the determination unit determines that the storage medium cannot be written by the label writing unit, the determination unit determines that the label surface of the storage medium faces the data writing unit. 6. The recording apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a warning unit that gives a warning that the insertion is incorrect. An insertion detection unit that detects that a storage medium is newly inserted into the insertion unit, and the user interface unit functions according to detection of a new insertion of the storage medium by the insertion detection unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 1. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a power-on unit, wherein when the storage medium is already inserted into the insertion unit at the time of power-on by the power-on unit, the user interface unit is not functioned at the time of power-on. The recording device described. If the determination unit determines that the label surface of the storage medium faces the data writing unit when the storage medium is already inserted into the insertion unit at the time of power-on by the power-on unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a warning unit that issues a warning to the effect of insertion. 10. The recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein power is automatically turned on by the power-on unit in response to detection of new insertion of a storage medium by the insertion detection unit. An insertion detection unit for detecting that a storage medium is newly inserted into the insertion unit; and a discharge instruction unit for instructing discharge of the storage medium from the insertion unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user interface unit is not caused to function when a time until insertion detection by the insertion detection unit is shorter than a predetermined time. The determination unit determines that the label surface of the storage medium faces the data writing unit when the time from the storage medium discharge by the discharge instruction unit to the insertion detection by the insertion detection unit is shorter than a predetermined time. 12. The recording apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a control unit that enables label recording. Insertion part of removable storage medium in which one side is a data side and the other side is a label side, and data writing for writing data on the data side facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion part A label writing unit for writing a visible image on a label surface facing the storage medium on the same side as the data writing unit on the same side as the data writing unit, and a storage medium inserted in the insertion unit And a determination unit for determining whether the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit is writable by the label writing unit. When the discriminating unit discriminates that the label surface of the storage medium faces the data writing unit, the memory that can be written by the label writing unit according to the determination result of the determining unit Recording apparatus, comprising a display unit for displaying a different on whether media. Insertion part of removable storage medium in which one side is a data side and the other side is a label side, and data writing for writing data on the data side facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion part A label writing unit for writing a visible image on a label surface facing the storage medium on the same side as the data writing unit on the same side as the data writing unit, and a storage medium inserted in the insertion unit A discriminating unit for discriminating whether the surface of the recording medium is opposed to the data writing unit, an insertion detecting unit for detecting insertion of a storage medium into the insertion unit, a power-on unit, and a label surface of the storage media When the determination unit determines that it is opposed to the writing unit, the storage medium has already been inserted into the insertion unit at the time of power-on by the power-on unit according to the detection result of the insertion detection unit. Recording apparatus, comprising a display unit for displaying a different in whether or not inserted. Insertion part of removable storage medium in which one side is a data side and the other side is a label side, and data writing for writing data on the data side facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion part A label writing unit for writing a visible image on a label surface facing the storage medium on the same side as the data writing unit on the same side as the data writing unit, and a storage medium inserted in the insertion unit A discriminating unit for discriminating whether the surface of the recording unit is opposed to the data writing unit, an insertion detecting unit for detecting that a storage medium is newly inserted into the insertion unit, and discharging of the storage medium from the insertion unit When the discriminating unit discriminates that the label surface of the storage medium faces the data writing unit, the discharge instructing unit for instructing the storage media from the discharge of the storage media based on the discharge instructing unit Recording device time to insert detection by serial insertion detection unit is characterized in that a control unit for the control differed whether shorter than the predetermined time. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a data reading unit that reads data on a data surface facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 16, wherein at least a part of the data writing unit and the data reading unit have a common configuration. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a label reading unit that reads an image on a label surface facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit. 19. The recording apparatus according to claim 18, wherein at least a part of the label writing unit and the label reading unit have a common configuration. Insertion part of removable storage medium in which one side is a data side and the other side is a label side, and data writing for writing data on the data side facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion part A label writing unit for writing a visible image on a label surface facing the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit on the same side as the data writing unit, and a storage inserted in the insertion unit A recording apparatus comprising: a data reading unit that reads data on a data surface facing a medium; and a label reading unit that reads an image on a label surface facing a storage medium inserted in the insertion unit. 21. The recording apparatus according to claim 20, wherein at least a part of the data writing unit and the data reading unit have a common configuration. The recording apparatus according to claim 20 or 21, wherein at least a part of the label writing unit and the label reading unit have a common configuration. 23. The recording apparatus according to claim 20, wherein at least a part of the data writing unit and the label writing unit have a common configuration.