JP2543626B2 - How to copy a flexible disk - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flexible disk copying method.

Generally, when providing system software or application software using a flexible disk as a medium, software copying is performed from a master disk to an empty disk, and a predetermined label is attached to the copied flexible disk. However, in recent years, an efficient copy method has been required as the types of software have become diverse.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, soft copy (file copy) from a master disk to an empty disk 3 is performed by the procedure shown in FIG.

A write-protect seal 9 is attached to the master disk 8 in advance, and a plurality of empty disks 3, 3 ... For copying the master disk 8 are stacked thereon. In this way, one master disk 8
And a set of a required number of empty disks 3, 3 ... Are stacked and sequentially conveyed to the copying machine 4.

The identification of the master disk 8 and the empty disk 3 in the copying machine 4 is made based on whether or not the write protect sticker 9 is attached to the medium. When the write protect sticker 9 is recognized, it is read into the memory. , Writing to the empty disk 3 is continued until the next master disk 8 arrives.

The copy disk 10 and the master disk 8 thus written through the copying machine 4 are again in a stack state and are passed to the label sticking step. In the label sticking step, the master disk 8 is used as a clue. The label 2 is sorted and the label 2 for displaying the contents of the software is attached, and the copying operation is completed.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the master disk 8 needs to be read into the memory every time the master disk 8 is changed, the working efficiency is poor and
It has a drawback that mistakes such as sticking of the label 2 are likely to occur.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a flexible disk copying method which has good working efficiency and high reliability.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned object is, as shown in FIG. 1 corresponding to the embodiment, a copy machine 4 for which an empty disk 3 to which a content display label 2 is previously attached together with identification information 1 is attached. The identification information 1 is read via an appropriate optical recognition means 5 when the identification information 1 is conveyed.
This is achieved by providing a flexible disk copy method in which the master file data 7 stored in the data storage means 6 is called by using as an index and is copied to the empty disk 3.

[0010]

Based on the above construction, the empty disk 3 is conveyed to the copying machine 4 with the content display label 2 attached in advance, and the identification information 1 is read by the optical recognition means 5.

The read identification information 1 is used as an index when searching for desired data from various master file data 7 stored in the data storage means.

As a result, it is possible to prevent the work efficiency from being lowered, and to completely prevent mistakes such as sticking of the label 2 or the like.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The empty disk 3 used in the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the contents display labels 2 required in advance are stacked in the medium supply unit 11 and the stacking state is also random with the different contents display labels 2 attached. . In addition, the empty disk 3
The content display label 2 has a type display area 12,
Identification information 1 indicating the type of software to be copied is entered in the type display area 12.

In this embodiment, the type display area 12 is the entire print area of the content display label 2, and all the information printed in the area is used as the identification information 1.

On the other hand, a plurality of master file data 7 are stored in advance in the data storage means such as an optical disk device or a large capacity magnetic disk together with the index information consisting of the image data of the content display label 2, and the index information is inputted. By doing so, the necessary master file data 7 can be immediately searched and called.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a control section, which is a drive control section 14 for sending read / write signals to the disk drive device (copy machine 4), and a mechanical section control section for controlling various actuators such as the medium carry-in hand 15. 16,
It has an operation panel 17 and an overall control means 18 for interfacing various signals of the whole.

With the above-mentioned structure, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 17 is first used for file copy work.
When a work start signal SS is sent from the device, a disc confirmation sensor (not shown) provided in the medium supply unit 11 operates to confirm the presence or absence of an empty disc 3 in the medium supply unit 11,
When it is confirmed that the empty disk 3 is stored, an operation command is output from the mechanism control means 16 to the medium carry-in hand 15 via the overall control means 18. With this output, the medium carry-in hand 15 conveys the empty discs 3 stacked in the medium supply unit 11 to the disc drive device 4 side. During this transportation, the content display label 2 is read by the optical recognition means 5, and after the image data matching the image data is searched from the data storage means 6,
The master file data 7 having the image data as an index is read into the disk drive device 4.

After that, the master file data 7 is written in the empty disk 3 in the disk drive device 4 and ejected to the medium ejecting section 19 by a predetermined eject signal.

In the above, as shown in FIG. 3, the entire print area of the content display label 2 is set as the type display area 12, and all the image information printed in the area is used as the surface photoelectric conversion element 20. Although the case where it is processed by the image processing unit 21 and used as the identification information 1 is shown, in addition to this, as shown in FIG. 4A, a specific line segment on the content display label 2 is set as the type display area 12. , Binary information is obtained by the point-type photoelectric conversion element 22 from the black and white information of characters arranged on the line segment, and this is used as index information,
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4B, the content display label 2
It is also possible to print the barcode 23 on this and use this information as index information.

Further, the means for searching the desired master file data 7 from the data storage means 6 is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and various well-known methods can be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the master file data 7 is once read into the memory of the disk drive device 4 in the copying operation, but it is also possible to directly write to the empty file.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the method of copying a flexible disk of the present invention, it is possible to completely prevent misprinting of labels on the copy disk.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of disc copying.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a reading state of identification information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 identification information 2 label 3 empty disk 4 copy machine 5 optical recognition means 6 data storage means 7 master file data

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. When an empty disk (3) to which a content display label (2) is attached together with identification information (1) in advance is conveyed to a copying machine (4), the identification is carried out through an appropriate optical recognition means (5). A method of copying a flexible disk in which information (1) is read, master file data (7) stored in data storage means (6) is called by using the identification information (1) as an index, and is copied to an empty disk (3).