WO2005114425A1

WO2005114425A1 - Management program

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Publication number: WO2005114425A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/008411
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yutaka Ueda; Shigeharu Koboshi
Original assignee: Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.
Priority date: 2004-05-20
Filing date: 2005-05-09
Publication date: 2005-12-01

Abstract

There is provided a management program for storing a plurality of image data recorded on a recording medium in recording medium unit in recording means such as a hard disc and managing them. The program causes a computer to operate as follows. The image data recorded on a recording medium is correlated with the identifier for identifying the recording medium containing the image data and recorded in by the recording means or displayed by the display means, so as to judge whether the image data recorded on the recording medium is registered according to the identifier of the recording medium. Since it is possible to easily judge the recording medium as a recording source of the image data registered by the managing program by using the identifier, it is possible to create a photo print by using the recording medium and improve the workability when reading the image data again from the recording medium.

Description

Specification

Management program

Technical field

The present invention relates to a management program for storing and managing image data recorded on a recording medium.

Background art

[0002] In recent years, various services related to photography have been provided. For example, a user takes a picture with a digital camera, brings the digital camera or the media for the digital camera to a photo shop such as a mini lab, and uses an unattended terminal (kiosk) or a store terminal provided in the store to create a digital camera or Image data recorded on a medium can be written on a recording medium such as a CD-R or a DVD-R (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-182373).

[0003] Further, when a user takes a picture with a film camera and brings the photographed film into a photo shop such as a mini lab, the photo shop develops the film and reads image data using a reading device such as a scanner. There are also services that write to recording media such as CD-R and DVD-R and provide them to users.

[0004] In addition, image data read from digital cameras, media, and film is converted into image data in a file format that can be played on image playback devices such as a DVD player, a DVD recorder, an HDD recorder, and a game machine. There is also a service that writes image data and converted image data to recording media such as CD-R and DVD-R!

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-182373 (Pages 4-6, Fig. 3) Image data recorded on digital cameras, media, etc., and converted to image playback equipment by using the above services A recording medium on which image data and the like are recorded can be obtained.Furthermore, image data recorded on a plurality of recording media can be backed up to a hard disk or the like of a computer device using a management program, so that the image data can be obtained. It can be stored and managed collectively as a so-called electronic album.

Here, conventionally, image data recorded on a recording medium has been stored and managed in units of recording media. There is a management program that can classify and display image data by recording medium using this management program.However, with a conventional management program, the image data and the recording medium from which the image data is recorded are stored. Since it is not recorded and displayed in association with the information to be specified, for example, when requesting a photo shop to create a photo print, the image data that is the basis of the displayed image is recorded. The recording medium must be specified, and for this purpose, a large number of recording media must be temporarily loaded into a computer device and image data displayed, and it must be confirmed that the desired image data has been recorded. There was a problem.

[0006] Further, if the image data is accidentally deleted or the image data is damaged for some reason, even if the user tries to read the image data again from the recording source recording medium, the recording medium is specified. Therefore, a large number of recording media are once loaded into a computer device to display image data, and desired image data is recorded! I had to check if it was wrong!

[0007] In addition, such a problem is not limited to still image data based on a photographic image, but also moving image data obtained by photographing with a digital movie camera or the like, music data or content obtained via the Internet or the like. This also occurs in data and the like.

Disclosure of the invention

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a management program capable of easily determining a recording medium from which image data is recorded. It is in.

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, a management program according to the present invention includes a recording control unit that registers a computer in a recording unit by associating image data recorded on a recording medium with the identification information of the recording medium. According to another aspect of the present invention, the image data is registered in the recording means, and the image data is made to function as a discriminating means for discriminating based on the identification information of the recording medium.

[0010] In the present invention, the computer causes the display means to display the plurality of pieces of identification information registered by the registration, and associates the computer with the identification information selected from the plurality of pieces of identification information. Display on the display means an image based on the image data recorded by Function.

[0011] Further, a management program according to the present invention is a management program for storing and managing image data recorded on a recording medium in a specific recording means for each recording medium, wherein a computer is based on the image data. The image and the identification information of the recording medium on which the image data is recorded are made to function as a unit for displaying the image on the display unit in association with each other.

[0012] Further, the management program of the present invention is a management program for storing and managing image data recorded on a recording medium in a specific recording means in units of the recording medium, wherein the computer is configured to execute a predetermined rule. The image data and the identification information of the recording medium on which the image data is recorded are made to correspond to the folder generated according to the above and are made to function as a means for recording in the specific recording means.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the management program stores and manages image data in units of recording media, and associates image data in units of recording media with identification information of the recording medium. Since the image data is recorded and displayed, the recording medium from which the image data is recorded can be easily identified.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a recording device and a data management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another configuration of the data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another configuration of the data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration of the data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another configuration of the data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing means of a data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating a recording medium using the recording apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for storing and displaying image data using the data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data recording structure on a recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a data recording structure in a hard disk of the data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing a data recording area on a recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing a structure of a recording medium (CD-R).

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on the display means of the data management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0015] The management program according to the present invention is preferably! / According to one embodiment, a plurality of image data recorded on a recording medium is stored in a recording means such as a disk or a recording disk for each recording medium. In the management program to be managed, the computer associates the image data recorded on the recording medium with the identification information for specifying the recording medium on which the image data is recorded, and records the computer on the recording means or displays it on the display means. The image data is recorded on a recording medium, and functions as means for determining whether or not the image data is registered based on the identification information of the recording medium. Since it is possible to easily determine the recording medium from which the image data is recorded, it is possible to create a photographic print using the recording medium, or to re-read the image data using the recording medium. Workability can be significantly improved.

Example

A management program according to an embodiment of the present invention to be described in detail with reference to the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a recording device and a data management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 to 5 are diagrams schematically showing another configuration of the data management device, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the means of the data management device. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating a recording medium using the recording apparatus, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for storing image data using the data management apparatus. Figures 9 and 10 show the data recording structure. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data recording area on a recording medium, and FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of a recording medium (CD-R). FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen configuration displayed on the display unit of the data management device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system according to the present embodiment includes a recording device 1 for creating a recording medium 9, and a data management for storing, managing, and deleting image data recorded on the recording medium 9. The recording device 1 includes a recording medium (hereinafter, referred to as a medium 8) such as a smart media, a compact flash (registered trademark), a memory stick (registered trademark), an SD memory card, or a multimedia card. Media loading unit 2 to be loaded, digital camera 7 (including both digital still cameras and digital movie cameras) and device connection unit 3 for connecting shooting devices such as camera-equipped mobile phone 7a by wire, wireless, infrared, etc. Input control such as a network connection unit that downloads image data from the server 16 via the communication network 15 such as the Internet and the Internet. Means and image data read from the media 8 or digital camera 7 or downloaded from the server 16 and image data converted to a format that can be played on DVD players, DV D recorders, HDD recorders, game machines, etc. CD-RZRW and DVD player RZRW, DVD-RAM, Blu-ray disc, etc., a recording medium loading section 4 for loading a recording medium 9, buttons, keyboard, mouse and other operating means 6 and LCD, CRT, etc. Display means 5 (in the figure, a touch panel is provided which has both the operation means 6 and the display means 5).

Further, the data management device 10 includes at least a recording medium loading unit 14 for loading the recording medium 9 and recording means for storing image data (also referred to as an internal hard disk 11 or an external hard disk or a hard disk). It may be a home server or a web server connected to the data management device 10 via a network.) FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the means of the data management device 10. As shown in FIG. That is, input control means 17 for reading image data {information (hereinafter referred to as identification information) identifying the recording medium 9 from the recording medium 9 loaded in the recording medium loading section 14, and recording means such as the hard disk 11. Recording control means 18 for recording image data and identification information in association with each other; display control means 19 for displaying image data and identification information on a display means 12 such as a monitor in association with each other; and a keyboard and a mouse. Operating means 13. Note that each of the above units may be configured as hardware in the data management device 10, or a computer may be configured as a management program that functions as at least the recording control unit 18 or the display control unit 19, The management program may be installed in the data management device 10 and executed. Further, FIG. 1 shows a case where a personal computer is used as the data management device 10, but the data management device 10 may be in any form. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a portable writer as shown in FIG. 3, an HDD recorder or a DVD recorder or a game machine equipped with an arithmetic processing unit as shown in FIG. 4, or a car navigation system equipped with an arithmetic processing unit as shown in FIG. It can also be a device.

Hereinafter, a procedure for storing and managing image data using the data management apparatus 10 will be described. Before that, however, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the recording medium 9 using the recording apparatus 1 will be described. The procedure for creating the will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

First, in step S 101, the medium 8 is loaded in the media loading section 2 of the recording device 1, or the digital camera 7 or the mobile phone with camera 7 a is connected to the device connection section 3, or the network connection section is connected to the communication network. 15 and the recording medium 9 is loaded into the recording medium loading section 4. Note that the recording medium 9 may be a medium in which no data is recorded, or a configuration in which the user purchases a recording medium in which other programs such as a management program or a slide show program, music data, etc. are recorded in advance. Is also good. Next, in step S 102, the image data (still image data, moving image data, data including image information, etc., collectively referred to as image data) recorded on the digital camera 7 or the media 8 and the server 16 are transmitted to the server 16. The recorded image data is read, and if necessary, the image data to be recorded on the recording medium 9 is selected using the display means 5 and the operation means 6.

Next, in step S103, music data to be used as BGM for playing back the image data as a slide show with music is read as necessary, such as the storage means of the media 8, the server 16, and the recording device 1. This music data may be selected by the user, or music data preset as a default may be used.

Next, in step S104, reduced image data such as thumbnail image data or screen nail image data obtained by reducing the data size of the read image data, if necessary, create. The reduced image data may have a data size smaller than that of the input image data. For example, the reduced image data may be image data in which the number of pixels is reduced, image data in which the number of colors is reduced, or the color gamut is reduced.

[0024] Next, in step S105, if necessary, the read image data can be read as moving image data (Video CD format, DVD format) that can be read by an image reproducing device such as a DVD player, a DVD recorder, an HDD recorder, or a game machine. — Convert to video, HDTV, etc.) data. The method of creating moving image data is not particularly limited, either.For example, when still image data is displayed like a slide show, data with a difference of 0 for the slide display time is added to the still image data. Video data, or add still image data to the difference data based on the slide effect set by the slide show program to generate video data!

Next, the input image data, the created reduced image data, and the converted moving image data are recorded on the recording medium 9. At this time, the data can be recorded on an arbitrary recording medium 9. Alternatively, the recording of data may be permitted only on the recording medium 9 that is properly created. In the latter case, for example, in step S106, by referring to the position information (for example, a physical address) previously stored in the storage means, it is determined whether or not specific identification information is written in the position in advance. , And the recording of data can be started only when the identification information is written.

[0026] In this case, since the identification information is provided to prevent recording of unauthorized data, if the recording location or the content of the identification information is easily known, the identification information itself is copied. As a result, it becomes impossible to prevent the recording of unauthorized data, so that at least a part of the identification information cannot be accessed by the OS of the computer. It is preferable that the data is written in an area inside the logical address area of the recording medium.

Here, the structure of a general recording medium 9 will be described with reference to FIG. 12. A CD-R is formed by forming an organic dye layer 101 such as cyanine, phthalocyanine, or azo on a polycarbonate substrate 100 and a silver layer. A reflective layer 102 and a protective layer 103 are laminated on each other, and the organic dye layer 101 is irradiated with laser light of a predetermined power to decompose the dye and deform the substrate to form a pit. Although the information is recorded, the optimum value of the laser power differs depending on the method of the laser head for irradiating the laser beam and the type of the organic dye layer 101 to be used. To ensure reading, the drive needs to know what kind of dye the CD-R is made with. Therefore, information such as the type of dye used for the CD-R and the name of the manufacturer of the CD-R is written on the innermost periphery of the recording medium 9 at the manufacturing stage, and the drive firmware reads the information, and the firmware reads the information. It independently controls the laser head to adjust the laser power. As described above, the innermost area of the disc is used as an area for recording information on the characteristics of the CD-R, and is usually an area that cannot be accessed by the OS. ), The identification information itself can be prevented from being copied.

Although the specific configuration of the identification information is arbitrary, the name of the maker is recorded in advance outside the logical address area of the recording medium 9 as described above. By using the number given to the recording medium 9 as the identification information, it is possible to easily and reliably identify whether or not the recording medium 9 is properly formed.

[0029] Then, the data is recorded on the recording medium 9 on which the identification information is written. However, in the image reproducing device, the recording area from which the data can be read is limited. After transferring an association file and the like (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as an image reproducing device data group) to a predetermined folder for writing provided in advance, the folder is read and recorded. Recorded inside the logical address area of medium 9. Thereafter, in step S108, before recording data for the computer device, the session is temporarily closed in order to divide the data area usable by the image reproducing device.

Next, in step S 109, image data and, if necessary, applications such as a slide show program, setting files, information files, music data, and the like (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as a computer device data group). Is transferred to a predetermined folder for writing provided in advance, the folder force is also read out from the data group for computer equipment, and recorded outside the data group for image reproduction equipment previously recorded on the recording medium 9. A series of writes The process ends.

Various kinds of information are recorded on the recording medium 9 created by the above procedure as shown in FIG. 11, and a predetermined format is provided outside the innermost logical address area of the disk type recording medium 9 as necessary. (Preferably a file format, which is a data format) is recorded.Inside the logical address area, a data group for an image reproducing device is recorded as necessary, and further outside the logical address area. A computer device data group including image data is recorded.

[0032] Further, the recording structure of the recording medium 9 created by the above procedure is, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, and the data group for the computer device includes image data in the "PS_Roll" folder, thumbnail image data, A plurality of types of image data (image data group) such as screen nail image data, an information file (info.txt) in which identification information of the recording medium 9 is recorded, a slide show program in the “APP” folder, It consists of a slideshow setting file and other data groups such as an autorun file (Autorun.inf). The data group for the image playback device converts the image data in the "VCD" folder to Video-CD format, DVD-Video. Format, files to be associated as HDTV format data, image data to be displayed on the TV screen in the "SEGMENT" folder, video data in the "MPEGAV" folder, and still images on the TV screen in the "DAT" folder Consisting of an application for displaying the image data.

Although the recording structure of the image data group is arbitrary, a folder is configured according to a predetermined rule in order to facilitate management when the image data group is backed up in the data management device 10 or the like. It is preferable to give the folder a unique name. For example, as shown in Fig. 9, a folder (ROYYMMDDyyy—XXXXXXAABxxx, which indicates the storage location of image data for each media 8, device, and film, is located below the folder (PS_Roll) that indicates the storage location for image data. Then, RO030416001—12345601C001) is created, and each element is written as YYMMDD: Number specifying the writing date, yyy: Sequential number for each day, XXXXXX: Random ID number, AA: Manufacturer code (00-ZZ), B : Product category of software and equipment (0 to Z), XXX: Sequential number, etc.

Next, a procedure for saving and managing a group of image data recorded on the recording medium 9 created by the recording device 1 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. Here, Describes the case where the image data group is stored and managed on the hard disk 11 of the data management device 10, but the area for storing and managing the image data group is arbitrary. It may be stored and managed on a web server.

First, in step S201, when the recording medium 9 is loaded into the recording medium loading unit 14 of the data management device 10, in step S202, the input control means 17 discriminates the image data from the recording medium 9 and the recording medium 9. Read information and. At that time, all the image data recorded on the recording medium 9 may be read, or if part of the image data recorded on the recording medium 9 has already been recorded on the data management device 10, Only the difference image data may be read. Next, in step S203, a file check is performed to determine whether or not the read image data file is damaged. Thereafter, in step S204, the image data and the recording medium 9 are read using the recording control means 18. The information is recorded in a recording destination such as hard disk 11 in association with the identification information.

The recording structure of the image data stored in the above procedure is arbitrary, but in order to facilitate the management of the image data, the image data is recorded on the recording medium 9 in a data structure as shown in FIG. If you do, it is preferable that the data structure be maintained and recorded. In this case, the recording structure of the image data on the hard disk 11 is as shown in FIG. 10, and a folder (PS.Roll) indicating the storage location of the image data is created at an arbitrary recording position on the hard disk 11, and a subordinate folder thereunder. In the hierarchy, in addition to the folder (ROYYMMDDyyy_XXXXXXAABxxx) where the already registered image data is stored and managed, a folder (here, RO03041600L12345601C001) that indicates the storage location of the newly added image data is created. Within the original image data (OR030416000001.jpg ~

OR030416000010.jpg) and thumbnail image data (TH030416000001.jpg) in a folder (THM) indicating the storage location of the thumbnail image data.

TH030416000010.jpg) and screen nail image data (SC030416000001.jpg) in a folder (SCREEN) indicating the storage location of the screen nail image data.

SC030416000010.jpg), and also stores an information file (info.txt) in which the identification information of the recording medium 9 and the like are recorded. Also, move to a higher level of the PS_Roll folder Folder indicating the storage location of the received image data (PSYYMMDDyyy—XXXXXXAAB:

YYMMDD, yyy, XXXXXX, AA, and B have the same meanings as described above).

Next, in step S 205, the information described in the information file is registered as a database in order to clarify the image data stored and managed in the hard disk 11. Although the contents of this database are not particularly limited, for example, an album table in which album information is described, and a roll table in which information of each image data group (roll) is described.

And a file table in which information of each image data is described, and an exif table in which information of image data in exif format is described.

[0038] The album table includes identification information (album ID) of the recording medium 9, a title (album title) of the recording medium 9, shooting date and time information, and a type of stored image data (for example, original image data). Is recorded, only the reduced image data is recorded, and the album status indicating whether or not the album has been registered as a favorite, and the image data in the album are linked. The roll table is composed of an album ID indicating whether or not the image data is included. The role table includes identification information (role ID) of the image data group (role), the total number of images indicating the number of image data in the roll. The file table consists of the role, file name, frame number, file type, file save destination, and image. It consists of rotation information indicating whether or not the file has been rotated, a file link indicating whether the file is linked, and a storage status indicating whether the original image data exists.The exif table contains a role ID, It consists of file name shooting date and time information, image title, image memo, and the like.

Next, in step S 206, an image based on the image data recorded on the hard disk 11 is displayed. However, some conventional management programs may display image data in units of recording media 9. Since there was nothing to display the identification information of the recording medium 9 as the recording source together with the image data, the image data that is displayed and the original image data of the recording medium 9 is recorded, and the recording medium 9 can be identified. Power Therefore, in the present embodiment, the following screen is displayed so that the correspondence between the image based on the image data and the recording medium 9 on which the image data is recorded can be determined.

[0040] Specifically, the display control means 19 includes an image display image as shown in FIG. Display face 20. The image display screen 20 includes, for example, a tag display field 21 for identifying image data groups, and an image display in which images based on image data stored and managed in recording medium units are displayed in a list format. A column 22 and a work menu column 23 in which processing using image data is displayed in a selectable manner are provided, and at least the identification information of the recording medium 9 (here, , "042F0011" in the tag display section 21 and album ID "042F00112345601C" in the image display section 22) are displayed.

[0041] If necessary, the tag display field 21 displays identification information of the recording medium 9, date and time information such as the shooting date of image data, an album title, and the like. 9 are available for selection. In the image display column 22, frames for displaying images based on image data stored and managed in recording medium units in a list format are arranged, and the display format of the images is changed below the frames. Various buttons are provided for In the work menu column 23, a button for creating or duplicating a new recording medium using the images displayed in the image display column 22, a button for registering image data as a favorite, and sending image data by e-mail And a button for printing images at a home printer / photo shop.

In FIG. 13, the identification information of the recording medium 9 is displayed in both the tag display field 21 and the image display field 22. It is only necessary that at least one be displayed on the screen. Further, here, the volume label of the recording medium 9 shown in FIG. 9 is configured to be displayed on the image display screen 20 of FIG. 13.If the identification information displayed on the image display screen 20 is information that can specify the recording medium 9, It is not necessary that the volume label be the same as the volume label of the recording medium 9. As long as the recording medium 9 can be specified, a part of the identification information may be displayed as in the tag display field 21! / ,.

Then, after selecting a desired recording medium 9 from the tag display section 21 and displaying the image data, in step S207, a desired operation is selected from the operation menu section 23 and various processes are executed. Here, when various processes (such as creation of a new CD, duplication of a CD, mail transmission, printer output, etc.) are performed using the data management device 10, the image data recorded on the hard disk 11 may be used. As described above, when making photo prints at a photo shop, a recording medium 9 on which image data is recorded is required. In this embodiment, since the identification information of the recording medium 9 is displayed in the tag display field 21 and the image display field 22, the desired recording can be easily performed. The medium 9 can be specified. Also, if the image data is deleted or damaged for some reason, the recording medium 9 of the recording source is required.In this case, however, the recording medium displayed in the tag display area 21 or the image display area 22 is also required. The desired recording medium 9 can be easily specified using the identification information of the medium 9.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in a configuration in which image data is stored and managed in units of the recording medium 9 in the recording destination such as the hard disk 11 of the data management device 10, the image data is stored in the recording unit such as the hard disk 11. And the identification information of the recording medium 9 are recorded in association with each other, and the identification information of the recording medium 9 is displayed on the image display screen 20 together with the image based on the image data. The recording medium 9 on which the data is recorded can be easily specified, and the convenience of storing and managing the image data using the management program can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the case where image data is managed by the management program has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The same applies when managing data.

Industrial applicability

According to the management program of the present invention, it is possible to easily determine the recording medium from which image data is recorded.

[0047] The reason is that a plurality of image data are stored and managed in units of recording media by the management program, and the image data in units of recording media are associated with the identification information of the recording media so that the data is stored in a hard disk or the like. Since it is recorded on the recording means and displayed on the display means, for example, even when a photographic print is created using a recording medium or when image data is read again from the recording medium, it is associated with the image data. By reading the identification information, the recording medium from which the image data is recorded can be easily determined.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] Computer

Recording control means for registering image data recorded on a recording medium and the identification information of the recording medium in association with the recording means,

A management program that functions as a determination unit that determines whether the image data is registered in the recording unit based on identification information of the recording medium.

[2] Computer,

A plurality of identification information registered by the registration are displayed on the display means, and an image based on the image data recorded in association with the identification information selected from the plurality of identification information is displayed on the display means. The management program according to claim 1, wherein the management program functions as a means.

[3] computer

Management means for storing and managing image data recorded on a recording medium in the recording means for each recording medium;

A management program for causing an image based on the image data and identification information of the recording medium on which the image data is recorded to function as a means for displaying on a display means in association with each other.

[4] Computer,

A management program for causing the recording means to record the image data in association with identification information of the recording medium on which the image data is recorded.