JP2000155949A - Information recording and processing system for information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording and processing system, for an information recording medium, by which various pieces of information recorded in the information recording medium can be deleted safely, surely, with high reliability and simply. SOLUTION: This information recording and processing system, for an information recording medium 2, by which various pieces of information recorded in the information recording medium are deleted and processed is provided with a reception process wherein the information recording medium 2 in which various pieces of information are recorded is received by a storage device 1 installed in advance at a user and an IC 31 in which a date at its reception, a specific item in the information recording medium 2 or the like are recorded is attached to the information recording medium 2 so as to be stored once in the storage device 1. In addition, it is provided with a deletion and processing process wherein the information which is stored in the storage device 1 and in which the information in the information recording medium 2 with the attached ID 31 is deleted and processed. In addition, it is provided with a processing-detail issuance process which issues a recorded content or the like in the ID 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information recording and disposing system for erasing information recorded on an information recording medium such as an optical disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, financial institutions and general companies have been recording and storing information on information recording media such as optical disks, and exchanging information within companies using information recording media. Is common.

[0003] Some of the above information is highly confidential, and such confidential information is required to be strictly stored and leaked to the outside when deleting the information. It was necessary to delete it without fail.

[0004]

However, in the related art, the storage of the highly confidential information recording medium and the erasure of the information described above are individually processed within each company according to the respective rules. At present, there is no established disposal system when viewed from the whole.

[0005] Therefore, for companies handling information on the information recording medium, various kinds of information recorded on the information recording medium can be easily and securely and reliably erased with high reliability. A system was desired.

[0006]

An information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to the first aspect of the present invention is an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium for erasing various types of information recorded on an information recording medium. Then, an information recording medium in which various information is recorded in a storage device installed in advance at the user's site is received, and the date and time when the information is received and an ID recording the specific items of the information recording medium are recorded in the information recording medium. In this state, an acceptance process for temporarily storing the information in the storage device, an erasure process for erasing the information on the information recording medium with the ID stored in the storage device, and the recorded contents of the ID are issued. And a disposal specification issuing step.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium is an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium for erasing and disposing of various types of information recorded on the information recording medium. An information recording medium on which various information is recorded is received in a storage device installed in the information recording medium, and an ID recording the date and time of the acceptance and the specific items of the information recording medium is attached to the information recording medium. A receiving step of temporarily storing the information recording medium in the storage apparatus, a storage apparatus collecting step of collecting the storage apparatus that has received the information recording medium, and deleting information of the information recording medium with the ID stored in the collected storage apparatus. It is provided with an erasing process for disposing, and a disposing details issuing process for issuing the recorded contents of the ID.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium, wherein the various types of information recorded on the information recording medium are erased and disposed. Dispatching process to second to the user who wishes to delete various information recorded in the, after recording the date and time to delete the information recording medium at the user and the specific items of the information recording medium, The method includes a step of erasing the information on the information recording medium and a step of issuing a disposal specification for issuing the recorded contents of the information recording medium.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium for erasing and disposing of various types of information recorded on an information recording medium. Receives the information recording medium of the registered user who wishes to delete the information recorded on the information recording medium, and records the date and time of this reception and the specific items of the information recording medium, etc. in the storage device installed in Attached to the information recording medium is the received ID, and in this state, a receiving step of temporarily storing the information in the storage device, a reception details issuing step of issuing the recorded contents of the ID, etc., It has an erasing process for erasing information.

An information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to claim 5 is an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium for erasing and disposing of various types of information recorded on the information recording medium. A sending step in which a user who wishes to erase various information recorded in the information sending medium to a processor, an erasing step for erasing information in the information recording medium, information arriving at the processor It is provided with a disposal specification issuance step of issuing specifications such as the date and time of reception of the recording medium, the date and time of deletion, and the specific items of the information recording medium.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows an information recording and disposal system for an information recording medium according to the first and second aspects of the present invention.

[0013] The above system comprises a storage device 1 installed in advance.
A receiving step of receiving and storing the information recording medium 2, a storage device collecting step, a step of erasing the information recording medium 2,
The system includes a disposal statement issuing step and a storage device returning step, and each of these steps will be described in detail below.

Here, the information recording medium 2 is, for example, a CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable),
CD-R / W (compact disc-rewritable),
CD-ROM (compact disc-ROM: read-only optical recording disc), DVD-R (digital video disc-recordable), DVD-R / W (digital video disc-rewritable), DVD-RAM (digital video disc) -Random access memory), F
In addition to disk-shaped disks such as D (floppy disk) and MO (magneto-optical disk), magnetic recording tapes, semiconductor memory such as magnetic cards and IC cards, and films such as microfilms And documents, used thermal transfer ink ribbons, printing original plates, and the like.

[Accepting Step] In this process, a storage device 1 is installed in advance at a user, and an information recording medium (a disc is shown in FIG. 1) in which information recorded by the user in the storage device 1 is to be disposed. This is a step of receiving the information recording medium 2 by putting it in, and storing the information recording medium 2 in the storage device 1.

The storage device 1 has a storage portion for storing the information recording medium 2 therein. Once the information recording medium 2 is inserted from the input portion 11, the storage device 1 has a structure that cannot be taken out until a later-described erasing process. Has become.

The storage device 1 is installed at the user based on an appropriate contract with the user as described above, and is used at the user.

When the user inserts the information recording medium 2 into the storage device 1, the ID is attached to the information recording medium 2 by the ID attachment device 3 provided integrally with or separately from the storage device 1.
31 is attached.

The ID 31 is provided with information for identifying the individual information recording medium 2 and is stored in the storage means 4 such as a magnetic disk.

Further, the ID 31 has additional information such as a date and time when the information recording medium 2 is received in the storage device 1, a specific item that allows the user to identify the information recording medium 2 by simple contents or a number, Necessary items such as names may be recorded. The attachment of the ID 31 is performed in such a manner that the once attached ID 31 is not separated from the information recording medium 2 by pasting, printing, or embossing the information recording medium 2 on a frame or the like.

The storage means 4 stores the information recording medium 2
The information for collating the information recording medium 2 in the later-described erasing process based on the ID 31 attached to the ID 31 is stored, and if necessary, the contents recorded in the ID 31 can also be stored. By storing the above-mentioned information as appropriate in the step 4 and the ID in the later erasure process
Collation and issuance of a statement in a disposal statement issuance process are performed efficiently.

[Storage Device Recovering Step] This is a step of recovering the storage device 1 storing the information recording medium 2 in the receiving step from a user. This recovery is performed periodically or in response to a request from the user. The storage device 1 is loaded on the collection vehicle A and transported as needed.

In the receiving step, the storage device 1
The collection vehicle A may be dispatched to the user without collecting the information recording medium 2 stored in the collection vehicle A, and a later-described disposal process and a disposal specification issuing process described below may be performed in the collection vehicle A. In other words, by dispatching the collection vehicle A, it is possible to achieve the information recording and disposing system for information recording media according to claim 1 in which the storage device collection step is omitted.

[Erase Disposal Step] This is a step of erasing the information on the information recording medium 2 stored in the storage device 1 collected in the storage device collection step.

More specifically, the information recording medium 2 stored in the storage device 1 is taken out of the storage device 1, the ID reader 5 reads the ID 31 attached to the information recording medium 2, and the appropriate ID 31 is attached. Information recording medium 2 to which an appropriate ID 31 is attached.
Is input to the medium processing device 6, and the information recorded on the information recording medium 2 is deleted by the medium processing device 6.

The information recording medium 2 by the medium processing device 6
For example, when the information recording medium 2 is an optical disc, a method of mechanically cutting the writing surface of the optical disc, or mechanically scratching and roughening the writing face of the optical disc when the information recording medium 2 is an optical disc. Examples include a method, a chemical treatment method of dissolving or altering the writing surface of the optical disk with a predetermined solvent, a method of rewriting an unreadable pattern on the writing surface of the optical disk, and a method of pulverizing the optical disk.

It should be noted that if the ID 31 is invalid,
The information recording medium 2 having no information is returned to the user without performing the above-described deletion. This is because the user may insert the information recording medium 2 that does not need to be erased, or a situation may occur where a user who is completely unrelated to the user inserts the information recording medium 2. This is a measure for reliably disposing only the medium 2.

The determination as to whether or not the above-mentioned ID 31 is appropriate is made in a processing site provided with the ID reading device 5 and the medium processing device 6 by another storage device 7 corresponding to the storage device 4.
Is performed based on the information transmitted from the storage unit 4 to the storage unit 7 by an appropriate transmission unit.

[Disposal Details Issuing Step] This is a step of issuing details of the information recording medium 2 from which information has been deleted and disposed in the above-described deleting and disposing step.

That is, details such as the date and time of reception of the information recording medium 2 read by the ID reading device 5, the specific items, the name of the user, and the date and time when the information recording medium 2 was deleted and disposed in the above-mentioned deletion and disposal step are described. Print. Further, the above information can be stored in the storage unit 7 by transmitting the information from the storage unit 4, and in this case, the specification can be issued based on the information from the storage unit 7.

The above-mentioned specification is returned to the user through a storage device return step described later, so that the user can confirm that the specific information recording medium 2 has been securely erased and disposed of. The certificate can be securely deleted, and as a result, the relationship of trust between the user and the processor can be enhanced.

In the disposal specification issuance step, when each information recording medium 2 is disposed in the deletion disposal step, the information recording medium 2 may be issued in parallel with the deletion disposal step. A plurality of discarded information recording media 2 may be issued collectively.

Further, in the information recording medium information recording and disposing system according to the first aspect, in which the storage device collecting step is omitted, the contents stored in the storage means 4 can be used on the spot. The storage means 7 described above can be omitted.

[Storage Device Returning Step] This is a step of taking out the information recording medium 2 and returning the empty storage device 1 to the user again and installing it.

For this return, the vehicle is transported using the recovery vehicle A used for recovery in the same manner as the recovery of the storage device 1 described above.

In the storage device return step, after the disposal statement issuance step is completed, the storage apparatus 1 may be returned to the user together with the statement issued in the disposal statement issuance step. After taking out the information recording medium 2 from the storage device 1 in the erasure disposal process, it may be performed in parallel with the erasure disposal process.

By performing each of the above-described steps as described above, the information recorded on the information recording medium 2 can be safely and reliably erased easily and with high reliability.

Next, an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to a second aspect will be described. The same devices as those described in the information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to claim 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols (the information recording media according to claims 3 and 4 described later). The same applies to the description of the information recording and disposal system.)

In this system, instead of installing the storage device 1 at the user in advance as in the information recording medium information recording and disposing system according to the first aspect, the collection vehicle A goes to the user, Information recording medium 2 at this user
Is to delete the information recorded in the
It comprises a deletion disposal step and a disposal statement issuance step. Hereinafter, each of these steps will be described in detail.

[Secondary Step] This step is performed in the information recording medium 2
This is a step of going to the user who wants to delete various information recorded in the vehicle, and going to the user by the collection vehicle A equipped with the medium processing device 6 described above.

This secondment is carried out periodically according to a contract with the user, or based on a request from the user by telephone or the like. At this time, in order to prevent a subsequent trouble from occurring, it is preferable that the user performs user registration and that only the user who has performed the user registration be subjected to the erasure of the information recording medium 2.

Then, at the destination user,
In the same manner as described above, in addition to the reception date and time of the information recording medium 2 received from the user, the specific items of the information recording medium 2, the name of the user, and other necessary items such as the number of information recording media 2 are recorded. However, this record is not necessarily required to be recorded by the ID as described in claim 1 because the deletion process is performed at the user's site. This can be handled by inputting to the OA equipment.

[Erase Disposal Step] This is a step of erasing and disposing of the information on the information recording medium 2 received in the seconding step. It is similar to the method used in the disposal system. When the reception date and time of the information recording medium 2 is recorded without depending on the ID as described above, it goes without saying that the ID reading device 5 is unnecessary, and the information recording medium 2 is recorded only by the medium processing device 6. Information is destroyed. [Disposal Detail Issuing Step] This step is a step of issuing a specification of the information recording medium 2 from which information has been deleted in the above-mentioned deleting step, and the date and time of reception of the recorded information recording medium 2, Items such as specific items of the recording medium 2, the name of the user, and the number of information recording media 2 are issued as details.

By implementing the information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to the second aspect of the present invention, the information recorded on the information recording medium 2 can be easily and safely and reliably and with high reliability. Can be destroyed.

Next, an information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to a third aspect will be described.

In this system, the storage device 1 is installed in an appropriate facility, the information recording medium 2 is received and temporarily stored in this facility, and then the information recorded in the information recording medium 2 is deleted. Yes, it includes a reception step, a reception statement issuance step, and an erasure disposal step. Hereinafter, each of these steps will be described in detail.

[Receiving Step] This is a step of receiving the information recording medium 2 of the user who wishes to delete information at a facility where the storage device 1 is installed in advance, and storing the information recording medium 2 in the storage device 1. is there.

The structure of the storage device 1, the attachment of the ID 31 to the information recording medium 2 by the ID attachment device 3, and the ID 31
The information recorded in the information recording medium is the same as that of the information recording and disposing system for the information recording medium according to claim 1 described above.

The facility is preferably a store such as a convenience store or a bank that can be easily used by the user. In this case, in order to prevent the occurrence of a subsequent trouble due to the use of an unspecified large number of users, the user should perform user registration and set the information recording medium 2 of only the user who has performed the user registration as an object of acceptance. preferable.

[Receiving Statement Issuing Step] This is a step of issuing a statement about the information recording medium 2 received and stored in the receiving step.

The contents of the above specification are necessary items such as the date and time of reception recorded in the ID 31 and the name of the facility where the reception was performed, and the reception was performed by providing this to the user. This is a proof, and this enhances the trust between the user and the processor.

[Erase Disposal Process] This is a process of erasing information on the information recording medium 2 stored in the storage device 1 of each facility.

The information recording medium 2 is taken out of the storage device 1 and the ID reader 5 attached to the information recording medium 2
D31 is read, and the information processing medium 6 with only the information recording medium 2 to which the appropriate ID 31 is attached is erased and disposed of in the same manner as the information recording medium information recording and disposal system according to claim 1 described above. is there.

Incidentally, in the erasure by the medium processing device 6, the storage device 1 is collected from each facility by the collection vehicle A,
The processing may be performed collectively under the collected processor, or may be performed individually in the facility if the medium processing device 6 can be installed in the facility.

Further, the information recording medium 2 having an incorrect ID or no ID is accepted without performing the above-mentioned deletion and disposal in the same manner as the information recording and disposal system for an information recording medium according to the first aspect of the present invention. What is necessary is just to return to a user through each facility which performed.

Further, the user may be notified of the fact that the information recording medium 2 has been deleted in the above-mentioned deletion step by mail or the like.

By implementing the information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to the third aspect of the present invention, the information recorded on the information recording medium 2 can be easily and safely and reliably and with high reliability. Can be destroyed.

Next, an information recording / disposing system for an information recording medium according to a fourth aspect will be described.

In this system, a user who wishes to delete information recorded on the information recording medium 2 sends the information recording medium 2 to a processor, and a processor who receives the information recording medium 2 transmits the information to the processor. The information recorded on the recording medium 2 is to be destroyed, and the sending process, the destroying process,
And a disposal statement issuing step. Each of the above steps will be described in detail below.

[Sending Process] In this process, the user sends the information recording medium 2 on which the user wishes to delete information to the processor.

The means for sending out the information recording medium 2 is preferably a means that can surely send the information recording medium 2 to the processor, such as home delivery or mail.

[Erase Disposal Step] This is a step of erasing the information recorded on the information recording medium 2 sent from the user in the above-mentioned sending step.

Here, after recording the necessary items such as the reception date of the received information recording medium 2, the specific items of the information recording medium 2, and the name of the user (sender), The same erasure as the erasure in the information recording and disposing system of the information recording medium according to claim 2 is performed.

At this time, since an unspecified number of information recording media 2 can be sent out in this system, the user performs user registration in advance and performs this user registration in order to prevent occurrence of a subsequent trouble. It is preferable that the information recording medium 2 of only the person who received the information is to be accepted.

[Disposal Details Issuing Step] This step is for issuing details of the information recording medium 2 from which information has been deleted in the above-mentioned deleting step.

In the specification, the contents recorded at the time of the reception,
The processing date and time are described and returned to the user. At this time, if the user desires, the information recording medium 2 from which the information has been deleted may be returned together with the specification.

By implementing the information recording / disposing system for an information recording medium according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the information recorded on the information recording medium 2 can be easily and safely and reliably and with high reliability. Can be destroyed.

[0068]

As described above, according to the information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the erasure of information recorded on the information recording medium can be performed safely, reliably and reliably. It can be easily deleted with reliability, and it is particularly effective for deleting information on an information recording medium on which highly confidential information handled by a company or the like is recorded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an information recording and disposal system for an information recording medium according to the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage device 2 Information recording medium 3 ID attachment device 5 ID reading device 6 Medium processing device A Collection vehicle

Claims (5)

[Claims] An information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium for erasing and disposing of various information recorded on an information recording medium, wherein the information is recorded in a storage device installed in advance at a user. Receiving the medium, attaching an ID that records the date and time of the acceptance and the specific items of the information recording medium to the information recording medium, and temporarily storing the medium in the storage device in this state; storing in the storage device Information recording medium of an information recording medium, comprising: an erasing step of erasing information on the information recording medium to which the attached ID is attached; and a disposal specification issuing step of issuing the recorded contents of the ID. system. 2. An information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium for erasing and disposing of various information recorded on an information recording medium, wherein the various information is recorded in a storage device previously installed at a user. Receiving the medium, attaching an ID that records the date and time of the acceptance and the specific items of the information recording medium to the information recording medium, and temporarily storing the information in the storage device in this state; A storage device collection process for collecting the received storage device, a deletion process for deleting information on an information recording medium with an ID stored in the collected storage device, and a recording content of the ID is issued. An information recording and disposal system for an information recording medium, comprising: a disposal statement issuing step. 3. An information recording and disposal system for an information recording medium for deleting various information recorded on an information recording medium, wherein a user who desires to delete various information recorded on the information recording medium is provided. A second dispatching step, wherein the date and time at which the information recording medium is deleted at the user, and specific items of the information recording medium, etc., are recorded, and then a second step of deleting the information of the information recording medium, An information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium, comprising: a disposal specification issuing step of issuing recorded contents of the recorded information recording medium. 4. An information recording and disposal system for an information recording medium for erasing and disposing of various information recorded on an information recording medium, wherein the information recorded on the information recording medium is stored in a storage device installed in a facility such as a store. The information recording medium of the registered user who wishes to delete the information is received, and the date and time of the reception and the ID recording the specific items of the information recording medium are attached to the information recording medium. A receiving step of temporarily storing the information in the storage device, a receiving statement issuing step of issuing the recorded contents of the ID, and an erasing process of erasing information on the information recording medium once stored in the storage device. Information recording and disposal system for information recording media. 5. An information recording and disposing system for an information recording medium for deleting various information recorded on an information recording medium, wherein a user who desires to delete various information recorded on the information recording medium is provided. Sending out this information recording medium to the processor, erasing and erasing the information on the information recording medium, receiving date and time of the information recording medium arriving at the processor and erasing and erasing the information recording medium, An information recording and disposal system for an information recording medium, comprising: a disposal statement issuance step of issuing a statement such as a specific item.