JP2000284869A - Information recording medium operating device and computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the portability and operability of a notebook-sized personal computer, the easiness of data storage from a PDA(personal digital assistance) and also convenience in transmitting data in an information recording medium. SOLUTION: This information recording medium operating device 1 is provided with receiving parts 13 to 15 which receive a radio signal and a recording and processing part which processes data received by the parts 13 to 15 or data prepared on the basis of the data and records them on an information recording medium 6. Computers 2 to 4 are provided with transmitting parts 50, 70 and 80 which transmit a radio signal for storing data to the device 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information recording medium operation device and a computer capable of exchanging data with a host wirelessly and storing the data in an information recording medium such as a floppy disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, miniaturization of notebook personal computers has progressed and portability has been improved. In particular, the thickness of the personal computer body is becoming thinner, and it is no longer taking up space even when put in a bag. In addition, mobile electronic devices (Parsonal D
esital Associates (PDA) realizes a notebook-sized size by reducing the large storage capacity of a personal computer, the loading mechanism of an information recording medium such as an FD or a CD, and the input means such as a keyboard. It is a very popular product because it allows you to input information.

On the other hand, personal computers that can use a wireless keyboard or a wireless mouse have recently been known. By making the input means wireless, the problem of inconvenience that wiring such as a serial cable becomes entangled during use and the problem that the range of use of a mouse or the like is restricted by the length of the cable are solved.

[0004]

However, the above-described apparatus has the following problems. First, in the case of a notebook type personal computer, when pursuing its thinness, it is necessary to separate the floppy disk drive (hereinafter referred to as FDD) from the main body of the personal computer. Actually, there is also known an apparatus in which a personal computer body and an FDD are separated from each other and connected by a serial cable when using the personal computer.

However, when using a notebook computer in a limited space such as a train seat, if the FDD and the personal computer are always connected with a serial cable,
FDD gets in the way. In addition, connecting with a serial cable only when storing data in the FD is a very troublesome operation in a small space. Therefore, after all, the user records the created data only on the hard disk built into the notebook personal computer without using the FDD. Then, immediately, the hard disk becomes full. Further, for example, when it is desired to provide data to the other party by FD at a business trip destination, the FDD and the serial cable must be carried to the business trip destination, which is disadvantageous in terms of the weight and space of the bag.

[0006] In the case of a PDA, there are the following inconveniences when storing data created by the PDA in the FD. That is, the FDD cannot be built in the PDA main body due to its size limitation. Therefore, connect the PDA and the PC with a serial cable and connect the FD to the PC
, And the data of the PDA must be stored in the FD, which is very inconvenient.

On the other hand, a wireless keyboard or a wireless mouse does not have to use a serial cable because it can wirelessly communicate with a personal computer.
However, a wireless keyboard or a wireless mouse is merely a means for inputting characters and the like to a personal computer and operating a screen, and cannot be a medium for storing and reading data. In addition, a wireless mouse or the like cannot be used unless the PC is turned on.
Therefore, independent use such as starting the personal computer main body from a wireless mouse or a wireless keyboard cannot be performed, and the convenience is lacking.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to further enhance the portability and ease of use of a notebook personal computer and the ease with which data can be saved from a PDA. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information recording medium operation device and a computer capable of improving the convenience of the information recording medium.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object,
An information recording medium operating device according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives a radio signal, and a recording processing unit that records data received by the receiving unit or data created based on the data on an information recording medium. ing. This allows data created on the computer side to be stored in the information recording medium housed in the information recording medium operation device without connecting the personal computer and the information recording medium operation device using a serial cable. Become.

[0010] In another aspect of the present invention, a transmitter for transmitting data recorded on the information recording medium as a radio signal is further provided. Thereby, the data recorded on the information recording medium housed in the information recording medium operation device is
The data is transmitted to the computer without using a serial cable.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the transmitting section in the above-described aspect transmits a radio signal for starting a computer as a communication partner. Thus, when the power of the information recording medium operating device is turned on, the computer main body is started automatically or by a predetermined operation, and the computer is ready to read data recorded on the information recording medium.

Another aspect of the present invention is the information recording medium operating device according to the above-mentioned invention, wherein the receiving section is capable of receiving position data of the pen tip of the writing implement from a radio signal transmitting section provided in the writing implement, A handwriting recognition unit for recognizing handwriting based on data is further provided. As a result, data such as handwritten characters written on paper can be
Alternatively, it can be stored in an information recording medium after conversion.

According to another aspect of the invention, the information recording medium is a floppy disk. As a result, an inexpensive device can be obtained, and stable data reading and the like can be performed.

[0014] In another invention, a radio signal is converted into a radio wave. This makes it difficult to block data transmission.

A computer according to the present invention can receive a radio signal and saves the data to an information recording medium operating device that records the received data or data created based on the data on an information recording medium. A transmitting unit for transmitting a wireless signal for performing the transmission.
For this reason, data can be transmitted to and stored in the information recording medium operation device provided with at least the receiving unit. Moreover, since a serial cable is not required,
In addition to eliminating the hassle of connection work, even a computer without an information recording medium operation device can easily store data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a receiving unit for receiving data stored in the information recording medium as a radio signal. This makes it possible to read data from the information recording medium in the information recording medium operation device provided with the wireless signal transmitting unit.

In another invention, the information recording medium is a floppy disk and the radio signal is a radio wave. As a result, an inexpensive system can be constructed, and stable data reading can be performed.
In addition, there is less danger that the data will be blocked and communication will not be possible.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall image of an embodiment of the present invention. Wireless communication type floppy disk drive 1 (hereinafter, wireless FD) as an information recording medium operating device
D) has a configuration in which data can be transmitted and received via a radio wave with a notebook personal computer 2, a PDA 3, or a writing instrument 4 which is a computer. When a floppy disk 6 (hereinafter referred to as FD) serving as an information recording medium is loaded into the FD loading port 5 of the wireless FDD 1, radio waves are automatically transmitted from the wireless FDD 1,
The power of the driving part such as the notebook computer 2 is turned on.
In the case of the notebook personal computer 2 and the PDA 3, the operation software therein is automatically started. Note that when the FD 6 is loaded and a predetermined operation is performed, for example, a predetermined button is pressed, the notebook personal computer 2 or the like may start up.

When a data transmission command is transmitted from the notebook personal computer 2 and the PDA 3 to the wireless FDD 1 while the power of the wireless FDD 1 is off, a radio wave is transmitted from the notebook personal computer 2 and the like, and the radio wave is received. The power of the driving part of the wireless FDD 1 is turned on. When the user wishes to save a sentence or the like created by the notebook computer 2 or the like, the storage command to the wireless FDD 1 is issued from the notebook computer 2 or the like, and the wireless FDD 1 receiving the instruction sends the data to the loaded FD 6. Save.

On the other hand, when the power of the writing implement 4 is turned on, the power of the driving portion of the wireless FDD 1 is also turned on. Then, when characters or the like are written on the paper 7 using the writing implement 4, the writing implement 4
The radio wave transmitting unit as a wireless signal transmitting unit provided at the pen point transmits the position data of the pen point as a radio wave. The wireless FDD 1 receiving the radio wave creates handwriting data based on the position data and saves the handwriting data in the FD 6 periodically or after the completion of character creation. In addition, wireless FDD1
In addition to the operation of storing characters written with the writing instrument 4 in the FD 6, data can be transmitted to the notebook computer 2 or the PDA 3 and the written characters can be displayed on the display unit of the notebook computer 2 or the like. . In addition, wireless FDD
1. The radio wave transmitting / receiving units of the notebook personal computer 2 and the PDA 3 may be always on, but it is preferable that they can be turned off when not in use for a long time.

FIG. 2 shows that the data is stored in the FD while the wireless communication is performed between the wireless FDD 1 and the notebook computer 2.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of use stored in No. 6; This figure shows an example in which the notebook computer 2 is used on a train. The user 8 uses the notebook computer 2 placed on the table 9 with the table 9 provided on the front seat being tilted forward. The wireless FDD 1 is in a bag 10 placed on a luggage shelf above the user 8.

First, the power supply of the driving portion of the wireless FDD 1 is in the off state,
When the power of the wireless FDD 1 is turned on, the power of the driving portion of the wireless FDD 1 is turned on by receiving the radio wave from the notebook computer 2. The user 8 reads a file stored in the FD 6 of the wireless FDD 1 on the screen of the notebook computer 2 and writes a document or the like to a specific file. During this time, the notebook computer 2 performs regular backup to the wireless FDD 1.

When the user 8 issues a command to save data such as text from the notebook personal computer 2 to the FD 6, the data such as text is received by the wireless FDD 1 as a radio wave and stored in the loaded FD 6. You. When the power of the notebook computer 2 is turned off, the wireless FD
The power of the driving part of D1 is also turned off. As described above, when using the notebook personal computer 2 in a place where space is limited, data can be read and stored only by keeping the personal computer main body at hand.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the wireless FDD 1. The wireless FDD 1 is connected to the upper wireless communication unit 11
And the lower FDD body 12 can be separated. The wireless communication unit 11 is arranged above the FD loading port 5 because it is necessary to increase the distance between the wireless communication unit 11 and a motor (not shown) provided below the FD 6. In addition, two radio wave transmitting and receiving units 13 and 14 for transmitting and receiving radio waves are provided at two upper and rear corners of the wireless communication unit 11.
Are provided while maintaining a constant distance L. Further, another radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 15 capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves is provided at one corner of the upper surface and the front surface of the wireless FDD 1. Each of the radio wave transmitting / receiving units 13, 14, and 15 has a fixed antenna shape in the drawing, but preferably has a stretchable structure that is elongated by pulling it like an antenna of a mobile phone.

The above two radio transmission / reception units 13 and 14
As will be described later, it is an antenna for receiving position data of the pen tip of the writing implement 4 and transmitting radio waves. On the other hand, the radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 15 is an antenna for transmitting and receiving data to and from a computer such as the notebook computer 2.
Note that the wireless FDD 1 is covered with a resin frame. If it is made of metal, radio waves will be shielded.

On the front face of the wireless FDD 1, an FD loading port 5 for inserting and removing the FD 6, an ejection button 16 for pushing out the FD 6, an loading display 17 illuminated when the FD 6 is loaded, and a notebook PC 2 Setting dial 18 for setting an address for specifying the address
And an address display section 19 for digitally displaying the address set by the address setting dial 18. A cable connection unit (not shown) is provided on the rear surface of the wireless FDD 1. Therefore, depending on the selection, it is possible to connect the notebook type personal computer 2 and the like to the wireless FDD 1 by wire.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a circuit incorporated in the radio communication unit 11. Central processing unit 21
The CPU (hereinafter, referred to as a CPU) performs overall control when communicating with a computer such as the notebook computer 2. The amplifiers 22, 23, and 24 are parts that amplify signals from the CPU 21. The encoders 25, 26, and 27 are parts that convert the amplified signal into radio waves by converting the frequency.

The detectors 28, 29 and 30 are parts for detecting and decoding the received radio waves. Amplifiers 31, 32, 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes a part for amplifying the decoded signal. The clock 34 is for synchronizing the operation of the CPU 21.
Identify the time of transmission or reception of the radio wave. CPU2
1 transmits a radio wave and controls other members by predetermined control. Read-only memory 35 (hereinafter referred to as RO
M) stores a control operation program of the CPU 21. The readable and writable memory 36 (hereinafter, referred to as RAM) is a part for storing an address of a computer with which communication is performed.

The RAM 36 is also a part for storing coordinate data such as the origin, the X-axis, and the Y-axis, which serve as references for handwriting of the writing implement 4. When the address of the computer is set using the address setting dial 18 shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 21 stores the address in the RAM 36, and when the radio wave is first transmitted to the computer, the CPU 27 To notify the address, and convert it to a radio wave of a frequency corresponding to the address. Then, the radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 15 transmits a radio wave. As a result, the wireless FDD 1 can communicate with only a specific computer from among a plurality of computers.

The character conversion section 37 is a section for converting handwritten characters written with the PDA 3 or the writing implement 4 into a predetermined font. Therefore, by selection, the handwritten character can be directly stored as bitmap data without passing through the character conversion unit 37, or can be converted into a predetermined font via the character conversion unit 37 and stored. The dictionary unit 38 stores character data to be converted, and is a place where the character conversion unit 37 reads out characters of a predetermined font.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the appearance of a portion of the notebook personal computer 2, the PDA 3, and the writing implement 4 for transmitting and receiving radio waves. Note PC 2 and PD
The main body of A3 is provided with radio wave transmitting and receiving units 50 and 70 for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the wireless FDD 1. In addition, the pen point of the writing implement 4 is
Is provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a circuit incorporated in a computer in the notebook personal computer 2, the PDA 3, the writing implement 4, or the like. The central processing unit 51 (hereinafter, C
PU) is a part that performs predetermined control for transmitting and receiving radio waves. The amplifier 52 is a part that amplifies a signal sent from the CPU 51. Encoder 53
Is a part for converting the amplified signal into a frequency. The detection unit 54 is a part that detects a radio wave. The amplifier 55
This is the part that amplifies the detected signal. Clock 56,
The ROM 57 and the RAM 58 correspond to the wireless FD described above.
Since it has the same function as the components in the circuit of D1, the description is omitted.

Next, the flow of operations for transmitting and receiving data by radio waves between the wireless FDD 1 and the notebook computer 2 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the power of the wireless FDD 1 is turned on (step S10).
1). Then, the wireless FDD 1 transmits a radio wave having a predetermined frequency set as the address of the communication partner (step S102). The radio wave having a predetermined frequency transmitted from the wireless FDD 1 is received only by the notebook computer 2 (step S103). Then, the CP of the notebook computer 2 that has recognized the radio wave of the predetermined frequency
U51 sends a signal to the control unit of the personal computer to turn on the power of the drive unit of the notebook personal computer 2 (step S104).

Next, the operation software of the notebook computer 2 is started. The user is a laptop 2
To read the file list stored in the FD 6 and select a specific file (step S10).
5). Then, the file read command is received by the wireless FDD 1 as a radio wave (step S10).
6). The wireless FDD 1 reads a predetermined file from the FD 6 (Step S107). Then, the read file data is transmitted as a radio wave (step S1).
08).

Upon receiving the predetermined file data, the notebook computer 2 displays the data on software capable of displaying the data (step S109). The user performs work such as correction or addition of data on the notebook personal computer 2 (step S110), and after finishing the work, instructs the FD 6 to overwrite or newly save the data (step S111). Upon receiving the instruction, the control unit of the personal computer issues a radio wave transmission instruction to the CPU 51. As a result, a command to save data from the notebook personal computer 2 to the FD 6 is transmitted as a radio wave (step S112).

Then, the wireless FDD 1 receives the radio wave and overwrites or newly stores data in the FD 6 (step S113). The user is a laptop 2
When the above operation is completed and the power of the notebook computer 2 is turned off (step S114), the power of the wireless FDD 1 receiving the off signal is also turned off (step S11).
5). With such a series of operations, the flow ends.
At the end of the process, the power of the driving part of the notebook computer 2 is also turned off by turning off the power of the wireless FDD 1.

Next, the flow of the operation of transmitting and receiving data by radio waves between the wireless FDD 1 and the PDA 3 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that, in this flow, an example will be described in which the operation is started from the operation of turning on the power of the wireless FDD 1 and also includes the operation of backing up data via radio wave communication.

First, the user turns on the power of the PDA 3 (step S201). Then, a radio wave having a predetermined frequency is transmitted from the PDA 3 (step S202).
The wireless FDD 1 receives the radio wave that matches a preset frequency (step S203). As a result, the power of the driving part of the wireless FDD 1 is turned on (step S204). The user performs an operation of inputting a document or the like on the PDA 3 (Step S205). PDA
No. 3 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of document input (step S206). After a certain time,
The PDA 3 transmits data to be backed up to the wireless FDD 1 (Step S207). On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not passed, the user does not transmit the backup data and the user continues to input the document.

Following step S207, the wireless F
DD1 receives the backup data (Step S1).
208). Then, the wireless FDD 1 stores the data in the FD 6 (step S209). continue,
The PDA 3 determines whether the document input by the user has been completed (step S210). If not, the process returns to step S205. When the processing is completed, the user sends a data storage instruction from the PDA 3 to the FD 6 (step S211). After the subsequent data reception, steps S113 to S115 shown in FIG.
Since these steps are common to the above steps, the description is omitted. The process ends with the above flow.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a situation in which the wireless FDD 1 transmits and receives data to and from the writing instrument 4 with a wireless communication device and the notebook computer 2. FIG.
11 to 11 are diagrams showing the flow of the data transmission / reception operation under such a situation.

As shown in FIG. 9, the wireless FDD 1
Receives pen tip position data from the writing implement 4 by radio waves,
Recognize characters and the like written on the paper 7. And wireless F
The DD 1 stores handwriting data such as characters in the internal FD 6. In addition, the wireless FDD 1
The handwriting data is transmitted to the notebook computer 2. The notebook computer 2 displays the handwriting data on the display unit.

Next, the data transmission / reception shown in FIG.
Will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

First, the power supply of the notebook computer 2 is turned on (step S301). Then, the notebook computer 2 transmits radio waves of the individually determined frequency to the communication partner (step S302). In the notebook computer 2, the operation software starts up automatically.
The user starts up word processing software, for example.

On the other hand, the wireless FDD 1 receives a radio wave from the notebook computer 2 (step S303).
Then, the power of the driving part of the wireless FDD 1 is turned on (step S304). The user turns on the writing instrument 4 (step S305). Then, the user grounds the pen tip of the writing implement 4 on the paper 7 (step S30).
6). Then, a radio wave is transmitted from the radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 80 provided on the pen tip of the writing implement 4 (step S307). Then, the two radio transmission / reception units 13 and 14 provided at the rear of the wireless FDD 1 receive the radio waves from the writing implement 4 (step S308).

Next, the wireless FDD 1 transmits radio waves of different frequencies from the radio wave transmitting / receiving units 13 and 14 (step S309). Radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 8 of writing implement 4
0 receives these two types of radio waves (step S31).
0). Then, the radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 80 of the writing implement 4 transmits radio waves of different frequencies in response to reception of the two types of radio waves (step S311). The wireless FDD 1 receives two types of radio waves from the writing implement 4 at the radio transmission / reception units 13 and 14, respectively (step S312).

In this case, the writing implement 4 is a wireless F
Although the frequency of the radio wave received from DD1 and the frequency of the radio wave transmitted corresponding thereto are the same,
If the DD1 side can be distinguished, the frequency of the transmitted radio wave and the frequency of the received radio wave may be different. For example, if the frequency of the radio wave transmitted from the radio transmission / reception unit 13 of the wireless FDD 1 is A and the frequency of the radio wave transmitted from the radio transmission / reception unit 14 is B, the radio transmission / reception unit 80 of the writing implement 4
Radio waves of frequency C can be transmitted in response to radio waves of frequency A, and radio waves of frequency D can be transmitted in response to radio waves of frequency B.

The wireless FDD 1 is a radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 1
From the time of radio wave transmission and the time of radio wave reception in 3 and 14, respectively, from the pen tip of the writing implement 4,
Is calculated, and the coordinates of the pen point are determined (step S313). And CPU2 of wireless FDD1
1 creates handwriting data from a plurality of coordinates (step S314). If created, the wireless FDD 1 periodically saves the data as backup data in the FD 6 (step S315).

The wireless FDD 1 transmits data to the notebook computer 2 in addition to the operation of storing the handwriting data (step S316). The notebook computer 2 receives the radio wave (step S317), and displays handwriting on the display unit (step S318). With such a series of flows, the data transmission / reception operation ends.

In the above embodiment, a floppy disk is adopted as an information recording medium, and the information recording medium operating device is described as a floppy disk drive. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is good. For example, a CD player that operates an information recording medium such as a CD-ROM may be used as an information recording medium operation device, and a personal computer may simply read data from the CD-ROM. In addition, I
The C memory recording / reproducing device may be an information recording medium operating device. The wireless signal may be an electromagnetic wave other than a radio wave, for example, an optical signal such as an infrared ray.

Although the wireless FDD 1 receives the position data of the pen tip of the writing implement 4 and recognizes the handwriting, the handwriting data is created inside the writing implement 4 and the wireless FDD 1 receives the handwriting data. You may do it. The wireless FDD 1 receives radio waves from the writing instrument 4 and saves data such as characters in the FD 6. The wireless FDD 1 displays the data on a computer such as the notebook computer 2 or performs processing as character data. It may be a simple relay member. In this case, the wireless FDD 1
Data can be stored in the FD 6 in accordance with a data storage command from a computer such as the notebook computer 2.

Further, in both the wireless FDD 1 and the computer such as the notebook personal computer 2, one power supply is turned on to turn on the other power supply.
The computer such as the notebook computer 2 may be turned on only when the power of the wireless FDD 1 is turned on.

[0053]

According to the present invention, the portability and ease of use of a notebook personal computer, the ease of storing data from a PDA, and the convenience of transmitting data in an information recording medium are also enhanced. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram more specifically showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram showing a usage pattern in which data is stored in an FD while performing wireless communication with a wireless FDD1 notebook computer.

FIG. 3 is a wireless FD in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
It is an external appearance perspective view of D.

4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a circuit incorporated inside a wireless communication unit of the wireless FDD shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the periphery of a portion for transmitting and receiving radio waves of each device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1,
(A) shows the case of a notebook computer, (B) shows the case of a PDA, and (C) shows the case of a writing instrument.

6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a circuit incorporated in a computer such as a notebook personal computer, a PDA, or a writing instrument in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a wireless FD in the embodiment shown in FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation of transmitting and receiving data by radio waves between D and a notebook computer.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a wireless FD in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation of transmitting and receiving data by radio waves between D and a PDA.

FIG. 9 shows a wireless FD in the embodiment shown in FIG.
FIG. 3D is a diagram illustrating a situation where D transmits and receives data to and from a writing instrument with a wireless communication device and a notebook computer.

FIG. 10 is a part of a flowchart showing a flow of a data transmission / reception operation in the situation shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a continuation of the flowchart in FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wireless FDD (Information recording medium operation device) 2 Notebook personal computer (computer) 3 PDA (computer) 4 Writing implement (computer) 13 Radio wave transmission / reception part (also serves as reception part and transmission part) 14 Radio wave transmission / reception part (reception part and transmission part) 15 Radio transmission / reception unit (also serves as reception unit and transmission unit) 21 CPU (also used as recording processing unit and handwriting recognition unit) 50 radio transmission / reception unit 70 radio transmission / reception unit 80 radio transmission / reception unit

Claims (9)

[Claims] An information recording medium operating device for operating an information recording medium, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a radio signal; and recording processing of data received by the receiving section or data created based on the data on the information recording medium. An information recording medium operation device, comprising: a recording processing unit. 2. The information recording medium operating device according to claim 1, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits data recorded on the information recording medium as a wireless signal. 3. The information recording medium operating device according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting unit transmits a wireless signal for starting a computer as a communication partner. 4. A handwriting recognition unit for enabling reception of position data of a pen tip of the writing implement from a radio signal transmission unit provided in the writing implement, and recognizing handwriting based on the position data. The information recording medium operating device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: 5. The information recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the information recording medium is a floppy (registered trademark) disk.
Or the information recording medium operation device according to 4. 6. The information recording medium operating device according to claim 1, wherein the radio signal is a radio wave. 7. An information recording medium operating device capable of receiving a radio signal and recording the received data or data created based on the data on an information recording medium.
A computer, comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits a wireless signal for storing data. 8. The computer according to claim 7, further comprising a receiving unit that receives data stored in said information recording medium as a radio signal. 9. The computer according to claim 7, wherein said information recording medium is a floppy disk, and said radio signal is a radio wave.