JP2003303319A - Recorder and recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of a recorder having no function for notifying a state of a recording job for writing RF-ID information such that whether the executed recording job is 'a recording job required to write RF-ID information' or 'a recording job not required to write RF-ID information' is determined by a RF-ID reader by checking whether or not a recording medium having recording completed has executed the job required to write RF-ID information. <P>SOLUTION: The recorder notifies an execution state of the job in addition to determining whether the job is 'the recording job required to write RF-ID information' or simply 'the recording job'. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is capable of recording on the surface of a recording medium and is provided with an integrated circuit chip and an antenna attached to the recording medium, for example, RF.
The present invention relates to a recording device or recording system capable of writing information on an ID element in a contactless manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an RF-type integrated circuit chip capable of writing / reading information without contact and an antenna
ID devices have been developed and cost as high as tens to hundreds of yen / unit, but they are attached to media such as cut paper, label paper, tag paper, and plastic cards by taking advantage of non-contact read / write. Has been used.

Along with this, an "RF-ID communication unit" capable of reading / writing information by communicating with the RF-ID element is mounted in the recording apparatus, and is mounted on the surface of the recording medium containing the RF-ID element. When recording, RF-I
Recording devices and recording systems capable of writing information on D elements have begun to enter the market.

Conventionally, in the recording apparatus and recording system capable of writing information in the RF-ID element, "R
Recording job with writing F-ID information "or" RF-
It is possible to execute a “recording job without writing ID information”, which is determined by the recording data created or selected by the user, and by transferring the recording data to the recording device, the recording device can The "recording job with writing RF-ID information" or the "recording job without writing RF-ID information" was executed.

[0005]

However, conventionally, R
Since it does not have the function of notifying the state of the recording job that is writing the F-ID information, the recording job that is being executed is a "recording job accompanied by writing the RF-ID information" or "writing the RF-ID information". I don't know if it is a recording job that is not accompanied.

When a user tries to execute a "recording job involving writing RF-ID information", the user uses an RF-ID reader for a recording medium on which recording has been completed, and the executed job causes the RF-ID information to be recorded. It was necessary to confirm whether the writing was done.

If the "recording job without writing RF-ID information" is mistakenly executed, the RF-ID
Since a large amount of data is recorded using the recording medium attached to the device, a great deal of damage will occur.

The present invention is an RF-ID capable of notifying the state of a recording job in which RF-ID information is being written.
An object of the present invention is to provide a recording device and a recording system capable of writing information on an element.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has implemented the following means.

Recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and writing information in the memory via the communication antenna. A recording apparatus comprising: a writing unit and a notifying unit for notifying an execution state of the recording unit.

Recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and writing information in the memory via the communication antenna. A recording apparatus comprising: a writing unit; and a notifying unit for notifying a writing state using the writing unit.

Recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and writing information in the memory via the communication antenna. A recording apparatus comprising: writing means; and notifying means for notifying the start of a recording job using the writing means.

Recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and information to the memory via the communication antenna. Writing means for writing, notifying means for notifying the execution state of the recording means,
Based on the notification from the notification means, a recording system memory having a display means for displaying a message, a recording means for recording on a recording medium surface containing a wireless communication element including an antenna, and communication with the wireless communication element. A recording system comprising: a communication antenna for performing the writing; a writing unit for writing information in the memory via the communication antenna; and a notifying unit for notifying a writing state using the writing unit.

Recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and information to the memory via the communication antenna. A recording system including a writing / writing unit, a notifying unit for notifying recording start using the writing unit, and a display unit for displaying a recording start message on the basis of the notification from the notifying unit. A recording device or recording system characterized by the following.

A recording device or a recording system, wherein the notifying means is a buzzer.

A recording device or a recording system, wherein the notifying means is a character display.

The recording device or recording system is characterized in that the notifying means displays the writing information to the memory in characters.

A recording device or a recording system, wherein it is possible to select whether or not to notify by the notifying means.

The wireless communication element is an RF-ID element. A recording apparatus or recording system.

A recording system, wherein the display means is provided in an information device for sending a recording command to the recording means.

In the present invention, the RF-ID is used in parallel with the recording operation.
And the like, which can notify the operation execution state of the recording apparatus and the recording system that write information to the wireless communication element.
It is possible to surely and easily confirm whether the “recording job with information writing” or the “recording job without RF-ID information writing” is performed without using the RF-ID reader.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the recording apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) RF used in this embodiment
-A label paper with a built-in ID element is shown in FIG.

The label paper (700) is wound in a roll shape, and a plurality of labels (702) are attached on a mount paper (701). An RF-ID element (703) is built in the label (702).

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a personal computer (hereinafter "PC") which is a control device used in this embodiment.
Shown in.

In the PC (102), the main CPU (800) executes various programs under the control of the operating system (OS).

The system bus of the main CPU (800) includes a PCI bus as a local bus, an ISA bus, a host / PCI bridge (802), and a PCI / PCI bridge, respectively.
It has a hierarchical bus via the ISA bridge (805) and is connected to each hardware.

The system bus of the main CPU (800) has a high-speed memory using an SRAM called L2-cache (801) and stores codes and data which the main CPU (800) always accesses. To do.

The main memory (803) includes an operating system (OS), an application program according to the present invention, a printer driver for the recording device (100), and the like.
It is also used as a temporary storage area for execution programs and as a work memory area for executing each program. These execution programs are read from the hard disk drive HDD (804), for example.

In the main memory (803), the RGB display data edited by the application program and the recording data converted from RGB to YMCK signal by the printer driver for the recording device (100) are also temporarily stored, and the application program is executed. According to the instruction, the display signal is written in the VRAM (Video-RAM) (807) via the video controller (806).

Then, in the main memory (803), each command generated by an application program (to be described later with reference to FIG. 4) for transmitting to the recording device, recording data,
Data to be written to the wireless communication element is also temporarily stored.

Each command, recording data, and writing data to the wireless communication element are transmitted to the recording device (100) via the communication interface (809).

The video controller (806) is a VRAM
The RGB gradation data written in (807) is continuously and continuously read and continuously transferred as a video signal to the display (106) such as CRT, LCD, PDP.

The communication interface (809) with the recording device (100) is connected to the PCI bus, and the interface used is, for example, bidirectional Centronics, US
B, network, etc.

The ROM (812) is a BIOS for controlling input / output devices such as a keyboard (107), a mouse (108), a CDD (808) and an FDD (810) connected via an input / output circuit (not shown). (Basic Input Output S
ystem) program, initialization at power ON, a self-diagnosis program, etc., and the EEPROM (811) is a non-volatile memory for permanently storing various parameters to be used.

Ink-jet type label recording apparatus using a long line head used in this embodiment (1
00) (hereinafter referred to as "recording device") and a PC are connected to each other. FIG. An operation panel (105) is mounted on the front of the recording apparatus (100), and a roll-shaped label paper (206), which is a recording medium, is set in the paper feed unit (101). PC (102) and recording device (10
0) is connected by the printer cable (103),
The CPU (800) in (102) executes the application software to convert the record information stored in the main memory (803) into a control command, and the printer cable (10) via the communication interface (809).
Output to 3).

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the schematic arrangement of the recording apparatus used in this embodiment.

The recording apparatus (100) includes a recording unit (200) for forming an image and a paper feeding unit (101). The paper feeding unit (101) drives the paper feeding motor to feed the label paper (206) to the recording unit (200). The recording unit (200) includes a conveyor belt (204) for conveying the label paper (206) and a conveyor roller (2) driven by a conveyor motor for driving the conveyor belt (204).
03) and a recording head (201) for ejecting ink
And the TOF (Top Of For) for detecting the position of the paper.
m) sensor (205) and ink tank (207). The ink tank (207) has a recording head (20
The ink is supplied to the recording head (201) by controlling the recovery motor, which is connected to 1) by a tube (not shown). In the recording unit (200), the conveyor belt (204)
The TOF sensor (20
In 5), the tip position of the label is detected, and based on the detected position, the RF-ID communication antenna (202) writes data in the RF-ID element built in the label, and further according to the recorded data. Ink is selectively ejected from the head (201) to record an image on the surface of the label. TOF
When the sensor (205) detects the leading edge of the label,
The F-ID communication antenna (202) is adjusted in advance so as to be positioned above the RF-ID element built in the label, and at this time, data can be written in the RF-ID element. .

An operation panel of the recording apparatus used in this embodiment is shown in FIG. On the operation panel, a liquid crystal display (305) that displays the status of the recording apparatus, an error LED (303) that notifies the occurrence of an error, a ready LED (304) that notifies the power-on status, etc. Key (301), power key (300) for turning the power on / off, buzzer (3) for notifying the state of the recording apparatus
02) exists.

The structure of a control command output from the PC (102) used in this embodiment is shown in FIG. As the control command, a paper setting command (400) for setting the type of continuous paper to be printed, a format command (401) in which there is a setting that is a reference of print data, and attribute parts (402, 403) indicating attributes of the data command. , 404), a data part (405) of the data command, and a job start command (406) indicating the end of transmission of the print data and instructing the start of the job. These commands are set as in the print command transfer example (407). Output. The data written in the RF-ID element built in the label paper is RF-
It is specified by the ID command (404). The recording mode (408) of the format command (401) is for each value: recording mode = 0: recording job with data writing to RF-ID element recording mode = 1: recording without data writing to RF-ID element The spare (409) corresponds to each job and is a spare area for extended functions.

FIG. 5 shows an electrical simplified block diagram of the recording apparatus in this embodiment. MPU (microprocessor)
(500) is stored in the program ROM (501) and realizes the following control by executing a control program corresponding to the flow shown in FIGS. 6, 9, 10 and 12, for example. 1) The control command output from the PC (102) is received by controlling the interface driver (505). 2) Among the received control commands, the recording mode of the paper setting command (400) and the format command (401) is included. Various setting values are stored in the RAM (502), and image data of the image command (403) is VRAM.
Expand to (504). Character command (402)
The corresponding character data is read from the CGROM (503) and expanded in the VRAM (504), and the RF-ID write data is stored in the RAM (502). 3) By controlling the motor drivers (511, 513, 515) via the output port (510), the conveyance motor (512), the paper feeding motor (514), and the recovery motor (5
16) is driven. 4) Output port (510) according to the state of the recording device
Error LED (303) and ready LED (3
01) and ON (lighting) / OFF (lighting off) are controlled. 5) Depending on the RF-ID information writing state, the buzzer (302) is controlled to be ON (sound) or OFF (not sound) via the output port (510). 6) Via the input port (519), the power key (300), the stop key (301), the TOF sensor (2) are periodically
09) is scanned and the state is monitored. 7) Liquid crystal driver (509) according to the state of the recording device
The character is displayed on the liquid crystal display (305) by controlling. 8) The print head (201) is driven by controlling the head drive circuit (506) according to the label position information from the TOF sensor (209), and ink is selectively ejected according to print data. 9) RF-I is transmitted via the communication antenna (202) by controlling the RF-ID communication driver (508) according to the label position information from the TOF sensor (209).
Performs data communication to the D element.

FIG. 6 shows a flow chart of a recording job of the recording apparatus in this embodiment.

The operation of this flowchart is performed by the program RO
The control program stored in M (501) is changed to MPU (5
00) is executed.

When receiving the control command from the PC,
This process is started by the MPU (500), and various recording data is transferred to the VRAM (50) by the data expansion process (600).
Expanded to 4), RAM for various setting values and RF-ID data
It is stored in (502).

Next, the paper feed motor and the conveyance motor are started to drive (601), the recording medium is conveyed, and when the label front end detection (602) is confirmed by the TOF sensor, it is determined whether the recording job involves writing RF-ID data. RAM (502)
Judgment (603) according to the recording mode stored in
When writing F-ID data, turn on the notification buzzer.
After N (604), the RF-ID data writing process (605) is executed, and the notification buzzer is turned on after the writing is completed.
FF (606) is performed.

Then, the recording data is recorded on the label surface (607), the completion of the recording job is confirmed (608), and when the recording is completed, the paper feed motor and the conveyance motor are stopped (609).

In the above configuration, it is possible to realize the configuration of the recording apparatus and the recording system capable of writing the information in the RF-ID element capable of notifying the state of the recording job in which the RF-ID information is being written. .

(Second Embodiment) In the recording apparatus of the first embodiment, the present embodiment is realized by sounding the buzzer before recording instead of sounding the buzzer during the RF-ID data writing process. be able to.

FIG. 9 shows a flow chart of a print job of the printing apparatus in this embodiment.

The operation in this flow is also the program RO
The control program stored in M (501) is changed to MPU (5
00) is executed.

When the control command reception from the PC is started,
This processing is started by the MPU (500), and various recording data is transferred to the VRAM (5) by the data expansion processing (900).
04), and various setting values and RF-ID data are RA
It is stored in M (502). Whether or not the recording job involves writing RF-ID data is determined based on the recording mode stored in the RAM (502) (905), and if accompanied by RF-ID data writing, the notification buzzer sounds for 3 seconds (906). . Next, the paper feed motor and the conveyance motor are started to drive (901), the recording medium is conveyed, and when the label front end detection (902) is confirmed by the TOF sensor, it is determined whether or not the recording job involves RF-ID data writing in the RAM (50).
Judgment based on the recording mode stored in 2) (903)
If RF-ID data writing is involved, RF-I
The D data write processing (904) is executed. And
The print data is recorded on the label surface (907), the end of the print job is confirmed (908), and when the print is completed, the paper feed motor and the transport motor are stopped (909).

(Third Embodiment) In the recording apparatus according to the first embodiment, the buzzer does not sound while the RF-ID data writing process is being executed, but "RF" is displayed on the liquid crystal display during the RF-ID data writing process. -Writing ID "
This embodiment can be realized by displaying a message.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the flow of the recording operation of the recording apparatus (100) in this embodiment.
In the flow, the MPU (500) executes the control program stored in the program ROM (501).

When the control command is received from the PC (102), this process is started by the MPU (500),
Various recording data are expanded in the VRAM (504) by the data expansion processing (1000), and various setting values and RF-IDs are set.
The data is stored in the RAM (502).

Next, the paper feed motor (514) and the conveyance motor (512) are driven to start (1001), the recording medium is conveyed, and when the label leading edge detection (1002) is confirmed by the TOF sensor, RF-ID data writing is performed. It is judged (1003) based on the "recording mode" stored in the RAM (502) whether or not the recording job is accompanied, and if RF-ID data writing is involved, a "RF-ID writing in progress" message is displayed on the liquid crystal display. (1004) and RF-
The ID data writing process (1005) is executed, and after the writing is completed, the "RF-ID writing" message is erased from the liquid crystal display (1006).

Then, the recording data is recorded on the label surface (1007), the completion of the recording job is confirmed (1008), and when the recording is completed, the paper feed motor and the conveyance motor are stopped (1009).

(Fourth Embodiment) In the recording apparatus of the first embodiment, the buzzer does not sound while the RF-ID data writing process is being executed, but a " This embodiment can be realized by displaying the "RF-ID writing" message.

FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of a recording job of the recording apparatus in this embodiment.

This flow is also for the program ROM (501)
This is realized by the MPU (500) executing the control program stored in.

When receiving the control command from the PC,
This process is started by the MPU (500), and various recording data is stored in the VRAM by the data expansion process (1200).
It is expanded to (504) and various setting values and RF-ID data are stored in the RAM (502).

Whether or not the print job involves writing RF-ID data is judged (1205) based on the "recording mode" stored in the RAM (502). A message "RF-ID writing" is displayed (1206).

Next, the paper feed motor and the conveyance motor are started to drive (1201), the recording medium is conveyed, and when the label front end detection (1202) is confirmed by the TOF sensor, the RF-ID is detected.
RAM (5
Judgment based on the “recording mode” stored in (02) (12
03), and if RF-ID data writing is involved, R
The F-ID data writing process (1204) is executed.

Then, the recording data is recorded (1207) on the label surface, the completion of the recording job is confirmed (1208), and when the recording is completed, the paper feed motor and the conveyance motor are stopped (1209), and the liquid crystal display is displayed. From "RF
-Delete (1210) the "ID writing" message.

(Fifth Embodiment) In the recording apparatus of the first embodiment, a dedicated "RF-ID" for notifying that the RF-ID data is being written is not sounded while the RF-ID data writing process is being performed. "ID light LED" is added,
This embodiment can be realized by turning on the LED during the RF-ID data writing process.

Further, in this embodiment, a processing function of reading the data written in the RF-ID element again and confirming whether the data is written correctly, and an error processing function when the data is not written correctly are added.

FIG. 13 shows an operation panel of the recording apparatus used in this embodiment.

On the operation panel, a liquid crystal display (1305) for displaying the status of the recording apparatus, an error LED (1303) for notifying an error occurrence, a ready LED (1304) for notifying the power-on status, and a recording job are displayed. There are a stop key (1301) for stopping, a power key (1300) for turning the power on / off, a buzzer (1302) for notifying the state of the recording apparatus, and an LED (1306) for notifying the information writing state of the RF-ID. .

FIG. 14 shows an electrical block diagram of the recording apparatus in this embodiment.

MPU (microprocessor) (500)
Is stored in the program ROM (501) and executes the control program corresponding to the flows shown in FIGS. 15, 16, 17, and 18, for example, to realize the following control. 1) Control command output from the PC (102) is received by controlling the interface driver (505). 2) “Recording mode” of the paper setting command (400) and format command (401) among the received control commands. Various setting values including are stored in the RAM (502), and the image data of the image command (403) is V
Expand to RAM (504) and use character command (40
For the character data of 2), the corresponding character data is read from the CGROM (503) to VRAM.
Expanded to (504), RF-ID write data is RA
It is stored in M (502). 3) Output port (510)
Through various motor drivers (511, 513, 51
By controlling 5), the conveyance motor (512), the paper feeding motor (514), and the recovery motor (516) are driven. 4) Output port (510) according to the state of the recording device
Error LED (303) and ready LED (3
04), ON (lighting) / OFF (lighting off), buzzer (3
02) ON (ring) / OFF (no ringing) is controlled. 5) Depending on the RF-ID information writing status, the RF-ID light LED (140
For example, 5) is controlled to flash (or ON) during writing, and normally OFF. 6) Via the input port (519), the power key (300), the stop key (301), the TOF sensor (2) are periodically
09) is scanned and the state is monitored. 7) Liquid crystal driver (509) according to the state of the recording device
By driving, a character is displayed on the liquid crystal display (305). 8) The recording head (201) is driven by controlling the head drive circuit (506) according to the label position from the TOF sensor (209), and ink is ejected. 9) Based on the label tip position detected by the TOF sensor (209), the RF-ID communication driver (508) writes data to the RF-ID element via the communication antenna (202).

FIG. 15 shows a flow chart of a recording job of the recording apparatus in this embodiment.

This flow is realized by the MPU (500) executing the control program stored in the program ROM (501).

When the control command is received from the PC (102), the recording device (100) executes this process by the MPU (5).
00), various recording data are expanded in the VRAM (504) by the data expansion processing (1500),
Various setting values and RF-ID data are stored in the RAM (502).

Next, the feeding motor and the feeding motor are started to drive (1501), the recording medium is fed, and the label front end detection (1502) is confirmed by the TOF sensor.
RAM (50
Judgment based on the "recording mode" stored in 2) (150
3) If RF-ID data writing is involved, RF
-Start flashing the ID light LED (1504) and then execute the RF-ID data write processing (1505).

Further, the RF-ID data reading process (1
510) is executed and the read data is RAM (502)
And the RF-ID light LED is turned off (150
6) Do. Then, "RF-ID write data" and "RF-ID read data" stored in the RAM (502) are compared (1511), and if they do not match, error processing (1512) is executed. If the "RF-ID writing data" and the "RF-ID reading data" match, the recording data is recorded on the label surface (1507), the completion of the recording job is confirmed (1508), and the recording is completed. Stops the feed motor and transport motor (1509)
Let

(Sixth Embodiment) In the recording apparatus of the fifth embodiment, LE is executed during the RF-ID data writing process.
This embodiment can be realized by flashing the LED during the execution of the RF-ID data writing / recording job, instead of flashing D.

FIG. 16 shows a flow chart of a recording job of the recording apparatus in this embodiment.

This flow is also for the program ROM (501)
This is realized by the MPU (500) executing the control program stored in.

When the control command is received from the PC (102), this process is started by the MPU (500),
Various recording data are expanded in the VRAM (504) by the data expansion processing (1600), and various setting values and RF-IDs are set.
The data is stored in the RAM (502). A RAM (50
Judgment based on the "recording mode" stored in 2) (160
5) If RF-ID data writing is involved, RF
-Flash (1606) the ID light LED.

Next, the feeding motor and the feeding motor are started to drive (1601), the recording medium is fed, and the label front end detection (1602) is confirmed by the TOF sensor.
RAM (5
Judgment based on the “recording mode” stored in (02) (16
03), and if RF-ID data writing is involved, R
The F-ID data writing process (1604) is executed.
Further, the RF-ID data read processing (1610) is executed, the read data is stored in the RAM (502), and R
The “RF-ID write data” and the “RF-ID read data” stored in the AM (502) are compared (16
11) and if they do not match, error processing (1612) is executed. "RF-ID write data" and "RF-ID
If the "read data" match, the print data is recorded on the label surface (1607), the end of the print job is confirmed (1608), and if the print is completed, the paper feed motor and the transport motor are stopped (1609). ), And the RF-ID light LED is turned off (1613) (Seventh Embodiment) In the recording apparatus of the first embodiment, R
Rather than sounding the buzzer during execution of the F-ID data writing process, when the recording job is executed from the PC, it is determined whether or not the execution job is accompanied by the RF-ID data writing.
The present embodiment can be realized by displaying a confirmation display at T (106).

The confirmation screen displayed on the CRT (106) is shown in FIG.

When the execution job involves writing RF-ID data, a confirmation screen display such as screen 1 (1100) is displayed. When the execution job does not involve writing RF-ID data, screen 2 (1101) is displayed. Display a confirmation screen like this.

FIG. 17 shows a flow chart of the recording confirmation processing of the PC in this embodiment.

This flow is realized by the MPU (800) executing the control program stored in the memory (801).

When a recording job is selected on the PC, this process is started by the MPU (500), and it is confirmed whether the selected execution job involves the RF-ID data writing process (1700). When the writing process is involved (1700: Yes), the screen 1 (1100) is displayed (1701), and when the RF-ID data writing process is not involved (1700: No), the screen 2 (1101) is displayed (1702). . When YES on the screen is selected (1703: YES), the selected execution job is transmitted to the recording device (1706), and when NO on the screen is selected (1704: YES), the selected job is selected. The executed job is canceled (1705), the displayed confirmation screen (screen 1 or screen 2) is erased, and the process ends.

(Eighth Embodiment) In the recording apparatus of the first embodiment, a spare area (409) for a format command
Is a "notification" parameter, and the recording device, if the notification parameter of the received format command is "0",
No notification by buzzer, notification parameter is "1"
In this case, the present embodiment can be realized by notifying with a buzzer. The processing of this embodiment is performed by the program ROM (5
01) control program stored in MPU (500)
It is realized by executing.

(Eighth Embodiment) In the fifth embodiment,
When the recording device starts the recording job, the recording process / RF
-ID writing process / RF-ID writing error occurred /
This embodiment can be realized by transmitting status information such as the end of recording to the PC and displaying the status information received by the PC.

FIG. 18 shows a flow chart of the status information display processing of the PC in this embodiment.

This is realized by the MPU (800) executing the control program stored in the memory (801).

Confirm whether the status is received (180
If it is received (1800: YES), if the reception status is the recording end status (1801: YES), the status being displayed is erased (1808) and the processing ends. The reception status is the recording status (1802:
In the case of YES), the displayed status is updated to "record status". When the reception status is the RF-ID writing status (1804: YES), the status being displayed is updated to the "RF-ID writing status". When the reception status is the RF-ID writing error status (1804: YES), the status being displayed is updated to the "RF-ID writing error status".

(Other Embodiments) In the embodiment, RF-I is used.
The notifying means for notifying the execution state of the D information writing means is
Any method may be used as long as it can distinguish between the case of the “recording job in which the RF-ID information is written” and the case of the “recording job in which the RF-ID information is not written”.

In the embodiment, as long as it is a recording device having a function of writing information in the RF-ID element, a card recording device for recording on a plastic card, a cut sheet or the like, or a thermal transfer system using an ink ribbon or the like is used. It is not limited to the type or recording method of the recording device such as the recording device.

[0091]

As described above, a communication antenna for contactlessly communicating with an RF-ID element having an integrated circuit chip and an antenna, and a recording medium using the communication antenna are attached to the recording medium. By having an RF-ID information writing means for writing information in the RF-ID element and a notifying means for notifying the execution state of the RF-ID information writing means, the recording job state in which the RF-ID information writing is performed is notified. It is possible to provide a recording apparatus and a recording system capable of writing information to an RF-ID element capable of performing the recording, and the recording job being started or being executed is "RF-ID".
It is possible to surely and easily confirm whether the "recording job with information writing" or the "recording job without RF-ID information writing" is performed without using the RF-ID reader.

[0092]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a connection diagram between a recording apparatus used in Examples 1 to 8 and a PC.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a recording device used in Examples 1 to 8.

FIG. 3 is an operation panel diagram of the recording apparatus used in Examples 1 to 4, 7, and 8.

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a control command transmitted from the PC used in Examples 1 to 8.

FIG. 5 is an electrical simplified block diagram of the recording apparatus used in Examples 1 to 4, 7, and 8.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a print job of the printing apparatus used in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing label paper used in Examples 1 to 8.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a PC used in Examples 1 to 8.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a print job of the printing apparatus used in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a print job of the printing apparatus used in the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a confirmation screen displayed on a CRT used in Example 7;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a print job of the printing apparatus used in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an operation panel diagram of the recording apparatus used in Examples 5 to 6;

FIG. 14 is an electrical simplified block diagram of a recording apparatus used in Examples 5 to 6.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a print job of the printing apparatus used in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a print job of the printing apparatus used in the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of recording confirmation processing of the PC used in the seventh embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of status information display processing of the PC used in the eighth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 Inkjet label recording device 101 paper feed unit 102 PC 103 printer cable 105 Operation panel 200 recording section 201 recording head 202 RF-ID communication antenna 203 Conveyor roller 204 Conveyor belt 205 TOF sensor 206 label paper 207 ink tank 300 power key 301 Stop key 302 Buzzer 303 Error LED 304 Ready LED 305 LCD display 400 Paper setting command 401 format command 402 Character attribute part of data command 403 Image attribute part of data command 404 RF-ID attribute part of data command 405 Data part of data command 406 Job start command 407 Record command transfer example 408 Recording mode setting parameters 409 Reserve area 500 MPU 501 program ROM 502 RAM 503 CGROM 504 VRAM 505 Interface driver 506 head drive circuit 508 RF-ID communication driver 509 LCD driver 510 output port 511 Conveyor motor driver 512 Conveyor motor 513 Feeder motor driver 514 Paper feed motor 515 Recovery motor driver 516 Recovery motor 519 input port 700 label paper 701 mount 702 Label 703 RF-ID element 800 MPU 801 memory 802 Input / output means

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A recording means for recording on a surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and information in the memory via the communication antenna. A recording apparatus, comprising: a writing unit for writing the information, and a notifying unit for notifying an execution state of the recording unit. 2. Recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and information in the memory via the communication antenna. A recording device, comprising: a writing unit for writing the information and a notifying unit for notifying a writing state using the writing unit. 3. A recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and information in the memory via the communication antenna. And a notifying unit for notifying the start of a recording job using the writing unit. 4. A recording means for recording on a surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and a memory for storing the data through the communication antenna. Writing means for writing information, notifying means for notifying an execution state of the recording means,
Recording system including display means for displaying a message based on the notification from the notification means 5. Recording means for recording on the surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and information in the memory via the communication antenna. And a notifying unit for notifying a writing state using the writing unit. 6. A recording means for recording on a surface of a recording medium containing a wireless communication element including a memory and an antenna, a communication antenna for communicating with the wireless communication element, and a memory for storing data in the memory via the communication antenna. Recording system including writing means for writing information, notifying means for notifying recording start using the writing means, and display means for displaying a recording start message based on the notification from the notifying means 7. The recording apparatus or recording system according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is a lamp. 8. The recording apparatus or recording system according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is a buzzer. 9. The recording apparatus or recording system according to claim 1, wherein said notifying means is a character display. 10. The recording apparatus or recording system according to claim 9, wherein the notifying means displays the write information to the memory in characters. 11. The recording apparatus or recording system according to claim 1, wherein it is possible to select whether or not to notify by the notifying means. 12. The recording apparatus or recording system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication element is an RF-ID element. 13. The recording system according to claim 6, wherein the display means is provided in an information device which sends a recording command to the recording means.