JP2003331560A - Recording medium, and recording and reproducing apparatus for recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording medium wherein display contents can be rewritten with a simple configuration and having a display label having excellent handleability and to provide a recording and reproducing apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The display label 14 is stuck to a substrate 12 of a recording medium 10. The display label 14 is configured to rewrite display contents on the basis of an electric signal applied to the display label 14, and adhered to an upper side 1206 by an adhesive or the like. For example, electronic paper is employed for the display label 14 as above. The display label 14 has a main body 1402 formed annularly with an outer diameter slightly smaller than that of the substrate 12 and a display section 1404 for displaying a 2-digit figure placed at a position toward the outer circumference of the front side of the main body 1402. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-
In a recording medium such as RW or DVD-R, or an MD, a video cassette, which can be additionally written or rewritten,
What is required is to additionally write or rewrite the display content of the label attached to the recording medium according to the recorded content of the recording medium. Also, music CDs and CD-RO
Even if information is recorded in advance such as M, DVD, or a recorded data cassette, it is necessary to write information on the label, such as how far you have seen it, for example, when you look at the middle of the program and look at the continuation later. It would be convenient if you could.

A recording medium having such a rewritable and displayable label and a label printing apparatus therefor are disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-146078. This publication discloses that a label made of a phase change material whose refractive index is reversibly converted is attached to a case of a floppy disk (registered trademark), and information is recorded and erased on the label. . Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-283356 discloses that a label made of a thermoreversible recording material is attached to an optical disc, and information is recorded and erased on this label. That is, as shown in FIGS. 33A and 33B, it is shown that a label 1b made of a thermoreversible recording medium is attached to the surface of the optical disc 1a opposite to the recording surface. The thermoreversible recording medium is composed of a thermoreversible material whose transparency and color tone are reversibly changed by applied heat and whose transparency or color tone is maintained in two or more forms at room temperature. is there. That is, as shown in FIG. 34, it becomes transparent when heated between the temperature T2 and the temperature T3, and then the transparent state is maintained even when the temperature returns to room temperature below the temperature T0. On the other hand, when it is heated to a temperature of T4 or higher, it becomes a semitransparent state, and then when it returns to room temperature of T0 or lower, it becomes cloudy. That is, when it is heated to the first temperature, it becomes the first state and information can be written, and when it is heated to the second temperature, it becomes the second state and information can be erased.

Then, as shown in FIG. 35 (A), an example of an optical disk device U1 for recording / reproducing the optical disk 1a is shown. In this example, the optical disk device U1 has a disk motor 1c for rotating the optical disk 1a, a recording / reproducing pickup 1d, a head 1e for writing and erasing the label 1b, and a head 1e for the optical disk 1a. And a moving mechanism 1f for moving in the direction. Then, the head 1e is moved by the moving mechanism 1f to perform writing and erasing on the label 1b. In addition, FIG.
In another example shown in (B), the optical disk device U2 is provided with a transport roller 1g for loading the optical disk 1a,
Optical disk 1a moved by this transport roller 1g
The head 1e is provided on the movement path of the. The head 1e writes and erases the label 1b while moving the optical disk 1a by the transport path roller 1g.

Further, a thermal rewrite type card 2 as shown in FIG. 36 is known as a card which is rewritten at a store by a simple device. This thermal rewritable card 2 has a rewritable portion 2a on its surface,
A printed non-rewriting portion 2b is provided, and magnetic information can be written on the back surface. The rewritable portion 2a is formed by forming a thermoreversible recording material into a film and is attached to the surface of the card. The rewritable portion 2a is capable of performing white printing on the silver background or blue printing on the white background, and as described above, printing can be performed by heating to the first temperature (writing temperature). It can be erased by heating to the temperature (erasing temperature). In order to perform the writing and erasing, it is necessary to quickly reach the first and second temperatures when heated, so the card is usually formed in a thin sheet shape.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 37, there is known a so-called electronic paper 3 which has a paper-like structure and whose display contents can be electrically rewritten. The electronic paper 3 includes two transparent sheets or plates and a display material sandwiched between the two sheets or plates to display by applying an electric signal. A transparent electrode for applying the electric signal is provided.

FIG. 38 is a principle diagram of electronic paper manufactured by Xerox Corporation in the United States. As shown in FIGS. 38A and 38B, a large number of spheres 3B are provided between two sheets 3A, 3A of the electronic paper 3. These spheres 3
Half of the surface of B is painted white and the other half is painted in a color other than white. The display is rewritten by rotating the sphere 3B with the voltage of the electric signal applied between the spheres 3B. The display of the display content is retained even if the application of the electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content is completed.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing the principle of electronic paper manufactured by E Ink Company of the United States of America. As shown in FIGS. 39A and 39B, a large number of microcapsules 3C are provided between two sheets 3A, 3A of the electronic paper 3. Inside the microcapsules 3C, for example, a black liquid dye and a large number of white fine pigment chips are enclosed. The display is rewritten by pulling the chip to one of the two sheets 3A and 3A by the voltage of the electric signal applied between the microcapsules 3C. Also in this electronic paper, the display of the display content is held even if the application of the electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content is completed.

FIG. 40 is a principle diagram of Canon's electronic paper. As shown in FIGS. 40A and 40B, a large number of strip-shaped electrodes 3D extending in a straight line in parallel with each other are provided on one of the two sheets 3A, 3A of the electronic paper 3 at intervals. Set up. Each electrode is, for example, black, and the location of the sheet between each electrode is white. Two sheets 3A, 3
A charged toner 3E is enclosed between A. The voltage of the electric signal applied between the toners makes the toner 3E white when the toner 3E gathers on the electrode 3D and the black color when the toner 3E gathers between the electrodes 3D. Is configured to be rewritten. Also in this electronic paper, the display of the display content is held even if the application of the electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content is completed.

[0010]

However, the printing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-146078 mentioned above uses a laser or a high-power thermal head which produces a high temperature for label printing and erasing, and therefore requires a large scale. It was quite difficult to incorporate the floppy disk into the recording / playback device. Further, since a rewritable label composed of a material that reversibly changes from the invisible state to the visible state is used, the erasing means is used to change the label from the visible state to the invisible state and then the writing means is changed. The label must be used to change from invisible to visible, complicating the process. Further, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-283356 is a display unit of a thermal rewrite type card applied to an optical disc and attached to the optical disc. In the thermal rewrite method, it is necessary to perform proper temperature control as shown in FIG. 34 to write and erase the display, which tends to be a large scale. Also, an optical disc device such as a CD player or a D
Incorporating the thermal rewrite type label writing / erasing apparatus into the VD player is not preferable because it causes an increase in the size of the entire apparatus and an increase in cost, and a heat source is provided in the optical disk apparatus. Further, after changing the label from the visible state to the invisible state, the label must be changed from the invisible state to the visible state by using the writing means, which complicates the process. Further, a recording medium such as a tape cartridge is provided with an IC for recording information, for example, a MIC (memory-in-cassette), and the IC is recorded by a recording / reproducing device for the recording medium.
In addition, information relating to the recorded contents of the recording medium is recorded and reproduced. However, the information recorded on such an IC cannot be visually recognized when the recording medium is detached from the recording / reproducing apparatus.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a record having a display label which can rewrite display contents with a simple structure and which is excellent in usability. It is to provide a medium, an optical disk, a tape cartridge, a disk cartridge, a memory device, a card, a hard disk cartridge, and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the recording medium of the present invention is a recording medium having a display label in which information can be rewritten, wherein the display label is supplied to the display label. The display contents are rewritten on the basis of the electric signal of. Further, in the disc of the present invention, a rewritable display label of information is attached to the disc in which information is recorded and / or reproduced, and the display label is supplied to the display label.
The display contents are rewritten on the basis of the electric signal of. Further, the tape cartridge of the present invention is a tape cartridge in which a magnetic tape for recording and / or reproducing information is housed in a case, and a rewritable display label of information is attached to the case, and the display label is The display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label. Further, the disc cartridge of the present invention is a disc cartridge in which a disc for recording and / or reproducing information is housed in the case, and a rewritable display label of information is attached to the case,
The display label is characterized in that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label.

Further, the data memory card of the present invention is a data memory card in which a memory for recording and / or reproducing information is housed in a case, and a rewritable display label of information is attached to the case, The display label is characterized in that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label. Further, the plastic card-shaped recording medium of the present invention is a plastic card-shaped recording medium in which storage means for recording and / or reproducing information is provided on a thin rectangular plate, and the rewritable display label of information is the plastic card. The display label is attached to a display recording medium, and the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label. The hard disk cartridge of the present invention is a hard disk cartridge in which a hard disk for recording and / or reproducing information is housed in a case, and a rewritable display label of information is attached to the case, and the display label is The display contents are rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the display content of the display label is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, so that a complicated process is used or the display content is changed. There is no need to erase it once.

Further, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a recording medium, the recording medium has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is supplied to the display label. The display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus supplies the first electric signal to the display label to display the display content of the display label. It is characterized in that it is configured to perform rewriting. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a recording medium, the recording medium has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is supplied to the display label. The display content is rewritten on the basis of the first electric signal, and the recording medium is provided with a signal generating means for generating the first electric signal. The signal generating means is the signal generating means. Is configured to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus supplies the second electric signal to the signal generating means. It is characterized by being configured.

The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a disc, the disc has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is supplied to the display label. The disc is configured so that the display content is rewritten based on an electric signal, and the disc has a lower surface on which information is recorded and / or reproduced and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, and the display label is A plurality of recording medium side terminals attached to the upper surface and connected to the display label are provided on the upper surface of the disc, and the first electric signal is supplied from the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus to the recording medium side terminals. The display content of the display label is rewritten by performing the above operation. Further, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a disc, wherein the disc has a rewritable display label for information.
The display label is configured such that the display content is rewritten on the basis of the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium has a signal generating means for generating the first electric signal. And the signal generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, and the disc records and / or reproduces information. And a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, the display label is attached to the top surface, and a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label are provided on the top surface of the disc. The display content of the display label is rewritten by supplying the second electric signal from the recording medium recording / reproducing device to the recording medium side terminal. That.

Further, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing information on / from a tape cartridge, the tape cartridge has a magnetic tape on / from which information is recorded and / or reproduced, and a case for accommodating the magnetic tape. A display label in which information can be rewritten is attached to the case, and the display content of the display label is rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to rewrite the display content of the display label by supplying the first electric signal to the display label.
The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a tape cartridge, wherein the tape cartridge is a magnetic tape for recording and / or reproducing information. And a case accommodating the magnetic tape, and a display label on which information is rewritable is attached to the case, and the display label is a first electric signal supplied to the display label. The display contents are rewritten based on the first recording medium.
Signal generating means for generating an electric signal of the second electric signal is provided, the signal generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, The medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to supply the second electric signal to the signal generating means.

Further, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information to / from a disc cartridge, the disc cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is supplied to the display label. In the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, the display content is rewritten based on the electric signal of 1.
The display content of the display label is rewritten by supplying the first electric signal to the display label. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a disc cartridge, wherein the disc cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten, The display label is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium is provided with a signal generating unit that generates the first electric signal. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is provided, wherein the signal generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. It is characterized in that it is configured to supply an electric signal to the signal generating means.

Further, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a data memory card, the data memory card has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is supplied to the display label. The display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal according to the first electric signal, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus displays the display label by supplying the first electric signal to the display label. It is characterized in that the contents are rewritten. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a data memory card, wherein the data memory card has a display label in which information can be rewritten. The display label is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the signal generation for generating the first electric signal is performed on the recording medium. Means is provided, the signal generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus,
It is characterized in that it is configured to supply the second electric signal to the signal generating means.

Further, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on / from a plastic card-shaped recording medium, the plastic card-shaped recording medium has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is the display label. The display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the label, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus supplies the first electric signal to the display label, It is characterized in that the display content of the display label is rewritten. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a plastic card-shaped recording medium, wherein the plastic card-shaped recording medium has a rewritable display. A label, the display label is configured to rewrite the display content based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium is provided with the first electric signal. A signal generating means for generating is provided,
The signal generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus outputs the second electric signal. It is characterized in that it is configured to be supplied to the signal generating means.

Further, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is
In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a hard disk cartridge,
The hard disk cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. The medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to rewrite the display content of the display label by supplying the first electric signal to the display label. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a hard disk cartridge, wherein the hard disk cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten. The display label is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium is provided with a signal generating unit that generates the first electric signal. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is provided, wherein the signal generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. It is characterized in that it is configured to supply an electric signal to the signal generating means.

Therefore, according to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the first electric signal is attached to the recording medium, the disk, the tape cartridge, the disk cartridge, the data memory card, the plastic card-shaped recording medium, or the hard disk cartridge. By supplying the display label, the display content of the display label can be rewritten, so that it is not necessary to use a complicated process or erase the display content once. Further, according to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the second electric signal is applied to the signal generating means provided in the recording medium, the disc, the tape cartridge, the disc cartridge, the data memory card, the plastic card recording medium, and the hard disk cartridge. Since the display contents of the display label can be rewritten by supplying, it is not necessary to use a complicated process or to erase the display contents once.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus as well as a recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a recording medium according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the recording medium. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the recording medium 10
The display label 14 is attached to the substrate 12. The substrate 12 is formed of a disc-shaped disc, and a mounting hole 1202 is formed at the center thereof.
One surface in the thickness direction is formed as a recording surface 1204 on which recording and / or reproduction is performed, and the other surface in the thickness direction (a surface opposite to the recording surface 1204) is formed as an upper surface 1206. In the present embodiment, the disc is configured as an optical disc, and signals are recorded by forming pits and marks from the recording surface 1204 side in a recording layer provided inside the substrate 12 in the thickness direction. The reproduction of the signal is performed by detecting the pits and marks from the recording surface 1204 side. The disc is not limited to the optical disc, and may be, for example, a magneto-optical disc or a magnetic disc.

The display label 14 is the display label 14
The display content is rewritten based on the electric signal supplied to the upper surface 1206 and is adhered to the upper surface 1206 with an adhesive or the like. Label 1 like this
For example, electronic paper can be used as 4. The display label 14 includes a main body 1402 formed in an annular shape having an outer diameter slightly smaller than that of the substrate 12, and the main body 1
A display portion 1404 that displays a two-digit number is provided near the outer periphery of the surface of the surface 402.

In the present embodiment, each two-digit digit of the display unit 1404 is constituted by a so-called eight digit display in which seven display elements are displayed in white or black to display numbers. More specifically, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the white or black display is performed by the first electric signal (voltage) supplied to the respective electrodes. Is configured to. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained.

On the surface of the main body 1402, the main body 14
A plurality of recording medium side terminals 1406 are arranged at equal intervals along the edge of a hole penetratingly formed at the center of 02, and one positioning mark 1408 is arranged at a radially outer portion of these recording medium side terminals 1406. ing. The recording medium side terminals 1406 are connected to the display unit 1404 via connection lines (not shown), and the recording medium side terminals 1406 are connected.
The first electric signal supplied to the display unit 1404 is supplied to the display unit 1404 via the connection line.
4 is rewritable. The connection line may be arranged along the front surface or the back surface of the display label, or may be arranged inside the display label in the thickness direction. When it is arranged inside in the thickness direction, it is advantageous in terms of appearance and durability.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20 for recording / reproducing the recording medium 10, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the recording / reproducing apparatus 20, and FIG. 5 is a display label and a recording medium. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a recording / reproducing apparatus. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20 includes a spindle motor 2002, a turntable 2004, a clamper 2004, and an optical pickup 200.
6, a moving mechanism 2008, an arm 2010 and the like.

The turntable 2004 is attached to the drive shaft of the spindle motor 2002, and the recording medium 1
The rotary shaft of the turntable 2004 is mounted in the hole 1202 of 0, and the clamper 2005 is provided on the upper part of the rotary shaft so as to be retractable in the radial direction. Then, the recording medium 10 is placed on the turntable 2004, and the clamper 2005 spreads outward in the radial direction.
The inner peripheral portion of the hole 1202 of the
Will be supported by sandwiching its center. The moving mechanism 2008 includes a motor 2008A and the motor 20A.
08A is configured to have a feed screw 2008B rotatably driven, and by rotating the feed screw 2008B by the motor 2008A, the optical pickup 2006 meshed with the feed screw is moved in the radial direction of the recording medium 10. Is configured. The optical pickup 2006 irradiates a light beam from the recording surface 1204 side of the recording medium 10 to the signal recording area 1208 while being moved by the moving mechanism 2008 to record and reproduce signals.

The arm unit 2010 has an arm body 2012 which is swingably provided with respect to a housing of the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20 with a support shaft 2011 as a fulcrum, and the arm body 2012 swings. So the arm body 2012
The leading end of the recording medium moves in the direction of approaching and separating from the recording medium 10 supported on the turntable 2004. The movement of the arm body 2012 is performed by an actuator (not shown). A plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus-side terminals 2014, a mark detector 2016, and a tip end of the arm body 2012 (a portion opposite to the support shaft 2012),
A brake 2018 is provided.

The recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014 are provided in the same number as the recording medium side terminals 1406, and the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014 of the arm body 2012 with the tip thereof approaching the recording medium 10 are provided. Each of them is arranged along the circumference so as to be electrically connected to each of the recording medium side terminals 1406. The mark detector 2016 is provided to optically read the positioning mark 1408 of the recording medium 10 and output a detection signal when the tip of the arm body 2012 is close to the recording medium 10. .

The brakes 2018 are two brake pads 20 that move in a direction of approaching and separating from the recording medium 10 at both outer sides of the tip of the arm body 2012.
18A. The tip of the arm body 2012 is brought close to the recording medium 10, and
In the operating state in which the brake pad 2018A is projected, the recording medium 10 is brought into contact with the surface of the display label 14 of the recording medium 10 to press the recording medium 10 placed on the turntable 2004 to stop the rotation of the recording medium 10. Is
In addition, the tip of the arm body 2012 is attached to the recording medium 1
In the non-operating state in which the brake pad 2018A is set to 0 and the brake pad 2018A is retracted, a state in which the brake pad 2018A is separated from the surface of the display label 14 of the recording medium 10 is created. It should be noted that the brake pad 2018A may be raised or retracted by using, for example, an electromagnetic solenoid or a motor and a gear mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 4, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20 includes a control circuit 2020, an operation unit 2022, an arm up / down drive circuit 2024, a sensor reading unit 2026, a brake operation unit 2028, a modulation / demodulation circuit 2030, and a servo circuit 2032. , A signal generation circuit 2034 and the like.
The operation unit 2022 is used by the recording medium recording / reproducing device 20.
Is for instructing an operation required when reproducing or recording the recording medium 10. The arm vertical drive circuit 2024 is configured to swing the arm body 2010 by controlling the actuator based on a control signal from the servo circuit 2032. The sensor reading unit 2026 is configured to output a signal indicating that the positioning mark 1408 has been detected to the control circuit 2020 based on the detection signal output from the mark detector 2016.

The brake operating unit 2028 is configured to drive the two brake pads 2018A into an operating state and a non-operating state based on a control signal from the control circuit 2020. The modulation / demodulation circuit 2030
Is configured to demodulate a reproduction signal output from the optical pickup 2006 and modulate a recording signal input to the optical pickup 2006.
The servo circuit 2032 includes the moving mechanism 2008,
It controls the servo control of the spindle motor 2002. Further, the servo circuit 2032 is used for the spindle motor 2
The arm up-and-down drive circuit 20 according to the rotation state of 002.
24 is configured to provide a control signal. The control circuit 2020 includes the control circuit 2020 and the operation unit 20.
22, sensor reading unit 2026, brake operating unit 202
8. It is connected to the signal generation circuit 2034 and controls the respective parts.

As shown in FIG. 5, the signal generation circuit 2034 includes a write control circuit 2036 and a write circuit 20.
And 38. The write control circuit 2036 is the second circuit supplied from the control circuit 2020.
The write circuit 2038 is controlled based on the electric signal of The writing circuit 2038
Is supplied to the display unit 1404 of the display label 14 under the control of the write control circuit 2036.
Is configured to generate an electrical signal of. The first electric signal is written through the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014 and the recording medium side terminal 1406 in a state where the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014 is connected to the recording medium side terminal 1406, respectively. Circuit 2038
To the display unit 1404. In the present embodiment, the control circuit 2020 and the brake operation unit 20
28, the brake 2018, and the brake pad 2018A constitute the brake mechanism in the claims.

Next, the operation of the medium recording device 20 configured as described above will be described. A recording or reproducing operation on the recording medium 10 will be described. The recording medium 10 includes the turntable 2004 and the clamper 2.
When the turntable 2004 is sandwiched by 005, it is rotated at a rotation speed required for recording or reproduction by driving the turntable 2004 by a spindle motor 2002. In this state, the arm body 2012 is
It is positioned away from the recording medium 10 under the control of the control circuit 2020 and the servo circuit 2032. The optical pickup 2006 includes the moving mechanism 2
Recording or reproduction is performed on the recording medium 10 while being moved in the radial direction of the recording medium 10 by 008.

Next, the rewriting operation of the display contents of the display label 14 will be described. The control circuit 2020
Controls the servo circuit 2032 to reduce the rotation speed of the spindle motor 2002 to a speed lower than the rotation speed required for the recording or reproduction. In this state, the control circuit 2020 causes the servo circuit 2032
The arm body 2012 is swung to a position close to the recording medium 10 by controlling the. The swing of the arm body 2012 is performed in conjunction with the speed of the spindle motor 2002. The arm body 20
In the state where 12 is moved, the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 201
A space is formed between the label 4 and the display label 14.

When the control circuit 2020 detects that the mark detector 2016 has detected the positioning mark 1408 by a signal input from the sensor reading unit 2026, it controls the servo circuit 2032 to control the spindle. At the same time as stopping the driving of the motor 2002, a control signal is applied to the brake operating unit 2028 to control each of the brake pads 2018A from the non-operating state to the operating state. As a result, the recording medium 10 and the display label 14 are stopped at the position where the positioning mark 1408 is detected by the mark detector 2016. Therefore, the recording medium 10 is positioned so that the recording medium side terminals 1406 are always in the same positional relationship with the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014.

Next, the control circuit 2020 controls the servo circuit 2032 to swing the arm body 2012 to a position closer to the recording medium 10. Thereby, the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 201
4 is brought into contact with each of the recording medium side terminals 1406, so that each of the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014 and each of the recording medium side terminals 1406 are electrically connected. Next, the control circuit 2020 supplies the second electric signal to the signal generating circuit 2034, so that the signal generating circuit 2034 generates the first electric signal, and the first electric signal is generated. It is supplied to the display unit 1404 via the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014 and the recording medium side terminal 1406. As a result, each display element of the display unit 1404 displays white or black to rewrite the display content. After the display content is rewritten, the display label 1 is displayed with the recording medium 10 removed from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 20.
The display contents of No. 4 are retained.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display content of the display label 14 is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label 14. Since it is configured, unlike the past, there is no need to use a complicated process or once erase the display content, the display content can be rewritten with a simple configuration, and the usability can be improved. . Further, since the display label 14 retains the display of the display content even after the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of the display unit 1404 is rewritten, the structure is simple, and the recording medium This is advantageous in suppressing the space occupied on the board 10.

Further, since the recording medium 10 is stopped at the position where the positioning mark 1408 is detected by the mark detector 2016, the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 201.
The position of the recording medium side terminal 1406 with respect to No. 4 can always be positioned accurately and reliably.

It should be noted that the positioning mark 1408 only needs to be detected by the mark detector 2016, and may be arranged at a position radially inside the recording medium side terminal 1406. In addition, one of the recording medium side terminals 1406
By making one size different from the size of the other recording medium side terminal 1406, the mark detector 2016 can detect the recording medium side terminal 1406 whose size has been changed as the positioning mark 1408. Good. Also, the recording medium side terminals 1406 that are adjacent to each other
Of the mark detector 201, the mark detector 201 has a specific interval different from other intervals.
6, a recording medium side terminal 140 having the above-mentioned specific interval
6 may be detected as the positioning mark 1408.

Further, although the positioning mark 1408 is optically read by the mark detector 2016, it may be configured as follows. That is, the positioning mark is formed of a material that is exposed on the surface side of the display label 14 and is electrically conductive, and two contacts that can contact the positioning mark are provided on the recording medium recording / reproducing device side. The positioning mark may be detected by bringing the two contacts into contact with the positioning mark during rotation of the recording medium 10 and detecting that the two contacts are electrically connected. . With this configuration, the mechanism for detecting the positioning mark can be simplified, which is advantageous in reducing the cost. The positioning mark may be formed so as to be mechanically or electrically detectable.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the positioning mark is detected to position the recording medium 10 and the brake 2018 is operated. However, in the second embodiment, the recording medium is positioned. This is a more simplified configuration. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of FIG. 6. The same parts as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a circular concave portion 1208 is formed at a portion near the inner peripheral portion of the upper surface 1206 of the recording medium 10, that is, a portion where the recording layer is not formed, and a display facing the concave portion 1208. The recess 120 is provided at the position of the label 14.
A through hole 1410 having the same shape as that of No. 8 is formed so as to match the recess 1208.

On the recording medium recording / reproducing device 20 side, a stopper pin 2038 is provided in the through hole 1410 and the recess 1.
The recording medium 10 is provided to be movable in the thickness direction of the recording medium 10 so as to be inserted into the recording medium 208. The stopper pin 20
38 is moved by an unillustrated moving mechanism to a non-operating position separated from the recording medium 10 and an operating position where the tip of the stopper pin 2038 is lightly pressed toward the surface of the display label 14. Is configured.
In the present embodiment, the through hole 1410 and the recess 12 are provided.
08 constitutes the positioning mark in the claims, and the stopper pin 2038, the through hole 1410 and the recess 1208 constitute the braking mechanism in the claims.

According to such a configuration, the recording medium 1
When positioning 0, the spindle motor 2002 is stopped while the recording medium 10 is rotating, and the stopper pin 2038 is moved while the recording medium 10 is rotating at a low speed due to inertia. The mechanism is moved from the non-operating position to the operating position. Then, the tip of the stopper pin 2038 has the through hole 1410.
And the position of the recess 1208 coincides with the position of the through hole 1410 and the recess 1208, and the recording medium 10 is positioned by stopping the rotation of the recording medium 10.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the stopper pin 2038, the moving mechanism, and the through hole 14 are used.
Since the recording medium 10 can be stopped while being positioned by the 10 and the concave portion 1208, the mark detector 2016, the sensor reading unit 2028, the brake 2018, the brake pad 2018A, and the brake operation used in the first embodiment. The part 2028 is not necessary, which is advantageous in greatly simplifying the configuration. In addition, the stopper pin 2038 has the through hole 1410 and the recess 1208.
Since the recording medium 10 is stopped by engaging with
The position of the recording medium side terminal 1406 with respect to the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014 can always be accurately and reliably positioned.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to the third embodiment, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the recording medium according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the display label in the embodiment, (B) is a sectional view of the pad, (C) is a sectional view of the substrate, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing an assembled state of the recording medium in the third embodiment. The substrate 12A is shown in a perspective view from above, and the pad 13 and the flexible substrate 15 are shown in a perspective view from below. The same parts as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10A to 10C, the recording medium 10A according to the third embodiment is
The substrate 12A, the pad 13, the display label 14A, and the flexible substrate 15 are provided. Similar to the first embodiment, the substrate 12A is formed in a disk shape, a mounting hole 1202 is formed at the center thereof, and one surface in the thickness direction is formed as a recording surface 1204. The other surface in the direction is formed as the upper surface 1206.
A signal recording area 1210 in which pits and marks for recording and reproducing signals are formed is provided facing the recording surface 1204 inside an annular area on the inner peripheral side of the substrate 12A. An annular recess 1212 is formed in the annular area on the outer peripheral side of the upper surface 1206 of the substrate 12A at a radial interval from the outer periphery of the signal recording area 1208.

The pad 13 is formed of an elastically deformable material in the shape of an annular plate, and the pad 13 is housed in the annular recess 1210. As the pad 13, for example, a sponge made of urethane or the like can be used.

The flexible substrate 15 is the substrate 1
The hole 1501 is formed in an annular shape having an outer diameter slightly smaller than 2 A, and a hole 1501 penetrating in the thickness direction is provided at the center with the same diameter as the hole 1202 or slightly larger than the hole 1202. As shown in FIG. 8, an annular ground terminal 1502 is formed on the upper surface of the flexible substrate 15 along the periphery of the hole 1501.
A plurality of recording medium side terminals 1504 are formed on the outside of 502 along the ground terminal 1502 at equal intervals. One of the recording medium side terminals 1504 is configured to be electrically connected to the ground terminal 1502.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, on the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15, the three display labels 14A are provided at positions near the outer peripheral edge of the flexible substrate 15 at equal intervals along the circumferential direction. Has been attached. The display label 14A has a thickness, and thus the display label 14A projects from the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15. The portion of the flexible substrate 15 that faces the display label 14A is transparent so that the display content of the display label 14A can be viewed from the upper surface side of the flexible substrate 15. An integrated circuit 1506 is attached to the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15 between the display labels 14A. Therefore, the integrated circuit 1506 projects from the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15.

The display label 14A corresponds to the display label 1
The display content is configured to be rewritten based on the electric signal supplied to 4A. For example, electronic paper can be used as such a display label 14A. The display unit 1404 capable of displaying is configured. In the present embodiment, the display unit 1404 is configured to display a number by displaying a plurality of display elements in white or black. More specifically, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the white or black display is performed by the first signal supplied to the respective electrodes. Has been done. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained.

Each recording medium side terminal 1504 is connected to each integrated circuit 1506 by a wiring portion which constitutes the flexible substrate 15, and each integrated circuit 1506 and each display portion 1404 constitute the flexible substrate 15. It is connected by the wiring part. When the second electric signal supplied to the recording medium side terminal 1406 is input to the integrated circuit 1506 via the wiring portion, the integrated circuit 1506 generates the first electric signal, and the first electric signal is generated. The display of the display unit 1404 is rewritten by supplying the electric signal No. 1 to the display unit 1404 via the wiring unit.

The flexible substrate 15 is the substrate 1
2A and the pad 13 are provided on the upper surface 1206 coaxially, and in this state, the flexible substrate 15 is formed by an adhesive.
The substrate 12A and the substrate 12A are adhered to each other, and the entire area of the pad 13 is covered with the flexible substrate 15. At this time, the display label 14A and the integrated circuit 1506 provided on the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15 are pushed into the pad 13 because they are projected from the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15, and the display label 14A and the integrated circuit 1506 are pressed.
The flexible substrate 15 is accommodated in the recess 1212 without rattling, and at the same time, the flexible substrate 15 is attached to the substrate 12A without rattling.

As shown in FIG. 8, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20A according to the third embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in the configuration of the tip of the arm body 2012A.
At the tip of the arm body 2012A, a plurality of recording / reproducing device-side terminals 2014A and one ground terminal 2014B are provided.
And are provided. The recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014
A is provided two to three times as many as the number of the recording medium side terminals 1504, and at least one for each recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014A with the tip of the arm body 2012A approaching the recording medium 10A. The two recording medium side terminals 1504 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumference so as to be electrically connected. The ground terminal 2014B is
The tip of the arm body 2012A is the recording medium 10A.
The ground terminal 2014B is arranged so as to be electrically connected to the ground terminal 1502 in a state of being close to the ground terminal 1502.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display label and recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to the third embodiment. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20A is configured to include a signal generation circuit 2040 in addition to the control circuit 2020 and the operation unit 2022 similar to those in the first embodiment. The signal generation circuit 2040 includes a write control circuit 2
042, a writing circuit 2044, a contact switching circuit 2046. The write control circuit 2042 is configured to control the write circuit 2044 based on an electric signal supplied from the control circuit 2020.

The write circuit 2044 generates the second electric signal to be supplied to the integrated circuit 1506 of the recording medium 10 based on the electric signal supplied from the write control circuit 2042, and also the contact switching circuit 2
It is configured to perform control of 046. In addition, the writing circuit 2044 is connected to the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 201.
A potential different from the ground potential is supplied to all 4A, and a ground potential is supplied to the ground terminal 2014B. The contact switching circuit 2046 is
The input of the second electric signal supplied from the writing circuit 2044 to the recording / reproducing device side terminal 2014A is switched under the control of the writing circuit 2044.

In the second electric signal, each of the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014B is connected to the recording medium side terminal 15.
02 is supplied to the integrated circuit 1506 provided for each of the display labels 14A from the writing circuit 2038 through the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014B and the recording medium side terminal 1504 in a state of being connected to each of the above. Each of the integrated circuits 1506 is configured to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal and supply the first electric signal to the display unit 1404 of the display label 14A. More specifically, the integrated circuit 1506 will be described.
Includes a signal processing circuit that performs signal processing on the second electric signal, and a drive circuit that generates the first electric signal from the signal output from the signal processing circuit. The integrated circuit is not limited to the configuration provided for each display label, and the signal processing circuit is commonly used for a single integrated circuit, and the drive circuit is provided for each display label. It may be configured by a circuit. In this case, it is advantageous to simplify the circuit configuration by sharing the signal processing circuit. Further, in the present embodiment, the integrated circuit 1506 constitutes the signal generating means in the claims.

Next, the rewriting operation of the display contents of the display label by the recording medium and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. The control circuit 2020 controls the servo circuit 2032.
Rotation of the spindle motor 2002 is stopped by controlling the
Controls the servo circuit 2032 to swing the arm body 2012A to a position close to the recording medium 10A. Thereby, the ground terminal 2014B
Are brought into contact with the ground terminal 1502 to be electrically connected to each other, and the recording / reproducing device side terminal 2014A is brought into contact with the recording medium side terminal 1504 to be electrically connected to each other.

Further, the control circuit 2020 is connected to the write circuit 20 via the write control circuit 2042.
44 to control all of the recording / reproducing device side terminals 2014A at a potential different from the ground potential (for example, the potential of "H").
Is supplied through the contact switching circuit 2046,
The ground terminal 20 holds the ground terminal 2014B at the ground potential. Accordingly, the ground terminal 150
Only one recording medium side terminal 1504 that is electrically connected to 2 has the ground potential. Therefore, the write control circuit 2042 is electrically connected to the recording medium side terminal 1504 which is at the ground potential via the contact switching circuit 2046 and the write circuit 2044.
14A can be specified. Therefore, the write control circuit 2042 determines the recording medium side terminal 1504 with respect to the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014A based on the position of the recording medium side terminal 1504 which is at the ground potential.
Specify the relative position (phase) of the.

Then, the write control circuit 2042
Switches the contact switching circuit 2046 so that the second electric signal can be correctly supplied from the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014A to the recording medium side terminal 1504.
Next, the control circuit 2020 causes the signal generation circuit 204 to
By supplying the electric signal to 0, the signal generation circuit 2040 generates the second electric signal, and the second electric signal is transmitted through the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014A and the recording medium side terminal 1504. The integrated circuits 1506
Is supplied to. Then, the first electric signal generated by each integrated circuit 1506 is supplied to each of the display units 1404. As a result, each display element of the display unit 1404 displays white or black to rewrite the display content. After the display content is rewritten, the display content of the display label 14A is held in the state where the recording medium 10A is removed from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 20A. In the present embodiment, the write control circuit 2042, the write circuit 2044,
The contact switching circuit 2046 constitutes the signal switching circuit in the claims.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, the display label 14A has the first label generated by the integrated circuit 1506 supplied with the second electrical signal.
Since it is configured to rewrite the display content based on the electric signal of, it is not necessary to use a complicated process or to erase the display content unlike the conventional one, and the display content is simple. Can be rewritten and the usability can be improved. Also,
Since the display content of the display label 14A is retained even after the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of the display unit 1404 is rewritten, the display label 14A has a simple structure, and the display label 14A can be provided on the recording medium 10. This is advantageous in suppressing the space occupied by Further, since a plurality of the display labels 14A are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction, the display content of any of the display labels 14A can be immediately read without changing the position of the recording medium 10A, and the display content It is advantageous for improving visibility.

Further, even if the recording medium side terminal is stopped at a random position with respect to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal,
The relative position (phase) of the recording medium side terminal 1504 with respect to the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 2014A is specified based on the position of the recording medium side terminal 1504 having the ground potential, and the contact switching circuit 2046 is used for the recording. Since the switching is made so that the second electric signal can be correctly supplied from the reproducing device side terminal 2014A to the recording medium side terminal 1504, the mark detector 2016 and the sensor reading unit used in the first embodiment are used. This eliminates the need for 2028, the brake 2018, the brake pad 2018A, and the brake operation unit 2028, which is advantageous in greatly simplifying the configuration.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. 13 is an explanatory view of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment, FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the recording medium according to the fourth embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 16B is a cross-sectional view of the display label in the embodiment, FIG. 16B is a cross-sectional view of the substrate, and FIG. The same parts as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The difference between the fourth embodiment and the third embodiment is that the substrate of the recording medium 10B is a DVD, a DVD-.
It has a two-layer structure like R and DVD-RW. As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the recording medium 10B
Includes a substrate 12B, a display label 14B, and a flexible substrate 15A. 15 and 16
Substrate 12B includes a first substrate 1214 and a second substrate 1214 as shown in FIG.
The display label 14 is formed by bonding the substrates 1216 together.
The flexible substrate 15A to which B is attached is the substrate 12
The recording medium 10B is formed by adhering to B.

The first substrate 1214 is formed in a disk shape, a mounting hole 1218 is formed at the center thereof, and one surface (lower surface) in the thickness direction is a recording surface 1220 on which recording and / or reproduction is performed. And the other surface (upper surface) in the thickness direction is the bonding surface 12 facing the second substrate 1216.
Formed as 22. A signal recording area 1 in which annular non-signal recording areas are provided on the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the signal recording area 1224 of the first substrate 1214, and pits and marks for recording and reproducing signals are formed
Reference numeral 224 denotes the recording surface 12 between these non-signal recording areas.
It is provided facing 20.

The second substrate 1216 is the first substrate 1
It is formed in a disk shape having the same outer diameter as 214 and has the first portion at the center.
Mounting hole 12 having the same inner diameter as hole 1218 of substrate 1214
26 is formed through, one surface (lower surface) in the thickness direction is formed as a bonding surface 1228 bonded to the bonding surface 1222 of the first substrate 1214, and the other surface (upper surface) in the thickness direction is the substrate 12B. Will be the upper surface of. The second substrate 1216
An annular recess 1232 is formed on the upper surface 1230 (the upper surface of the substrate 12B) facing the signal recording area 1224. The recess 1232 has an integrated circuit 15 to be described later.
One rectangular housing recess 1234 for housing 06
Are formed.

The flexible substrate 15A is formed in an annular shape having an outer diameter slightly smaller than that of the substrate 12B, and a hole 1501 penetrating in the thickness direction is formed in the center thereof.
226 with the same diameter or the holes 1218, 122
It has a diameter slightly larger than six. As shown in FIG. 14, on the upper surface of the flexible substrate 15A, annular recording medium side terminals 1508 are circumferentially continuous on a plurality of circles having different radii centered on the optical disk. Has been formed. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, one display label 14B is attached to the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15A. The display label 14B has a thickness, and thus the display label 14B
B projects from the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15. The display label 14 of the flexible substrate 15A
The portion facing B is formed transparent so that the display content of the display label 14B can be visually recognized from the upper surface side of the flexible substrate 15A. In addition, the flexible substrate 15
An integrated circuit 1506 is attached to the lower surface of A at a position apart from the display label 14B. Therefore, the integrated circuit 1506 also projects from the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15.

The display label 14B corresponds to the display label 1
The display content is rewritten based on the electric signal supplied to 4B. As such a display label 14B, for example, electronic paper can be used. The display label 14B is an electronic paper described later. And a display unit 1 capable of displaying characters and images.
It is configured to have 404. This electronic paper also
Similar to the first to third embodiments, it is configured to display the characters, marks, and images by driving a plurality of display elements. That is, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the display is performed by the first signal supplied to the respective electrodes. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained.

Here, the electronic paper used in the fourth embodiment will be described in more detail. The electronic paper is another application filed by the present applicant, Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-3.
This is based on the principle described in 46260. 18A and 18B are explanatory views showing the operation principle of this electronic paper. The electronic paper 14B is configured by sandwiching a solid electrolyte 102 containing a colorant 101 between a transparent electrode 104 and a counter electrode 106. The solid electrolyte 102 includes metal ions 100 such as silver ions, and the metal is bismuth, lithium,
Iron, chromium, nickel and cadmium can be used. Then, by applying a deposition overvoltage between the transparent electrode 104 and the counter electrode 106 by a simple matrix method, the metal ions are deposited and dissolved as a metal on the transparent electrode 104 to display an image. FIG.
(A) shows a state where no metal is deposited on the transparent electrode 104 and no display is made, and (B) shows a state where a display is made by depositing metal on the transparent electrode 104. Since such electronic paper is displayed by using a metal ion precipitation / dissolution reaction by electrochemical oxidation and reduction, it is possible to increase the contrast and the black density.

In addition to the two-color display such as black and white,
Since halftone can be expressed, images such as photographs can be displayed. In addition, a color photograph image can be displayed by arranging filters, which are color-coded into three colors (red, green, and blue) in the same format as the color liquid crystal, on the transparent electrodes. The display label 14B according to the fourth embodiment is configured to display a clear character and a color photograph image by providing the filter. The display label 14B is configured to include row-direction electrodes and column-direction electrodes for driving by the simple matrix method.

Each of the recording medium side terminals 1508 is connected to the integrated circuit 1506 by a wiring portion forming the flexible substrate 15A, and the integrated circuit 1506 is connected.
The display unit 1404 and the display unit 1404 are connected by a wiring unit that forms the flexible substrate 15. When the second electric signal supplied to the recording medium side terminal 1508 is input to the integrated circuit 1506 via the wiring portion, the integrated circuit 1506 generates the first electric signal, and the first electric signal is generated. The display of the display unit 1404 is rewritten by supplying the electric signal No. 1 to the display unit 1404 via the wiring unit.

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the flexible substrate 15A is provided on the upper surface 1230 coaxially with the substrate 12B. In this state, the flexible substrate 15A and the first substrate 1216 are bonded by an adhesive. Is
The flexible substrate 15A covers the entire area of the recess 1232 of the first substrate 1216. At this time, the display label 1 provided on the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15A
4A is housed in the recess 1232 and is provided on the lower surface of the flexible substrate 15A.
6 is housed in the housing recess 1234.

As shown in FIG. 13, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20B according to the fourth embodiment differs from the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20B according to the first to third embodiments in the configuration of the tip of the arm body 2012B. A plurality of recording / reproducing device-side terminals 2014C are provided at the tip of the arm body 2012B. The recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014C are provided in the same number as the recording medium side terminals 1508, and the arm main body 20
With the tip of 12B approaching the recording medium 10B,
Each of the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014C is arranged so as to be electrically connected to each of the recording medium side terminals 1508. Accordingly, each of the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014C and the recording medium side terminal 150
The respective connection relationships of 8 are fixed. Therefore, the second electric signal is always properly supplied from the recording / reproducing device side terminal 2014C to the recording medium side terminal 1508.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display label and recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 20B is configured to include a signal generation circuit 2050 in addition to the control circuit 2020 and the operation unit 2022 similar to those in the third embodiment. The signal generation circuit 2050 includes a write control circuit 2
052 and a writing circuit 2054. The write control circuit 2052 is configured to control the write circuit 2054 based on an electric signal supplied from the control circuit 2020. The writing circuit 20
54 is an integrated circuit 15 of the recording medium 10B based on an electric signal supplied from the write control circuit 2052.
06 is configured to generate the second electrical signal.

Regarding the second electric signal, each of the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014C is connected to the recording medium side terminal 15
08 is supplied to the integrated circuit 1506 from the writing circuit 2054 through the recording / reproducing device side terminal 2014C and the recording medium side terminal 1508 in a state of being connected to each of the recording medium 08. The integrated circuit 1506 is configured to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal and supply the first electric signal to the display portion 1404 of the display label 14A. More specifically, the integrated circuit 1506 includes an electronic paper rewriting circuit 1509, a row electrode selection driving circuit 1510, and a column electrode selection driving circuit 151.
2 is provided. The electronic paper rewriting circuit 1509 generates a row driving signal based on the second electric signal to output the row electrode selection driving circuit 151.
When it is supplied to 0, a signal for driving in the column direction is generated based on the second electric signal and is supplied to the column electrode selection drive circuit 1512. The row electrode selection drive circuit 1510 generates a row electrode drive signal to be supplied to each of the row electrodes of the display unit 1404 based on the signal for driving the row direction, and outputs the row electrode drive signal to each of the row electrodes. To the first electric signal. The column electrode selection drive circuit 15
Numeral 12 indicates the indicating portion 1 based on the signal for driving the column direction.
It is configured to generate column electrode drive signals to be supplied to each of the column electrodes of 404 and to apply these column electrode drive signals to each of the column electrodes as the first electric signal.

Next, the rewriting operation of the display content of the display label by the recording medium and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. The control circuit 2020 controls the servo circuit 2032.
Rotation of the spindle motor 2002 is stopped by controlling the
Controls the servo circuit 2032 to swing the arm body 2012B to a position close to the recording medium 10B. Thereby, the ground terminal 2014B
Are brought into contact with the ground terminal 1502 to be electrically connected to each other, and the recording / reproducing device side terminal 2014C is brought into contact with the recording medium side terminal 1508 to be electrically connected to each other.

Then, the control circuit 2020 supplies the electric signal to the signal generating circuit 2050, so that the signal generating circuit 2050 generates the second electric signal, and the second electric signal is recorded. Playback device side terminal 2
It is supplied to the integrated circuit 1506 via the 014C and the recording medium side terminal 1508. Then, the first electric signal generated by each of the integrated circuits 1506 is supplied to the display unit 1404. Accordingly, the display unit 140
The display contents are rewritten by the display of characters and images by 4. After the display content is rewritten, the display content of the display label 14B is held in a state where the recording medium B is removed from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 20B.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, the display label 14B is the first label generated by the integrated circuit 1506 supplied with the second electric signal.
Since it is configured to rewrite the display content based on the electric signal of, it is not necessary to use a complicated process or to erase the display content unlike the conventional one, and the display content is simple. Can be rewritten and the usability can be improved. Also,
Since the display content of the display label 14B is retained even after the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of the display unit 1404 is rewritten, the display label 14B has a simple structure, and thus the display label 14B is provided on the recording medium 10. This is advantageous in suppressing the space occupied by

Since the substrate 12B constituting the recording medium 10B has a two-layer structure of the first substrate 1214 and the second substrate 1216, the recess 1232 is located on the side of the second substrate 1216 where the recording surface 1224 is not formed. The display label 14B can be provided, and thus by forming the recess 1332 wide in the radial direction on the upper surface 1230 of the recording medium 10B, it is possible to secure a large area of the display label 14B. Further, by accommodating the display label 14B in the recess 1232 and accommodating the integrated circuit 1506 in the accommodating recess 1234, the dimension in the thickness direction of the recording medium 10B is set to a predetermined thickness defined by a standard. You can pay

Even if the recording medium 10B is stopped at any position in the rotation direction, each of the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 2014C and the recording medium side terminal 1508 are provided.
Since the electrical connection relationship with each of the is fixed,
The second electric signal can be correctly supplied from the recording / reproducing device side terminal 2014C to the recording medium side terminal 1508. Therefore, the mark detector 2016, the sensor reading unit 2028, and the brake 2 used in the first embodiment are used.
018, brake pad 2018A, brake operating unit 2
028 and the contact switching circuit 2046 used in the third embodiment are unnecessary, which is advantageous in greatly simplifying the configuration. In the fourth embodiment, the recording medium has a two-layer structure, but it goes without saying that the recording medium can be formed by joining substrates having three or more layers.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the structure of a recording medium according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The recording medium 30 is a magnetic tape on which information is recorded and / or reproduced. The magnetic tape is accommodated in a rectangular plate-shaped case 32 to form a tape cartridge 33, and the display label 14D is the case 32. Is attached to the surface of. Two reels 34 are arranged inside the case 32, and the magnetic tape is wound around the reels 34. The case 32 has a rectangular upper surface and a lower surface,
It has a front surface and a back surface 3202, an opening / closing lid 3204 is arranged on the front surface of the case 32, and the display label 14D is attached to the back surface of the case 32 with an adhesive. The tape cartridge 33 is removably attached to a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus (FIG. 20), and the opening / closing lid 3204 is opened in a state of being attached to the recording / reproducing apparatus to record / reproduce information on / from the magnetic tape. Is configured to be performed.

The display label 14D extends in a strip shape over substantially the entire thickness direction and width direction of the back surface of the case 32, and the display content can be rewritten based on the electric signal supplied to the display label 14D. Is configured to take place. For example, electronic paper can be used as the display label 14D. The display label 14D has a main body 1402 formed in a band shape and a display portion 1404 that displays a two-digit number at one side of the main body 1402 in the width direction, and the other in the width direction of the main body 1402. A plurality of recording medium side terminals 1406
Are provided at intervals along the longitudinal direction.

In the present embodiment, each two-digit digit of the display section 1404 is constituted by a so-called eight digit display in which seven display elements are displayed in white or black to display numbers. More specifically, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the white or black display is performed by the first signal (voltage) supplied to the respective electrodes. Is configured. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained.

Each recording medium side terminal 1406 is connected to the display section 1404 via a connection line (not shown), and the first electric signal supplied to the recording medium side terminal 1406 is connected via the connection line. The display of the display unit 1404 is rewritten by being supplied to the display unit 1404. The connection line may be arranged along the front surface or the back surface of the display label, or may be arranged inside the display label in the thickness direction. When it is arranged inside in the thickness direction, it is advantageous in terms of appearance and durability.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display label and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus. The recording medium recording / reproducing device 40 includes a plurality of recording / reproducing device side terminals 4002,
Control circuit 4004, operation unit 4006, signal generation circuit 40
08 and so on. As shown in FIG. 19, each of the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 4002 is provided with the recording medium 3
When 0 is attached to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 40, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 40 is configured to come into contact with each of the recording medium side terminals 1406 to be electrically conducted. As shown in FIG. 20, the operation unit 4006 is for instructing an operation required when the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 40 reproduces or records the recording medium 30. The control circuit 4004 controls the signal generation circuit 4008. The signal generation circuit 4008 includes a write control circuit 4010 and a write circuit 4012. The write control circuit 4010 is configured to control the write circuit 4010 based on the second electric signal supplied from the control circuit 4004.

The writing circuit 4010 controls the display label 1 under the control of the writing control circuit 4010.
It is configured to generate the first electrical signal to be supplied to the 4D display unit 1404. The first electric signal is supplied to the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 4002 and the recording medium side terminal 1 while the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 4002 is connected to the recording medium side terminal 1406.
It is supplied from the writing circuit 4012 to the display unit 1404 via 406.

Next, the operation of rewriting the display contents of the display label 14D will be described. When the recording medium 30 is mounted on the recording medium recording / reproducing device 40, each of the recording / reproducing device side terminals 4002 is in contact with each of the recording medium side terminals 1406 to be electrically conducted. In this state, the control circuit 4004 supplies the second electric signal to the signal generating circuit 4012, so that the signal generating circuit 4012 generates the first electric signal, and the first electric signal is generated. It is supplied to the display unit 1404 via the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 4002 and the recording medium side terminal 1406. Thereby, the display unit 14
The display contents are rewritten by displaying each display element 04 in white or black. After the display content is rewritten, the display content of the display label 14D is held with the tape cartridge 33 removed from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 40.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the display content of the display label 14D is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label 14D. Since it is configured, unlike the past, there is no need to use a complicated process or once erase the display content, the display content can be rewritten with a simple configuration, and the usability can be improved. . In addition, the display label 14D is the display unit 14
Even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of 04 is rewritten, the display of the display content is retained, so that the configuration is simple and the space occupied on the recording medium 30 is suppressed. Is advantageous.

Next, a sixth embodiment will be described. 21 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a recording medium according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus. The recording medium 50 is a data memory 5012 in which information is recorded and read, and the data memory is housed in a rectangular plate-shaped case 52 to form a memory device 53. The memory device 53 is called a memory card or a data memory card used as an external storage device in an electronic device such as a digital still camera or a personal computer, and has a display label 14E.
Is attached to the surface of the case 52. The memory device 53 is removably attached to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 60, and is configured to record and reproduce information on the data memory 5012 while being attached to the recording / reproducing apparatus. .

The case 52 has a rectangular upper surface 5202.
And a lower surface and a front surface 5204 and a rear surface, and the display label 14E is provided at a portion of the upper surface of the case 52 near the rear surface.
Are attached by an adhesive, and a plurality of memory terminals 5206 are provided on the front surface of the case 52 at intervals along the width direction. Each of the memory terminals 5206 is provided with the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 60 when the memory device 53 is attached to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 60.
Each of the medium recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 6002 provided in the above is brought into electrical contact with each other. The display label 14E is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on the electric signal supplied to the display label 14E. The display label 14E
Is a rectangular main body 1402, and a display unit 14 that is provided almost all over the main body 1402 and displays images and characters.
And 04.

As such a display label 14E, for example, electronic paper can be used, and the electronic paper can display the characters by driving a plurality of display elements as in the first to fifth embodiments. And marks and images are displayed. That is, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the display is performed by the first signal supplied to the respective electrodes. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained. In the present embodiment, the same electronic paper as that used in the fourth embodiment is used as the electronic paper, and it is configured so that clear characters and color photographic images can be displayed.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing the configurations of the recording medium 50 and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 60. The recording medium 50 includes a CPU 5008 and a control memory 501.
0, the data memory 5012, the interface 5
014, a rewriting circuit 5016, and the like. The interface 5014 is for adjusting the exchange of data and information with the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 60 via the memory terminal 5206, and when transmitting and receiving data or information, the format of the data or information is used. Convert and adjust the timing. The control memory 5010 includes a ROM that is a non-volatile memory and a RAM that is a volatile memory.
A program for controlling 016 is stored.
Further, the control memory 5010 is the display label 14E.
The image data and character data to be displayed on the display unit 1404 are stored. The data memory 5012 is a memory for recording information recorded or reproduced by the recording medium recording / reproducing device 60. The rewriting circuit 5016 includes a display unit 140 for the display label 14E.
The display contents are rewritten by supplying the first electric signal to the signal line 4. The CPU 5008 executes the program of the control memory 5010,
The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 6 communicates with the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 60 via the interface 5010.
The rewriting circuit 5016 is controlled based on an instruction from 0, and the image data and the character data stored in the control memory 5010 are displayed on the display unit 1404.

Next, the operation of rewriting the display content of the display label 14E will be described. When the recording medium 50 is mounted on the recording medium recording / reproducing device 60, each of the recording / reproducing device side terminals 6002 is in contact with each of the memory terminals 5206 to be electrically connected. In this state, the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 60 issues an instruction (corresponding to the second electric signal in the claims) to rewrite the display content of the display label 14E, on the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 6002 and the memory terminal 5206. To the interface 5014 via. That is, in the present embodiment, a part of the memory terminal 5206 constitutes the recording medium side terminal in the claims. C receiving the instruction via the interface 5014
The PU 5008 controls the rewriting circuit 5016,
Image data or character data stored in advance in the control memory 5010 is displayed on the display unit 1404. Alternatively, the CPU 5008, which has received the instruction, transfers the image data and the character data stored in the data memory 5012 to the control memory 5010 once and performs necessary processing, and thereafter, the rewriting circuit 501.
6 to display the processed image data and character data on the display unit 1404. As a result, the display contents are rewritten by the display elements of the display unit 1404. After the display content is rewritten, the memory device 53 is loaded into the recording medium recording / reproducing device 6
The display content of the display label 14E is held in the state of being removed from 0.

As described above, according to the sixth embodiment, the display content of the display label 14E is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label 14E. Since it is configured, unlike the past, there is no need to use a complicated process or once erase the display content, the display content can be rewritten with a simple configuration, and the usability can be improved. . In addition, the display label 14E is the display unit 14
Even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of 04 is rewritten, the display of the display content is retained, so that the configuration is simple and the space occupied on the recording medium 50 is suppressed. Is advantageous. Further, in the present embodiment, display is performed based on an instruction given from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 60 via the memory terminal 5206 used for recording and reproducing data and information to / from the data memory 5012. Since the label 14E is rewritten, that is, the memory terminal 520
Since 6 is also used as the recording medium side terminal, it is not necessary to newly provide a terminal for supplying a signal for rewriting the display content of the display label 14E, which is advantageous in suppressing the cost.

Next, a seventh embodiment will be described. In the seventh embodiment, as a recording medium, a credit card, a cash card, an IC card, or a so-called Edy is used.
A plastic card-shaped recording medium such as a communication type card such as a card is used. FIG. 23 shows the seventh aspect of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a recording medium in the embodiment of FIG. The recording medium 70 is a data memory 72 for recording and reading information. The data memory 72 is made of, for example, a semiconductor memory and is integrally incorporated into a thin rectangular plate to be configured as a plastic card recording medium 74. The display label 14F is attached to the upper surface of the plastic card-shaped recording medium 74. A magnetic recording sheet portion 76 for recording and reproducing information is formed in a strip shape on a part of the upper surface and / or the lower surface of the plastic card recording medium 74. Alternatively, the magnetic recording sheet portion is provided on the entire lower surface of the plastic card-shaped recording medium 74. In the present embodiment, the data memory 72 and the magnetic recording sheet portion 76 constitute the storage means in the claims.

Further, a plurality of memory terminals 7202 connected to the data memory 72 are provided on the upper surface of the plastic card recording medium 74, and the data memory is connected via the memory terminals 7202. The recording and reproducing of information with respect to 72 is performed. The display label 14F has a rectangular shape, and is adhered to the display card 14F on the upper surface of the plastic card-shaped recording medium 74 in an almost right half area below the magnetic recording sheet portion 76 by an adhesive. The display content is rewritten based on the electric signal. For example, electronic paper can be used as the display label 14F. The display label 14F includes a rectangular main body 1402 and a main body 1402.
Display unit 140 that occupies almost the entire area of
4 and a plurality of recording medium side terminals 1406 are provided at intervals along one side of the main body 1402.

In the present embodiment, each two-digit digit of the display section 1404 is constituted by a so-called eight digit display in which seven display elements are displayed in white or black to display numbers. More specifically, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the white or black display is performed by the first signal (voltage) supplied to the respective electrodes. Is configured. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained. Each of the recording medium side terminals 1406 is connected to the display unit 1404 via a connection line (not shown), and the first electric signal supplied to the recording medium side terminal 1406 is displayed via the connection line. The display of the display unit 1404 is rewritten by being supplied to the unit 1404. The connection line may be arranged along the front surface or the back surface of the display label, or may be arranged inside the display label in the thickness direction. When it is arranged inside in the thickness direction, it is advantageous in terms of appearance and durability.

Next, the rewriting operation of the display content of the display label 14 is performed by supplying the first electric signal from the outside of the recording medium 70 to the display unit 1404 via the recording medium side terminal 1406. It As a result, each display element of the display unit 1404 displays white or black to rewrite the display content. After the display content is rewritten, the display content of the display label 14F is held in a state in which the plastic card-shaped recording medium 74 is removed from the recording medium recording / reproducing device.

As described above, according to the seventh embodiment, the display content of the display label 14F is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label 14F. Since it is configured, unlike the past, there is no need to use a complicated process or once erase the display content, the display content can be rewritten with a simple configuration, and the usability can be improved. . The display label 14F is used for the display unit 14
Even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content 04, the display of the display content is retained, so that the configuration is simple and the space occupied on the recording medium 70 is suppressed. Is advantageous. If the memory terminal 7202 and the recording medium side terminal 1406 are shared, the number of terminals provided on the plastic card-shaped recording medium 74 can be reduced, which is advantageous for cost reduction.

Next, an eighth embodiment will be described. 24 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a tape cartridge according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of the tape cartridge according to the eighth embodiment, and FIG.
6 is a perspective view showing a completed state of the tape cartridge. The recording medium 80 is a magnetic tape on which information is recorded and / or reproduced, and the magnetic tape is housed in a rectangular plate-shaped case 86 to form a tape cartridge 83, and two display labels 14G and 14H are provided. Are arranged on the surface of the case 86.

Two reels 8 are provided inside the case 86.
601 is provided, and the magnetic tape is these reels 86.
It has been wound over 01. The case 86 has a rectangular upper surface 8602 and a lower surface, and a front surface and a back surface 86.
04, and an opening / closing lid 8606 is provided on the front surface of the case 86. A rectangular plate-shaped window 8608 is formed on an upper surface 8602 of the case 86, and a rear surface 860 of the case 86 is formed.
4, a rectangular plate-shaped window 8610 is formed, and a rear surface 8604 of the case 86 has a vertical groove 861 extending in the vertical direction.
Two cases 2 are formed at intervals in the width direction of the case 86. The tape cartridge 83 is removably attached to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 90 (FIG. 27), and in the state of being attached to the recording / reproducing apparatus, the opening / closing lid 8606 is opened to record information on the magnetic tape. And playback is performed.

The display labels 14G and 14H are attached to the flexible substrates 84A and 84B, respectively.
Both flexible substrates 84A and 84B are connected to each other by a wiring portion. In addition, the integrated circuit 82 is attached to the flexible substrate 84B to which the display label 14H is attached, and a plurality of memory terminals 8402 are provided. As shown in FIG. 26, the display label 14G,
14H is incorporated in the windows 8608 and 8610 of the case 86 and adhered by an adhesive. When the display labels 14G and 14H are adhered to the windows 8608 and 8610, the display surfaces of the display labels 14G and 14H are The surface of the case 86 is flush with the surface of the case 86, and each of the memory terminals 8402 faces the outside of the case 86 via each of the vertical grooves 8612 of the case 86. Further, with the tape cartridge 83 mounted in the recording / reproducing device 90, a plurality of medium recording / reproducing device-side terminals 900 provided in the recording / reproducing device 90.
Each of the two is configured to come into contact with each of the memory terminals 8402 and be electrically conducted.

The display labels 14G and 14H are constructed such that the display contents are rewritten based on the electric signals supplied to the display labels 14G and 14H. Each of the display labels 14G and 14H includes a rectangular main body 1402 and a display unit 1404 that is provided in almost the entire area of the main body 1402 and displays images and characters. In the present embodiment, the display amount of characters and images on the display unit 1404 of the display label 14G is larger than the display amount of characters and images on the display unit 1404 of the display label 14H.

As the display labels 14G and 14H, for example, electronic paper can be used, and the electronic paper can drive a plurality of display elements as in the first to seventh embodiments. The letters and marks,
It is configured to display an image. That is, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the display is performed by the first signal supplied to the respective electrodes. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained. In the present embodiment, the same electronic paper as that used in the fourth embodiment is used as the electronic paper, and it is configured so that clear characters and color photographic images can be displayed. Each of the memory terminals 8402 is connected to the display portion 1404 of each of the display labels 14G and 14H via the flexible boards 84A and 84B and the wiring portion,
The display of the display unit 1404 is rewritten by supplying the first electric signal supplied to the memory terminal 8402 to the display unit 1404 via the connection line.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing the configurations of the tape cartridge 83 and the recording medium recording / reproducing device 90. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 90 is configured to include an operation unit 9004 and a control circuit 9006. The operation section 9
The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 90 is configured to instruct an operation required when the tape cartridge 83 is reproduced or recorded. The control circuit 9006 supplies a signal for rewriting the display contents of the display labels 14G and 14H and a signal for recording and reproducing the data memory 8202 provided in the integrated circuit 82 of the tape cartridge 83. Is configured to.

The integrated circuit 82 includes the data memory (MIC: Memory In Cassette) 8
202, interfaces 8204, 8206, 820
8, electronic paper rewriting circuit 8210, row electrode selection driving circuit 8212, column electrode selection driving circuit 8214, electronic paper rewriting circuit 8216, row electrode selection driving circuit 82
18 and a column electrode selection drive circuit 8220. The data memory 8202 is for recording data recorded on the magnetic tape and data related to information. The interfaces 8204, 8
Reference numerals 206 and 8208 are for adjusting transmission / reception of data and information with the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 90 via the memory terminal 8402 and the medium recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 9002, and transmit / receive data and information. In this case, the format of data and information is converted and the timing is adjusted. That is, the interface 8
Reference numeral 204 serves as an interface for data necessary for recording and reproducing with respect to the data memory 8202.

The interface 8206 generates a second electric signal necessary for rewriting the display content of the display label 14G based on the signal supplied from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 90. .
The interface 8208 is for generating a second electric signal necessary for rewriting the display content of the display label 14H based on the signal supplied from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 90. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the display label 14G, through the memory terminal 8402 used for recording and reproducing data and information in the data memory 8202,
An electric signal (corresponding to the second electric signal in the claims) necessary for rewriting 14H is supplied.
That is, in the present embodiment, the memory terminal 840 is
A part of 2 constitutes a recording medium side terminal in the claims.

The electronic paper rewriting circuit 8210
Generates a signal for driving the row direction based on the second electric signal and supplies the signal to the row electrode selection driving circuit 8212, and also generates a signal for driving the column direction based on the second electric signal. And is supplied to the column electrode selection drive circuit 8214. The row electrode selection drive circuit 8212 generates a row electrode drive signal to be supplied to each row electrode of the display unit 1404 of the display label 14G based on the row drive signal, and outputs the row electrode drive signal to the row electrode drive signal. It is configured to be applied to each of the row electrodes as the first electric signal. The column electrode selection drive circuit 8214 generates a column electrode drive signal to be supplied to each column electrode of the display unit 1404 of the display label 14G based on the signal for driving the column direction, and outputs the column electrode drive signal to the column electrode drive signal. It is configured to be applied to each of the column electrodes as the first electric signal.

The electronic paper rewriting circuit 8216
Generates a signal for driving the row direction based on the second electric signal and supplies the signal to the row electrode selection driving circuit 8218, and also generates a signal for driving the column direction based on the second electric signal. And is supplied to the column electrode selection drive circuit 8220. The row electrode selection drive circuit 8218 generates a row electrode drive signal to be supplied to each of the row electrodes of the display unit 1404 of the display label 14H based on the row driving signal and outputs the row electrode drive signal to the row electrode drive signal. It is configured to be applied to each of the row electrodes as the first electric signal. The column electrode selection drive circuit 8220 generates a column electrode drive signal to be supplied to each of the column electrodes of the display unit 1404 of the display label 14H based on the column drive signal, and outputs the column electrode drive signal to the column electrode drive signal. It is configured to be applied to each of the column electrodes as the first electric signal.

Next, the rewriting operation of the display contents of the display labels 14G and 14H will be described. With the tape cartridge 83 mounted in the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus 90, each of the recording / reproducing apparatus-side terminals 9002 is in contact with each of the memory terminals 8402 to be electrically connected. In this state, the control circuit 90
Reference numeral 06 supplies a signal for rewriting the display contents of the display labels 14G and 14H to the interfaces 8206 and 8208 via the recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 9002 and the memory terminal 8402. The interfaces 8206 and 8208 generate the second electric signals based on the supplied signals, and supply the second electric signals to the electronic paper rewriting circuits 8210 and 8216. The row electrode selection drive circuit 8212 and the column electrode selection drive circuit 821 are operated by the operation of the electronic paper rewriting circuit 8210.
4 supplies a first electric signal to the display portion 1404 of the display label 14G, and thereby the display portion 1404.
The display contents are rewritten by each display element displaying. Similarly, the row electrode selection drive circuit 821 is operated by the operation of the electronic paper rewriting circuit 8216.
8. The display label 1 from the column electrode selection drive circuit 8220
The first electric signal is supplied to the display unit 1404 of 4H, whereby each display element of the display unit 1404 performs display, thereby rewriting the display content. After the display contents are rewritten, the tape cartridge 83
The display content of the display label 14J is held with the display medium 14 removed from the recording medium recording / reproducing device 90.

As described above, according to the eighth embodiment, the display contents of the display labels 14G and 14H can be rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display labels 14G and 14H. Since it is configured to be performed, unlike the past, it is not necessary to use a complicated process or once erase the display content, the display content can be rewritten with a simple configuration, and the usability is improved. Can be made. Further, since the display labels 14G and 14H retain the display of the display content even after the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of the display unit 1404 is rewritten, the configuration is simple, This is advantageous in suppressing the space occupied on the tape cartridge 83. In addition, in the present embodiment, an electric power required to rewrite the display labels 14G and 14H via the memory terminal 8402 used for recording and reproducing data and information in the data memory 8202. Since the signal is supplied, that is, since the memory terminal 8402 is also used as the recording medium side terminal, it is not necessary to newly provide a terminal for supplying a signal for rewriting the display contents of the display labels 14G and 14H, and the cost can be reduced. Is advantageous in suppressing

The memory terminal 8402 used for recording and reproducing data and information in the data memory 8202, the display label 14G,
By reducing the number of terminals to be added, even if some of the terminals are shared instead of sharing all the terminals for supplying the electric signals necessary for rewriting 14H. The cost can be suppressed. Also,
Memory terminal 8 used for recording and reproducing data and information in the data memory 8202
Needless to say, a terminal for supplying an electric signal necessary for rewriting the display labels 14G and 14H may be added in the vicinity of 402. An interface 8204 for the data memory 8202 is also provided.
And interfaces 8206 and 820 for processing signals for rewriting the display labels 14G and 14H.
It is also possible to make a part or all of them common to each other, which is advantageous in simplifying the circuit configuration of the integrated circuit provided in the tape cartridge and reducing the cost.

Further, in the present embodiment, one of the display amounts of the display portions 1404 of the two display labels 14G and 14H is made larger than the other, so that detailed information is displayed on one side and simple information is displayed on the other side. By displaying, it is possible to flexibly set the display amount of the display label.

Further, the tape cartridge 83 is DV
When a moving image is recorded like a cassette, the information displayed on the display labels 14G and 14H is as follows.
For example, the recording start position of the magnetic tape that started recording, the shooting date and time, the zoom position of the camera at the time of recording,
There are event titles, thumbnail images for each scene change, etc. By displaying the recording start position, the magnetic tape can be easily set to the beginning. By displaying the shooting date and time, the zoom position of the camera at the time of recording, the title of the event, the thumbnail image, etc., the shooting content of the magnetic tape can be easily identified.

Further, in the conventional tape cartridge having a built-in data memory (MIC), in order to see the information recorded in the data memory, the tape recording in the medium recording / reproducing device is performed in the medium recording / reproducing apparatus. Since it is necessary to read the recorded contents of the data memory by the reproducing device, the recorded contents of the data memory could not be viewed when the tape cassette was removed from the medium recording / reproducing device. On the other hand, according to the tape cartridge of the present embodiment, since the display content of the display label is held in a state where the tape cartridge is removed from the medium recording / reproducing apparatus, the display content can be viewed at any time and the usability is improved. Good.

Next, a ninth embodiment will be described. FIG. 28 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a disc cartridge according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the disc cartridge according to the ninth embodiment. The recording medium is an optical disc on which information is recorded and / or reproduced. The optical disc is rotatably accommodated in a plate-shaped case 102 to form a disc cartridge 100, and a display label 14I is provided on the case 102. It is located on the surface. The case 102
Has an upper surface 10202 and a lower surface, a front surface 10204 and a back surface, and an opening / closing lid (not shown) is provided on the lower surface of the case 102. The upper surface 10202 of the case 102
A rectangular concave portion 10206 is formed in the concave portion 10206, and a band-shaped concave portion 10208 is formed from the corner of the front edge of the concave portion 10206 to the front surface 10204.
The recess 1021 is formed in the front surface 10204 so as to be continuous with 208.
0 is formed. Further, an integrated circuit housing recess 10212 is formed on the bottom surface of the recess 10208, and an integrated circuit housing recess 10214 is formed on the bottom surface of the recess 10210.
Are formed. The disc cartridge 100
Is detachably attached to a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus (not shown), and in the state of being attached to the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, the opening / closing lid is opened to record and reproduce information on the optical disc. Is configured.

The flexible substrate 110 includes a rectangular plate-shaped portion 11002 and a strip-shaped connecting piece 11004 extending from a corner of the plate-shaped portion 11002, and the display label 14I has the plate-shaped portion 11002. It is attached to the upper surface. The integrated circuit 1 is provided on the lower surface of the tip of the connection piece 11004.
12, 114 are attached, and a plurality of memory terminals 116 are formed on the upper surface of the tip of the connection piece 11004.

The plate-shaped portion 11002 of the flexible substrate 110 to which the display label 14I is attached is the case 10
2 is incorporated in the concave portion 10206 of the second case and is bonded by an adhesive, and the connecting piece 11004 is the concave portion 1 of the case 102.
No. 0208 is assembled and adhered by an adhesive, and the tip of the connection piece 11004 is a recess 1021 of the case 102.
No. 0 is incorporated and bonded by an adhesive. At this time, the integrated circuits 112 and 114 have the integrated circuit housing recess 10
They are housed in 214 and 10212, respectively. Then, the flexible substrate 110 is replaced by the recesses 10206, 10
The display surface of the display label 14I is flush with the upper surface 10202 and the front surface 10204 of the case 102 in a state of being housed in the 208, 10210, and the memory terminals 116 face forward on the front surface 10204 of the case 102. Is configured. Further, in the state where the disc cartridge 100 is mounted in the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, each of the plurality of medium recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals 120 provided in the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is connected to each of the memory terminals 116. It is configured to come into contact with each other to be electrically conductive.

The display label 14I has a rectangular main body 1
402 and a display unit 1404 which is provided in almost the entire area of the main body 1402 and displays images and characters.

As such a display label 14I, for example, electronic paper can be used, and this electronic paper can display the characters by driving a plurality of display elements as in the first to eighth embodiments. And marks and images are displayed. That is, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the display is performed by the first signal supplied to the respective electrodes. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained. In the present embodiment, the same electronic paper as that used in the fourth embodiment is used as the electronic paper, and it is configured so that clear characters and color photographic images can be displayed.

The integrated circuit 112 is the interface 820 of the integrated circuit 82 of the eighth embodiment.
6, an electronic paper rewriting circuit 8210, a row electrode selection driving circuit 8212, and a column electrode selection driving circuit 8214, which have the same configuration as that of the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus from the medium recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 120 and the memory. The display unit 1404 is generated by generating the first electric signal based on the electric signal (corresponding to the second electric signal in the claims) supplied through the terminal 116 and supplying the first electric signal to the display unit 1404 of the display label 14I. The display content of is rewritten. In the present embodiment, the integrated circuit 1
Reference numeral 12 constitutes a new synthetic circuit in the claims. The integrated circuit 114 is the interface 8204 of the integrated circuit 82 according to the eighth embodiment.
The data memory 8202 has the same configuration as the data memory 8202, and is based on a signal supplied from the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus via the medium recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 120 and the memory terminal 116. Is configured to record and read.

According to the above structure, the display label 14
In the operation of rewriting the display content of I, the second electric signal is supplied from the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus to the integrated circuit 112 via the medium recording / reproducing apparatus side terminal 120 and the memory terminal 116, and the integrated circuit is The first electric signal generated at 112 is supplied to the display portion 1404. As a result, the display contents are rewritten by the display elements of the display unit 1404. After the display content is rewritten, the display content of the display label 14I is held in a state where the disc cartridge 100 is removed from the recording medium recording / reproducing device.

As described above, according to the ninth embodiment, the display content of the display label 14I is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label 14I. Since it is configured, unlike the past, there is no need to use a complicated process or once erase the display content, the display content can be rewritten with a simple configuration, and the usability can be improved. . The display label 14I is used for the display unit 14
Even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of 04 is rewritten, the display of the display content is retained, so that the configuration is simple and the space occupied on the disc cartridge 100 is suppressed. Is advantageous.

Further, in the present embodiment, a memory terminal used for recording and reproducing data and information to and from the data memory and an electric signal necessary for rewriting the display label 14I are supplied. Since the terminals for doing so (the recording medium side terminals in the claims) are made common, the number of the terminals can be reduced, which is advantageous in suppressing the cost. It should be noted that a memory terminal used for recording and reproducing data and information to and from the data memory and a terminal for supplying an electric signal necessary for rewriting the display label 14I are all common. Even if some of the terminals are shared instead of the other, the cost can be suppressed by reducing the number of additional terminals. Further, the display label 1 is provided in the vicinity of a memory terminal used for recording and reproducing data and information on the data memory.
Of course, a terminal for supplying an electric signal necessary for rewriting 4I may be added.
Further, a part or all of the interface for the data memory and the interface for processing the signal for rewriting the display label 14I can be made common. In this case, the disc cartridge 1
This is advantageous in simplifying the circuit configuration of the integrated circuit provided in No. 00 and reducing the cost.

Next, the tenth embodiment will be described. FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a hard disk cartridge according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an accommodating device that accommodates the hard disk cartridge, and FIG. 32 is a configuration of a hard disk cartridge and an external device. It is a block diagram shown. The recording medium is a hard disk 20002 (FIG. 32) for recording and / or reproducing information, and the hard disk 20002 has a rectangular plate-shaped case 202 having a thickness.
Hard disk cartridge 2 rotatably housed in
00, and the display label 14J is the case 2
It is attached to the surface of 02. The case 202 is configured to include an upper surface 2022 and a lower surface, a front surface 20204 and a rear surface 20206. The case 202
A concave portion 20208 is provided on an upper surface 2022 of the hard disk cartridge 200 for putting a finger on the hard disk cartridge 200 when the hard disk cartridge 200 is attached to or detached from the housing device. On the back surface 20206 of the case 202, a cartridge-side connector 2 for signal transmission
04 are provided.

On the front surface 20204 of the case 202,
The rectangular display label 14 so as to cover almost the entire area thereof.
J is attached by an adhesive. The display label 14
J is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on the electric signal supplied to the display label 14J. The display label 14J has a rectangular main body 1402.
And a display portion 1404A provided over the left half of the main body 1402 in the width direction, and a display portion 1404B provided over the right half of the main body 1402 in the width direction. The display unit 1404A is configured by arranging a plurality of marks 1404A1 at intervals in the width direction, and displays the ratio of the used area that has already been used to the storage area of the hard disk according to the number of displayed marks 1404A1. Is configured to. The display unit 1404B has a display unit 14 for displaying 2-digit alphanumeric characters in 12 display elements (segments).
04B1 and a display portion 1404B2 that displays a two-digit number with seven display elements (segments). A combination of these display portions 1404B1 and 1404B2 is configured to display identification information (ID) uniquely assigned to the hard disk cartridge 200, recorded contents, recordable capacity, and the like. Note that the number of marks 1404A1 on the display unit 1404A, the number of digits of characters and numbers displayed on the display unit 1404B, and the like are arbitrary.

As such a display label 14J, for example, electronic paper can be used, and this electronic paper can display the characters by driving a plurality of display elements as in the first to ninth embodiments. And marks and images are displayed. That is, electrodes (not shown) are formed corresponding to the respective display elements, and the display is performed by the first signal supplied to the respective electrodes. Further, even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the rewriting of the display content of the display unit 1404 is completed, the display of the display content is retained. In this embodiment, the same electronic paper as that used in the fourth embodiment is used as the electronic paper.

The accommodating device 210 includes a box-shaped case 212.
And a plurality of mounting portions 2 opened on the front surface of the case 212.
32, and is communicably connected to an external information processing device 300 via a LAN 216 as shown in FIG. The hard disk cartridge 200
When the cartridge side connector 20210 is connected to an accommodation device side connector (not shown) provided in the mounting section 214 in a state where the hard disk cartridge 200 is mounted in the mounting section 214, the hard disk cartridge 200 is connected to the connector 20210, Housing device side connector, LAN216
A signal is transmitted to and received from the external device 300 via the.

The external device 300 is composed of an information processing device such as a computer, and has a character input section 302.
And an interface 304. The character input unit 302 is configured to generate display information indicating display contents of the display units 1404A and 1404B of the display label 14J and supply the display information to the interface 21004. The interface 304 adjusts the transfer of data and information to and from the hard disk cartridge 200 via the LAN 216. When the data and information are transmitted and received, the format of the data and information is converted and the timing is changed. The display information supplied from the character input unit 302 is supplied to the hard disk cartridge 200 via the LAN 216.

Hard disk cartridge 200
Includes a hard disk 20002, a head 20004 for recording and reproducing information on the hard disk 20002, the display label 14J, an electronic paper drive unit 20006, a signal processing unit 20008, and an interface 20010. The electronic paper rewriting circuit 20006 (corresponding to a signal generating circuit)
Generates the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied from the signal processing unit 20008, and outputs the first electric signal to the display unit 1404 of the display label 14J.
A, 1404B. The signal processing unit 20008 includes the interface 200.
It is configured to generate the second electric signal based on the display information supplied from the LAN 21006 via 10 and supply the second electric signal to the electronic paper rewriting circuit 20006. The interface 20010 is
It is for adjusting the exchange of data and information with the accommodation device 210 via the LAN 21006, and when transmitting and receiving data and information, converting the format of the data and information and adjusting the timing. The above L
The display information supplied from AN 21006 is supplied to the signal processing unit 20008.

According to the above configuration, the display label 14
In the operation of rewriting the display content of J, the display information is input from the character input unit 302 of the external device 300 via the interface 304 and the LAN 216 to the interface 200.
10, the signal processing unit 20008 generates the second electric signal and supplies the second electric signal to the electronic paper rewriting circuit 20006, and the electronic paper rewriting circuit 20006 supplies the first electric signal to the display label 14
This is done by supplying the display units 1404A and 1404B of J. Accordingly, the display units 1404A, 1
The display contents are rewritten by the display of each display element 404B. After the display content is rewritten, the display content of the display label 14J is held in a state where the hard disk cartridge 200 is removed from the housing device 210.

As described above, according to the tenth embodiment, the display label 14J is the same as the display label 14J.
Since the display contents are rewritten on the basis of the first electric signal supplied to, it is not necessary to use a complicated process or once to erase the display contents unlike the conventional case. The display contents can be rewritten with a simple configuration, and the usability can be improved. The display label 14J is used for the display unit 1
Even if the application of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content of 404 is rewritten, the display of the display content is retained, so that the configuration is simple and the hard disk cartridge 2
This is advantageous in suppressing the space occupied on the 00.

Although the case where electronic paper is used as the display label has been described in the present invention, the display label is not limited to electronic paper, and any information rewritable one may be used. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the display label is attached to a recording medium, a disk, a tape cartridge, a disk cartridge, a data memory card, a plastic card-shaped recording medium, or a hard disk cartridge, but the recording medium is not limited to this. However, it may be a hologram card or a hologram cassette, for example. Further, the object to which the display label is attached is not limited to these recording media, and may be attached so that it can be reused in, for example, a transportation case or packing material used in physical distribution. That is, the object to which the display label is attached is not limited.

[0135]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to rewrite the display content with a simple structure and a recording medium having a display label which is easy to use, such as an optical disk, a tape cartridge, a disk cartridge, A data memory card, a plastic card-shaped recording medium, a hard disk cartridge, and a recording medium recording / reproducing device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a recording medium according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a recording medium.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing a recording medium.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display label and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to a second embodiment.

7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a recording medium according to a third embodiment.

10A is a cross-sectional view of a display label according to the third embodiment, FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view of a pad, and FIG. 10C is a cross-sectional view of a substrate.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of a recording medium according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display label and a recording medium recording / reproducing device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing device according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a recording medium according to a fourth embodiment.

15A is a cross-sectional view of the display label according to the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view of a substrate.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a rewriting operation of display contents of a display label according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display label and a recording medium recording / reproducing device according to a fourth embodiment.

18A and 18B are explanatory diagrams showing the operation principle of electronic paper.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a recording medium according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display label and a recording medium recording / reproducing device.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a recording medium according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a recording medium and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the structure of a recording medium according to a seventh embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a tape cartridge according to an eighth embodiment.

FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of the tape cartridge according to the eighth embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a completed state of the tape cartridge.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing configurations of a tape cartridge and a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a disc cartridge according to the ninth embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the disc cartridge according to the ninth embodiment.

FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a hard disk cartridge according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a housing device that houses a hard disk cartridge.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram showing configurations of a hard disk cartridge and an external device.

FIG. 33 (A) is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of an optical disc according to a conventional technique, and FIG. 33 (B) is a plan view of the optical disc.

FIG. 34 is a characteristic diagram of a thermoreversible recording medium.

FIG. 35 (A) is a block diagram showing an example of a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus in the prior art, and (B) is a block diagram showing another example.

FIG. 36 is a plan view of a thermal rewrite type card.

FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram of electronic paper.

38A is a principle diagram showing a state in which electronic paper by Xerox Corporation of the United States is in a non-display state, and FIG. 38B is a principle diagram showing a state in which the electronic paper is in a display state.

FIG. 39A is a principle diagram showing a state in which electronic paper manufactured by E-Ink, Inc. of the United States is in a non-display state, and FIG. 39B is a principle diagram showing a state in which the electronic paper is in a display state.

FIG. 40A is a principle diagram showing a state in which electronic paper by Canon Inc. is in a non-display state, and FIG. 40B is a principle diagram showing a state in which the electronic paper is in a display state.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 10A, 10B ... Recording medium, 14, 14A to 14J ... Display label, 1404 ... Display section, 20, 2
0A, 20B, 40, 60 ... Recording medium recording / reproducing device,
32 ... Case, 33 ... Tape cartridge, 53 ...
... memory device, 52 ... case, 74 ... plastic card recording medium, 83 ... tape cartridge,
86 ... Case, 100 ... Disk cartridge, 1
02 ... Case, 200 ... Hard disk cartridge, 102 ... Case.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) G06K 19/06 G11B 23/30 A 19/07 B G11B 23/30 E G06K 19/00 EJ (72) Inventor Tatsuhiko Matsumoto 6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Masahiro Kaguma 6-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Corporation (72) Invention Naoki Kamaya 6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Toshiaki Urabe 6-7-35, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo F-term (reference) 2H086 AA11 AA50 5B035 BA01 BA03 BB09 CA01 CA06

Claims (115)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium having an information rewritable display label, wherein the display label is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. A recording medium characterized by the following. 2. The display label is configured to retain the rewritten display content in a state where the supply of the first electrical signal is stopped after the display content is rewritten based on the first electrical signal. The recording medium according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. The recording medium is provided with signal generating means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generating means is operable to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is configured to generate one electrical signal. 4. The recording medium is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the signal generating means,
4. The recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the electric signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminal. 5. The display label is an electron indicating when the metal is deposited and dissolved on one of the electrodes by passing an electric current between two electrodes sandwiching a solid electrolyte containing metal ions. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is made of paper. 6. The display label is applied to two electrodes sandwiching a large number of spheres by applying half of each surface of the plurality of spheres to a first color and applying the other half to a second color. 2. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is composed of electronic paper that displays by the first color and the second color by rotating the sphere with a voltage that applies. 7. The display label comprises: a plurality of microcapsules filled with a dye, and a plurality of microscopic dye chips encapsulated in the microcapsules; and a voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching the plurality of microcapsules. 2. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is made of electronic paper that displays by pulling the chip toward one of the electrodes. 8. The display label is provided with a large number of strip-shaped electrodes extending in a straight line in parallel with each other on one of the two sheets and charged between the two sheets. It is composed of electronic paper that encapsulates toner and displays according to a state where the toner gathers at the electrodes and a state where the toner gathers between the electrodes by a voltage of an electric signal applied between the toners. The recording medium according to claim 1, characterized in that: 9. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a recording medium, wherein the recording medium has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is the display label. Is configured so that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display medium, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus supplies the first electric signal to the display label to display the display. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the display content of the label is rewritten. 10. Recording and / or recording of information on a recording medium
Alternatively, in the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for reproducing, the recording medium has a display label in which information is rewritable, and the display label displays the content of the display based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label. Rewriting is performed, the recording medium is provided with signal generating means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generating means converts the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. The recording medium recording / reproducing device is configured to supply the second electric signal to the signal generating means. Recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus. 11. A disc for recording and / or reproducing information, wherein a rewritable display label of information is attached to the disc, and the display label is a first electric signal supplied to the display label. A disc characterized in that the display content is rewritten based on the disc. 12. The disc stores and / or records information.
12. The disc according to claim 11, further comprising a lower surface on which reproduction is performed and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, and the display label is attached to the upper surface. 13. The display label is configured to retain the rewritten display content in a state where the supply of the first electrical signal is stopped after the display content is rewritten based on the first electrical signal. Claim 1 characterized by the above.
The disc according to 1. 14. The disc stores and / or records information.
Alternatively, the display label has a lower surface on which reproduction is performed and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, the display label is attached to the upper surface, and a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label are provided on the upper surface. The disk according to claim 11, wherein the first signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminal. 15. The disk according to claim 14, wherein the disk is formed in a disk shape, and the recording medium side terminals are arranged on the upper surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the disk. . 16. A positioning mark for specifying the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is provided on the upper surface of the disc, and the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is detected by detecting the positioning mark. 16. The disc of claim 15, wherein the disc is configured to be run. 17. The disk according to claim 16, wherein the positioning mark is formed so as to be optically, mechanically, or electrically detectable. 18. The disk according to claim 16, wherein the positioning mark is formed by a part of the recording medium side terminal. 19. A positioning recess for specifying the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is provided on the upper surface of the disk, and a stopper pin is engaged with the positioning recess to allow the recording medium side terminal to be positioned. 16. The disc according to claim 15, wherein the disc is configured to be positioned in the circumferential direction. 20. The disk is formed in a disk shape, and the recording medium side terminals are continuously formed in a circumferential direction on a plurality of circles having different radii around the disk on the upper surface. 15. The disk according to claim 14, wherein the disk is a disk. 21. The disc according to claim 11, wherein a concave portion is provided on an upper surface of the disc, and the display label is accommodated in the concave portion. 22. A pad formed of an elastically deformable material is housed in the recess, and the display label is housed in the recess without rattling when pushed into the pad. The disc according to claim 11, characterized in that: 23. The disk is configured by bonding two or more substrates together, and the recess is formed in the substrate on the upper surface side of the disk.
Disc as described. 24. The disc according to claim 21, wherein the recess is formed in an annular shape near the outer periphery of the disc. 25. The disc according to claim 21, wherein the recording layer is formed on an inner peripheral portion of the disc, and the concave portion is formed on an outer peripheral side of the recording layer. 26. The disc is provided with signal generating means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generating means is operable to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. 12. The disk of claim 11, configured to generate the electrical signal of 27. The disc stores and / or records information.
Alternatively, the display label has a lower surface on which reproduction is performed and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, the display label is attached to the upper surface, and a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the signal generating means are further provided on the upper surface. 27. The second electric signal is provided, and is supplied to the recording medium side terminal.
Disc as described. 28. The disk according to claim 26, wherein the disk is formed in a disk shape, and the recording medium side terminals are arranged on the upper surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the disk. . 29. A positioning mark for specifying the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is provided on the upper surface of the disk, and the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is detected by detecting the positioning mark. 29. The disc of claim 28, wherein the disc is configured to be performed. 30. The disc according to claim 29, wherein the positioning mark is formed so as to be optically, mechanically, or electrically detectable. 31. The disc according to claim 29, wherein the positioning mark is formed by a part of the recording medium side terminal. 32. A positioning recess for specifying the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is provided on the upper surface of the disk, and a stopper pin is engaged with the positioning recess to allow the recording medium side terminal to be positioned. 29. The disk according to claim 28, wherein the disk is configured to be circumferentially positioned. 33. The disk is formed in a disk shape, and the recording medium side terminals are continuously formed in a circumferential direction on a plurality of circles having different radii around the disk on the upper surface. 28. The disc according to claim 27, wherein the disc. 34. The disc according to claim 26, wherein a recess is provided in an upper surface of the disc, and the display label and the signal generating means are housed in the recess. 35. A pad formed of an elastically deformable material is housed in the recess, and the display label and the signal generating means are housed in the recess without rattling by being pushed into the pad. The disc of claim 34, wherein the disc is configured. 36. The disk is configured by bonding two or more substrates together, and the recess is formed in the substrate on the upper surface side of the disk.
Disc as described. 37. The disc according to claim 34, wherein the recess is formed in an annular shape near the outer periphery of the disc. 38. The disc according to claim 34, wherein the recording layer is formed on an inner peripheral portion of the disc, and the concave portion is formed on an outer peripheral side of the recording layer. 39. The display label is an electronic label for displaying by depositing and dissolving the metal on one of the electrodes by passing an electric current between two electrodes sandwiching a solid electrolyte containing metal ions. The disk according to claim 11, wherein the disk is made of paper. 40. The display label applies half of the surface of each of a number of spheres to a first color and the other half to a second color.
It is composed of an electronic paper which is displayed in the first color and the second color by rotating the sphere with a voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching these many spheres. The disk according to claim 11, characterized in that: 41. The display label comprises a plurality of microcapsules filled with a dye, a plurality of fine dye chips encapsulated in the microcapsules, and the voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching the plurality of microcapsules. 12. The disk according to claim 11, wherein the disk is made of electronic paper for displaying by pulling the chip toward one of the electrodes. 42. The display label is provided with a large number of strip-shaped electrodes that extend in a straight line in parallel with each other on one of the two sheets, and are charged between the two sheets. It is composed of electronic paper that encapsulates toner and displays according to a state where the toner gathers at the electrodes and a state where the toner gathers between the electrodes by a voltage of an electric signal applied between the toners. The disc according to claim 11, wherein the disc is a disc. 43. Recording and / or recording of information on a disc
Alternatively, in the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for reproducing, the disc has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label rewrites display contents based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. The disc has a lower surface on which information is recorded and / or reproduced, and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, and the display label is attached to the upper surface. A plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label are provided on the upper surface of the display label, and the display label is displayed by supplying the first electric signal from the recording medium recording / reproducing device to the recording medium side terminal. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the content is rewritten. 44. The recording medium side terminals are arranged on the upper surface at intervals in the circumferential direction of the disk, and a positioning mark for specifying the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is provided on the upper surface of the disk. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is provided with a plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals that engage with the plurality of recording medium side terminals, and a mark detector that detects the positioning mark, and the positioning mark is detected by the detector. The recording medium recording / reproducing according to claim 43, wherein the recording medium side terminal is positioned in the circumferential direction by detection, and the plurality of terminals are connected to the recording medium side terminal. apparatus. 45. A brake mechanism is provided, wherein the disc is rotationally driven when the positioning mark is detected by the mark detector, and the rotation of the disc is stopped when the positioning mark is detected. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 44. 46. The recording medium side terminals are arranged on the upper surface at intervals in the circumferential direction of the disk, and one of the recording medium side terminals is provided as a ground terminal, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is provided. A plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals that engage with the plurality of recording medium side terminals, and a plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus sides in a state where the plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals are connected to the plurality of recording medium side terminals 44. A recording device according to claim 43, further comprising signal switching means for switching the supply of the first electric signal to the plurality of recording medium side terminals by detecting the relative position of the ground terminal with respect to the terminal. Medium recording / reproducing apparatus. 47. Recording and / or recording of information on a disc
Alternatively, in the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for reproducing, the disc has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label rewrites display contents based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. The recording medium is provided with signal generation means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generation means is based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generation means. Is configured to generate the first electrical signal, the disc has a lower surface on which information is recorded and / or reproduced, and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, and the display label is the upper surface. A plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label are provided on the upper surface of the disc, and the second electric signal is recorded from the recording medium recording / reproducing device to the recording medium. By being supplied to the side terminal is configured to perform the rewriting of the display contents of the display label, a recording medium recording and reproducing apparatus characterized by. 48. The recording medium side terminals are arranged on the upper surface at intervals in the circumferential direction of the disk, and a positioning mark for specifying the circumferential position of the recording medium side terminal is provided on the upper surface of the disk. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is provided with a plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals that engage with the plurality of recording medium side terminals, and a mark detector that detects the positioning mark, and the positioning mark is detected by the detector. 48. The recording medium recording / reproducing according to claim 47, wherein the recording medium side terminal is positioned in the circumferential direction by the detection, and the plurality of terminals are connected to the recording medium side terminal. apparatus. 49. A brake mechanism is provided, wherein the disc is rotationally driven when the positioning mark is detected by the mark detector, and the rotation of the disc is stopped when the positioning mark is detected. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 48. 50. The recording medium side terminals are arranged on the upper surface at intervals in the circumferential direction of the disc, and one of the recording medium side terminals is provided as a ground terminal, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is provided. A plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals that engage with the plurality of recording medium side terminals, and a plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus sides in a state where the plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus side terminals are connected to the plurality of recording medium side terminals The recording apparatus according to claim 47, further comprising a signal switching unit that switches the supply of the second electric signal to the plurality of recording medium side terminals by detecting a relative position of the ground terminal with respect to the terminal. Medium recording / reproducing apparatus. 51. In a tape cartridge in which a magnetic tape for recording and / or reproducing information is housed in a case, a rewritable display label of information is attached to the case, and the display label is the display label. A tape cartridge characterized in that display contents are rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the tape cartridge. 52. The display label is configured to hold the rewritten display content in a state where the supply of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein
1. The tape cartridge according to 1. 53. The case of the tape cartridge is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label, and the first signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminals. 51. The tape cartridge according to item 51. 54. The tape cartridge is provided with a data memory, and the case is provided with a memory terminal for transmitting a signal for performing recording and / or reproduction with respect to the data memory. 54. The tape cartridge according to claim 53, wherein at least a part of the tape cartridge is shared with the recording medium side terminal. 55. The tape cartridge is provided with signal generating means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generating means is operable to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. 52. The tape cartridge of claim 51, wherein the tape cartridge is configured to generate one electrical signal. 56. The recording medium side terminal connected to the signal generating means is provided in the case, and the second electric signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminal. 55. The tape cartridge according to item 55. 57. The tape cartridge is provided with a data memory, and the case is provided with a memory terminal for transmitting a signal for performing recording and / or reproduction with respect to the data memory. 57. The tape cartridge according to claim 56, wherein at least a part of the tape cartridge is shared with the recording medium side terminal. 58. The display label is an electron indicating when the metal is deposited and dissolved on one of the electrodes by passing an electric current between two electrodes sandwiching a solid electrolyte containing metal ions. 52. The tape cartridge according to claim 51, wherein the tape cartridge is made of paper. 59. The display label is such that half of the surface of each of the spheres is painted in a first color and the other half is painted in a second color.
It is composed of an electronic paper which is displayed in the first color and the second color by rotating the sphere with a voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching these many spheres. 52. The tape cartridge according to claim 51, wherein: 60. The display label comprises a plurality of microcapsules filled with a dye, and a plurality of fine pigment chips encapsulated in the microcapsules, and the voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching the plurality of microcapsules. 52. The tape cartridge according to claim 51, wherein the tape cartridge is made of electronic paper for displaying by pulling the chip toward one of the electrodes. 61. The display label is provided with a large number of strip-shaped electrodes that extend in a straight line in parallel with each other on one of the two sheets, and are charged between the two sheets. It is composed of electronic paper that encapsulates toner and displays according to a state where the toner gathers at the electrodes and a state where the toner gathers between the electrodes by a voltage of an electric signal applied between the toners. 52. The tape cartridge according to claim 51, wherein 62. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing information on / from a tape cartridge, wherein the tape cartridge houses a magnetic tape on / from which information is recorded and / or reproduced. A display label in which information can be rewritten is attached to the case, and the display label has a display content that can be rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to rewrite the display content of the display label by supplying the first electric signal to the display label. Characteristic recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus. 63. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing information on / from a tape cartridge, wherein the tape cartridge accommodates a magnetic tape on / from which information is recorded and / or reproduced. A display label in which information can be rewritten is attached to the case, and the display label has a display content that can be rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. The recording medium is provided with signal generating means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generating means is based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to generate the first electric signal, and supply the second electric signal to the signal generating means. It is made, the recording medium recording and reproducing apparatus characterized by. 64. In a disc cartridge in which a disc on which information is recorded and / or reproduced is housed, a rewritable display label of information is attached to the case, and the display label is attached to the display label. A disc cartridge, characterized in that display contents are rewritten based on a supplied first electric signal. 65. The disc cartridge according to claim 64, wherein the disc is one of an optical disc, a magneto-optical disc, and a magnetic disc. 66. The display label is configured to hold the rewritten display content in a state where the supply of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein
4. The disk cartridge described in 4. 67. The case of the disk cartridge is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label, and the first signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminals. 64. A disk cartridge described in 64. 68. The disk cartridge is provided with a data memory, and the case is provided with a memory terminal for transmitting a signal for performing recording and / or reproduction with respect to the data memory. 68. The disc cartridge according to claim 67, wherein at least a part of the same is shared with the recording medium side terminal. 69. The disc cartridge is provided with signal generation means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generation means is operable to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generation means. The disc cartridge of claim 64, wherein the disc cartridge is configured to generate one electrical signal. 70. The recording medium side terminal connected to the signal generating means is provided in the case, and the second electric signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminal. 69. A disk cartridge described in 69. 71. The disk cartridge is provided with a data memory, and the case is provided with a memory terminal for transmitting a signal for performing recording and / or reproduction with respect to the data memory. 71. The disc cartridge according to claim 70, wherein at least a part of the same is shared with the recording medium side terminal. 72. The display label is an electronic label that is displayed by causing a current to flow between two electrodes sandwiching a solid electrolyte containing metal ions to deposit and dissolve the metal on one of the electrodes. 66. The disk cartridge according to claim 64, which is made of paper. 73. The display label has half of each surface of a number of spheres painted in a first color and the other half in a second color.
It is composed of an electronic paper which is displayed in the first color and the second color by rotating the sphere with a voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching these many spheres. 65. The disc cartridge according to claim 64, wherein: 74. The display label comprises a plurality of microcapsules filled with a dye, and encapsulating a large number of fine pigment chips in the microcapsules, and the voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching the large number of microcapsules. 65. The disk cartridge according to claim 64, comprising an electronic paper for displaying by pulling the chip toward one of the electrodes. 75. The display label is provided with a large number of strip-shaped electrodes extending in a straight line in parallel with each other on one of the two sheets and charged between the two sheets. It is composed of electronic paper that encapsulates toner and displays according to a state where the toner gathers at the electrodes and a state where the toner gathers between the electrodes by a voltage of an electric signal applied between the toners. 65. The disc cartridge according to claim 64, wherein 76. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information to / from a disc cartridge, wherein the disc cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is the display label. Is configured so that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display medium, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus supplies the first electric signal to the display label to display the display. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the display content of the label is rewritten. 77. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information to / from a disc cartridge, wherein the disc cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is the display label. The display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the recording medium, and the recording medium is provided with a signal generating unit that generates the first electric signal. Is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus outputs the second electric signal to the signal generating means. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to be supplied to the recording medium. 78. In a data memory card in which a memory for recording and / or reproducing information is housed in a case, a rewritable display label of information is attached to the case, and the display label is the display label. A data memory card, characterized in that the display content is rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the data memory card. 79. The display label is configured to hold the rewritten display content in a state where the supply of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal. 7. The method according to claim 7, wherein
8. A data memory card as described in 8. 80. The case of the data memory card is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label, and the first signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminals. Item 78. A data memory card according to Item 78. 81. The case is provided with a memory terminal for transmitting a signal for performing recording and / or reproduction with respect to the memory, and at least a part of the memory terminal is shared with the recording medium side terminal. 81. The data memory card according to claim 80, wherein: 82. The data memory card is provided with signal generating means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generating means is operable to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. 79. The data memory card of claim 78, wherein the data memory card is configured to generate the first electrical signal. 83. The recording medium side terminal connected to the signal generating means is provided in the case, and the second electric signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminal. 82. A data memory card according to item 82. 84. A memory terminal for transmitting a signal for performing recording and / or reproduction with respect to the memory is provided in the case, and at least a part of the memory terminal is shared with the recording medium side terminal. 84. The data memory card according to claim 83, wherein: 85. The display label is an electronic label for displaying when a metal is deposited and dissolved on one of the electrodes by passing an electric current between two electrodes sandwiching a solid electrolyte containing metal ions. 79. The data memory card according to claim 78, which is made of paper. 86. The display label has half of each surface of a number of spheres painted in a first color and the other half in a second color.
It is composed of an electronic paper which is displayed in the first color and the second color by rotating the sphere with a voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching these many spheres. 79. The data memory card according to claim 78, wherein. 87. The display label comprises a plurality of microcapsules filled with a dye, a plurality of microscopic dye chips encapsulated in the microcapsules, and the voltage applied to two electrodes sandwiching the plurality of microcapsules. 79. The data memory card according to claim 78, wherein the data memory card comprises an electronic paper that displays by pulling the chip toward one of the electrodes. 88. The display label is provided with a large number of strip-shaped electrodes that extend in a straight line in parallel with each other on one of the two sheets, and are charged between the two sheets. It is composed of electronic paper that encapsulates toner and displays according to a state where the toner gathers at the electrodes and a state where the toner gathers between the electrodes by a voltage of an electric signal applied between the toners. 79. The data memory card according to claim 78, further comprising: 89. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a data memory card, wherein the data memory card has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is The display content is configured to be rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus supplies the first electric signal to the display label, A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the display content of the display label is rewritten. 90. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information to / from a data memory card, wherein the data memory card has a display label in which information can be rewritten. The display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium is provided with a signal generating unit that generates the first electric signal. The generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus outputs the second electric signal to the signal. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to be supplied to a generating means. 91. A plastic card-shaped recording medium having a storage means for recording and / or reproducing information provided on a thin rectangular plate, wherein a rewritable display label of information is attached to the plastic card-shaped recording medium. The display card is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on a first electric signal supplied to the display label. 92. The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to claim 91, wherein said storage means comprises at least one of a magnetic recording sheet portion and a semiconductor memory. 93. The display label is configured to hold the rewritten display content in a state where the supply of the first electric signal is stopped after the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein
1. The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to 1. 94. A rectangular plate of the plastic card-shaped recording medium is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label, and the first signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminals. The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to claim 91. 95. The storage means includes a semiconductor memory,
Recording and / or recording on the semiconductor memory is performed on the rectangular plate.
The plastic card shape according to claim 94, wherein a memory terminal for transmitting a signal for reproduction is provided, and at least a part of the memory terminal is shared with the recording medium side terminal. recoding media. 96. The plastic card-shaped recording medium is provided with signal generation means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generation means is based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generation means. 92. The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to claim 91, which is configured to generate the first electrical signal. 97. The rectangular plate is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the signal generating means, and the second electric signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminals. Item 96. A plastic card-shaped recording medium according to item 96. 98. The storage means has a semiconductor memory,
Recording and / or recording on the semiconductor memory is performed on the rectangular plate.
99. The plastic card shape according to claim 97, wherein a memory terminal for transmitting a signal for reproducing is provided, and at least a part of the memory terminal is shared with the recording medium side terminal. recoding media. 99. The display label is an electron indicating when the metal is deposited and dissolved on one of the electrodes by passing a current between two electrodes sandwiching a solid electrolyte containing metal ions. The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to claim 91, which is made of paper. 100. The display label is formed by applying a half of each surface of a large number of spheres to a first color and the other half to a second color, and applying it to two electrodes sandwiching these many spheres. By rotating the sphere by the voltage to
The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to claim 91, wherein the recording medium is made of electronic paper that displays in the first color and the second color. 101. The display label comprises a large number of microcapsules filled with a dye, and enclosing a large number of fine pigment chips therein, and sandwiching the large number of microcapsules.
92. The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to claim 91, comprising electronic paper for displaying by pulling the chip toward one electrode side by a voltage applied to a sheet of electrodes. 102. The display label is provided with a large number of strip-shaped electrodes extending in a straight line in parallel with each other on one of the two sheets and charged between the two sheets. It is composed of electronic paper that encapsulates toner and displays according to a state where the toner gathers at the electrodes and a state where the toner gathers between the electrodes by a voltage of an electric signal applied between the toners. The plastic card-shaped recording medium according to claim 91, wherein the recording medium is a plastic card-shaped recording medium. 103. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information to / from a plastic card-shaped recording medium, wherein the plastic card-shaped recording medium has a display label in which information can be rewritten. The label is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium recording / reproducing device supplies the first electric signal to the display label. The recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is characterized in that the display content of the display label is rewritten by doing so. 104. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a plastic card-shaped recording medium, wherein the plastic card-shaped recording medium has a display label in which information can be rewritten. The label is configured such that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display label, and the recording medium is provided with signal generation means for generating the first electric signal. The signal generating means is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to generate the second electric signal. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, which is configured to supply a signal to the signal generating means. 105. In a hard disk cartridge in which a hard disk for recording and / or reproducing information is housed in a case, a rewritable display label for information is attached to the case, and the display label is attached to the display label. A hard disk cartridge characterized in that display contents are rewritten on the basis of a supplied first electric signal. 106. The display label is configured to retain the rewritten display content in a state where the supply of the first electrical signal is stopped after the display content is rewritten based on the first electrical signal. 106. The hard disk cartridge according to claim 105, wherein: 107. The hard disk cartridge case is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the display label, and the first signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminals. 105. A hard disk cartridge described in 105. 108. The hard disk cartridge is provided with signal generating means for generating the first electric signal, and the signal generating means is operable to generate the first electric signal based on the second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means. 106. The apparatus of claim 105, which is configured to generate one electrical signal.
Hard disk cartridge as described. 109. The case is provided with a plurality of recording medium side terminals connected to the signal generating means,
109. The hard disk cartridge according to claim 108, wherein the electric signal is supplied to the recording medium side terminal. 110. The display label is an electronic label that is displayed by causing a current to flow between two electrodes sandwiching a solid electrolyte containing metal ions to deposit and dissolve the metal on one of the electrodes. The hard disk cartridge according to claim 105, which is made of paper. 111. The display label is applied to the two electrodes sandwiching the large number of spheres by applying half of each surface of the large number of spheres to a first color and the other half to a second color. By rotating the sphere by the voltage to
105. An electronic paper configured to display with the first color and the second color.
Hard disk cartridge as described. 112. The display label comprises a large number of microcapsules filled with a dye and a large number of fine pigment chips encapsulated in the microcapsules.
The hard disk cartridge according to claim 105, wherein the hard disk cartridge comprises an electronic paper for displaying by pulling the chip toward one of the electrodes by a voltage applied to one electrode. 113. The display label is provided with a large number of strip-shaped electrodes extending in a straight line in parallel with each other on one of the two sheets, and charged between the two sheets. It is composed of electronic paper that encapsulates toner and displays according to a state where the toner gathers at the electrodes and a state where the toner gathers between the electrodes by a voltage of an electric signal applied between the toners. The hard disk cartridge according to claim 105, wherein 114. In a recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information to / from a hard disk cartridge, the hard disk cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is the display label. Is configured so that the display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the display medium, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus supplies the first electric signal to the display label to display the display. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the display content of the label is rewritten. 115. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information on a hard disk cartridge, wherein the hard disk cartridge has a display label in which information can be rewritten, and the display label is the display label. The display content is rewritten based on the first electric signal supplied to the recording medium, and the recording medium is provided with a signal generating unit that generates the first electric signal. Is configured to generate the first electric signal based on a second electric signal supplied to the signal generating means, and the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus outputs the second electric signal to the signal generating means. A recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus is configured to supply the recording medium to the recording medium.