JP2006024078A - Erasing program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an erasing program and a recording medium which enable a desired piece of data to be reproducibly recorded even in a recording medium in which a program is recorded beforehand. <P>SOLUTION: The erasing program causes a computer to function as a means for erasing at least a specific program or a start-up program from a recording medium when the specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program recorded beforehand in a rewritable recording medium becomes an operable state by being installed in a recorder, copied in a recording medium, or developed on a memory or when the specific program installed beforehand in the recorder, or copied in the recording means or developed on the memory by the start-up program recorded beforehand in the recording medium becomes an operable state, and the erasing program enables even data such as Video-CD form data of which the recording area is specified to be reproducibly written in the recording medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an erasing program and a recording medium for erasing a program or data recorded in advance on a recording medium.

  In recent years, various services related to photography have been provided. For example, when a user takes a picture with a digital camera and brings a digital camera or digital camera media in which still picture data or moving picture data of the photograph is recorded to a photo shop such as a minilab, the digital camera uses a recording device at the photo shop. In addition, there is a service for reading still image data and moving image data from a medium and writing it on a recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD-R (for example, Patent Document 1 below). Still image data and moving image data obtained by photographing with a digital camera are converted into data in a Video-CD format or a DVD-Video format that can be played back by an image playback device such as a DVD player or a DVD recorder. There is also a service for writing to a recording medium such as -R or DVD-R.

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  There are various usage forms of the above services, and some users write image data on a recording medium using a terminal such as a kiosk installed in a photo shop or the like, while others use a computer device such as a personal computer that they own. Some users desire to write image data on a recording medium. In addition, in order to write image data and image reproduction device data on a recording medium at home, an application for generating image reproduction device data from the original image data or writing these data is required. In order to enable image data to be reproduced on a computer device, an application for reproducing the image data on the computer device is also required.

  Here, when writing image data with a terminal such as a kiosk, if a blank recording medium is set in the terminal, the application, original image data, data converted for the image playback device, etc. are automatically written to the recording medium. However, when image data is written in a home computer device or the like, image reproduction device data cannot be generated from the original image data or these data cannot be written in a recording medium without the application. Therefore, in such a case, it is necessary to provide the user with a recording medium on which a predetermined application is recorded in advance.

  However, even if the application records the data for the image playback device on the recording medium recorded in advance, the image playback device plays back if the data for the image playback device is not recorded in the innermost session of the recording medium. Therefore, there is a problem that the user cannot add data for the image playback device using the recording medium on which the application is recorded.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its main purpose is an erasing program that enables desired data to be recorded in a reproducible manner even on a recording medium in which the program is recorded in advance. And providing a recording medium.

  In order to achieve the above object, the erasure program according to the present invention confirms that a specific program pre-recorded on a rewritable recording medium can be operated by a device loaded with the recording medium. The condition is to function as erasing means for erasing at least the specific program from the recording medium.

  In the erasing program of the present invention, the computer is in a state in which a specific program started by a startup program recorded in advance on a rewritable recording medium can be operated by a device loaded with the recording medium. On the condition, it is made to function as an erasing means for erasing at least the activation program from the recording medium.

  In the present invention, the erasing program may be recorded in advance on the recording medium, and the erasing unit may erase the erasing program from the recording medium.

  In the present invention, the state in which the specific program is operable on the device is a state in which the specific program is installed in the device, and a state in which the specific program is copied to the recording unit of the device Alternatively, the specific program may be in a state of being developed on the memory of the device.

  In the present invention, the specific program generates at least a data generation program or a computer that causes a computer to function as means for generating data of another format based on image data input to the device. The data can be configured to include any one of data recording programs that function as means for recording the recorded data on a recording medium on which the program is recorded. The data in the other format is a Video-CD format, The data is preferably in the format of either the DVD-Video format or the HDTV format.

  In addition, the rewritable recording medium of the present invention is such that a specific program and a computer can be operated on a device in which the recording medium is loaded with the specific program recorded in advance on the rewritable recording medium. And an erasing program that functions as erasing means for erasing at least the specific program and its own program from the recording medium on the condition that it has become.

  In addition, the rewritable recording medium of the present invention is operated by a device loaded with the start program and a specific program that starts the computer by the start program recorded in advance on the rewritable recording medium. An erasing program that functions as erasing means for erasing at least the startup program and its own program from the recording medium on the condition that it becomes possible is recorded.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, when a rewritable recording medium is loaded in a device, a specific program recorded in advance on the recording medium is installed in the device or copied to the recording means of the device or stored in the memory of the device. The start-up program for starting a specific program installed in the device or activated in advance in the device or copied to the recording means of the device or expanded in the memory of the device is activated and the specific program is An erasure program that is operable and is pre-recorded on a recording medium or pre-installed on a device is at least a specific program or activation program from the recording medium on condition that the specific program is operable on the device. Even if it is a recording medium in which a program has been recorded in advance, The data generated on the basis of the image data and the image data can be recorded in the appropriate area of the recording medium.

  As described above, according to the erasing program and the recording medium of the present invention, even a recording medium in which a specific program or a startup program is recorded in advance is generated based on the input image data or the image data. Data can be recorded in an appropriate area of the recording medium.

  The reason is that the rewritable recording medium has a data generation program for generating data for image reproduction equipment based on the input image data in advance, and the input image data and the generated data are stored in its own program. When a specific program such as a data recording program to be recorded on the recording medium is recorded, and when this recording medium is loaded into the recording apparatus, the specific program recorded in advance on the recording medium is stored in the recording apparatus. An erasing program that has been copied to the recording means of the installation or recording device or developed on the memory of the recording device and is operable and is pre-recorded on the recording medium or pre-installed on the recording device, the specific program operates on the recording device Control that erases at least a specific program from the recording medium on the condition that it becomes possible This is because do.

  Further, in a form in which a start program for starting a specific program is recorded in advance on a rewritable recording medium, when this recording medium is loaded in the recording device, the start program is installed in the recording device in advance or is recorded in the recording means of the recording device. A specific program developed on the memory of the copy or recording device becomes operable, and an erasure program previously recorded on the recording medium or previously installed in the recording device is in a state in which the specific program can operate on the recording device. This is because control is performed to erase at least the activation program from the recording medium on the condition that it has become.

  In a preferred embodiment of the erasing program of the present invention, the computer generates data for generating data for image reproduction equipment, etc. based on input image data recorded in advance on a rewritable recording medium. A specific program such as a data recording program for recording the program, input image data, or generated data on a recording medium in which the program is recorded is installed in the recording apparatus or copied to the recording means of the recording apparatus Or, when it is expanded on the memory of the recording device and becomes operable, or is installed in the recording device in advance by a start program pre-recorded on the recording medium, or is copied to the recording means of the recording device or on the memory of the recording device If a specific program deployed on the Video or CD format, DVD-Video format, or HDTV format that can be played back by an image playback device such as a DVD player, DVD recorder, HDD recorder, or game machine. Even data that defines a recording area in a recording medium such as the above data can be written in a recording medium in which a specific program and a startup program are recorded in advance.

  In order to describe the above embodiment in detail, an erasing program and a recording medium according to a first example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an external configuration of a recording apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams illustrating variations thereof. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a data recording procedure using the erasing program of this embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data recording area in the recording medium. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of a recording medium (CD-R), and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the data recording structure in the recording medium. The present embodiment is characterized in that a specific program described later is recorded in advance on a recording medium. The logical address area in this specification and the claims is an area in which user data (program) is recorded, a program memory area in which user data arrangement information is recorded, a lead-in TOC (Table Of Contents) area, lead-out area, and other information areas, disc application codes, recommended values for laser recording power, and other areas for guiding groove modulation (ATIP: Absolute Time In Pre-groove) information are recorded. In addition, the outside of the logical address area indicates an area other than the logical address area.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the recording apparatus 1 of this embodiment is a recording medium such as smart media, compact flash (registered trademark), memory stick (registered trademark), SD memory card, multimedia card (hereinafter referred to as medium 8). .) Is a device for connecting photographing devices such as a media loading unit 2, a digital camera 7 (including both a digital still camera and a digital movie camera), and a camera-equipped mobile phone 7a by wire, wireless, infrared, or the like. Means for inputting data such as a connection unit 3 and a network connection unit connected to the server 11 via a communication network 10 such as the Internet, and a recording medium loading unit 4 for loading the recording medium 9 which is a feature of this embodiment. Means for recording data such as buttons and operation means 6 such as buttons, a keyboard and a mouse. LCD, and a display unit 5 such as a CRT.

  Although FIG. 1 shows an unmanned terminal (kiosk) installed in a store such as a photo shop or a convenience store as the recording device 1, the form of the recording device 1 is arbitrary, for example, as shown in FIG. A computer device such as a personal computer, a dedicated set-top box as shown in FIG. 3, a portable writer as shown in FIG. 4, an HDD recorder having an arithmetic processing function as shown in FIG. A DVD recorder, a game machine, or the like may be used, or a car navigation device having an arithmetic processing function may be used.

  The recording medium 9 loaded in the recording medium loading unit 4 of the recording apparatus 1 is a rewritable recording medium such as a CD-RW, a DVD-RW, a DVD-RAM, or a Blu-ray disc (hereinafter simply referred to as a recording medium 9). In the recording medium 9, at least a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program to be described later is recorded in advance.

  The data generation program creates a reduced image data such as thumbnail image data or screen nail image data in which the data size of input image data is reduced, or a DVD player, DVD recorder, HDD based on the image data. It functions as means for generating data in a Video-CD format, a DVD-Video format, an HDTV format, etc. that can be read by an image playback device such as a recorder or a game machine. The input image data and the generated image reproduction device data are made to function as a means for recording on the recording medium 9 on which the program is recorded. The specific program is the data generation program or the data recording Input not only for programs As long as it executes the processing related to image data that has been well, for example, it can be a a display program for displaying the input image data.

  Further, the erasure program that is a feature of the present embodiment is a computer in which a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program recorded in advance on the recording medium 9 is installed in the recording device 1 or the HDD of the recording device 1 is installed. As a means for erasing at least a specific program from the recording medium 9 on the condition that the recording apparatus 1 is ready for operation, such as being copied to a recording means such as or being expanded on the memory of the recording apparatus 1 This erasing program may be pre-recorded on the recording medium 9 in the same manner as the specific program, or may be pre-installed in the recording device 1 or recorded in a recording means such as an HDD or expanded on a memory. It may be.

  In this specification, the erasure program and the specific program are described as separate programs. However, the means that functions according to the erase program may be included in the means that functions according to the erase program. On the contrary, the means functioning by the specific program may include means functioning by the erasing program. The specific program may include both the data generation program and the data recording program, or may include only one of them, or may include another program.

  Next, a procedure for recording data for image reproduction equipment and the like on the recording medium 9 using the recording apparatus 1 and the recording medium 9 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following, a case where both the data generation program and the data recording program are recorded on the recording medium 9 will be described. However, either one is preinstalled in the recording device 1 or recorded in a recording means such as an HDD or on a memory. Or may be configured as hardware.

  First, in step S101, a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program, and another program or data such as an erasure program or image data as needed are previously stored in the recording medium loading unit 4 of the recording apparatus 1. Is loaded with a rewritable recording medium 9 such as a CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, or Blu-ray disc.

  As long as the recording medium 9 is a rewritable recording medium, any form of recording medium may be used. In order to prevent unauthorized copying of data, predetermined identification information is written. In this case, the identification information is read from a specific area of the recording medium 9 in step S102. At that time, since the identification information is provided for recording data on an appropriate recording medium, if the recording location and contents of the identification information are easily known, the identification information itself is also copied, Since data cannot be recorded, at least a part of the identification information is information that cannot be recorded by the computer OS, specifically, information in the program memory area, and guidance given at the time of CD-R molding. It is preferable to use information by groove modulation (ATIP).

  Here, the structure of a general recording medium will be described with reference to FIG. 8. The CD-R is formed on a polycarbonate substrate 100 with an organic dye layer 101 such as cyanine, phthalocyanine, or azo and a reflective layer 102 such as silver. And a protective layer 103 are laminated to form a pit by applying a laser beam of a predetermined power to the organic dye layer 101 to decompose the dye and deform the substrate to record information. The laser power has an optimum value depending on the type of the laser head that irradiates the laser light and the type of the organic dye layer 101 to be used. Therefore, in order to reliably write information, the CD-R type or laser It is necessary for the drive side to recognize the recommended recording power. Therefore, information such as the disc application code and recommended laser recording power is written as guide groove modulation (ATIP) information at the manufacturing stage of the recording medium, and the information is read by the drive firmware. The laser power is adjusted by control. Since such guide groove modulation (ATIP) can only be created at the time of manufacture, copying at the user level can be prevented.

  The specific configuration of this identification information is arbitrary, and it can be used as identification information by appropriately setting lead-in start time, maximum lead-out start possible time, etc., other than guide groove modulation (ATIP). It is possible to easily and reliably identify whether the recording medium is properly created.

  Next, when the identification information is recorded in a predetermined area of the recording medium 9, a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program recorded in advance in the recording medium 9 is necessary in step S103. In response, an erasure program or image data is read, and the read specific program or erasure program is installed in the recording apparatus 1 or copied to a recording means such as an HDD provided in the recording apparatus 1 or developed on a memory, The program and the erase program are made operable on the recording apparatus 1. Note that an operator of the recording apparatus 1 may perform installation, copying, and development on a memory of a specific program or erasure program, or a program for executing these processes in advance on the recording medium 9 or the recording apparatus 1. (For example, an automatic startup program or an installation program) is recorded, and when the recording medium 9 is loaded or identification information is confirmed, the program is started, and a specific program or an erasing program can be operated on the recording device 1. You may make it be in a state. Further, as described above, the erasure program may not be recorded in advance on the recording medium 9, and may be installed in the recording device 1 in advance or recorded in a recording unit of the recording device 1 or expanded on a memory.

  Next, in step S104, the media 8 is loaded into the media loading unit 2 of the recording apparatus 1, the digital camera 7 or the camera-equipped mobile phone 7a is connected to the device connection unit 3, or the network connection unit is connected to the communication network 10. In step S105, image data (still image data, moving image data, data including part of image information), music data, and the like are read from the digital camera 7, the media 8, and the server 11. At that time, data to be written on the recording medium may be selected using the display means 5 and the operation means 6. When image data is recorded in advance on the recording medium 9, the image data or the like may be read from the recording medium 9, or the image data or the like may be read from another recording medium.

  Next, in step S106, the data generation program is activated (the operator of the recording apparatus 1 may activate it, or it may be automatically activated when the data reading is completed), and in step S107. Then, reduced image data such as thumbnail image data and screen nail image data in which the data size of the read image data is reduced is created. The reduced image data only needs to have a data size smaller than the input image data. For example, the reduced image data may be image data with a reduced number of pixels, color data, or image data with a reduced color reproduction range.

  Next, in step S108, after moving image data is generated based on the read image data, music data in which music to be BGM is recorded is combined with the moving image data as necessary, and the combined moving image data is DVD. Data is converted into data (Video-CD format, DVD-Video format, HDTV format, etc.) that can be played back by an image playback device such as a player, DVD recorder, HDD recorder, or game machine. The method for creating the moving image data from the image data is not particularly limited. For example, when still image data is displayed like a slide show, the moving image is generated by adding data with a difference of 0 corresponding to the slide display time to the still image data. Data may be generated, or moving image data may be generated by adding difference data based on the slide effect set by the slide show program to still image data.

  Next, the input image data, the reduced image data generated by the data generation program, and the data for the image reproduction device are written in the recording medium 9. At that time, the area in which the image reproduction device can read the data is limited. In general, if data is not written on the innermost circumference of the disk type recording medium, it cannot be reproduced by an image reproducing device. Therefore, in this embodiment, in step S109, the erasure program that is a feature of the present invention is activated (the operator of the recording apparatus 1 may activate it, or automatically when the generation of the data for the image reproduction device is completed). In step S110, the specific program previously recorded in the recording medium 9 is installed or copied in the recording device 1 or expanded on the memory, and is in an operable state. As described above, a specific program and other programs and data such as an erase program and image data are erased from the recording medium 9 as necessary.

  In this case, at least a specific program is erased from the recording medium 9 by the erasure program after the data for the image reproduction device is generated in step S108, but before the data is recorded. Any time after the status has been reached, for example, in step S103, the specific program may be deleted immediately after being installed or copied or expanded on the memory, or before the data generation program is started in step S106. It may be erased. In addition, the erasing program may be any program that has at least a function of erasing a specific program, and does not affect the reproduction of data to be recorded in a later process (for example, recording image data to be reproduced by a computer device). ), Other programs and data such as an erase program and image data may not be erased.

  Thereafter, the data recording program is activated in step S111 (the operator of the recording apparatus 1 may activate it, or it may be automatically activated when the data erasure is completed), and is generated in step S112. The image playback device data, the association file, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as the image playback device data group) are written inside the recording medium 9 and the session is closed as necessary, and then in step S113. The input image data, reduced image data and information files as required, music data used as BGM, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as a computer device data group) are included in the image reproduction device data group. End the writing process outside.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, identification information of a predetermined format (preferably a data format that is not a file name formula) is recorded on the recording medium 9 created in the above procedure, outside the innermost logical address area. A data group for image reproduction equipment is recorded in an area where a specific program, an erase program, etc. are written inside the logical address area outside that area, and the input image data is included outside that area. A computer equipment data group is recorded.

  The data recording structure in the recording medium 9 is arbitrary, but for example, a structure as shown in FIG. 9 can be used. In this structure, an information file (info.txt) in which various information about image data, thumbnail image data, screen nail image data, and recording medium 9 in the “PS_Roll” folder is recorded, and a slide show in the “APPL” folder. A computer device data group is composed of a program, a slide show setting file, an auto-start file (Autorun.inf), etc., and the image data in the “VCD” folder is data for Video-CD format, DVD-Video format, and HDTV format. Image playback with a file to be associated as a file, image data to be displayed on the TV screen in the “SEGMENT” folder, moving image data in the “MPEGAV” folder, still image data on the TV screen in the “DAT” folder, etc. A device data group is configured.

  Further, when recording the image data group, in order to facilitate management when the image data group is backed up to a data management device or the like, a folder is configured according to a predetermined rule, and the folder and the image data are unique. It is preferable to give a name. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, folders (ROYYMMDDyyy_XXXXXXAABxxx, YYMMDD: writing date and time indicating the storage location of image data for each medium, device, and film in the lower hierarchy of the folder (PS_Roll) indicating the storage location of image data Number that identifies the day, yyy: Sequential number for each day, XXXXXX: Random ID number, AA: Manufacturer code (00 to ZZ), B: Software, device product category (0 to Z), xxx: Sequential number) It is also possible to create or rename each image data to CCYYMMDDxxxxxx (CC: type of image data, YYMMDD: number specifying date of writing, xxxxxx: sequential number).

  As described above, at least a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program is recorded in advance on the recording medium 9 of the present embodiment. When the recording medium 9 is loaded into the recording apparatus 1, the specific program is recorded. Is installed in the recording apparatus 1 or copied to the recording means or expanded on the memory, and the erasing program is a program that is stored in the recording medium 9 on the condition that the specific program is operable in the recording apparatus 1. After that, control is performed to write the input image data and image reproduction device data generated based on the image data into the recording medium 9. As a result, even if the data for the image reproducing device has a specified writing area, the data can be written so as to be reproducible by the image reproducing device. Can be used as

  Next, an erasing program and a recording medium according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the recording apparatus of this embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the data recording procedure using the erasing program of this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a data recording area in the recording medium.

  In the first embodiment described above, a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program is recorded in the recording medium 9 in advance. However, the specific program is installed in the recording device 1 in advance or is installed in an HDD or the like. The same processing can be realized by storing in a recording means and recording a start program for starting a specific program in the recording medium 9. The specific configuration will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the recording apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment connects a medium loading unit 2 for loading a medium 8 and photographing devices such as a digital camera 7 and a camera-equipped mobile phone 7a by wire, wireless, infrared, or the like. Device input unit 3, data input means 12 such as a network connection unit connected to a server 11 via a communication network 10 such as the Internet, and a computer, thumbnail image data or a screen in which the data size of the input image data is reduced Reduced image data such as nail image data, or video data that can be read by an image playback device such as a DVD player, DVD recorder, HDD recorder, or game machine, such as Video-CD format, DVD-Video format, HDTV format, etc. Data generation program that functions as a means to generate data Means for functioning according to the above and means for functioning with a data recording program for causing the computer to function as means for recording the input image data or the generated image reproduction device data on the recording medium 9 on which the program is recorded 14, an operation means 6 such as a button, a keyboard, and a mouse, and a display means 5 such as an LCD and a CRT.

  The recording medium 9 loaded in the recording medium loading unit 4 of the recording apparatus 1 is a rewritable recording medium such as a CD-RW, a DVD-RW, a DVD-RAM, or a Blu-ray disc. In advance, at least a start program for starting a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program is recorded.

  In the present embodiment, the erasing program may be recorded in advance on the recording medium 9 as in the case of the startup program, or is installed in the recording device 1 in advance or recorded in a recording means such as an HDD or expanded on a memory. May be. Further, the means that functions according to the erase program may include a means that functions according to the specific program, and conversely, the means that functions according to the specific program includes means that functions according to the erase program. You may do it.

  Next, a procedure for recording data for image reproduction equipment and the like on the recording medium 9 using the recording apparatus 1 and the recording medium 9 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S201, the recording medium loading unit 4 of the recording apparatus 1 previously starts a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program, and other programs such as an erasing program and image data as necessary. A rewritable recording medium 9 such as a CD-RW, a DVD-RW, a DVD-RAM, or a Blu-ray disc in which the program and data are recorded is loaded.

  Next, if necessary, identification information is read from a specific area of the recording medium 9 in step S202. As in the first embodiment, at least part of this identification information is information that cannot be recorded by the OS of the computer, specifically information on the program memory area, and guidance given at the time of CD-R molding. It is preferable to use information by groove modulation (ATIP). The specific configuration of this identification information is arbitrary, and it can be used as identification information by appropriately setting lead-in start time, maximum lead-out start possible time, etc., which are other guide groove modulation (ATIP). It is possible to easily and reliably identify whether the recording medium is properly created.

  Next, when the identification information is recorded in a predetermined area of the recording medium 9, the activation program recorded in advance in the recording medium 9 is activated in step S 203 and installed in the recording apparatus 1 in advance or HDD or the like. A specific program recorded in the recording means or expanded on the memory is made operable on the recording apparatus 1. As described above, the erasure program may be pre-recorded on the recording medium 9 or may be pre-installed in the recording apparatus 1 or recorded on the recording means or expanded on the memory, but is pre-recorded on the recording medium 9. If the recording device 1 has been activated, the recording device 1 is made operable by an operator's operation or the activation program.

  Next, in step S204, the media 8 is loaded into the media loading unit 2 of the recording apparatus 1, the digital camera 7 or the camera-equipped mobile phone 7a is connected to the device connection unit 3, or the network connection unit is connected to the communication network 10. In step S205, image data and the like are read from the digital camera 7, the media 8, and the server 11 using the data input unit 12. At that time, the data to be written on the recording medium may be selected using the display means 5 or the operating means 6, and when image data is recorded in advance on the recording medium 9, the image is read from the recording medium 9. Data may be read, or image data may be read from another recording medium.

  Next, in step S206, the data generation program is activated (the operator of the recording apparatus 1 may activate it, or it may be automatically activated when the data reading is completed), and in step S207. In step S208, after generating reduced image data such as thumbnail image data or screen nail image data in which the data size of the read image data is reduced, and generating moving image data based on the read image data, Accordingly, music data in which music to be BGM is recorded is combined with the moving image data, and the combined moving image data can be reproduced by the image reproducing device 30 such as a DVD player, DVD recorder, HDD recorder, game machine (Video). -Data in CD format, DVD-Video format, HDTV format, etc.)

  Next, in step S209, the erasing program is activated (the operator of the recording apparatus 1 may activate it, or it may be automatically activated when the generation of the data for the image reproducing device is completed). In step S210, a start program from the recording medium 9 on the condition that a specific program previously installed in the recording device 1 or recorded in the recording means or expanded on the memory is operable in the recording device 1, Erase other programs and data such as erase programs and image data as needed. Also in this embodiment, the activation program can be erased by the erasure program after the specific program becomes operable. For example, in step S203, the activation program is activated and the specific program is deleted. It may be deleted immediately after the operation is enabled, or may be deleted before starting the data generation program in step S206. In addition, the erasing program only needs to erase at least the activation program, and other programs and data such as the erasing program and image data need not be erased as long as the reproduction of data recorded in a later process is not affected.

  Thereafter, the data recording program is activated in step S211 (the operator of the recording apparatus 1 may activate it, or it may be automatically activated when the data erasure is completed), and is generated in step S212. After writing the image reproduction device data group such as the image reproduction device data and the association file inside the recording medium 9 and closing the session as necessary, in step S213, the original data, the reduced image data, the information file, The writing process of the data group for computer equipment such as music data used as BGM is terminated outside the data group for image reproduction equipment.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, identification information of a predetermined format (preferably a data format that is not a file name formula) is recorded on the recording medium 9 created by the above procedure, as shown in FIG. 12B. In the area where the startup program, the erasure program, etc. are written inside the outside logical address area, a data group for image reproduction equipment is recorded, and further outside, the computer including the input image data A device data group is recorded. Also in this embodiment, the data recording structure in the recording medium 9 is arbitrary, and in order to facilitate management when the image data group is backed up to a data management device or the like, for each medium, for each device, for each film A folder (ROYYMMDDyyy_XXXXXXAABxxx) indicating the storage location of each image data can be created, or each image data can be renamed to CCYYMMDDxxxxxx or the like.

  As described above, the start-up program is recorded in advance on the recording medium 9 of the present embodiment, and when the recording medium 9 is loaded into the recording apparatus 1, the start-up program is preinstalled in the recording apparatus 1 or recorded in the recording means. Alternatively, a specific program such as a data generation program or a data recording program developed on the memory is activated, and the erasure program is read from the recording medium 9 on the condition that the specific program is operable in the recording apparatus 1. At least the activation program is erased, and thereafter, control is performed to write the input image data and image reproduction device data generated based on the image data into the recording medium 9. As a result, even if it is data for an image playback device in which a writing area is specified, the data can be written so as to be reproducible by the image playback device. Therefore, a recording medium in which a start program is recorded in advance is used as a recording medium for writing. Can be used.

  In the first embodiment, a specific program is recorded in advance on the recording medium 9, and in the second embodiment, the startup program is recorded in advance on the recording medium 9. A configuration in which one of the specific programs and an activation program for activating the other of the specific programs can be recorded. In the above embodiment, the case of recording image data has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the present invention is similarly applied to the case of recording other data such as music data. be able to.

1 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the recording device based on the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the recording device based on the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the recording device based on the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the recording device based on the 1st Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the recording procedure of the data using the deletion program which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the recording area of the data in the recording medium based on 1st Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of CD-R typically. It is a figure which shows the recording structure of the data in the recording medium based on 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the recording device which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the recording procedure of the data using the deletion program which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the recording area of the data in the recording medium based on the 2nd Example of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording device 2 Media loading part 3 Device connection part 4 Recording medium loading part 5 Display means 6 Operation means 7 Digital camera 7a Mobile phone with camera 8 Media 9 Recording medium 10 Communication network 11 Server 12 Data input means 13 Function by data generation program Means 14 functioning according to the data recording program 100 polycarbonate substrate 101 organic dye layer 102 reflecting layer 103 protective layer

Claims (11)

Computer
Erasing means for erasing at least the specific program from the recording medium on the condition that the specific program pre-recorded on the rewritable recording medium is operable in a device loaded with the recording medium , An erasing program characterized by functioning as Computer
On the condition that a specific program started by a startup program pre-recorded on a rewritable recording medium is operable on a device loaded with the recording medium, at least the startup program from the recording medium An erasing program that functions as erasing means for erasing data. The erasing program is recorded in advance on the recording medium,
The erasing program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the erasing unit also erases the erasing program of itself from the recording medium.   The state in which the specific program is operable on the device is a state in which the specific program is installed in the device, a state in which the specific program is copied to a recording unit of the device, or the specific program 4. The erasing program according to claim 1, wherein the erasing program is in a state of being developed on a memory of the device. The specific program is:
A data generation program for causing a computer to function as means for generating data of another format based on image data input to the device, or a computer storing at least the generated data as its own program The erasing program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising any one of data recording programs that function as means for recording on a recording medium.   6. The erasing program according to claim 5, wherein the data in the other format is data in any format of Video-CD format, DVD-Video format, or HDTV format. Specific programs,
On the condition that the specific program pre-recorded on the rewritable recording medium is operable by a device loaded with the recording medium, at least the specific program from the recording medium A rewritable recording medium on which is recorded an erasing program that functions as erasing means for erasing its own program. A startup program;
On the condition that a specific program that is activated by the activation program recorded in advance on a rewritable recording medium is operable on a device loaded with the recording medium, at least from the recording medium A rewritable recording medium on which is recorded an erasing program that functions as erasing means for erasing the startup program and its own program.   The state in which the specific program is operable on the device is a state in which the specific program is installed in the device, a state in which the specific program is copied to a recording unit of the device, or the specific program The rewritable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the rewritable recording medium is in a state of being expanded on a memory of the device. The specific program is:
A data generation program that causes a computer to function as means for generating data of another format based on image data input to the device, or a computer that records at least the generated data by itself. 10. The rewritable recording medium according to claim 7, comprising any one of data recording programs that function as means for recording on the recording medium.   11. The rewritable recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the data in the other format is data in any format of Video-CD format, DVD-Video format, or HDTV format.

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