JP2006338806A - Recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording medium capable of printing new information thereon in a proper direction, also on a disk type recording medium where information having restriction on vertical direction is printed on a label face beforehand. <P>SOLUTION: On the disk type recording medium 9 where the information (printed information 19) having a restriction on the vertical direction is printed on the label face, one or more 2nd marks 20 are printed, in the peripheral part of the label face, which are engaged with a 1st mark 24 prepared on the periphery of a recessed part 23a for mounting the recording medium, of a label-printing tray 23 used on a printer, while the vertical direction of the printed information 19 almost matches the vertical direction of the information to be newly printed. The recording medium 9 can be set in the correct direction with respect to the tray 23 for label-printing by only aligning the 1st mark 24 with the 2nd mark(s), therefore, alignment work is facilitated, and the good looking recording medium 8 can easily be created. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording medium, and more particularly to a recording medium capable of printing information on a label surface.

  In recent years, various services related to photography have been provided. For example, if you bring a digital camera or digital camera media that took a picture to a photo shop such as a minilab, it was recorded on a digital camera or media using an unattended terminal (kiosk) or store terminal in the store. Image data can be written on a recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD-R (for an unattended terminal, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

  Also, based on image data read from a digital camera or media, image data in a format that can be played back by a DVD player, DVD recorder, HDD recorder, game machine, etc. is generated, and the original image data and the generated image data are It can also be written on a recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD-R.

  There is also a service that provides an application for writing image data to a recording medium. By installing the application on a computer device such as a personal computer at home, a digital camera or Image data read from a medium can be written to a recording medium, or home appliance data can be generated based on the read image data and written to the recording medium.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-8817 (page 3-4, FIG. 1)

  A user who frequently uses the service has a large number of recording media, which makes it difficult to identify the recording media. Therefore, a method is used in which character information such as a title, creation date, and ID number, image information based on image data recorded on the recording medium, and the like are printed on the label surface of the recording medium to easily identify the recording medium. .

  Here, in a disc-type recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD-R, if nothing is printed on the label surface, a problem arises even if the character information or image information is printed in any direction. However, for example, as shown in FIG. 20, information (printed information 19) defining the top and bottom direction such as characters, symbols, patterns, images, logo marks, etc. is printed on the label surface as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the additional print information 21 such as the character information 22a and the image information 22b is printed, if the vertical direction of the printed information 19 and the vertical direction of the additional print information 21 do not match, the appearance of the recording medium 9 is remarkably deteriorated. End up.

  Therefore, when the recording medium on which the printed information 19 is printed in advance is set on the label printing tray of the printer, it is necessary to match the vertical direction of the recording medium with the vertical direction of the label printing tray. The conventional recording medium does not have a mark that can be used for alignment, so that it takes time to perform alignment, and the orientation of the recording medium and the label printing tray cannot be accurately aligned. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main purpose is to provide an appropriate orientation even for a disc-type recording medium on which information for defining the vertical direction is pre-printed on the label surface. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium capable of printing new information.

  In order to achieve the above object, the recording medium of the present invention is a disk-type recording medium on which information defining the vertical direction is pre-printed on the label surface, and printing means is provided on the outer periphery of the label surface. One or more second marks that are engaged with the first marks provided around the recording medium mounting area of the label printing tray to be used are printed.

  In the present invention, the second mark is the first mark in a state where the vertical direction of the information printed in advance and the vertical direction of the information to be newly printed using the printing means are substantially coincident with each other. It is preferable that it is arrange | positioned in the position engaged with.

  In the present invention, at least image data is recorded on the recording surface of the recording medium, and the newly printed information includes information associated with the image data recorded on the recording medium. The information to be newly printed is the title of the recording medium, date information on which the image data is recorded on the recording medium, identification information for identifying the recording medium, or recorded on the recording medium A configuration including any of image information based on image data may also be adopted.

  In the present invention, identification information for identifying the recording medium may be recorded in an area inside the logical address area on the recording surface of the recording medium.

  In the present invention, each of the first mark and the second mark can be constituted by any one of a straight line, an arrow, a symbol, and a figure.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the characters in the correct orientation can be obtained simply by aligning the first mark provided on the label printing tray and the second mark printed on the label surface of the recording medium. Since information and image information can be additionally printed, the alignment operation can be facilitated, and a good-looking recording medium can be easily created.

  According to the recording medium of the present invention, in the recording medium in which the information specifying the top and bottom direction is printed in advance on the label surface, the character information and the image information are additionally printed on the label surface. The top and bottom direction of information and the top and bottom direction of information to be newly printed can be accurately matched, so that a good-looking recording medium can be easily created.

  The reason is that one or more second marks that engage with the first marks provided around the recording medium mounting area of the label printing tray used in the printer are printed on the outer peripheral portion of the label surface of the recording medium. Therefore, the recording medium can be set in the correct orientation with respect to the label printing tray simply by aligning the first mark on the label printing tray and the second mark on the label surface of the recording medium. Because it can.

  In a preferred embodiment of the recording medium of the present invention, a CD-R or DVD-R in which information defining the top and bottom direction such as characters, symbols, patterns, images, logo marks, etc. is pre-printed on the label surface. In a disk-type recording medium such as the above, a label used in a printer in a state where the vertical direction of information printed in advance on the outer periphery of the label surface substantially coincides with the vertical direction of information newly printed using the printer One or more second marks that are engaged with the first marks provided around the concave portion for mounting the recording medium on the printing tray are printed, and the first mark and the recording on the label printing tray Since the recording medium can be set in the correct orientation with respect to the label printing tray simply by aligning with the second mark on the label surface of the medium, the alignment operation is facilitated. Preparative it is, it is possible to easily create a good recording medium looking.

  In order to describe the above embodiment in detail, a recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external view schematically showing a configuration of a control apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 to 6 are diagrams showing variations thereof. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the control device, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure using the control device of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the recording medium and the label printing tray, and FIGS. 10 to 14 are diagrams showing variations thereof. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data recording structure in a recording medium, and FIGS. 16 and 17 are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the control device. FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically showing a data recording area on the recording surface of the recording medium, and FIG. 19 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the recording medium (CD-R).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control device 1 of this embodiment is a recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a medium 8) such as a smart media, a compact flash (registered trademark), a memory stick (registered trademark), an SD memory card, or a multimedia card. .) 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. Connection unit 3, network connection unit for downloading image data and the like from server 11 via communication network 10 such as the Internet, CD-R / RW, DVD ± R / RW, DVD-RAM capable of printing on the label surface , HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, etc. A medium loading unit 4; an operation unit 6 such as a button, a keyboard, and a mouse; a display unit 5 such as an LCD and a CRT; and an inkjet printer, a thermal transfer printer, and the like that prints desired character information and image information on the label surface of the recording medium 9 Printing means 17 such as a laser printer.

  Also, the main means provided in the control device 1 is shown in a block diagram as shown in FIG. 7, and image data (still image data, moving image data, Data including image information is collectively referred to as image data.) Data input means 12 for inputting data, and reduced image data such as thumbnail image data or screen nail image data obtained by reducing the data size of image data as necessary. Data generation means 13 for generating video data such as Video-CD format, DVD-Video format, HDTV format, etc. that can be read by home appliances such as DVD players, DVD recorders, HDD recorders, game machines, etc. Recording medium for identifying recording medium 9 based on whether or not predetermined identification information is recorded on recording medium 9 Another means 14 and print data generation means for generating print data for laying out and printing character information such as a title, creation date, identification information of the recording medium 9 and image information based on the input image data 15 and the print control means 16 for causing the printing means 17 to print character information and image information on the label surface of the recording medium 9 based on the print data, and the image data on the recording medium 9 loaded in the recording medium loading section 4. Is provided with at least a data recording means 18 for recording the characters, a display means 5 for inputting characters and selecting image data, and an operation means 6.

  In FIG. 1, a computer device such as a personal computer is shown as the control device 1, but the form of the control device 1 is arbitrary. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the control device 1 is installed in a store such as a photo shop or a convenience store. An unmanned terminal (kiosk), a dedicated set-top box as shown in FIG. 3, a portable writer as shown in FIG. 4, an HDD recorder equipped with an arithmetic processing function as shown in FIG. A DVD recorder, a game machine, etc., as shown in FIG. 6, a portable device in which a terminal having a hard disk and a main body for reading and writing image data can be separated, or a car navigation device having an arithmetic processing function And so on.

  Next, the procedure of the process using the control device 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following, a case where the process of recording image data or the like on the recording surface of the recording medium 9 and the process of additionally printing character information or image information on the label surface of the recording medium 9 will be described. Only a process of additionally printing character information and image information on the label surface of the recording medium 9 on which image data or the like has been previously recorded may be performed.

  First, in step S101, the media 8 is loaded into the media loading unit 2 of the control device 1, or the digital camera 7 or the camera-equipped mobile phone 7a is connected to the device connection unit 3, and the data input unit 12 is used in step S102. Then, the image data is read from the digital camera 7 or the media 8. This image data is not limited to the image data obtained by photographing with the digital camera 7, but image data obtained by scanning a negative film or a photo print, moving image data obtained from a video tape recorder, or a moving image. Still image data obtained by capture may be used, and a reading destination may be a recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD-R, or a server 11 connected via the communication network 10.

  When the reading of the image data is completed, a slide show creation screen 25 as shown in FIG. In the slide show creation screen 25, a reading source display field 26 indicating the type of image data reading source, an album display field 27 for displaying a list of reduced images of the read image data, and images selected from the album display field 27 are displayed. A selected image display field 28 to be displayed, a procedure display field 29 indicating a slide show creation procedure, and the like are displayed. When selecting image data to be reproduced as a slide show, the operation unit 6 is operated in step S103 to operate a desired image. Select data. Further, if necessary, various procedures in the procedure display field 29 are selected in order, and the title of the recording medium 9 displayed at the beginning of the slide show is input, characters to be inserted into the image are input, and playback is performed together with the image. The BGM to be selected is selected and the slide show is set.

  Next, in step S104, if necessary, the data generation unit 13 is used to refer to the above settings and use the read image data (or image data selected from the read image data) to generate moving image data (for example, MPEG1). (Video data in 2, 4, 7 format, etc.) is generated (encoded), and the generated video data can be played back on home appliances such as DVD players, DVD recorders, HDD recorders, game machines, etc. -Convert (authoring) to Video format or HDTV format, and generate home appliance data for playing a slide show on the home appliance. Note that the method of creating the moving image data from the image data is not particularly limited. For example, moving image data is generated by adding data of difference 0 corresponding to the slide display time to still image data, or difference data based on the slide effect. To generate moving image data.

  Further, if necessary, the data generation means 13 is used to create reduced image data such as thumbnail image data or screen nail image data obtained by reducing the data size of the read image data. 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 S105, the recording medium loading unit 4 of the control device 1 is loaded with a recording medium 9 such as a CD-R / RW, DVD ± R / RW, DVD-RAM, HD-DVD, or Blu-ray disc. The recording medium 9 is a disc-type recording medium that can be printed on the label surface. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, characters, symbols, patterns, images, and logos are placed at predetermined positions on the label surface. Information (hereinafter referred to as “printed information 19”) defining the top and bottom direction such as a mark is printed in advance, and the top and bottom direction of the printed information 19 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the label surface as will be described later. And one or more second marks 20 that are engaged with the first marks formed on the label printing tray are printed in a state where the top and bottom directions of information to be newly printed using the printing unit 17 are substantially coincident with each other. ing. The configuration and size of the printed information, the printing position, etc. are arbitrary. Further, the form of the label surface is arbitrary, and it is sufficient that at least a part of the area on the label surface side of the recording medium 9 can be printed. The area can be any type of printing means 17 (for example, an ink jet printer, thermal transfer). It may be processed so that it can be printed by a printer, a laser printer, or the like (for example, a pigment or a dye constituting a predetermined ink is fixed).

  Next, in step S106, identification information for identifying the recording medium 9 is read from a predetermined area of the recording medium 9 using the recording medium identification unit 14 as necessary. At that time, the identification information is provided for printing an image on an appropriate recording medium, and if the recording location and contents of the identification information are easily known, the identification information itself is also copied. At least a part of the identification information is information that cannot be recorded by the OS of the computer, specifically program memory area information, and guide groove modulation (ATIP: Absolute Time In Pre-groove) given at the time of CD-R molding It is preferable to use information according to the above.

  Here, the structure of a general recording medium 9 will be described with reference to FIG. 19. 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 such as silver. 102 and a protective layer 103 are laminated to form a pit by applying laser light of a predetermined power to the organic dye layer 101 to decompose the dye and deform the substrate, thereby recording information. However, since the optimum value of the laser power varies depending on the laser head type that irradiates the laser beam and the type of the organic dye layer 101 used, the CD-R type or the The drive side needs to recognize the recommended value of the laser 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. Further, lead-in start time, maximum lead-out startable time, etc., which are guide groove modulation (ATIP) other than the above, can be used as identification information by appropriately setting.

  Next, various types of data are written on the recording surface of the specific recording medium 9 (the surface opposite to the label surface). At that time, the home appliance only records data recorded in a predetermined area (inside the disk type recording medium). In order to write home appliance data because it cannot be read, in step S107, using the data recording means 18, the generated home appliance data, the association file, etc. are written inside the recording medium 9, and if necessary. After the session is closed, in step S108, the read image data, reduced image data created as necessary, information files, music data, and the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as computer device data) are used as home appliances. Write outside the device data.

  As shown in FIG. 18, various information is recorded on the recording surface of the recording medium 9 created by the above procedure, and predetermined identification information is recorded outside the innermost logical address area of the disk type recording medium 9. Household appliance data is recorded inside the outside logical address area, and computer equipment data is further recorded in the outside area. The logical address area is an area in which user data (program) is recorded, such as a program memory area in which user data arrangement information is recorded, a lead-in / TOC (Table Of Contents) area, and a lead-out area. Does not include the information area, the application code of the disc, the recommended value of laser recording power, and the area of guide groove modulation (ATIP) information in which other information is recorded. Shall be pointed to.

  Further, the directory structure of the recording medium 9 created in the above procedure is as shown in FIG. 15, for example, and the original image data, thumbnail image data, screen nail image data, and “APPL” folder in the “PS_Roll” folder. Slideshow program, slideshow setting data (Slidesetting.ini), a specific information file (index.pvm) in which various information related to the recording medium 9 is described, an automatic startup file, etc., constitute data for a computer device, and Video-CD When the format data is generated, as shown in FIG. 15A, a file that associates the image data in the “VCD” folder as the data for the Video-CD format, and the image data that is displayed on the TV screen in the “SEGMENT” folder. , Movie data in “MPEGAV” folder, still image on TV screen in “DAT” folder When home appliance data is composed of an application for displaying image data and DVD-Video format data is generated, as shown in FIG. 15B, the chapter position information in the “VIDEO_TS” folder is VTS _ ** _ 0.IFO that describes the video manager (VMG) composed of the described VIDEO_TS.IFO, its backup file VIDEO_TS.BUP, and VIDEO_TS.VOB for the title selection menu, and chapter position information And the video title set (VTS) composed of VTS _ ** _ 0.BUP that is the backup file and VTS _ ** _ *. VOB that is the video data of each VTS title, etc. The

  Although the directory structure of the image data is arbitrary, in order to facilitate management when the image data is backed up to a computer device or the like, for example, as shown in FIG. Folder indicating the storage location of image data for each media 8, device, and film in the lower hierarchy of PS_Roll (ROYYMMDDyyy_XXXXXXAABxxx, YYMMDD: Number specifying the date of writing, yyy: Sequential number for each day, XXXXXX: Random ID number, AA: Manufacturer code (00 to ZZ), B: Software, product category (0 to Z), xxx: Sequential number), etc., and each image data is CCYYMMDDxxxxxx (CC: Image data Type, YYMMDD: Number specifying the date of writing, xxxxxx: Sequential number), etc. can be renamed.

  Next, when the writing of various data is completed, a label printing screen 30 as shown in FIG. The label print screen 30 is selected from information to be printed on the label surface of the recording medium 9 (for example, character information such as the title and date of creation of the recording medium 9 or image data recorded on the recording medium 9). In the step S109, the user operates the operation means 6 to input character information and image information to be printed on the label surface of the recording medium 9. Enter or select. The character information and image information may be information unrelated to the image data recorded on the recording medium 9, but are related to the image data recorded on the recording medium 9 such as titles and images displayed in the slide show. By using the recorded information, the recording medium 9 can be easily identified, and the utility value of the recording medium 9 can be increased.

  Next, in step S110, the print data generation unit 15 selects the character information or image information input or selected in the above step, automatically set information (for example, identification information (ID number) or logo mark of the recording medium 9). Etc.) is generated on the label surface of the recording medium 9 to generate print data. This print data may be data in which character information or image information is combined, or may be instruction data for instructing the print position of character information or image information. The layout of the characters and images may be performed by the user using the display means 5 and the operation means 6, or may be automatically laid out according to a predetermined rule.

  Next, in step S111, the recording medium 9 in which the data for computer equipment and the data for home appliances are recorded in the above-described steps S107 to S108 is taken out from the recording medium loading unit 4, and as shown in FIG. 17 is mounted on a recording medium mounting tool (label printing tray 23) used for printing on the label surface of the recording medium 9. The label printing tray 23 is formed with a region for inserting the recording medium 9 (referred to as a recess 23a). The recording medium 9 is inserted into the recess 23a with the label surface facing upward. When the label printing tray 23 fitted with is set at a predetermined position of the printing means 17, the character information and image information can be printed on the label surface.

  Here, in general, a mark (first mark 24) of an arbitrary form such as a groove or a protrusion that can be used for alignment or a printed mark is formed around the recess 23a of the label printing tray 23. However, since there is no mark corresponding to the first mark 24 in the conventional recording medium, the recording medium 9 cannot be mounted in the concave portion 23a of the label printing tray 23 in an appropriate direction. On the other hand, on the label surface of the recording medium 9 of the present embodiment, the first information formed around the recess 23 a is arranged so that the printed information 19 can be arranged in the correct orientation with respect to the label printing tray 23. Since the second mark 20 that is engaged with the mark 24 is printed, the first mark 24 and the second mark 20 are aligned, so that the recording medium 9 is label-printed as shown in FIG. The tray 23 can be mounted in an appropriate direction (that is, the direction in which the vertical direction of the printed information 19 substantially coincides with the vertical direction of the information to be printed).

  The second mark 20 printed on the label surface of the recording medium 9 and the first mark 24 formed around the concave portion 23a of the label printing tray 23 are not limited to the configurations shown in FIGS. When the plurality of first marks 24 are provided on the label printing tray 23, the label surface of the recording medium 9 has the same number of second marks as the first marks 24 as shown in FIG. The indicia 20 may be printed, or as shown in FIG. 12, a second indicium 20 that engages with any of the first indicia 24 (in the figure, one that engages with the first indicia 24 on the upper side. A second landmark 20) may be printed. Further, the shape of the first mark 24 and the second mark 20 is not limited, and may be a linear shape as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 or an arrow as shown in FIG. However, it may be a symbol or figure such as a triangle as shown in FIG. The first mark 24 and the second mark 20 do not need to have the same shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 13C, the first mark 24 is an arrow, and the second mark 20 is It may be a combination of different shapes such as symbols. 9 to 13, the first mark 24 is provided around the recess 23a and the second mark 20 is printed on the outer peripheral portion of the label surface. However, they are arranged so as to engage with each other. For example, the first mark 24 is provided at a position corresponding to the opening of the recording medium 9 in the central portion of the recess 23a, and the second mark 20 is printed on the inner periphery of the label surface, or the outer periphery of the label surface. It can also be set as the structure engaged with both in an inner peripheral part.

  In step S112, the printing control unit 16 causes the printing unit 17 to print character information, image information, and the like on the label surface of the recording medium 9 in an appropriate orientation based on the generated print data. The label surface of the recording medium 9 after printing is, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, and the top and bottom direction of the printed information 19 such as preprinted characters, symbols, patterns, images, logo marks, and the input title and date. The vertical direction of the additional print information 21 such as the character information 22a such as the identification information and the image information 22b based on the image data recorded on the recording medium 9 substantially coincides, and the recording medium 9 having a good appearance is formed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the printing unit 17 has the correct positional relationship on the outer peripheral portion of the label surface of the recording medium 9 on which the printed information 19 such as characters, symbols, patterns, images, logo marks, etc. is printed in advance. Since one or more second marks 20 that are engaged with the first marks 24 formed around the recesses 23 a of the label printing tray 23 are printed, new information is added to the label surface of the recording medium 9. Even when printing, the first mark 24 and the second mark 20 are aligned, so that the vertical direction of the printed information 19 and the vertical direction of the additional print information 21 can be aligned. . As a result, the alignment operation can be facilitated, and a good-looking recording medium 9 can be easily created.

  The above flow is an example. Various data is recorded after the label surface is printed, only the label surface is printed, additional printing is once performed on the label surface, and then additional printing is performed again. Can be changed. In the above embodiment, the recording medium 9 on which image data is recorded has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and additional printing is performed on the label surface of the recording medium 9 on which music data is recorded. The same can be applied to the case.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance structure of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other external appearance structure of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the procedure of the process using the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a recording medium and a label printing tray according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows typically the state which loaded the recording medium based on one Example of this invention in the tray for label printing. It is a figure which shows the variation of the state which loaded the recording medium based on one Example of this invention in the tray for label printing. It is a figure which shows the variation of the state which loaded the recording medium based on one Example of this invention in the tray for label printing. It is a figure which shows the variation of the 1st mark provided in the 2nd mark printed on the recording medium based on one Example of this invention, and the label printing tray. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the label surface after the additional printing of the recording medium based on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the recording structure of the data in the recording medium based on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (slide show creation screen) displayed on the display means of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (label printing screen) displayed on the display means of the control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the recording surface of the recording medium based on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of a recording medium (CD-R). It is a figure which shows the structural example of the label surface of the conventional recording medium.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control apparatus 2 Media loading part 3 Equipment connection part 4 Recording medium loading part 5 Display means 6 Operation means 7 Digital camera 7a Mobile phone with a camera 8 Media 9 Recording medium 10 Communication network 11 Server 12 Data input means 13 Data generation means 14 Recording Media identification means 15 Print data generation means 16 Print control means 17 Printing means 18 Data recording means 19 Printed information 20 Second mark 21 Additional print information 22a Character information 22b Image information 23 Label printing tray 23a Concave 24 First mark 25 Slide show creation screen 26 Reading source display field 27 Album display field 28 Selected image display field 29 Procedure display field 30 Label printing screen 100 Polycarbonate substrate 101 Organic dye layer 102 Reflective layer 103 Protective layer

Claims (6)

On the label surface is a disc-type recording medium on which information defining the vertical direction is pre-printed,
The outer periphery of the label surface is printed with one or more second marks that engage with the first marks provided around the recording medium mounting area of the label printing tray used in the printing means. A characteristic recording medium.   The second mark is a position to be engaged with the first mark in a state where the vertical direction of the information printed in advance and the vertical direction of information to be newly printed using the printing unit are substantially coincident with each other. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is disposed in the middle. At least image data is recorded on the recording surface of the recording medium,
The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the information to be newly printed includes information associated with the image data recorded on the recording medium.   The information to be newly printed includes the title of the recording medium, date information on which the image data is recorded on the recording medium, identification information for identifying the recording medium, or image data recorded on the recording medium. 4. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium includes any one of image information based thereon.   5. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein identification information for identifying the recording medium is recorded in an area inside a logical address area on a recording surface of the recording medium. .   The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein each of the first mark and the second mark is configured by any one of a straight line, an arrow, a symbol, and a figure.

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