JP2020187814A - Publisher, control method of publisher, and publisher control device - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to simply create a disc whose image of a label surface and data written on a recording surface are the same of those of a copy source disc.SOLUTION: In a disc processing system 1000, a publisher 1 includes: a disc drive 20 that reads out data from a recording surface of a copy source disc, and writes the read data read out from the copy source disc on a recording surface of a copy destination disc; a camera 80 that photographs a label surface of the copy source disc; a label printer 30 that prints on a label surface of the copy destination disc based on a photographic image of the camera 80; and a conveyance portion 60 that conveys the copy source disc and the copy destination disc.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a publisher, a method of controlling a publisher, and a publisher control device.

Conventionally, a technique for duplicating a disc such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versaille Disc), or a BD (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc) is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, an image of the label surface of the copy source disk is acquired by a scanner, and the acquired image is printed on the label surface of the copy destination disk, so that the image on the label surface is the same as that of the copy source disk. Disclose a multifunction device that can duplicate a disc.

JP-A-2007-141321

However, the apparatus described in Patent Document 1 does not disclose copying the data written on the recording surface of the copy source disk to the copy destination disk, and the image and the recording surface of the label surface of the copy source disk. It is not disclosed that the same disk can be easily created (reproduced) from the data written in.

One aspect of solving the above problems is to write a reading unit that reads data from the recording surface of the first disk and data read from the first disk by the reading unit to the recording surface of the second disk. A writing unit, a camera that captures the label surface of the first disc, a printing unit that prints on the label surface of the second disc based on image data of the camera, the first disc, and , A publisher including a transport unit for transporting the second disk.

The publisher may be configured to include a storage unit that stores the data read by the reading unit and the image data captured by the camera in association with each other.

The publisher acquires the image data and the data stored in association with the storage unit, causes the writing unit to write the acquired data on the recording surface of the second disk, and acquires the image. It may be configured to include a control unit for printing on the label surface of the second disc by the printing unit based on the data.

In the publisher, a first storage unit for storing the first disk, a second storage unit for storing the second disk, and a second storage unit capable of storing the first disk and the second disk. The transport unit includes the storage unit of 3, and the transport unit transports the first disk to be stored in the first storage unit to the reading unit, then to the third storage unit, and then to the third storage unit. The second disk to be stored by the second storage unit may be transported to the writing unit and the printing unit, and then to the third storage unit.

In the publisher, a first storage unit for storing the first disk, a second storage unit for storing the second disk, and a second storage unit capable of storing the first disk and the second disk. The transport unit includes the storage unit of 3, and the transport unit transports the first disk to be stored in the first storage unit to the reading unit, then to the third storage unit, and then to the third storage unit. The second disk to be stored by the second storage unit may be transported to the writing unit and the printing unit, and then to the first storage unit.

In the publisher, the printing unit may have a tray, and the shooting position of the camera may be the position of the tray when the transport unit mounts the second disc on the tray.

In another aspect of solving the above problems, data is read from the recording surface of the first disk, the label surface of the first disk is photographed, and the data read from the first disk is used as a second. This is a publisher control method of writing on the recording surface of the disc and printing on the label surface of the second disc based on the image data obtained by shooting.

Yet another aspect of solving the above problems is a reading unit that reads data from the recording surface of the disk, a writing unit that writes data to the recording surface of the disk, a camera that photographs the label surface of the disk, and the like. A publisher control device that controls a publisher including a printing unit that prints on the label surface of a disc and a transport unit that conveys the disc, and the reading unit reads data from the recording surface of the first disc. The camera is made to take a picture of the label surface of the first disk, and the writing unit is made to write the data read from the first disk to the recording surface of the second disk by the camera. It is a publisher control device including a control device control unit that causes the printing unit to print on the label surface of the second disc based on the image data of the label surface of the first disc.

Front view showing the configuration of the publisher. Top view of the inside of the publisher housing. A block diagram showing the structure of the publisher. A flowchart showing the behavior of the publisher. The figure for demonstrating the storage mode of a copy source disk and a copy destination disk. A flowchart showing the behavior of the publisher. The figure for demonstrating the storage mode of a copy source disk and a copy destination disk. The figure which shows the structure of a disk processing system.

[First Embodiment]
First, the first embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of publisher 1. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inside of the housing 10 of the publisher 1 as viewed from above.

Here, the front in the installed state of the publisher 1 is indicated by the symbol FR. Further, the back of the publisher 1 is indicated by the symbol RR. Further, the right side of the publisher 1 is indicated by the symbol R, the left side is indicated by the reference numeral L, the upper portion is indicated by the reference numeral UP, and the lower portion is indicated by the reference numeral DN. These directions are common in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The publisher 1 executes processing such as writing data to a disc-shaped disc D such as a CD, DVD, or BD, reading data from the disc D, and printing an image on the label surface of the disc D. It is a device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the inside of the housing 10 of the publisher 1 is vertically partitioned by a partition portion 11. In the following description, the upper part of the partition portion 11 of the housing 10 is referred to as “upper part of the housing” and is designated by “12”, and the lower part of the partition portion 11 of the housing 10 is referred to as “lower part of the housing”. The symbol "13" is attached.

Two disk drives 20, a first disk drive 20A and a second disk drive 20B, a label printer 30, a first stacker 40A, a second stacker 40B, a transport unit 60, and a camera 80 are provided on the upper portion 12 of the housing. Be done. The first disk drive 20A and the second disk drive 20B correspond to an example of a reading unit and a writing unit. In the following description, when the first disk drive 20A and the second disk drive 20B are not distinguished, they are referred to as "disk drives" and are designated by "20". The label printer 30 corresponds to an example of a printing unit.

The first disk drive 20A is a device that irradiates the recording surface of the disk D with a laser beam to write data and read data. The first disk drive 20A has a disk drive main body 21A and a drive tray 22A provided so as to be retractable forward with respect to the disk drive main body 21A. A substantially circular recess on which the disc D is placed is formed on the upper surface of the drive tray 22A. The drive tray 22A can move in the front-rear direction between the processing position for writing and reading data to the disk D and the delivery position for delivering the disk D by the arm portion 61 of the transport unit 60.

The second disk drive 20B is a device that irradiates the recording surface of the disk D with a laser beam to write data and read data. The second disk drive 20B has a disk drive main body 21B and a drive tray 22B provided so as to be retractable forward with respect to the disk drive main body 21B. Similar to the drive tray 22A, a substantially circular recess on which the disc D is placed is formed on the upper surface of the drive tray 22B. The drive tray 22B is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction between a processing position for writing and reading data to the disk D and a transfer position for transferring the disk D by the arm portion 61 of the transport unit 60. ..

In the following description, when the drive tray 22A and the drive tray 22B are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to as the "drive tray 22" with the reference numeral "22".

The label printer 30 is a printing device that includes a printing mechanism such as a carriage 301 that scans in the left-right direction and an inkjet head 302 mounted on the carriage 301, and prints an image on the label surface of the disc D. The label printer 30 has a printer main body 31 and a printer tray 32 provided so as to be retractable forward with respect to the printer main body 31. The printer tray corresponds to an example of a tray. Similar to the drive tray 22, the printer tray 32 is formed with a substantially circular recess 321 on which the disk D is placed. The printer tray 32 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction between a printing position for printing an image on the label surface of the disc D and a delivery position for delivering the disc D by the arm portion 61 of the transport unit 60. To. Note that FIG. 2 shows a printer tray 32 located at the delivery position and on which the disk D is placed. In the present embodiment, the serial type printing device is illustrated as the label printer 30, but the label printer 30 may be a line type printing device.

The first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, and the label printer 30 are provided in a row in the vertical direction on the upper left side of the guide 62 described later in the upper portion 12 of the housing. Specifically, the first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, and the label printer 30 have a central axis of the disk D placed on the drive tray 22A located at the delivery position and a drive tray located at the delivery position. The central axis of the disk D placed on the 22B and the central axis of the disk D placed on the printer tray 32 located at the delivery position are arranged vertically on the upper portion 12 of the housing so as to be the same axis. It is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the camera 80 is provided inside the housing upper portion 12 by a predetermined method so as to photograph the first disk drive 20A and above the arm portion 61 of the transport portion 60 so as to photograph the lower side. .. For example, the camera 80 is provided on a top plate of an upper portion 12 of a housing (not shown). The camera 80 is provided so that the optical axis KS is at least the same axis as the central axis of the disc D placed on the printer tray 32 located at the delivery position. The shooting range SA of the camera 80 is a range within the mounting surface 32A of the printer tray 32 located at the delivery position, and includes at least a range in which the disc D is mounted. The focus of the camera 80 is on the mounting surface 32A of the printer tray 32 located at the delivery position. That is, the shooting position of the camera 80 is the delivery position of the printer tray 32.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper portion 12 of the housing is provided with a first stacker 40A and a second stacker 40B as storage portions for storing the disc D.

The first stacker 40A has, for example, a cylindrical first stacker storage unit 41A that can store several tens of discs D in a loaded state. The first stacker storage unit 41A is detachably supported inside the housing 10 with respect to the first stacker base 42A fixed to the housing 10. A notch 43A that is long notched downward is formed on a part of the outer wall of the first stacker storage portion 41A. With this notch 43A, the arm 61 of the transport 60 can advance to the lower part of the first stacker storage 41A.

The second stacker 40B has, for example, a cylindrical second stacker storage portion 41B that can be stored in a state where several tens of discs D are loaded. The second stacker storage unit 41B is detachably supported inside the housing 10 with respect to the second stacker base 42B fixed to the housing 10. Further, in the second stacker base 42B, the arm portion 61 of the transport portion 60 can be inserted below the first stacker 40A between the upper end of the second stacker storage portion 41B and the lower surface of the first stacker base 42A. It is detachably supported by the second stacker base 42B with a gap K. A notch 43B that is long notched downward is formed on a part of the outer wall of the second stacker storage portion 41B. The notch 43B allows the arm 61 of the transport 60 to travel to the lower part of the second stacker storage 41B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first stacker 40A and the second stacker 40B are provided in a row in the upper portion 12 of the housing in a row in the vertical direction in front of the right front of the guide 62 described later. Specifically, the first stacker 40A and the second stacker 40B are provided on the upper portion 12 of the housing side by side in the vertical direction so that the central axis of the stored disk D is the same axis.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper portion 12 of the housing has a first stacker 40A, a second stacker 40B, a third stacker 50, a first disk drive 20A, a second disk drive 20B, and a label. A transport unit 60 for transporting the disc D between the printers 30 is provided. The third stacker 50 corresponds to an example of the third storage unit.

The transport unit 60 includes an arm unit 61 and a guide 62 that supports the arm unit 61. The guide 62 is provided behind the first stacker 40A and the second stacker 40B, and to the right of the first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, and the label printer 30. The guide 62 is formed in the shape of a long rod, and is erected on the upper surface 11A of the partition portion 11. The arm portion 61 is supported by an arm drive portion 63 that moves in the vertical direction along the axial direction of the guide 62 and rotates around the axis of the guide 62. Further, a disc grip portion 64 for gripping the disc D so as to be releasable is provided at the tip of the arm portion 61.
A sensor is installed at the tip of the arm portion 61. The publisher storage unit 120 stores the thickness of one disc D and the position (first position) of the bottom portion of the first stacker 40A for storing the disc D. After rotating the guide 62 so that the arm portion 61 moves above the first stacker 40A, the guide 62 moves downward along the axial direction, and the position when the sensor detects the disc D (the first position). Stop at 2 positions). The publisher control unit 100 can obtain the number of discs D stored in the first stacker 40A by dividing the thickness of one disc D from the difference between the second position and the first position. If there is no difference between the second position and the first position, it is determined that the disk D is not stored. Similarly, the publisher control unit 100 acquires the number of discs D stored in the second stacker 40B and the third stacker 50, or determines that the disc D is not stored.

The arm drive unit 63 is provided with an arm detection sensor that detects the vertical position of the arm drive unit 63 on the guide 62 and the rotation position of the arm drive unit 63 about the axis of the guide 62. The arm detection sensor is not shown. Based on the position of the arm drive unit 63 on the guide 62 detected by the arm detection sensor, the publisher control unit 100, which will be described later, determines the position of the disc D gripped by the disc grip unit 64 in the housing 10 of the publisher 1. It is detectable.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper portion 12 of the housing is on the left side of the first stacker 40A and the second stacker 40B, and the first disk drive 20A and the second disk drive 20B. A space is formed in front of the label printer 30 for the transport unit 60 to transport the disc D in the vertical direction. A third stacker 50, which will be described later, is provided below the space.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an opening 14 is formed in the front surface 12B of the upper portion 12 of the housing. In front of the opening 14, a door 15 that is rotatably supported with respect to the door shaft 16 provided at the right end portion 14A of the opening 14 is provided. When the publisher 1 detects that the door 15 is closed with respect to the opening 14, the first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, the label printer 30, and the transport unit 60 are configured to be operable. ing. When it is detected that the door 15 is open with respect to the opening 14, the publisher 1 stops the operations of the first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, the label printer 30, and the transport unit 60. It is configured to do.

On the front surface 12B of the upper portion 12 of the housing, a power switch 18 for turning on / off the power of the publisher 1 is provided at the lower left in the front view in FIG. 1, and various states of the publisher 1 are provided in the upper left in the front view in FIG. A notification unit 70 for notifying is provided.

The notification unit 70 includes, for example, an LED corresponding to the content of the notification, and notifies various states by changing the lighting state of the LED. For example, the notification unit 70 notifies the on / off state of the power supply of the publisher 1. Further, for example, the notification unit 70 notifies the remaining amount of ink of each color in the label printer 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, a third stacker 50 is provided in the lower portion 13 of the housing as a storage portion for accommodating the disc D so that it can be pulled out from an outlet 17 formed in the front surface 13A of the lower portion 13 of the housing. The third stacker 50 is configured so that the third stacker 50 can be pulled out from the drawer 17 and the disc D can be taken in and out even when the door 15 is closed. That is, even when the first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, the label printer 30, and the transport unit 60 are operating, the user pulls out the third stacker 50 from the drawer 17, and the third stacker 50 is pulled out. 3 The disk D can be taken in and out of the stacker 50.

The third stacker 50 is provided side by side below the first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, and the label printer 30. The third stacker 50 has a third stacker storage portion 51 that can be pulled out to the front of the housing 10 via an outlet 17 formed on the front surface 13A of the lower portion 13 of the housing. The third stacker storage unit 51 is formed with a substantially circular recess 52 in which the disc D is loaded and stored, and several discs D can be stored in the recess 52. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a handle portion 54 that can be gripped by a user when the third stacker storage portion 51 is pulled forward from the housing 10 is formed on the front surface 53 of the third stacker 50.

The third stacker 50 is configured so that the extension stacker 57 can be attached as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. The expansion stacker 57 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape capable of loading and storing the disc D. By attaching the expansion stacker 57 to the third stacker 50, the number of discs D that can be stored in the third stacker 50 can be increased from several to several tens.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of publisher 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the publisher 1 and the control device 2 configure the disk processing system 1000. The disk processing system 1000 of the present embodiment creates a disk D in which the image on the label surface and the data written on the recording surface are the same as the copy source disk D by the publisher 1, the publisher 1 and the control device 2. The control device 2 is a device that controls the publisher 1, and corresponds to an example of the publisher control device.

In the following description, the copy source disk D is referred to as a "duplicate source disk" and has a "D-Or" sign, and the copy destination disk D is referred to as a "duplicate destination disk" and has a "D-Pr" code. Attach. The copy destination disk D-Pr of the present embodiment is a disk in which no image is printed on the label surface and no data is written on the recording surface before the processing by the publisher 1. The copy source disk D-Or corresponds to an example of the first disk. The copy destination disk D-Pr corresponds to an example of the second disk.

The publisher 1 includes a publisher control unit 100, a publisher communication unit 101, a first disk drive 20A, a second disk drive 20B, a label printer 30, and a transport unit 60. The publisher control unit 100 corresponds to an example of the control unit.

The publisher control unit 100 includes a publisher processor 110, which is a processor that executes programs such as a CPU and an MPU, and a publisher storage unit 120, and controls each unit of the publisher 1. The publisher storage unit 120 corresponds to an example of the storage unit. The publisher control unit 100 executes various processes in cooperation with hardware and software so that the publisher processor 110 reads the control program 120A stored in the publisher storage unit 120 and executes the process.

The publisher storage unit 120 has a storage area for storing a program executed by the publisher processor 110 and data processed by the publisher processor 110. The publisher storage unit 120 stores the control program 120A executed by the publisher processor 110 and various other data. The publisher storage unit 120 has a non-volatile storage area for non-volatilely storing programs and data. Further, the publisher storage unit 120 may include a volatile storage area and may form a work area for temporarily storing the program executed by the publisher processor 110 and the data to be processed.

The publisher communication unit 101 is composed of communication hardware according to a predetermined communication standard, and communicates with the control device 2 under the control of the publisher control unit 100. Examples of communication hardware include hardware such as communication circuits, communication ports, communication boards, and communication connectors. The communication standard used between the publisher communication unit 101 and the control device 2 may be a standard related to wired communication or a standard related to wireless communication, but in this embodiment, the USB standard is exemplified.

The first disk drive 20A and the second disk drive 20B read data from the copy source disk D-Or under the control of the publisher control unit 100, and also read data on the recording surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr. Executes the writing of.

The label printer 30 receives ink supply from an ink supply unit (not shown) and prints an image on the label surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr under the control of the publisher control unit 100.

The transport unit 60 includes an arm unit 61, a guide 62, an arm drive unit 63, a disc grip unit 64, a drive unit that drives the disc grip unit 64, and other configurations related to the transport of the disc D, and is included in the publisher control unit 100. The disk D is conveyed according to the control. The disc D of the present embodiment is conveyed by the conveying unit 60 with the label surface facing upward.

The camera 80 photographs the mounting surface 32A of the printer tray 32 located at the delivery position under the control of the publisher control unit 100, and outputs image data (photographed image, image data) to the publisher control unit 100.

Next, the operation of the publisher 1 when duplicating the disk D will be described. In the following, two operations in which the copy source disk D-Or and the copy destination disk D-Pr have different storage modes after processing will be described.

First, the operation of the publisher 1 related to the first storage mode will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the publisher 1.

In the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, a case where one disk D is duplicated for one copy source disk D-Or will be illustrated. Further, in the explanation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the expansion stacker 57 is attached. Further, at the start of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of copy source disks D-Or are stored in the first stacker 40A, and a plurality of copy destination disks D-Pr are stored in the first stacker 40A in the second stacker 40B. It is assumed that the same number of discs as the original disc D-Or are stored. Therefore, in the description of FIG. 4, the first stacker 40A corresponds to an example of the first storage unit, and the second stacker 40B corresponds to an example of the second storage unit. Further, in the explanation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the total number of discs D stored in the first stacker 40A and the second stacker 40B is equal to or less than the maximum number of discs D that can be stored in the third stacker 50.

The publisher control unit 100 of the publisher 1 determines whether or not to start copying the disk D (step SA1). For example, when the publisher control unit 100 receives the copy execution command instructing the execution of the copy of the disk D from the control device 2 by the publisher communication unit 101, the publisher control unit 100 makes an affirmative determination in step SA1. Further, for example, when the publisher control unit 100 is instructed to execute the duplication of the disk D by an operation switch (not shown), the publisher control unit 100 makes an affirmative determination in step SA1.

The publisher control unit 100 conveys one copy source disk D-Or from the first stacker 40A to the first disk drive 20A or the second disk drive 20B by the transfer unit 60, and stores the copy source disk D-Or in the drive tray 22. (Step SA2).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 controls the first disk drive 20A or the second disk drive 20B to read data from the recording surface of the copy source disk D-Or (step SA3). In the following description, the data read from the recording surface of the copy source disk D-Or is referred to as "read data".

Next, the publisher control unit 100 controls the label printer 30 to move the printer tray 32 to the delivery position (step SA4). The publisher control unit 100 may be configured to move the printer tray 32 to the delivery position after the data has been read from the copy source disk D-Or.

Next, when the publisher control unit 100 completes reading the data from the copy source disk D-Or, the transfer unit 60 takes out the copy source disk D-Or from the drive tray 22 and conveys the taken-out copy source disk D-Or. It is placed on the printer tray 32 located at the delivery position (step SA5).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 causes the camera 80 to photograph the mounting surface 32A, and acquires a photographed image including the label surface of the duplication source disk D-Or (step SA6). In step SA6, the camera 80 takes a picture with the arm part 61 swiveled to a predetermined position so that the arm part 61 does not enter the shooting range SA.

Next, the publisher control unit 100 stores the read data, the captured image data (photographed image, image data) acquired in step SA6, and the correspondence data indicating the correspondence between the read data and the captured image data in the publisher storage unit 120. (Step SA7).

The correspondence data is, for example, XML format data, and is data in which the identification data of the read data and the identification data of the captured image data are described. In step SA7, the publisher control unit 100 generates identification data for each of the read data and the photographed image data, appropriately associates the generated identification data with each other, and causes the publisher storage unit 120 to read the read data and the photographed image data. To memorize. Further, the publisher control unit 100 generates correspondence data in which the generated identification data are associated with each other, and stores the correspondence data in the publisher storage unit 120.

Next, the publisher control unit 100 takes out the copy source disk D-Or from the printer tray 32 by the transfer unit 60, conveys it to the third stacker 50, and stores the copy source disk D-Or in the third stacker 50 (step). SA8).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 determines whether or not there is a copy source disk D-Or for reading data next (step SA9).

When the publisher control unit 100 determines that there is a copy source disk D-Or for reading data next (step SA9: YES), the process returns to step SA2, and the unprocessed copy source disk D-Or is stepped. The process of step SA8 is executed from SA2. When a plurality of duplication source disks D-Or are stored in the first stacker 40A, a plurality of correspondence data are stored in the publisher storage unit 120.

On the other hand, when the publisher control unit 100 determines that there is no copy source disk D-Or to read the data next (step SA9: NO), the publisher control unit 100 has a correspondence relationship from one or more correspondence relationship data stored in the publisher storage unit 120. Identify one piece of data (step SA10). The order of identification is, for example, the order stored in the publisher storage unit 120.

Next, the publisher control unit 100 conveys one copy destination disk D-OPr from the second stacker 40B to the first disk drive 20A or the second disk drive 20B by the transfer unit 60, and transfers it to the drive tray 22. Store (step SA11).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 controls the first disk drive 20A or the second disk drive 20B to transfer the read data indicated by the correspondence data specified in step SA10 to the recording surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr. Write (step SA12). The publisher control unit 100 acquires read data from the publisher storage unit 120 using the identification data included in the correspondence data specified in step SA10 as a key.

Next, when the publisher control unit 100 completes writing data to the copy destination disk D-Pr by the transfer unit 60, the publisher control unit 100 takes out the copy destination disk D-Pr from the drive tray 22 and sends the copy destination disk D-Pr to the label printer 30. Pr is conveyed and stored in the printer tray 32 (step SA13).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 controls the label printer 30 to print an image on the label surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr based on the captured image data indicated by the correspondence data specified in step SA10 (step SA14). ). The publisher control unit 100 acquires captured image data from the publisher storage unit 120 using the identification data included in the correspondence data specified in step SA10 as a key. In step SA14, the publisher control unit 100 extracts the photographed image data indicating the photographed image of the label surface of the duplication source disk D-Or by a predetermined method from the photographed image data indicated by the correspondence data. Then, the publisher control unit 100 prints the photographed image indicated by the extracted photographed image data on the label surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr by the label printer 30.

Next, when the printing by the label printer 30 is completed, the publisher control unit 100 takes out the copy destination disk D-Pr from the printer tray 32 by the transfer unit 60 and conveys it to the third stacker 50 to transfer the copy destination disk D-Pr. It is stored in the third stacker 50 (step SA15).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 erases the correspondence data specified in step SA1 and the read data and captured image data indicated by the correspondence data from the publisher storage unit 120 (step SA16). The correspondence data and the read data and captured image data indicated by the correspondence data are not erased, but are stored in the publisher storage unit 120 together with the processed flag, or are stored in the external storage device connected to the publisher 1. You may. By storing in these, it is possible to copy to the copy destination disk D-Pr when necessary.

Next, the publisher control unit 100 determines whether or not the publisher storage unit 120 stores the correspondence data (step SA17).

When the publisher control unit 100 determines that the publisher storage unit 120 stores the correspondence data (step SA17: YES), the publisher control unit 100 returns the process to step SA10. Then, the publisher control unit 100 executes duplication of the disk D based on the other copy source disk D-Or.

On the other hand, when the publisher control unit 100 determines that the publisher storage unit 120 does not store the correspondence data (step SA17: NO), the publisher control unit 100 ends this process.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a storage mode of the replication source disk D-Or and the replication destination disk D-Pr when the operation described with reference to FIG. 4 is executed.

As described in steps SA2 to SA9 of FIG. 4, the publisher control unit 100 reads data from all the duplication source disks D-Or housed in the first stacker 40A, and labels by the camera 80. The surface is photographed, and the processed copy source disk D-Or is stored in the third stacker 50. After that, as described in steps SA10 to SA17 of FIG. 4, the publisher control unit 100 writes read data to and labels all the copy destination disks D-Pr stored in the second stacker 40B. The surface is printed, and the processed copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the third stacker 50.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, in the third stacker 50, the copy source disk D-Or and the processed copy destination disk D-Pr are collectively stored. Therefore, after the duplication of the disk D by the publisher 1 is completed, the user can easily determine which disk D is the copy source disk D-Or and which disk D is the processed copy destination disk D-Pr.

Next, the operation of the publisher 1 related to the second storage mode will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the publisher 1. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the same step numbers as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 are assigned the same step numbers, and detailed description thereof will be omitted as necessary.

At the start of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the publisher 1 is powered on. Further, in the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, a case where one disk is duplicated for one copy source disk D-Or will be illustrated. Further, in the explanation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the expansion stacker 57 is attached. Further, at the start of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of copy source disks D-Or are stored in the first stacker 40A, and a plurality of copy destination disks D-Pr are stored in the first stacker 40A in the second stacker 40B. It is assumed that the same number of discs as the original disc D-Or are stored. Further, in the explanation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the total number of discs D that can be stored by the first stacker 40A, the total number of discs D that can be stored by the second stacker 40B, and the disc D that can store the third stacker 50 It is assumed that the total number of sheets is the same.

Since steps 1 to 8 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 are the same as the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted, and the description will be given from step 9. When the publisher control unit 100 determines that there is no copy source disk D-Or to read the data next (step SA9: NO), the publisher control unit 100 selects the correspondence data from one or more correspondence data stored in the publisher storage unit 120. One is specified (step SA10). The order of identification is, for example, the order stored in the publisher storage unit 120.

Next, the publisher control unit 100 conveys one copy destination disk D-OPr from the second stacker 40B to the first disk drive 20A or the second disk drive 20B by the transfer unit 60, and transfers it to the drive tray 22. Store (step SA11).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 controls the first disk drive 20A or the second disk drive 20B to transfer the read data indicated by the correspondence data specified in step SA10 to the recording surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr. Write (step SA12).

Next, when the publisher control unit 100 completes writing the read data to the copy destination disk D-Pr by the transfer unit 60, the publisher control unit 100 takes out the copy destination disk D-Pr from the drive tray 22 and sends the copy destination disk D to the label printer 30. -Pr is conveyed and stored in the printer tray 32 (step SA13).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 controls the label printer 30 to print an image on the label surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr based on the captured image data indicated by the correspondence data specified in step SA10 (step SA14). ).

Next, when the printing by the label printer 30 is completed, the publisher control unit 100 takes out the copy source disk D-Pr from the printer tray 32 by the transfer unit 60 and conveys it to the first stacker 40A to transfer the copy source disk D-Pr. Store (step SB1).

Next, the publisher control unit 100 erases the correspondence data specified in step SA1 and the read data and captured image data indicating the correspondence data from the publisher storage unit 120 (step SA16). The correspondence data and the read data and captured image data indicated by the correspondence data are not erased, but are stored in the publisher storage unit 120 together with the processed flag, or are stored in the external storage device connected to the publisher 1. You may. By storing in these, it can be duplicated again.

Next, the publisher control unit 100 determines whether or not the publisher storage unit 120 stores the correspondence data (step SA17).

When the publisher control unit 100 determines that the publisher storage unit 120 stores the correspondence data (step SA17: YES), the publisher control unit 100 returns the process to step SA10. Then, the publisher control unit 100 executes duplication of the disk D based on the other copy source disk D-Or.

On the other hand, when the publisher control unit 100 determines that the publisher storage unit 120 does not store the correspondence data (step SA17: NO), the publisher control unit 100 ends this process.
When the publisher control unit 100 determines that there is no copy source disk D-Or to read the data next (step SA9: NO), the process is temporarily interrupted, and the next steps SA10 to SA17 are performed at arbitrary timings. You may go with. It is assumed that the copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the second stacker 40B in advance, but steps SA1 to SA9 can be processed without the copy destination disk D-Pr. Therefore, even if there is no copy destination disk D-Pr, the process proceeds from step SA1 and the process is temporarily interrupted in step SA9, and at the timing when the copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the second stacker 40B, after step SA10. You may start the process of.
Further, even if the publisher 1 does not have the copy destination disk D-Pr, the process proceeds from step SA1 and the process for the publisher 1 is temporarily stopped in step SA9, and the copy is performed on the second stacker 40B under the control of the control device 2. The processing of step SA10 and subsequent steps may be executed for another publisher 1 in which the destination disk D-Pr is stored.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a storage mode of the replication source disk D-Or and the replication destination disk D-Pr when the operation described with reference to FIG. 6 is executed.

In FIG. 7, the copy source disk D-Or and the copy destination disk D-Pr are shown side by side in the first stacker 40A. This does not indicate that the disc D can be loaded and stored at two locations in the first stacker storage unit 41A, but indicates that different discs D before and after duplication are stored in the first stacker 40A. There is. The copy source disk D-Or indicated by the alternate long and short dash line stored in the first stacker 40A is stored in the first stacker 40A before duplication, and is not stored in the first stacker 40A after duplication. .. Further, the copy destination disk D-Pr shown by the solid line stored in the first stacker 40A is shown to be stored in the first stacker 40A after duplication.

As shown in steps SA2 to SA9 of FIG. 6, the publisher control unit 100 reads data from all the duplication source disks D-Or housed in the first stacker 40A, and the label surface by the camera 80. The copy source disk D-Or that has been photographed and processed is stored in the third stacker 50. After that, as described in steps SA10 to SA17 including step SB1 of FIG. 6, the publisher control unit 100 writes data to all the copy destination disks D-Pr stored in the second stacker 40B. Then, the label surface is printed, and the processed copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the first stacker 40A.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the copy source disk D-Or is stored in the third stacker 50, and the processed copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the first stacker 40A. Therefore, after the duplication of the disk D is completed, in the publisher 1, the copy source disk D-Or and the copy destination disk D-Pr are not stored in the same stacker, and the stacker is divided between the copy source and the copy destination. Can store disc D. Therefore, the user can easily determine which disk D is the copy source disk D-Or and which disk D is the processed copy destination disk D-Pr after the replication of the disk D by the publisher 1 is completed.

In the operation of the publisher 1 described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, when the copy source disk D-Or is stored in the first stacker 40A and the copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the second stacker 40B. The operation of is illustrated. The publisher control unit 100 executes the same operation even when the storage destinations of the copy source disk D-Or and the copy destination disk D-Pr are opposite. That is, in the case of the first storage mode, the publisher control unit 100 takes out the copy source disk D-Or from the second stacker 40B and executes the process, and takes out the copy destination disk D-Pr from the first stacker 40A and processes it. To execute. In the second storage mode, the publisher control unit 100 takes out the copy source disk D-Or from the second stacker 40B, executes processing, conveys the copy to the third stacker 50, and transfers the copy destination disk D from the first stacker 40A. -Pr is taken out, processing is executed, and it is conveyed to the second stacker 40B. When the copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the first stacker 40A and the copy source disk D-Or is stored in the second stacker 40B, the first stacker 40A corresponds to an example of the second storage unit, and the first stacker 40A corresponds to the second storage unit. The 2 stacker 40B corresponds to an example of the first storage unit.

Further, in the operation of the publisher 1 described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, the operation in the case of duplicating one disk D from one copy source disk D-Or is illustrated. The publisher 1 may duplicate a plurality of discs D from one copy source disc D-Or. In this case, the publisher control unit 100 processes the number of times corresponding to the number of copies from one copy source disk D-Or, steps SA11 to SA15 in FIG. 4, or steps SA11 to SB1 in FIG. Executes the processing of. Further, when the publisher control unit 100 duplicates a plurality of disks D from one copy source disk D-Or, the publisher control unit 100 performs an operation of simultaneously writing read data to the copy destination disk D-Pr by the two disk drives 20. You may do it.

As described above, the publisher 1 has a disk drive 20 that reads data from the recording surface of the copy source disk D-Or and writes the read data to the recording surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr, and the copy source disk D-Or. The camera 80 that captures the label surface of the above, the label printer 30 that prints on the label surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr based on the captured image of the camera 80, the copy source disk D-Or, and the copy destination disk D- A transport unit 60 for transporting Pr is provided.

According to this configuration, the disc D on which the data read from the copy source disc D-Or is written, and the disc D on which the image is printed based on the captured image on the label side of the copy source disc D-Or can be duplicated. .. Therefore, the same disc D can be easily created (reproduced) from the image on the label side of the copy source disc D-Or and the data written on the recording side. Further, when copying the disc D, the image to be printed on the label surface can be automatically acquired by the camera 80, so that the image to be printed can be set, and the copy source disc D-Or and the copy destination disc D-Pr can be taken in and out of the publisher 1. The disk D can be easily duplicated without the trouble of repeating.

The publisher 1 includes a publisher storage unit 120 that stores the read data read by the disk drive 20 and the captured image in association with each other.

According to this configuration, the read data and the captured image are stored in association with each copy source disk D-Or. Therefore, when the disk D is duplicated based on a plurality of copy source disks D-Or, the data is written. The disc D can be duplicated so that the data and the image printed on the label surface do not become an erroneous combination.

The publisher 1 acquires the photographed image and the read data stored in association with the publisher storage unit 120, writes the acquired read data to the recording surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr by the disk drive 20, and prints the acquired photographed image. Based on this, the publisher control unit 100 for printing on the label surface of the copy destination disk D-Pr by the label printer 30 is provided.

According to this configuration, since the publisher 1 includes the publisher control unit 100, the copy source disk D-Or and the image on the label surface and the data written on the recording surface are the same disk without being controlled by the control device 2. D can be created.

The publisher 1 includes a first stacker 40A that stores the copy source disk D-Or, a second stacker 40B that stores the copy destination disk D-Pr, and a third stacker 50. The transport unit 60 transports all the duplication source disks D-Or stored in the first stacker 40A to the imaging positions of the disk drive 20 and the camera 80, and then transports them to the third stacker 50. After that, the transport unit 60 transports all the duplication destination disks D-Pr stored in the second stacker 40B to the disk drive 20 and the label printer 30, and then transports them to the third stacker 50.

According to this configuration, in the third stacker 50, the copy source disk D-Or and the processed copy destination disk D-Pr are collectively stored. Therefore, after the duplication of the disk D is completed, the user can easily determine which disk D is the copy source disk D-Or and which disk D is the processed copy destination disk D-Pr.

The transport unit 60 transports all the duplication source disks D-Or stored in the first stacker 40A to the shooting positions of the disk drive 20 and the camera 80, then transports them to the third stacker 50, and then transports them to the second stacker 40B. All the copy destination disks D-Pr stored in the disk D-Pr are transferred to the disk drive 20 and the label printer 30 and then to the first stacker 40A.

According to this configuration, the copy source disk D-Or is stored in the third stacker 50, and the processed copy destination disk D-Pr is stored in the first stacker 40A. Therefore, after the duplication of the disk D is completed, in the publisher 1, the copy source disk D-Or and the copy destination disk D-Pr are not stored in the same stacker, and the stacker is divided between the copy source and the copy destination. Can store disc D. Therefore, after duplicating the disk D, the user can easily determine which disk D is the copy source disk D-Or and which disk D is the processed copy destination disk D-Pr.

The label printer 30 has a printer tray. The shooting position of the camera 80 is the position of the printer tray 32 when the transport unit 60 places the copy destination disk D-Pr on the printer tray 32.

As a shooting position for photographing the label surface of the duplication source disk D-Or, a position where it is stored in the third stacker 50, a position where the drive tray 22 is placed on the drive tray 22, and the like can be considered. However, in the case of the third stacker 50, since the duplication source disk D-Or is loaded, it is necessary to adjust the focus of the camera 80 when shooting with the camera 80. Further, even in the case of the drive tray 22, since the disk drives 20 are provided side by side in the vertical direction, it is necessary to adjust the focus of the camera 80 according to the drive tray 22 on which the disk drives 20 are placed. On the other hand, by setting the shooting position of the camera 80 to the position of the printer tray 32 located at the delivery position as in the above configuration, the publisher 1 needs to adjust the focus of the camera 80 every time the camera 80 shoots. Absent. Therefore, the publisher 1 can prevent the processing load required for copying the disk D from increasing.

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Next, the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the disk processing system 1000A in the second embodiment. When the configurations of the publisher 1 and the control device 2 in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The publisher 1 of the second embodiment has a USB hub 104, as is clear from the comparison with the publisher 1 of the first embodiment.

The USB hub 104 is a communication interface that connects the control device 2 with the first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, the camera 80, the label printer 30, and the transport unit 60. The USB hub 104 includes a first disk drive 20A, a second disk drive 20B, a camera 80, a label printer 30, and a USB hub controller 1041 that distributes commands and data to be output to the transport unit 60. The first disk drive 20A, the second disk drive 20B, the label printer 30, and the transport unit 60 included in the publisher 1 are connected to the control device 2 by the USB cable 3 via the USB hub 104.

The control device 2 includes a control device control unit 200, a control device communication unit 201, a control device input unit 202, and a control device display unit 203.

The control device control unit 200 includes a control device processor 210, which is a processor that executes programs such as a CPU and an MPU, and a control device storage unit 220, and controls each unit of the control device 2. The control device control unit 200 is various in cooperation with hardware and software so that the control device processor 210 reads out the control program 220A, the driver software 220B, etc. stored in the control device storage unit 220 and executes the process. Execute the process.

The control device storage unit 220 has a storage area for storing a program executed by the control device processor 210 and data processed by the control device processor 210. The control device storage unit 220 stores the control program 220A executed by the control device processor 210, the driver software 220B, and various other data. The driver software 220B is a program for the control device processor 210 to execute an operation of controlling the publisher 1 described later. The control device storage unit 220 has a non-volatile storage area for non-volatilely storing programs and data. Further, the control device storage unit 220 may include a volatile storage area and form a work area for temporarily storing the program executed by the control device processor 210 and the data to be processed.

The control device communication unit 201 is composed of communication hardware according to the USB communication standard, and communicates with the publisher 1 under the control of the control device control unit 200. The communication standard for the control device communication unit 201 to communicate with the publisher 1 is not limited to the USB communication standard. In this case, as the USB hub 104 of the publisher 1, a hub corresponding to the communication standard is adopted.

The control device input unit 202 includes an operation switch provided in the control device 2, an input means such as a keyboard and a touch panel connected to the control device 2, and detects an operation on the input means of a user who operates the control device 2. Output to the control device control unit 200. The control device control unit 200 executes a process corresponding to an operation on the input means based on the input from the control device input unit 202.

The control device display unit 203 includes a display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel, and displays various information under the control of the control device control unit 200.

Next, the operation of the control device 2 of the present embodiment will be described. Similar to the first embodiment, the control device 2 executes two operations in the publisher 1 in which the copy source disk D-Or and the copy destination disk D-Pr have different storage modes after processing.

That is, when the control device control unit 200 of the control device 2 determines that the duplication of the disk D is to be started based on the detection of the control device input unit 202 or the like, various commands are issued to the publisher 1 by the function of the driver software 220B. It is transmitted, and the publisher 1 is made to execute the operations of steps SA2 to SA17 shown in FIG. The control device control unit 200 of the control device 2 executes the processes of step SA7, step SA9, step SA10, step SA16, and step SA17. Here, in step SA7, the control device control unit 200 acquires the read data and the captured image data from the publisher 1 and stores the correspondence data in the control device storage unit 220.

Further, when the control device control unit 200 of the control device 2 determines that the duplication of the disk D is started based on the detection of the control device input unit 202 or the like, various commands are issued to the publisher 1 by the function of the driver software 220B. It is transmitted to cause the publisher 1 to execute the operations of steps SA2 to SA17 shown in FIG. Similarly, the control device control unit 200 of the control device 2 executes the processes of step SA7, step SA9, step SA10, step SA16, and step SA17.

As described above, in the second embodiment, since the control device 2 transmits a command to cause the publisher 1 to execute the operation of the first embodiment, the copy source disk D-Or and the image and recording surface of the label surface are displayed. A disk D with the same written data can be created.

Each of the above-described embodiments shows only one aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied within the scope of the present invention.

For example, when the above-mentioned control method of publisher 1 is realized by using a computer included in publisher 1 or an external device connected to publisher 1, the computer executes the present invention in order to realize the method. It can also be configured in the form of a program, a recording medium in which the program is readable and recorded by a computer, or a transmission medium in which the program is transmitted.

For example, the functions of the publisher control unit 100 and the control device control unit 200 may be realized by a plurality of processors or semiconductor chips.

Further, each part shown in FIGS. 3 and 8 is an example, and the specific mounting form is not particularly limited. That is, it is not always necessary to implement the hardware corresponding to each part individually, and it is of course possible to realize the function of each part by executing the program by one processor. Further, a part of the functions realized by the software in the above-described embodiment may be realized by the hardware, or a part of the functions realized by the hardware may be realized by the software. In addition, the specific detailed configurations of the publisher 1 and the other parts of the control device 2 can be arbitrarily changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Further, for example, the step units of the operations shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 are divided according to the main processing contents in order to facilitate understanding of the operations of each part of the publisher 1, and are the processing units. The present invention is not limited by the method of division and the name. It may be divided into more step units depending on the processing content. Further, one step unit may be divided so as to include more processes. In addition, the order of the steps may be appropriately changed as long as it does not interfere with the gist of the present invention.

1 ... Publisher, 2 ... Control device (publisher control device), 20 ... Disk drive (reading unit, writing unit), 20A ... 1st disk drive (reading unit, writing unit), 20B ... 2nd disk drive (reading unit) Unit, writing unit), 30 ... Label printer (printing unit), 32 ... Printer tray (tray), 40A ... 1st stacker (1st storage unit, 2nd storage unit), 40B ... 2nd stacker (1st storage) Unit, 2nd storage unit), 50 ... 3rd stacker (3rd storage unit), 60 ... Transport unit, 80 ... Camera, 100 ... Publisher control unit (control unit), 101 ... Publisher communication unit, 110 ... Publisher processor, 120 ... Publisher storage unit (storage unit), 120A ... Control program, 200 ... Control device control unit, 301 ... Carriage, 302 ... Inkjet head, 1000 ... Disk processing system, D ... Disk, D-Or ... Copy source disk (No. 1 disk), D-Pr ... Copy destination disk (second disk).

Claims (8)

A reading unit that reads data from the recording surface of the first disc,
A writing unit that writes the data read from the first disk by the reading unit to the recording surface of the second disk, and
A camera that shoots the label side of the first disc,
A printing unit that prints on the label side of the second disc based on the image data of the camera, and
A transport unit for transporting the first disc and the second disc is provided.
Publisher. A storage unit that stores the data read by the reading unit and the image data taken by the camera in association with each other is provided.
The publisher according to claim 1. The image data and the data stored in association with the storage unit are acquired, the acquired data is written on the recording surface of the second disk by the writing unit, and based on the acquired image data. A control unit for printing on the label surface of the second disk by the printing unit is provided.
The publisher according to claim 2. A first storage unit for storing the first disc and
A second storage unit for storing the second disc, and
A third storage unit capable of storing the first disc and the second disc is provided.
The transport unit
Regarding the first disc stored in the first storage unit, the first disc is transported to the reading unit, then transported to the third storage unit, and then the second disc stored in the second storage unit. , Transported to the writing unit and the printing unit, and then transported to the third storage unit.
The publisher according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A first storage unit for storing the first disc and
A second storage unit for storing the second disc, and
A third storage unit capable of storing the first disc and the second disc is provided.
The transport unit
Regarding the first disc stored in the first storage unit, the first disc is transported to the reading unit, then transported to the third storage unit, and then the second disc stored in the second storage unit. , Transported to the writing unit and the printing unit, and then transported to the first storage unit.
The publisher according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The printing unit has a tray and
The shooting position of the camera is the position of the tray when the transport unit places the second disc on the tray.
The publisher according to claim 4 or 5. Read the data from the recording surface of the first disc,
The label side of the first disc was photographed,
The data read from the first disk is written on the recording surface of the second disk,
Based on the image data obtained by shooting, printing is performed on the label surface of the second disc.
How to control the publisher. A reading unit that reads data from the recording surface of the disc, a writing unit that writes data to the recording surface of the disc, a camera that photographs the label surface of the disc, and a printing unit that prints on the label surface of the disc. A publisher control device that controls a publisher including a transport unit that transports the disc.
The reading unit is made to read data from the recording surface of the first disk.
Let the camera photograph the label side of the first disc.
The writing unit is made to write the data read from the first disk to the recording surface of the second disk.
A control device control unit for causing the printing unit to print on the label surface of the second disc based on the image data of the label surface of the first disc by the camera.
Publisher controller.

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