JP4923985B2 - RECORDING INFORMATION CREATION DEVICE AND RECORDING INFORMATION CREATION METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording information creation apparatus and a recording information creation method for easily printing information relating to data recorded on a recording medium on a printing surface of the recording medium without error.

  Conventionally, a user of a recording medium capable of writing information such as a CD or a DVD needs to write the contents of the written data in order to easily write the data to the recording medium and to store and manage the data. The work described on the label surface and storage case was performed separately. An apparatus for seamlessly performing these two operations is also already known.

  The contents to be written on the label surface include, for example, the date and time when the write data was created, the date and time when the data was written on the recording medium, the title representing the data contents, the file name, the creator of the data, and the department name. The entry of information on the label surface of such a recording medium is often done by handwriting when there are a small number of recording media, but when there are a large number of recording media or when it is provided externally or for sale, etc. In general, a device that prints predetermined information on a label surface or a device that attaches a printed label is used (for example, Patent Document 1).

An apparatus that edits and processes information to be printed on a label is also known. For example, in the label printing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, image data is enlarged in accordance with the dimension of the label surface of a recording medium. A method and apparatus for printing has been proposed. In Patent Document 2, when printing image data captured by a digital camera on a label surface, the image data is enlarged and printed so that no margin is generated on the label surface.
JP-A-10-129640 JP 2006-167965 A

  However, the information written on the label surface of the recording medium is created without being directly related to the information written on the recording medium. For example, the user creates the label information directly. In addition, in a conventional apparatus that prints information to be printed on the label surface, the user inputs and edits the print information in advance and prints it directly on the label surface or prints it on a transparent sheet or the like on the label surface. The method of attaching to was used.

  For this reason, information different from the content written on the recording medium may be printed on the label surface. For example, there has been a problem that the creation date and time of data written on the recording medium is wrong, or the information of the data written on another recording medium is printed. In particular, when the data to be written to the recording medium is changed, there is a problem that the information to be printed on the label surface needs to be changed, but the printing information is forgotten or changed accidentally. there were.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and provides a recording information creating apparatus and a recording information creating method for printing information that matches data written on a recording medium on a label surface. The purpose is to do.

A recording information creating apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a writing data editing unit that edits writing data to be written on a recording medium, a printing data editing unit that edits printing data to be printed on a printing surface of the recording medium, An issuance processing unit that controls a flow of data between the write data editing unit and the print data editing unit, and the predetermined data selected in advance among the write data to be edited by the write data editing unit the write data is set with a predetermined attribute, the said print data the print data editing unit edits is possible to include a field which is citation data, wherein the field, the attribute is associated, When the print data editing unit requests the value of the attributes associated with the issue processing unit, the issuing processor, said write data The value of the attribute requested in the editing unit, the write data editing unit, when notified of the requested value of the attribute to said issuing processor, further wherein the issuing unit notifies the print data editing unit, wherein When the write data editing unit changes the value of the write data written to the recording medium, the changed attribute is notified to the issue processing unit, and the issue processing unit further notifies the print data editing unit. Thus, the print data editing unit requests the value of the attribute corresponding to the field included in the print data to the issue processing unit .

According to this aspect, the print data editing unit simply requests the attribute associated with the field from the issuance processing unit, the issuance processing unit inquires and acquires the attribute value from the write data editing unit, and the acquired attribute value is printed. Since the data is returned to the data editing unit, it is not necessary to input the attribute value again in the print data editing unit, and it is possible to prevent mismatch between the print data and the write data. Furthermore, even if the attribute value is changed by the write data editing unit after the print data editing unit has acquired the attribute value, the print data editing unit can always acquire the latest attribute value as the print data. Become.

Recording information creating device according to another aspect of the present invention, when the value of the attribute that the print data editing unit has requested through the issuing processor is not set, the write data editing unit, the write data When the value is input, the input attribute is notified to the issue processing unit , and the issue processing unit further notifies the print data editing unit, so that the print data editing unit is included in the print data. The issue processing unit is requested for the attribute corresponding to the field to be received.
According to this aspect, when an attribute value is requested from the print data editing unit, the print data editing unit always keeps the latest attribute as print data even if the attribute value is not input in the write data editing unit. The value can be acquired.

  A recording information creation apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention includes a write data storage unit that stores the write data, and a print data storage unit that stores the print data, wherein the write data storage unit includes the attribute The print data storage unit stores the input field as it is.

  According to this aspect, storing the address in the field storage unit facilitates management of the field in which the value is input.

  In the recording information creating apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention, when the write data editing unit requests the value of the attribute from the issue processing unit, the write data editing unit stores the attribute in the write data storage unit in association with the attribute. The issue value is notified to the issue processing unit.

  According to this aspect, the input field value can be easily read.

The recording information creating apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention provides a list of the fields used by each of the editing screens corresponding to the attributes in the print data input from the editing screen by the print data editing unit. The used field table is created, and when the change of the attribute is notified from the issuing processing unit, it is determined whether or not the field notified by using the used field table is in use, and the field in use The field corresponding to the notified attribute included in the print data is selected from the used field table, and the value of the attribute is requested to the issue processing unit.

According to this aspect, the field used as the print data in the print data editing unit can be easily known from the use field table.
The recording information creation method according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a write data editing step for editing write data to be written on a recording medium, a print data editing step for editing print data to be printed on the printing surface of the recording medium, An issuance processing step for controlling a flow of data between the write data editing step and the print data editing step, and a predetermined preselected among the write data edited in the write data editing step A predetermined attribute is set in the write data, and a field that is cited data can be included in the print data edited in the print data editing step, and the attribute is associated with the field. It is the associated to the issue process step by the print data editing step When sexual request is made, the issuance process request of the field value to the write data editing step in step is carried out, notification to the issuance processing step of said field value requested by the write data editing step When the process is performed , the print process is further notified in the issuing process step, and the value of the write data in which the field is set is changed in the write data edit step. The attribute is notified from the write data editing step to the issuing processing step, and further from the issuing processing step to the print data editing step, so that the field or attribute including the attribute in the print data editing step is this is notified to the issuing process step is selected The features.

According to this aspect, only by requesting the attribute to the issue processing step in the print data editing step, the attribute value is obtained by inquiring the attribute value to the write data editing step in the issue processing step, and the acquired attribute value is obtained as the print data. By returning to the editing step, it becomes unnecessary to input the field value again in the printing data editing step, and it is possible to prevent mismatch between the printing data and the writing data. Further, when an attribute value request is issued to the issuing process step in the print data editing step, the print data is acquired even if the attribute value is changed in the write data editing step after the attribute value is acquired in the print data editing step. As a result, it is possible to always obtain the latest attribute value.

In the recording information creation method according to another aspect of the present invention, when the value of the attribute requested by the print data editing unit via the issue processing unit is not set, the attribute is set in the write data editing step. When the input value of the written data is input, the input attribute is notified from the writing data editing step to the issuing processing step, and further from the issuing processing step to the print data editing step. In the print data editing step, the field or attribute included in the print data is selected and notified to the issuing process step.

According to this aspect, when an attribute value request is issued to the issuance processing step in the print data editing step, even when the value of the field is not input in the write data editing step, the latest attribute is always set as the print data. The value can be acquired.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording information creation method, wherein the writing data input / changed in the writing data editing step is stored in a predetermined storage device in association with the attribute, and in the issuing processing step. When the attribute value request is made, a value corresponding to the attribute associated with the field is read from the storage device and notified to the issuing process step.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not a value has been input based on whether or not the address corresponding to the field is stored, and it is easy to read the input field value.

In the recording information creating method according to another aspect of the present invention, in the print data editing step, the field that is used for each of the editing screens corresponds to the field among the print data input from the editing screen. Is used, and when the notification of the field is performed in the issuing process step, it is determined whether or not the field notified using the usage field table is in use. For the field, the field included in the print data is selected from the used field table and notified to the issuing process step.

  According to this aspect, the field used as the print data in the print data editing step can be easily known from the use field table.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the recording information creating apparatus that can acquire the data to be printed on the label surface of the recording medium by quoting the attribute set in the data written to the recording medium. And a recording information creation method thereof. As a result, it is possible to save labor by eliminating the trouble of re-inputting the data input as the write data as the print data, and to prevent the inconsistency between the write data and the print data. In particular, even when the write data is changed, the print data is also changed in conjunction therewith, so that the write data and the print data can always be matched.

  A configuration of a recording information creation apparatus and a recording information creation method thereof according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, about each structural part which has the same function, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown for simplification of illustration and description.

  FIG. 1 shows an optical recording medium creation control apparatus 10 configured using a recording information creation apparatus and a recording information creation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a recording medium creation apparatus 90 controlled thereby. In FIG. 1, a recording medium creation control device 10 is composed of a host device such as a PC or a server and software installed therein. The host device 10 such as a PC is composed of a CPU, a memory such as a RAM / ROM, a hardware such as a logic circuit, and various software, and can operate on various general-purpose OSs such as Windows (registered trademark). The recording medium creation apparatus 10 will be described by breaking it down into more functional blocks. An application unit 20 that provides a basic function for creating an optical recording medium, and recording data and print data according to data received from the application unit 20 A data conversion unit 30 that creates and temporarily stores, an integrated control unit 40 that schedules a series of processes for creating an optical recording medium based on a control signal from the data conversion unit, and controls an operation procedure of each unit; The device control unit 50 includes various drivers for controlling the operation of the recording medium creating apparatus 90 and a USB interface 54.

  The recording medium creation device 90 includes a USB hub 91 and two data recording devices 92 and 93 connected thereto, an autoloader 94 that conveys an optical recording medium to each part in the recording medium creation device 90, and a label printer 95. At the same time, writing processing can be performed on two optical recording media. More data recording devices 92 and 93 and more printers 95 may be provided to allow more parallel processing. When data writing is completed, label printing can be performed by the printer 95. The autoloader 94 moves the optical recording medium between the apparatuses.

  First, the function of each unit of the recording medium creation control device 10 will be briefly described, and then the procedure for creating the optical recording medium will be described. First, the application unit 20 provides a user interface for specifying a data file for which data recording is desired, label printing contents and format, and the like. For example, the setup unit 21 provides a function for initially setting the specifications of the recording medium creation device 90, and the monitor unit 22 provides a function for displaying and confirming the recorded contents of the optical recording medium to be created and the contents of label printing. . The disc creation unit 23 includes a disc editor unit 25, a disc publisher unit 26, and a label editor unit 27, and edits recorded contents and label printing. The template stored in the template unit 24 can be used for editing the label printing. The recording information creation apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured to be integrated into the application unit 20 as the disk creation unit 23 in the optical recording medium creation control device 10.

  The contents edited by the application unit 20 are output to the data conversion unit 30, and are temporarily stored as recording data 32 and label data 33 via the disk library 31, graphic device interface (GDI) 61, and image processing unit 62. 34 is temporarily stored until the job is completed.

  The integrated control unit 40 controls the processing procedure of each device in order to execute the job stored in the temporary storage unit 34. The integrated control unit generates a job schedule that determines a processing procedure for executing each job stored in the temporary storage unit. When the job schedule is generated, the integrated control unit 40 controls the device control unit 50 according to the generated job schedule, so that the operation status of each device (device) 92 to 95 of the recording medium creation device 90 is determined. The operation of each device (device) 92 to 95 is controlled for each job. Specifically, by controlling the device drivers 51 and 53 and the print input / output control unit 63, unrecorded optical recording media are taken out for each job, optical recording media are transported, data writing, label printing, etc. The operations of the devices (devices) 92 to 95 are controlled so that the processing, transport of the recorded optical recording medium, and the like can be performed without the operations of the devices (devices) interfering with each other. Thus, a plurality of optical recording medium creation jobs are sequentially executed without confusion while efficiently using resources.

  Next, the processing procedure of the optical recording medium in the recording medium creating apparatus 90 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the cooperative operation of each unit of the recording medium creating apparatus 90. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the recording medium creating apparatus 90 includes an unused recording medium storage unit that stores an unrecorded optical recording medium, and a written recording that stores a written optical recording medium that has been recorded. A medium storage unit is provided. In the example of FIG. 2, two unused recording medium storage units 96a and 96b that store the unused recording medium 97a and two written recording medium storage units 96c and 96d that store the written optical recording medium 97c. It has.

  The job is started by (1) taking out the unused recording medium 97a from the unused recording medium storage unit 96a or 96b by the autoloader 94 and setting it in either the data recording device 92 or 93. The autoloader 94 has a function of taking out an optical recording medium from a storage unit or a device and carrying it, and transporting it to each designated part in the recording medium creating apparatus 90. Whether the unused optical recording medium is to be taken out at the start of writing can be determined from the current position of the pick-up carrier (not shown) of the autoloader 94, even if the priorities are determined according to priorities. You may comprise so that it may take out from the near side. Each of the storage units 96a to 96d is provided with a sensor, and it is desirable that the storage units 96a to 96d be configured to detect when the storage units 96a to 96d are empty or full.

  In addition, which data recording device 92 or 93 is used to perform the writing process differs depending on the operation status at that time. When both can be used, the priority is determined in advance. Further, when the writing speed and density are different depending on the data recording device, or when the writing method is different, a data recording device corresponding to the designated writing format is selected. When the unused recording medium 97a is set in the data recording device 92 or 93, the recording data stored in the temporary storage unit 34 is written through the data recording unit driver 51 based on the control of the integrated control unit 40. Thus, the optical recording medium 97b in which only data writing is completed is obtained.

  When the data recording is completed by the data recording device 92 or 93, (2) the optical recording medium 97b in which the data has been written is taken out from the data recording device 92 or 93 by the pickup carrier of the autoloader and conveyed to the printer 95. The The printer 95 executes label printing designated by the job on the label surface of the optical recording medium. When the optical recording medium 97 b is set in the printer 95, the label print data stored in the temporary storage unit 34 is stored in the optical recording medium via the print input / output control unit 63 based on the control of the integrated control unit 40. Printed on the label side. As a result, the optical recording medium becomes an optical recording medium 97c in which data writing and label printing have been completed.

  When the label printing is completed, (3) the optical recording medium 97c that has been written and the label printing is completed is taken out by the pickup carrier of the autoloader 94 and conveyed to the written recording medium storage unit 96c or 96d. Stored.

  In the above description, an example of a job in which label printing is performed after data writing and then transported and stored in the written storage unit 96c or 96d is shown. However, depending on the job, a label may be printed when data writing is completed. It is also possible to convey and store in the writing storage unit without printing.

  Hereinafter, the recording information creation apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. The recording information creation device 100 corresponds to the disc creation unit 23 of the optical recording medium creation control device 10 shown in FIG.

  The recording information creating apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a write data editing unit 120 that edits data to be written on a disc, a print data editing unit 130 that edits data to be printed on a label printing surface of the disc, a write data editing unit 120, And an issuance processing unit 110 that controls the flow of processing of the print data editing unit 130. The issue processing unit 110, the write data editing unit 120, and the print data editing unit 130 correspond to the disc publisher unit 26, the disc editor unit 25, and the label editor unit 27, respectively, in the optical recording medium creation control apparatus 10 of FIG.

  The write data editing unit 120 captures various data such as data to be written on the disk, such as music data, video data, or data processed by a computer from the outside, and temporarily stores the data until editing is completed. Stored in the unit 140. Also, the main information for managing the write data (hereinafter referred to as management data) is input / edited and stored in the write data storage unit 140.

  One print data editing unit 130 has a function for inputting / editing data to be printed on the label printing surface of the disc, and temporarily stores the input / edited print data in the print data storage unit 150. . As print data, data such as images and figures can be used in addition to text data such as titles.

  The print data stored in the write data storage unit 140 and the print data stored in the print data storage unit 150 are input and edited in the write data editing unit 120 and the print data editing unit 130, and then issued by the issue processing unit 110. The data is output to the data converter 30. The write data and print data output to the data conversion unit 30 are written on the disk and printed on the label printing surface by using the recording medium creation device 90.

  As the print data input / edited by the print data editing unit 130, information of management data relating to the contents of the write data stored on the disk is often used. For example, information such as the title, creation date, creator, and data amount of write data is often printed on the label printing surface, but all of this data is included in the management data input / edited by the write data editing unit 120. Or mostly included.

  Therefore, in the recording information creation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the management data input / edited by the write data editing unit 120 can be cited by the print data editing unit 130, so that the same data can be input / edited twice. In this configuration, the input error such as mismatch between the write data and the print data can be prevented.

  In order that the management data input / edited by the write data editing unit 120 can be cited by the print data editing unit 130, the recording information creating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment defines attributes in advance in the management data. . Attributes are defined for all management data or main data that may be used as print data. An example of management data in which attributes are defined is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, citation data (hereinafter referred to as a field) for citation from the print data editing unit 130 is set in the attribute, and <and> to distinguish this field from a normal character string. It is specified by enclosing with. Some fields have attributes as shown in the figure. To specify a field having such an attribute, for example, the following specification is performed.

<Date When = Publish Format = yyyy / MM / dd Add = 5 AddUnit = 1>
The field designation is to designate the date (<Date>) shown in FIG. Here, the issue date is used as the date, the display format is specified as year / month / day, and the additional time is specified as 5 days (when the additional time unit = 1 is the day).

  Although the management data value is stored in the write data storage unit 140, in order to be able to easily quote the management data value by designating a field or an attribute associated therewith, for example, FIG. You may make it preserve | save in the write data preservation | save part 140 as a data structure as shown to a).

  An example of a write data editing screen used in the write data editing unit 120 is shown in FIG. This figure shows an example of a screen for inputting / editing information relating to a recording medium disk into which write data is written. Regarding the information regarding the disk, it is assumed that there are five types of information including <DataType> in the management data table shown in FIG. In the write data editing screen 121 shown in FIG. 6, input areas 122 and 124 to 126 for inputting / editing these five types of information are prepared in advance.

  According to the write data editing unit 120 of the present embodiment, the data input / edited from the write data editing screen 121 is stored in a predetermined location of the write data storage unit 140. When the management data is stored in the data structure as shown in FIG. 5A, the data in the input area 123 is stored in the <DataSize> field, the data in the input area 124 is stored in the <VolumeLabel> field, The data in the input area 125 is stored in the <FileFormat> column, and the data in the input area 126 is stored in the <Disc> column.

  Next, the print data editing screen will be described. An example of the print data editing screen is shown in FIG. In the print data editing screen 131 shown in the figure, an example in which text data to be printed on the label printing surface 132 is input from the text input area 134 is shown. A text item 133 is displayed at the printing position on the label printing surface 132. On the right side of the screen 131, a text data input area 134, a text data font designation area 135, and a character size designation area 136 are provided. . The character string input in the text data input area 134 is displayed in the text item 133.

  In the print data editing screen 131 configured as described above, for example, when printing a volume label, which is one of the management data, on the label print surface 132, conventionally, the volume label is directly input to the text data input area 134. It was. However, since the volume label is also input on the write data editing screen 121, the print data editing unit 130 of the present embodiment does not directly input the character string of the volume label into the text data input area 134. As shown in FIG. 8, the volume label value can also be input by designating the field <VolumeLabel> in the input area 134.

  FIG. 5B shows an example in which the print data input from the print data editing screen 131 is stored in the print data storage unit 150. The upper part of the figure shows an example in which a part of the data (.Text format data) input from the print data editing screen 131 is stored in the print data storage unit 150. Data entered in the field is saved in the field format. The input data stored in the field format in this way is displayed and printed by being replaced with print format data (data in the .PrintData format) as shown in the lower part of FIG. 5B before printing. The For data without a field, text data input from the print data editing screen 131 becomes print data as it is.

  When the management data value is requested from the print data editing screen 131 using the field, the requested field value is already input and edited by the write data editing unit 120 and stored in the write data storage unit 140. In this case, the stored value can be read and passed to the print data editing unit 130. However, if the requested field value is not yet stored in the write data storage unit, the value cannot be passed to the print data editing unit 130. Further, when the field value is changed by the write data editing unit 120 after the field value is passed to the print data editing unit 130, the write data value (field) stored in the write data storage unit 140 is changed. And the value of the print data stored in the print data storage unit 150, and the data written on the disc 200 and the content printed on the label printing surface 210 are different.

  Therefore, in the recording information creation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the management unit 110 controls the delivery from the write data editing unit 120 to the print data editing unit 130 for management data that can be input using fields. Yes. A field data transfer method under the control of the issuance processing unit 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are diagrams for explaining the field data exchange performed between the issuance processing unit 110, the write data editing unit 120, and the print data editing unit 130 when fields are used.

  As an example, when the field <VolumeLabel> is input to the input area 134 on the print data editing screen 131 shown in FIG. 8 (S1 in FIG. 9), the print data editing unit 130 requests the issue processing unit 110 for the field. (S2 in FIG. 9). Upon receiving the field request from the print data editing unit 130, the issuance processing unit 110 requests the write data editing unit 120 for the field value (S3 in FIG. 9). Upon receiving the field value request, the write data editing unit 120 accesses the write data storage unit 140 and reads a value corresponding to the requested field (<VolumeLabel> in FIG. 8). The write data editing unit 120 returns the field value acquired in this way to the issuance processing unit 110 (S4 in FIG. 9). Then, the issue processing unit 110 notifies the print data editing unit 130 of the value returned from the write data editing unit 120 (S5 in FIG. 9).

  For example, in the input example shown in FIG. 8, the character string “BACKUP” input / edited by the write data editing unit 120 as the value of the field “VolumeLabel” is input to the issuance processing unit 110. Is received by the print data editing unit 130. The received value is displayed in the text item 133 (S6 in FIG. 9).

  As described above, in the print data editing screen 131, the field can be designated instead of directly inputting each data, so that the data is input / edited by the write data editing unit 120 and stored in the write data storage unit 140. The print data editing unit 130 can acquire and use the data value. Thereby, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of inputting / editing data on the write data editing screen 121 again on the print data editing screen 131. Further, it is possible to prevent data different from the write data from being printed on the label printing surface 132.

  In the above embodiment, when the value of <VolumeLabel> has not yet been input by the write data editing unit 120 and is not stored in the write data storage unit 140, the value of <VolumeLabel> by the write data editing unit 120 Can be determined, and the result can be notified to the print data editing unit 130 via the issuance processing unit 110. In this case, the print data editing unit 130 leaves the content of the text item 133 blank, and when the value of the above field is input by the writing data editing unit 120, the same as the next field data change. Thus, the value of the field data can be passed to the print data editing unit 130.

  Further, after the print data editing unit 130 receives the field value from the write data editing unit 120 via the issue processing unit 110, the write data editing unit 120 changes the field value again (S11 in FIG. 10). Alternatively, when the print data editing unit 130 requests a value using a field, it is not set, and when the value of the field is input (S11 in FIG. 10), the write data editing unit 120 displays the field. The issue processing unit 110 is notified that the value has been changed or input (S12 in FIG. 10). Next, the issue processing unit 110 notifies the print data editing unit 130 that the value of the field has been changed or input by the write data editing unit 120 (S13 in FIG. 10). The print data editing unit 130 checks whether the notified field is stored in the print data storage unit 150. If the field is stored, the print data editing unit 130 inquires the value of the field again to the issue processing unit 110 (S14 in FIG. 10). In the same manner as in FIG. 9, the field value request from the issue processing unit 110 to the write data editing unit 120 (S15 in FIG. 10) and the field value notification from the write data editing unit 120 to the issue processing unit 110 ( S16) in FIG. 10 and notification of field values from the issue processing unit 110 to the print data editing unit 130 (S17 in FIG. 10) are sequentially performed. Thus, the input field value is displayed at a predetermined position (text item 133 in FIG. 8) on the print data editing screen 131 (S18 in FIG. 10).

  In the above field data transfer, when a field value is input or changed in the write data editing unit 120, the print data editing unit 130 needs to notify the issue processing unit 110 of information on the field being used. There is. For example, it is preferable to create a use field table as shown in FIG. 11 so that the print data editing unit 130 can quickly check the field in use. The used field table shown in the figure is a list of used fields for each print data editing screen 131. 1 is set for a field used in each print data editing screen 131, and 0 is set for an unused field.

  When the use field table shown in FIG. 11 is used, when a new field is input on any print data editing screen, 1 is set in the corresponding column. Conversely, when a field in use is deleted, 0 is set in the corresponding column. When the field is received from the issuance processing unit 110, it is determined whether or not the notified field is in use by using the used field table shown in FIG. 11, and the issuance processing unit 110 is notified of what is being used. can do.

  The recording information creation method in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the issue processing unit 110 is activated in the recording information creating apparatus 100 (step S20), it is first determined whether either the write data editing unit 120 or the print data editing unit 130 is requested (steps S21 and S23). If it is determined in step S21 that the write data editing unit 120 has been requested, the edit screen 121 of the write data editing unit 120 is displayed (step S22). If it is determined in step S21 that the write data editing unit 120 is not selected and the print data editing unit 130 is requested in step S23, the editing screen 131 of the print data editing unit 130 is displayed (step S24).

  As described with reference to FIG. 9, when it is determined that there has been a field inquiry from the print data editing unit 130 (step S25), the write data editing unit 120 is activated to inquire about the field value (step S26). If a field value is notified from the write data editing unit 120, this is determined in step S27, and the field value is notified to the print data editing unit 130 (step S28). On the other hand, when there is a notification from the write data editing unit 120 that a field value has been input or changed, this is determined in step S29, and the input / changed field is notified to the print data editing unit 130 (step S30). . On the other hand, if there is an inquiry about the field value input / changed from the print data editing unit 130, it is determined in step S25. Further, when it is requested to output the data stored in the write data storage unit 140 and the print data storage unit 150 to the data conversion unit 30, this is determined in step S31 and the data to the data conversion unit 30 is determined. Output is executed (step S32).

  Next, the flow of processing in the write data editing unit 120 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the write data editing unit 120 is activated by a request from the issuance processing unit 110 (step S22 or S26), it is first determined in step S41 whether it is a request for editing screen display. In the case of an edit screen display request, the requested edit screen is displayed (step S42), and it is determined in step S43 whether or not the field value has been input or changed on the same screen. If the field value has been input / changed, the input / changed field is notified to the issue processing unit 110 in step S44 (proceed to step S29 in the issue processing unit 110). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S41 that the request is not for editing screen display, it is next determined in step S45 whether a field value is requested. If it is determined that the request is a field value request, the field value is notified to the issue processing unit 110 in step S46 (proceed to step S27 in the issue processing unit 110).

  Furthermore, the flow of processing in the print data editing unit 130 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the print data editing unit 130 is activated by a request from the issuance processing unit 110, it is first determined in step S51 whether it is a request for editing screen display. In the case of a request for editing screen display, the requested editing screen is displayed (step S52), and it is determined in step S53 whether a field has been set on the screen. When the field is designated, the field value is inquired to the issuance processing unit 110 in step S54 (the issuance processing unit 110 proceeds to step S25). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S51 that the request is not for editing screen display, it is next determined in step S55 whether the field value is to be notified. If it is determined that the field value has been notified, the field value is displayed at a predetermined position on the print data editing screen in step S56. Further, if it is determined in step S55 that the field value is not notified, it is determined whether or not the write data editing unit 120 next notifies the field that has been input / changed (step S57). If it is determined, the field used in step S58 is checked to inquire about the field value (procedure proceeds to step S29 in issue processor 110).

  As described above, according to the recording information creation apparatus and the recording information creation method of the present invention, among the data input / changed by the writing data editing unit, the management data that is highly likely to be used for label printing, etc. By defining the field, it is possible to use the value of the field input / changed in the writing data editing unit simply by setting the field in the print data editing unit. Therefore, it is not necessary to input the same data again in the print data editing unit, and the amount of work can be greatly reduced. In addition, it is possible to prevent a mismatch between the data written on the recording medium and the content printed on the label without causing an input error. In particular, when the write data is changed during editing, it is possible to eliminate an input error such that the change is forgotten to be reflected in the label printing and a content mismatch occurs.

  Especially in medical settings, human work errors can lead to serious accidents. In recent years, when digitizing a medical chart and handing it to a patient, data is often recorded and handed over on a recording medium such as a CD. In such a case, if the recorded content and the print data do not match, it is possible to make a serious mistake such as passing a chart of a different patient. According to the recording information creating apparatus and the recording information creating method of the present invention, it is possible to easily prevent the discrepancy between the recorded contents and the print data using the field.

  The description in the present embodiment shows an example of the recording information creation apparatus and the recording information creation method according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. The detailed configuration and detailed operation of the recording information creation apparatus and the recording information creation method in the present embodiment can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an optical recording medium creation control device and a recording medium creation device controlled thereby according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating cooperation operation | movement of each part of a recording medium production apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the recording information production apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the management data in which the field of this embodiment is defined. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the write data storage part and print data storage part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a write data edit screen. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print data editing screen. FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of a print data edit screen. It is a figure explaining the delivery method of the field by control of an issuing process part. It is a figure explaining another delivery method of a field by control of an issue processing part. It is a figure which shows an example of a use field table | surface. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the recording information creation method by an issuing process part. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the recording information creation method by a write data edit part. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the recording information creation method by a print data editing part.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Recording medium creation control apparatus 20 Application part 23 Disk creation part 25 Disk editor part 26 Disk publisher part 27 Label editor part 30 Data conversion part 40 Integrated control part 50 Device control part 60 Printer driver 100 Recording information creation apparatus 110 Issue process part 120 Write data editing unit 121 Write data editing screen 122 to 126 Input area 130 Print data editing unit 131 Print data editing screen 132 Label printing surface 133 Text box 134 to 136 Input area 140 Write data storage unit 150 Print data storage unit

Claims (9)

A writing data editing unit for editing writing data to be written on the recording medium;
A print data editing unit for editing print data to be printed on the printing surface of the recording medium;
An issuance processing unit that controls the flow of data between the write data editing unit and the print data editing unit,
A predetermined attribute is set in the predetermined write data selected in advance among the write data edited by the write data editing unit, and a citation is included in the print data edited by the print data editing unit. It is possible to include a field that is data, and the field is associated with the attribute,
When the print data editing unit requests the issue processing unit for the associated attribute value, the issue processing unit requests the attribute value from the write data editing unit, and the write data editing unit includes: When the requested value of the attribute is notified to the issue processing unit, the issue processing unit further notifies the print data editing unit, and the write data editing unit writes the value of the write data written on the recording medium. Is changed, the changed attribute is notified to the issue processing unit, and the issue processing unit further notifies the print data editing unit, so that the print data editing unit is included in the print data. A request for the attribute corresponding to the field is requested to the issue processing unit.   When the value of the attribute requested by the print data editing unit through the issue processing unit is not set, the write data editing unit displays the input attribute when the value of the write data is input. The issuance processing unit is notified, and the issuance processing unit further notifies the print data editing unit, so that the print data editing unit is configured to issue the attribute corresponding to the field included in the print data. The recording information creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording information creating apparatus according to claim 1 is requested. A write data storage unit that stores the write data; and a print data storage unit that stores the print data.The write data storage unit stores the attribute and its value in association with each other,
The recording information creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print data storage unit stores the input field as it is. When the value of the attribute is requested from the issue processing unit, the write data editing unit notifies the issue processing unit of a value stored in the write data storage unit in association with the attribute. The recorded information creating apparatus according to claim 3. The print data editing unit creates a used field table that lists the fields used for each of the editing screens corresponding to the attributes in the print data input from the editing screen, and from the issuing processing unit. When the attribute change is notified, it is determined using the used field table whether the notified field is in use, and the notification included in the print data from the used field table for the used field. The recording information creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the field corresponding to the attribute that has been selected is selected and the value of the attribute is requested to the issue processing unit. A write data editing step for editing the write data to be written to the recording medium;
A print data editing step for editing print data to be printed on the printing surface of the recording medium;
An issuance processing step for controlling a data flow between the writing data editing step and the print data editing step,
A predetermined attribute is set in the predetermined write data selected in advance among the write data edited in the write data editing step, and the print data edited in the print data editing step includes: It is possible to include a field that is cited data, and the field is associated with the attribute,
When a request for the attribute associated with the issuing process step is made in the print data editing step, a request for the attribute value is made to the write data editing step in the issuing process step, and the write data editing is performed. When the value of the attribute requested in step is notified to the issue processing step, the print data editing step is further notified in the issue processing step, and the field is set in the write data editing step. When the value of the written data is changed, the changed attribute is notified from the writing data editing step to the issuing processing step, and further from the issuing processing step to the print data editing step. In the print data editing step, the fee includes the attribute. Recording information creation method characterized by de or attribute is notified to the issuing process step is selected. When the value of the attribute requested by the print data editing unit via the issue processing unit is not set, the write data value in which the field is set in the write data editing step is input. The input attribute is notified from the write data editing step to the issuing process step, and further from the issuing process step to the print data editing step, so that the attribute is included in the print data editing step. The recording information creation method according to claim 6, wherein a field or an attribute is selected and notified to the issuing processing step. In the write data editing step, the input / changed write data is stored in a predetermined storage device in association with the attribute, and when the field value is requested in the issuing processing step, the storage device The recording information creation method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a value corresponding to the attribute associated with the field is read and notified to the issuing processing step. In the print data editing step, a use field table is created in which the fields corresponding to the fields of the print data input from the edit screen and used for each edit screen are listed, and the issuing process step When the notification of the field is performed, it is determined whether or not the field notified using the used field table is in use, and the field included in the print data from the used field table for the used field is determined. The recording information creating method according to claim 7, wherein the issuance processing step is selected and notified.

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