JPH02281321A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely write information by providing a write information specifying means and a means which detects specific information, indicating initialization corresponding to write information specified by the detection result and indicating the write of pertinent information. CONSTITUTION:The write information specifying means sticks a label 38, where bar code information 38a is printed, as specific information to one side of a flexible disk FD. This specific information is detected by a sensor 16 out of sensors 15 to 17 arranged on the carrying path of the FD discharged from an accumulating part 28. A control part indicates initialization corresponding to write information specified by the detection result of the sensor 16 and indicates the write of write information to each FD. After the write, a discharging member 36 is driven, and the FD is unloaded from a disk driver 4 and is stored in a storage part 29 or 30. Thus, a large quantity of information is easily written.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an information processing device capable of writing various information on an information recording medium such as a flexible disk or a magneto-optical disk.

(Prior Art) This type of information processing device has a function of automatically writing all or part of a large amount of data onto a flexible disk, and automatically reading data recorded on a large amount of flexible disk. Those with the following are common.

Usually, such an information processing device has a function of storing a plurality of flexible disks stacked vertically and taking out the stacked flexible disks one by one to write or read the various types of information. It is equipped with the following.

By the way, here, among the functions described above, attention will be paid to the case where all or part of the above-mentioned large amount of data is automatically written to a flexible disk, and this procedure will be explained.

■ Initialize each flexible disk in advance in a predetermined format according to the data to be written.

(2) Arrange the formatted flexible disks in accordance with the writing order of the data to be written, and store them in a stack.

■ Take out the formatted flexible disks one by one and read out the formatted contents.

■ If the read format contents are correct, the data is written; if they are incorrect, a notification is made and the system waits until the operator replaces the flexible disk.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional device, it is necessary to format each flexible disk in advance, and it is also necessary to access and check the format contents one by one before writing data.

Furthermore, if the data to be written and the format contents do not correspond, the operator must process the data each time. In this way, with conventional devices, the preparation work before data writing and the work during the writing operation are complicated, and as a result, the time required to complete writing becomes extremely long. It remained resolved.

In addition, in conventional equipment, the stacked flexible disks are removed by pulling out the top layer of flexible disks one by one, but with this method, it is difficult to reliably remove one disk at a time. , the mechanism must also be complicated.

Against this background, there was a request to remove the flexible disks stacked at the bottom one by one, but in this case, when a large number of flexible disks were stacked above, the load would be There was also the dual problem of being added to the bottom flexible disks, making it difficult to carry them out, and making it impossible to accumulate a large amount of flexible disks.

Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can easily and reliably write information. The second purpose is to provide equipment.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) The configuration of the present invention for achieving the first object is provided in each information recording medium in the information processing apparatus described above, A written information specifying means that has specific information that can identify the written information to be written, a detection means that detects this specific information during transportation, and an initialization instruction corresponding to the written information specified by this detection result. In addition to doing
A write instruction means for instructing writing of the write information onto each information recording medium is provided.

Further, the configuration of the present invention for achieving the above second object urges the information recording medium disposed at the lowest stage of the stacking section that stacks the information recording media in a substantially vertical direction in the unloading direction, and A carrying-out means comprising a plurality of urging members for upwardly urging other information-recording media stacked on this information-recording medium, and driving the urging members back and forth in the carrying-out direction to sequentially carry out the information-recording media. a written information specifying means provided on each information recording medium and having special window information capable of specifying the information written on the information recording medium; a detecting means for detecting this specific information during transportation; The apparatus includes write instruction means for issuing an initialization instruction corresponding to the write information specified by the detection result and for instructing to write the write information to each information recording medium.

(Function) The function of the present invention having the structure for achieving the first object is that the specific information of the written information specifying means attached to the information recording medium is detected by the detection means during transportation. . The write instruction means performs initialization corresponding to the write information specified by the detected specific information, and instructs the information recording medium to write the write information. In this way, information can be written easily and reliably.

The operation of the present invention, which is configured to achieve the above second object, is to bias the information recording medium disposed at the lowest stage of the stacking section that stacks the information recording media in a substantially vertical direction in the unloading direction. The information recording media are sequentially carried out by a biasing member that biases the other information recording media stacked on top of the information recording media upward. The specific information of the written information specifying means attached to the information recording medium is detected by the detecting means during transportation. The write instruction means performs initialization corresponding to the write information specified by the detected specific information, and instructs the information recording medium to write the write information. In this way, information can be easily and reliably written, a large amount of information recording media can be accumulated, and they can be carried out reliably.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device as an example, FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are perspective views showing the external configuration, and FIG. 2(a) is a front view, and FIG. (b) is a back view;
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal configuration of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 4.

The information processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a control unit 1 that includes a CPU, etc. and serves as the control center of the entire device, a stabilized power source 2.3 that supplies electric power, and an unloading means that will be described later. 3
1, and a disk driver 4 that records and reproduces various information on a flexible disk FD (hereinafter simply referred to as a flexible disk FD) as an inserted information recording medium.
, a guard motor 9 that drives the setting mechanism section 37 that sets the flexible disk FD in the disk driver 4, an operation panel 27 that performs various input instructions, a sensor 14 disposed on the unloading means 31, and a geared motor 9 that drives the setting mechanism 37 that sets the flexible disk FD in the disk driver 4; a stacking section 28 that stacks and stacks in the direction;
Flexible disks F discharged from this accumulation section 28
Sensors 15 to 17 arranged on the transport path D, a pinch roller 47 arranged on the front side of the disk driver 4 so as to sandwich this transport path, and a motor 7 that drives the pinch roller 47. writing process.

Sensors 18 to 2 arranged in the storage section 29, 30 that stores the flexible disk FD that has undergone read processing.
1 and a sensor 2 placed near the disk driver 4.
3 to 25, a sensor 33 that is arranged in the accumulation section 28 and detects the stacking state of the stacked flexible disks FD, an interface 13, 22, and 26 between these sensor groups and the control section 1, and the writing The solenoid 10 drives the selection member 34 so that the flexible disk F'D that has been processed and read is stored in either one of the storage sections 29 and 30, and the flexible disk FD that has been transported by the disk driver 4. a solenoid 11 that drives a determination member 35 that performs determination;
a solenoid 12 that drives a discharge member 36 that carries out a flexible disk FD in the disk driver 4;
ROM, RA that stores programs, data, etc.
It is configured to have a storage section 46 consisting of M and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, the flexible disk FD has:
A written information specifying means is provided that includes specific information that can specify the written information written to the flexible disk FD.

The flexible disk FD shown in the figure has a label 38 on which barcode information 38a is printed as identifying information attached to one side, and this label 38 is the written information identifying means in this embodiment.

Incidentally, the specific information is not limited to the above-mentioned barcode information, but is, for example, nine characters formed by forming a plurality of notches at the end of a magnetic tape or a flexible disk FD.

It may be a symbol or the like, as long as it can specify the written information written to the flexible disk FD.

Such specific information is detected by the sensor 16 among the sensors 15 to 17 arranged on the transport path of the flexible disk FD discharged from the stacking section 28.

That is, in this embodiment, the sensor 16 is a detection means that detects specific information during transportation.

Incidentally, when the above-mentioned magnetic tape or flexible disk FD having a plurality of notches formed at the end thereof is used as the specific information, the detection means may be changed accordingly.

In addition to functioning as a control center for the entire device, the control section 1 issues initialization instructions corresponding to write information specified by the detection results of the sensor 16, and also transfers the write information to each flexible disk FD. It has a function as a write instruction means for issuing a write instruction.

Next, detailed configurations of the carrying out means 31 and the stacking section 28 are shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b).

The unloading means 31 urges the flexible disk FD placed at the lowest stage of the stacking section 28 in the unloading direction, and upwardly urges other flexible disks FD stacked on the flexible disk FD1. Two urging members 39, 39 are provided, and the urging members 39, 39 are reciprocated in the unloading direction to sequentially unload the flexible disks FD.

The biasing member 39.39 has a contact portion 39a that contacts the lower surface of another flexible disk FD2 stacked above the lowermost flexible disk FD;
It has a trapezoidal shape and includes an abutting portion 39b that abuts one end of the flexible disk FD□ placed at the lowest stage.

Furthermore, this carrying out means 31 will be explained in detail.

The illustrated unloading means 31 includes the biasing member 39. 39 is attached to the upper surface of the support member 4-3, and this support member 43
Two belts 41C941c are attached, four pulleys 41a that support the belts 41c and 41c, and a motor 5 that drives the pulleys 41a in forward and reverse rotation.
Sensor member 4 attached to one end of support member 43
4, a sensor 14 that detects this sensor member 44,
The disk mounting plate 40 is arranged on the belts 41c and 41c.

Of these, the disk mounting plate 40 has guide grooves 45, 45 formed in parallel to the unloading direction, and the biasing members 39, 39 are arranged here so as to protrude upward in the figure.

Furthermore, a stacking section 28 is arranged on the disk mounting plate 40 with a gap substantially equal to the thickness of the flexible disk FD.

This stacking section 28 is equipped with a guide member 28 whose horizontal cross section is approximately U-shaped so that a large number of flexible disks FD can be stacked in a substantially vertical direction. The protrusions 28a, 28a are formed to prevent the FD from being dragged outward due to the backward movement of the biasing members 39, 39.

The operation and effects of the information processing apparatus having the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6(a) to 6(h).

First, the operator stacks uninitialized flexible disks FD in the storage section 28.

Due to the unloading instruction signal from the control unit 1, the biasing member 39.3
9 is driven in the right direction (export direction) in the figure. During this drive, the contact portions 39a of the biasing members 39, 39 contact the lower surface of the flexible disk FD2 stacked on the flexible disk FD1 stacked at the bottom, and the other side remains in this contact state. The contact portion 39a contacts one end portion of the flexible disk F D t. Therefore, while maintaining this state, only the flexible disk FD1 stacked at the lowest level is ejected from the storage section 28.

That is, in this embodiment, the biasing member 39°39 bears the load of the other flexible disks stacked above, and while maintaining this state, biases the flexible disk FD stacked at the bottom. The flexible disk can be ejected reliably. Therefore, it is possible to accumulate a large number of flexible disks in the accumulation section.

Due to such movement of the biasing members 39 and 39, the stacking section 2
Flexible disk FD stacked at the bottom of 8
, is biased in the unloading direction, and one end thereof is pinched by the pinch roller 46 (see FIG. 4(a)).

Further, during the transportation of the flexible disk FD, the transportation state is detected by sensors 15 and 17, and the barcode information of the label 38 attached thereto is detected by the sensor 16. Based on this barcode information, the control unit 1 specifies the write information to be written on the flexible disk FD1. In this embodiment, the write information is stored in a microcomputer or the like externally connected to the device.

Upon detection of the conveyance state by the sensors 15 and 17, the determining member 35 is driven by the solenoid 11 and enters a state in which insertion of the flexible disk F Dr into the disk driver 4 is permitted. As a result, the motor 7 is further driven, and the flexible disk FD, one end of which is held between the pinch rollers 46, is inserted into the disk driver 4 (see FIG. 4(b)).

This insertion causes the solenoid 12 to drive the discharge member 36 in the right direction in the figure, and this displacement is detected by the sensor 25. At the same time, the disk fixing member 48 is driven by the motor 9 to fix the inserted flexible disk FD. This fixed state is detected by the sensor 23, and the control unit 1 receives an insertion completion signal from the sensor 23.

Based on this insertion completion signal, the control unit 1 issues an initialization instruction corresponding to the write information to the disk driver 4,
After this initialization process, an instruction is given to write the write information to the flexible disk FD1 (see FIG. 3(c)). In this way, in this embodiment, there is no need to initialize each flexible disk in advance as in the conventional apparatus, and there is no need to access and check the initialization contents one by one. Therefore, the time required for the processing can be shortened.

A flexible disk FD is created as described above.

When the writing of information to the disk is completed, the motor 9 is driven again and the fixed state by the disk fixing member 48 is released. Following release of this fixed state, the ejection member 36 is driven by the solenoid 12, and the flexible disk FD1 is ejected from the disk driver 4 by the ejection member 36. This ejected flexible disk FD
, is further transported backwards to the middle of the conveyance path by the pinch roller 46. During this reverse transport, when the conveyance state is detected by the sensor 15.17, the selection member 34 is driven toward the storage section 29 by the solenoid 10. The storage section 29 or 30 is selected based on the written information so that a preset storage section 29 or 30 is selected (see (d) in the same figure).

Thereafter, the flexible disk FD□ is stored in the storage section 29, but at this time, the storage state is detected by the sensor 18.19 provided in the storage section 29, and this detection causes the first flexible disk FD□ All processing for is completed (see (e) and (f) in the same figure).

In this embodiment, the sensors 18 and 19 also function as means for detecting the full state of the flexible disks FD sequentially stored in the storage section 29.

By the way, (g) and (h) of the same figure show a state in which another flexible disk on which writing has been completed is stored in the storage section 30.

That is, when storing the flexible disk FD2 in the storage section 30, when the conveyance state of the flexible disk FD2 is detected by the sensor 15, 17 while the flexible disk FD2 is being transported backward from the disk driver 4, the selection member 34 is driven. Try not to let it happen.

After that, the flexible disk FD2 is inserted into the storage section 3.
At this time, the sensor 20.21 provided in the storage section 30 detects the storage state, and this detection completes all processing for the flexible disk FD.

In this embodiment as well, the sensors 20 and 21 also have the function of detecting the full state of the flexible disks sequentially stored in the storage section 30.

As described above, the writing process is repeated for all flexible disks accumulated in the accumulation section 28.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist.

For example, in the above embodiments, a flexible disk was used as an example of the information recording medium, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be an IC card, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, or the like. In these cases, it is necessary to change the disk driver, etc., but the same effects as in the above embodiment can be obtained in this case as well.

[Effect of the invention] According to the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, it is easy.

It is possible to provide an information processing device that can reliably write information. Further, according to the information processing device according to claim 2,
In addition to the above-mentioned effects, it is possible to provide an information processing device that can accumulate a large amount of information recording media and can carry out reliable transport.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device as an embodiment, FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are perspective views showing the external configuration, and FIG. ) is a front view, (b) is a back view,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal configuration of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of information specifying means provided on the information recording medium, and FIGS. Explanatory diagram showing the detailed configuration of the conveyance means and the accumulation section, FIGS. 6(a) to (h)
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing state of an information recording medium. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Writing support means, 16... Detection means, 31...
- Exporting means, 38...Written information specifying means, 38a
... Specific information, FDl, FD2... Information recording medium. Figure 2 (a) (b) Figure 5 (c) Figure 6 Figure 6 (b) 20.21 (g) 18.19 (f) Figure 6 20.21 (h) Figure 6

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In an information processing device capable of sequentially carrying out a plurality of accumulated information recording media one by one and writing predetermined information on the carried out information recording medium, each information recording medium is provided with a A written information specifying means that has specific information that can identify the written information written on the medium, a detection means that detects this specific information during transportation, and an initial state corresponding to the written information specified by the detection result. What is claimed is: 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: write instruction means for instructing to write the write information onto each information recording medium. (2) A stacking section capable of stacking a plurality of information recording media in a substantially vertical direction is provided, the information recording media are sequentially carried out one by one from the stacking section, and predetermined information is written on the carried out information recording medium. In a possible information processing device, an information recording medium placed at the bottom of a stacking section is urged in the unloading direction, and other information recording media stacked on this information recording medium are urged upward. A carrying-out means comprising a plurality of abutting members and reciprocating the biasing member in the carrying-out direction to sequentially carry out the information recording medium; written information specifying means equipped with possible specific information; a detection means for detecting this specific information during transportation; and an initialization instruction corresponding to the written information specified by this detection result, An information processing apparatus comprising: write instruction means for instructing writing of information onto each information recording medium. (3) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the specific information is barcode information provided on each information recording medium.