JPH11134798A - Media information delivery and recording system, device for its system and program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a media information delivery and recording system in which a customer makes a cash payment or the spot and various operating data are collected to improve the system. SOLUTION: In the system, media information is delivered to a terminal device from a center device through a network and the delivered media information is recorded in the recording medium which is attachable and detachable to the terminal device. A system control section 22 is located in the terminal device which conducts the recording to a recording medium 4. The section 22 specifies the media information to be recorded and instructs a recording to the medium 4. If the instructions are provided, a receiving number is displayed on a display device 27 or a paper form, the amount of payment is computed based on the specified media information and a bill, on which the receiving number and the amount of payable are printed, is issued by a printer 28.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method in which a customer freely selects media information such as music information (songs) and writes it on a removable recording medium such as a write-once compact disc (hereinafter referred to as a CD-R). The present invention relates to a media information recording device capable of producing its own compact disc (hereinafter, referred to as a CD) and the like. In particular, the media information recording device is realized as a terminal device, and an information source of media information to be recorded is a center device And a media information delivery and recording system for transferring media information from a center device to the terminal device via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, music information and the like are recorded on recording media such as CDs and cassette tapes and sold at stores and the like. In this case, music information and the like are recorded in advance on the recording medium, and it is difficult to purchase a recording medium containing a plurality of pieces of music information freely selected by the customer.

[0005] For this reason, customers make selective copies on other recording media at their own responsibility. In the United States, music information (songs) to be recorded on CDs and the like was previously sent to retail stores such as music CD stores via telephone lines, and CDs composed of music information according to customers' wishes were produced on the spot. There has been a report that the development of CD vending machines is progressing (Asahi Shimbun, 93.5.14 Asahi).
A customer who inserts a credit card into a CD vending machine searches for desired music information according to the guidance of the CD vending machine, and copies the music information to a blank CD.

In the database utilization system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-350729, as shown in FIG. 27, a customer terminal 73 is connected to a digital network (ISD).
N) It is possible to communicate with the music service center side device 72 via 71, and the music service center side device 72 has a database 75 searchable by a computer 74.
The customer terminal 73 has a computer 76
And a CD writing device 77 controlled by the customer service terminal. The customer terminal device 73 is connected to the music service center device 72 at the request of the customer, and a hierarchically structured menu is received from the music service center device 72. Selects desired information according to the menu. Further, the selected information is sent to the center device 72, and the center device 72
Retrieves desired information from the database 75 based on the above information, and transmits the information to the customer terminal 73.
The digital network 71 is provided with a charging device 78 for determining the type and time of the service and performing charging.

In the media information delivery system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-297949, a center device 82 and a terminal device 83 are communicably connected via a communication line 81 as shown in FIG. The center device 82 encrypts the media information and distributes the media information to the terminal device 83, and encrypts the media information again every time the terminal device 83 records the media information on the recording medium 84. Provides protection.

In the media information delivery system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-297950, a center device 82 and a terminal device 83 are communicably connected via a communication line 81 as shown in FIG. Each time the terminal device 83 records the media information received from the center device 82 and stored in the storage device 85 on the recording medium 84, the file control information must be inquired to the center device 82. As a result, the copyright is reliably protected.

[0007]

However, in any of the above-mentioned prior arts, it is possible to make a request for compensation for a recording medium on which media information desired by a customer is recorded, and to make cash payment on the spot. Not. In recent years, although payment by a credit card or a billing method via a network disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-350729 has been partially performed, it is not yet a widely used payment method. There is a problem that the number of customers who can do so is limited. In addition, the above-described related art has a problem in that a method of collecting various data at the time of operation related to system improvement is not presented.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, deliver media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network, and record the delivered media information on a removable recording medium. It is an object of the present invention to provide a media information delivery and recording system that allows a customer to pay cash on the spot and to collect data on various operations related to system improvement.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, media information is delivered from a center device to a terminal device via a network, and the delivered media information is detachable. In a media information delivery recording system for recording on a recording medium, a recording instruction means for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on a recording medium in a terminal device for recording on the recording medium, When an instruction is given, a receipt number presenting means for presenting a receipt number, a billing amount calculating means for finding a billing amount based on the media information designated by the recording instruction means, and the receipt number and the billing amount are described. Bill issuing means for issuing a bill.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media information delivery recording system for delivering media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the delivered media information on a removable recording medium. A recording device for counting the number of recording media on which recording has been performed is provided in a terminal device that performs recording on the medium.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media information delivery recording system for delivering media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the delivered media information on a removable recording medium. An operation time measuring means for measuring an operation time per operation for recording on one recording medium in a terminal device for performing recording on a medium; and a plurality of operations timed by the operation time measuring means. Operation time storage means for storing time.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media information delivery and recording system for delivering media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the delivered media information on a removable recording medium. Writing time measuring means for measuring the time required for writing from the start to the end of writing on one recording medium in a terminal device for recording on a medium; and a plurality of writing times measured by the writing time measuring means. Writing time storage means for storing

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media information delivery recording system for delivering media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the delivered media information on a removable recording medium. In a terminal device for performing recording on a medium, recording instruction means for designating recording on a recording medium by designating media information to be recorded, and a reservation means for reserving a recording completion time of recording designated by the recording instruction means. Monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the recording idle state has occurred by a predetermined time before the recording completion time reserved by the reservation means, and whether or not the recording time has reached before the predetermined time; and designation by the recording instruction means. Media information acquisition means for acquiring the media information obtained from the media information storage means or the center device in the terminal device, and the monitoring means Recording means for recording the media information acquired by the media information acquiring means on a recording medium when the occurrence of the idle state or the arrival before the predetermined time is detected. Reservation frequency counting means for counting the number of times or lead time timing means for measuring the lead time from the date of receiving the reservation to the date and time of receiving the recording medium, or receiving error timing for timing the receiving time error which is the difference between the date and time of receiving the recording medium and the date and time of receiving the recording medium. Means for storing the number of occurrences of the reservation, a plurality of lead times, or a plurality of reception time errors.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the media information delivery / recording system of the second to fifth aspects, the number of recordings counted by the recording number counting means, the operation time counted by the operation time timing means, and the writing time. Statistical data is calculated based on the write time counted by the time counting means, the number of reservations counted by the reservation count counting means, the lead time counted by the lead time counting means, or the reception time error counted by the reception error timing means. A means for calculating statistical data to be obtained is provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the second to fifth aspects, the number of recordings counted by the recording number counting means, the operation time counted by the operation time counting means, and the writing time counting means are provided. The counted writing time, the number of reservations counted by the reservation number counting means,
Lead time measured by the lead time timing means,
Alternatively, a management data transmitting means for transmitting the reception time error measured by the reception error timing means to the center device is provided in the terminal device, and the number of recordings, operation time, writing time, number of reservations, read data received from a plurality of terminal devices are provided. Statistical data calculation means for obtaining statistical data based on time or receiving time error is provided in the center device.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in a media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, recording instruction means for designating the media information to be recorded and instructing recording on the recording medium; When an instruction is given, a receipt number presenting means for presenting a receipt number, a billing amount calculating means for finding a billing amount based on the media information designated by the recording instruction means, and the receipt number and the billing amount are described. Bill issuing means for issuing a bill.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in a media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, a recording number counting means for counting the number of recorded recording media is provided.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, comprising an operation time measuring means for measuring an operation time per operation for recording on one recording medium. Operation time storage means for storing a plurality of operation times measured by the operation time clock means.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in a media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, a writing time measuring means for counting a required writing time from the start of writing to one recording medium to the end of writing, A writing time storing means for storing a plurality of writing times measured by the writing time measuring means.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in a media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, recording instruction means for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on the recording medium, Reservation means for reserving the recording completion time of the designated recording; and whether or not the recording idle state has occurred by a predetermined time before the recording completion time reserved by the reservation means and whether or not the predetermined time has been reached. Monitoring means for monitoring the media information specified by the recording instruction means from the media information storage means or the center device in the apparatus; and the occurrence of the idle state or the predetermined time by the monitoring means. When we detect that we have reached earlier,
Recording means for recording the media information acquired by the media information acquiring means on a recording medium, and a reservation count counting means for counting the number of times the reservation has been made, or a lead time for counting a lead time from the date of receiving the reservation to the date of receiving the recording medium. A clocking means or a receiving error clocking means for clocking a receiving time error which is a difference between the reservation date and time and the recording medium receiving date and time; and a reservation management for storing the number of times of occurrence of the reservation or a plurality of lead times or a plurality of receiving time errors. Information storage means.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer in the apparatus to function is recorded, an instruction for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on the recording medium, and A program for receiving an input of a reception number, obtaining a charge based on the media information according to the received instruction, and causing the bill issuing means to issue a bill describing the reception number and the charge. Was recorded.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in a machine-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer in the apparatus to function, the computer causes the counting means to count the number of recording media on which recording has been performed. Recorded a program to function.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer in the apparatus to function is stored.
A program for causing the timer to measure the operation time per operation for recording on one recording medium and recording the plurality of measured operation times in the storage is recorded.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in a machine-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer in the apparatus to function, the computer includes:
The time required for writing from the start of writing to the recording medium to the end of writing is counted by the writing time timer,
A program for causing a plurality of writing times measured by the writing time counting means to be stored in the writing time storage means was recorded.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in a machine-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer in the apparatus to function, the computer accepts a reservation for a recording completion time, It monitors whether or not the recording idle state has occurred before the predetermined time before the time and whether or not the predetermined time has been reached, and it is found from the monitoring that the idle state has occurred or the predetermined time has been reached. Then, the recording unit is instructed to record the media information on the recording medium, and the number of times of occurrence of the reservation, the lead time from the reservation receiving date to the recording medium receiving date, or the difference between the reservation date and the recording medium receiving date and time. A program for causing the receiving time error to be calculated and stored was recorded.

[0026]

According to the above-mentioned means, according to the first, eighth and thirteenth aspects of the present invention, a billing amount for a recording medium on which media information desired by a customer is recorded is obtained, and a billing amount that can be associated with the recording medium is obtained. A letter is issued.

According to the second, ninth and fourteenth aspects, the number of recording media on which recording has been performed can be counted.

According to the third, tenth, and fifteenth aspects of the present invention, the operation time per recording is counted each time, and a plurality of timed operation times are stored.

According to the fourth, eleventh and sixteenth aspects of the present invention, the time required for writing from the start of writing to one recording medium to the end of writing is counted, and a plurality of counted writing times are stored.

According to the fifth, twelfth and seventeenth aspects of the present invention, the count of the number of times of occurrence of the reservation, the counting of the lead time from the date and time of receiving the reservation to the date and time of receiving the recording medium, or the difference between the date and time of reservation and the date and time of receiving the recording medium A time error is measured, and the number of occurrences of the reservation, a plurality of lead times, or a plurality of reception time errors are stored.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, statistical data can be obtained based on an error in the number of recordings, operation time, writing time, number of reservations, lead time, or reception time.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, statistical data can be obtained based on the number of recordings, the operation time, the writing time, the number of reservations, the lead time, or the reception time error acquired from a plurality of terminal devices.

[0033]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a media information delivery recording system in which the first embodiment of the present invention and the like are implemented. As shown, the media information delivery and recording system of this embodiment includes a network 1 such as a public telephone network, a digital network (ISDN), or a network including a communication satellite, and media information such as a plurality of music information (music). Center device 2 having means for registering and accumulating data, and transmitting a part of the information via the network 1, acquiring media information from the center device 2 via the network 1, and recording media such as a CD-R And a plurality of terminal devices 3 for recording the information in a terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center device 2 includes an information registration unit 11 for registering media information such as a plurality of music information (songs), and an information storage unit for storing the registered media information. 12. An information retrieval unit 1 for retrieving designated media information from the media information in the information storage unit 12 in response to a request (request) from the terminal device 3.
3, a communication control unit 14 for delivering the searched media information to the terminal device 3 and a system control unit 15 for managing and controlling the entire center device. In the above description, the information registration unit 11, the information search unit 13, and the system control unit 15 share, for example, one CPU and a ROM containing a program, and the communication control unit 14 uses a dedicated CP.
U and a ROM with a built-in program. Also,
The information storage unit 12 is realized by an optical disk device or the like capable of reading and partially overwriting.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown,
The terminal device 3 includes a main body 3a and a plurality of operation devices 21 for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on the recording medium 4. The main body 3a includes the entire terminal device 3. A system control unit 22 for managing and controlling;
A communication control unit 2 for performing communication control for acquiring media information from the center device 2 via the network 1
3. a storage device 24 for storing the media information obtained via the communication control unit 23, and a recording device 2 for recording the media information specified by the operation device 21 on the recording medium 4.
6. Store the empty (unrecorded) recording medium 4 which has the recording device 26 built therein and is set collectively, and supplies one recording medium to the recording device 26 every time recording occurs. Auto chainer 25, display device 27, printer 28
And so on.

In the above description, each operation device 21 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display device and a transparent touch panel superimposed on the screen thereof, and has an input / output port (not shown) provided in the cable C and the main body 3a. ) Is connected to the bus B. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, the operating device 21 includes a converter 31 for converting input digital data into an analog signal or an analog signal from the main body 3a into digital data, and an output from the converter 31. And a transmitting / receiving circuit 32 for extracting the analog signal from the carrier received by the antenna 33 and passing the analog signal to the converter, and connected to the main unit in a wireless manner. .

The system control section 22 has a CPU, a ROM containing a program, a RAM, a clock circuit, etc., the communication control section 23 has another CPU and the like, and the storage device 24 has a large capacity hard disk device. Alternatively, it is composed of an optical disk device that can be partially rewritten.

The communication control unit 23 is, for example, configured to enable communication via a public telephone network as shown in FIG. 5 (a) or to perform communication via ISDN as shown in FIG. 5 (b). In the configuration of FIG. 5A,
ROM 34, which contains programs for transmission control procedures,
CPU 3 for executing data communication according to the above program
5. A data modem 36 for modulating an analog signal to be transmitted to the network 1 and demodulating to digital data to be passed to the CPU 35, a network control unit (NCU) 37 for controlling line connection, and the like. If necessary, the ROM 34 also has a program for an upper layer protocol (transmission control procedure) that enables electronic mail and file transfer compatible with the Internet.

The communication control unit 23 having the configuration shown in FIG. 5B includes a ROM 38 having a built-in program, and a CPU for executing an upper layer protocol, ISDN B-channel transmission control, D-channel transmission control, and the like according to the program.
39, a layer 1 signal control section 40 for controlling the signal of the ISDN layer (layer) 1, an ISDN interface circuit 41 for transmitting and receiving signals, a network terminating device (NT) 42, and the like.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the operation flow shown in FIG. Prior to this operation, it is assumed that an empty recording medium 4 has been set in the auto chainer 25 by a method described later.

When the operating device 21 is not used, the system control unit 22 displays a message as shown in FIG. 7 on the screen 52 of the operating device 21, for example. Then, in response to this message, the customer (user, user)
Is pressed, the transparent touch panel superimposed on the screen 52 detects the pressed position, and sends the detected position information to the system control unit 22 via the cable C or the antenna 33 or the like. send.

Since the plurality of input / output ports in the main body 3a are associated with the respective operating devices 21, the system control unit 22 determines the n-th operating device 21 based on the position information.
Is notified that the record button 53 has been pressed, the menu information to be displayed on the screen 52 is sent to the corresponding operation device 21 via the n-th input / output port, and the menu as shown in FIG. . Then, for example, when music is instructed by pressing a displayed button, the system control unit 22 similarly acquires the instruction content, and in the menu display of the last step, for example, the designated singer's designated song is indicated. A title is obtained (S1). The system control unit 22 acquires a media information list for each type registered in the center device 2 via the communication control unit 23,
The list is stored in the storage device 24, and the menu is displayed according to the list.

When the designation of the first media information is completed, the system control unit 22 displays a menu screen as shown in FIG. 9, and when the second designation is performed, the contents of the designation are similarly determined. To get. At the time of designation of the second and subsequent items, designation of a button that returns to the previous menu as shown in FIG. 9 allows designation back to the upper menu.

When the specification of one or more pieces of media information to be recorded on one recording medium in one recording is completed (S
1) The recording instruction button shown in FIG. 9 is pressed (S
2) By this time, RA in the system control unit 22
The media number of the designated media information is set in the reception table shown in FIG.
The media number is a number assigned by the center device to each piece of media information at the time of registration, and is described in the above-described type-specific media information list. In FIG. 10, the reception number is a serial number from 001 to 999, and when the system control unit 22 receives the first media information (media number) in step S1, the reception information is assigned in the order of reception. In FIG. 10, the reception number 000 means that the recording has been completed and the reception number has been returned. After giving the acceptance number 999,
001 is given, but at least by this time 001
Is considered to have been returned. Further, the scheduled recording completion time is set in the reception table shown in FIG. 10 as follows.

That is, when receiving the recording instruction, the system control unit 22 sets the time set in the recording completion scheduled time column of the reception number assigned immediately before the reception table and the corresponding media information in the media information list shown in FIG. The estimated time at which the recording of the reception number is completed is obtained from the data amount (S3). The recording time T per unit data amount is determined when this system is designed. Since the recording time T is set in the terminal device 3 in advance, for example, in the case of the reception number 023, the media number 302
6, 3819, 3347, and 3562 are obtained from the media information list, the total data amount is obtained, the time for recording data of the data amount is obtained in accordance with the recording time T, and the obtained time is obtained. The scheduled recording completion time of 11:37 on the 17th is obtained in addition to the scheduled recording completion time of the reception number 022 at 10:56 on the 17th. Each time the preceding recording is completed, the system control unit 22 obtains the current time at that time from a clock circuit provided therein, obtains the difference between the time and the expected recording completion time, and The scheduled completion time is corrected by the above difference. If a recording instruction is issued in the recording idle state and the designated media information is not in the terminal device, the time required for recording is calculated by adding a communication time for acquiring media information from the center device 2. From the record completion time. Note that, in the media information list, as shown in FIG. 11, a price for obtaining a bill to be presented to the customer is set in association with each media number.

Thus, when the scheduled recording completion time is obtained,
The system control unit 22 sends the reception number and the scheduled recording completion time to the corresponding operation device 21 to display them as shown in FIG. 12 (S4). Alternatively, a ticket (ticket type) describing the same contents as in FIG. 12 is output from the printer 28 of the main body 3a. Alternatively, a speaker is provided in each of the operation devices 21 and the like, and sounds having the same contents as in FIG. 12 generated by a voice synthesis method known to those skilled in the art are output from the speakers of the operation device 21.

Thereafter, when the system control unit 22 enters an idle state, the system control unit 22 determines whether or not the media information specified at the time of the recording instruction is stored in the storage device 24 in the terminal device 3. (S
5). When acquiring the media information from the center device 2, the terminal device 3 stores the acquired media information as long as the storage device 24 has a free area. Therefore, the system control unit 22 includes a similar internal storage media information list separately from the media information list shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the registration date registered (stored) in the storage device 24, the number of recordings A last year, the number of recordings B this year, and A + B are also set in the above list. According to the registration date and the number of recordings, the elapsed time from the registration date is equal to or longer than a predetermined period and the number of recordings (A
+ B) is removed from this list. That is, the media information corresponding to the removed record is deleted from the storage device 24 and discarded or returned to the center device 2.

As shown in FIG. 13, by setting the data amount of each piece of media information also in the internal storage media information list, when the recording completion time is predicted,
For the media information in this list, it is possible to refer to the data amount set here. That is, the determination in step S5 precedes step S3.

As a result of determining whether or not the specified media information is stored in the storage device 24 according to the internal storage media information list, if it is determined that the specified media information is not stored (No in S5), the system The control unit 22
A media information transfer request including the media number is transmitted to the center device 2 via the communication control unit 23. As a result, the information search unit 13 (see FIG. 2) of the center device 2 searches for the media information of the requested media number, and
2 is read from the media information 2 and transferred to the terminal device 3 via the communication control unit 14. Then, the system control unit 22 of the terminal device 3 acquires the transmitted media information (S6) and stores it in the storage device 24. Further, the system control unit 22 registers the stored media information in the internal storage media information list.

When the designated media information is in the storage device 24 (Yes in S5), or after the designated media information is obtained from the center device 2, the system control unit 2
2 monitors whether or not the recording preceding the recording of the reception number is completed (S7 → S7). When the preceding recording is completed (Yes in S7), one of the empty recording media 4 stored therein is set in the recording device 26 by the auto chainer 25 (S8).

FIG. 14 shows the details of the auto chainer 25 incorporating two recording devices 26. As shown, about 50 blank recording media (CD-R) per one
The plurality of cartridges 56 in which the cartridges 4 are stored are mounted on the automatic chainer 25 in advance. An empty recording medium is filled for each cartridge. Then, the recording device 26
When the recording medium 4 is set in the cartridge n, the empty recording medium 4 at the position where the address is the m-th stage of the cartridge n is moved to the vertically movable transport arm 57, and the transport arm 57 is moved to the recording device 26. Then, the recording medium 4 is mounted. As shown in FIG. 15, the address of the recording medium 4 set in the recording device 26 is registered in the recording device management table. The system control unit 22 has an address data management table as shown in FIG. 16 for determining the address of the empty recording medium 4 described above. In FIG. 16, “empty” in the column of the CD (recording medium) state indicates that the recording medium is not filled, and the recording apparatus D1 uses this CD.
Is set in the recording device D1. When issuing the reception number, the system control unit 22 refers to such an address data management table, assigns the reception number to a recording medium (CD) whose CD state is a blank CD, and stores the reception number in a predetermined area such as a RAM. The set number of remaining empty recording media is reduced by one. Also, a table as shown in FIG. 17 is provided as needed.

Subsequently, the system control unit 22 stores in the storage device 2
Then, the designated media information is read from the recording medium 4, and the media information is transferred to the recording device 26 and recorded on the set recording medium 4 (S9). Then, when the recording is completed (Yes in S10), the system control unit 22 acquires the address of the recording medium 4 on which the recording has been completed from the recording device management table, and via the transport arm 57, the original address of the recording medium 4. (M-th stage of cartridge n)
It is stored (S11). Further, the system control unit 22 obtains a charge for the recorded recording medium to be passed to the customer based on the media information specified by the customer (S12). That is, the respective fees corresponding to the media information are read from the media information list shown in FIG. 11, the total amount is calculated, and the total amount is set as the billing amount.

Subsequently, the system control unit 22 creates the contents of the bill by associating the billing amount with the reception number, and transfers the billed content to the printer 28 to be described on a predetermined bill sheet (S13). As shown in FIG. 18, the price of each piece of media information recorded as a breakdown is also described in the bill. The system control unit 22 also acquires the media information name (title) from the media information list and writes it as the contents described in the bill. The operations in steps S12 and S13 may be performed in parallel with the operations in steps S8 to S11.

Thereafter, an announcement that the recording of the reception number has been completed is made (S14). The sound at the time of this announcement is output by, for example, a sound synthesis method known to those skilled in the art. For example, the announcement "recording of the reception number N has been completed" means that the system control of the phonetic symbols of each numerical value for uttering N, the phonetic symbols of each character, and the digital data for uttering each phonetic symbol. The CPU 29 reads digital data corresponding to the set phonetic symbols in the ROM 30 (see FIG. 19) or the like in the unit 22, converts the digital data into an analog signal in the DA converter 44, amplifies the analog signal in the amplifier 45, and The data is output from the speaker 46 in the apparatus main body 3a. Alternatively, the buzzer may simply be sounded. As shown in FIG. 7, if the recorded CD (recording medium) and the CD being recorded are always displayed, or if the above-mentioned display is always displayed on the display device 27 of the main body 3a, the buzzer sounds. The customer alone can know that the recording of his / her own record has been completed in another place such as a store where the terminal device 3 is installed.

When the recording medium 4 on which recording has been completed is to be taken out, for example, when the screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Then, the system control unit 22 determines that this is a recording medium removal instruction (Yes in S15), and the recording medium corresponding to the reception number is placed by referring to the table shown in FIG. 16 or FIG. After knowing the address, the recording medium 4 at that address is transferred to the transfer arm 57, and the transfer arm 5
7, the recording medium 4 is moved to the take-out port (S1).
6).

In this way, the customer takes out the recording medium 4 transferred to the take-out port and also takes out the bill with the above-mentioned receipt number from the paper output tray of the printer 28 (S16).

In the above, when the recording is in the idle state, the system control unit 22 sets one of the empty recording media 4 in the recording device 26 in preparation for the next recording, and the reception is performed thereafter. At this time, the reception number is assigned to the recording medium 4 on the recording device 26. When allocating an empty recording medium, one cartridge 5
One empty recording medium 4 is sequentially allocated, and when there is no more empty recording medium 4 in the cartridge 56, the allocation target cartridge 56 is moved next.

Although a specific control flow is omitted from the flow of the operation shown in FIG. 6, the recording on the recording medium 4 is performed during the monitoring (S7 → S7). For example, a message such as that shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the screen 52 of the operation device 21 during the period (S9 → S10 → S9) and the period during which the removal instruction is being issued (S15 → S15). By pressing the recording button 53, the steps from media information designation (S1) to recording completion scheduled time presentation (S4) can be executed. During the monitoring (S7 → S7) or the recording on the recording medium 4 (S9 → S10 → S9), for example, a message as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the screen 52 of the device 21 and the recording medium is taken out by a take-out instruction by inputting a reception number from the numeric keypad 51 (S16).
To be able to run. For example, when the record button 53 or the numeric keypad 51 is pressed, steps S1 to S1 are performed.
4 and S15 to S16 are interrupted.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the recording instruction (recording reception) is performed, the scheduled recording completion time and the reception number are presented. Thereafter, the user can return to the place and receive the recording medium (CD or the like) on which recording has been completed without waiting. Further, at the time of receipt, the recording medium can be taken out by designating the receipt number, so that the recording medium can be prevented from being lost, and the bill with the receipt number described can be taken out. Also,
The bill can be presented to a cash register and settled in cash, and the billing amount can be known in advance even in the case of a billing system via a network. In addition, it is possible to issue a ticket stating the receipt number and the scheduled recording completion time, so it is possible to prevent forgetting, and at the time of settlement, the receipt number written on the ticket and the receipt number written on the bill are collated. It is also possible.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the number of recording media on which recording has been performed can be counted, for example, on a monthly basis by managing reception numbers using the same hardware resources as in the first embodiment. If the operation for recording one recording medium is defined as one operation, this means that the number of operations is counted on a monthly basis. As described above, the reception numbers in this embodiment are serial numbers from 001 to 999,
When the first media information (media number) is received by the system control unit 22 in step S1 of the first embodiment, the media information is assigned in the order of reception. After the reception number 999 is added, 001 is added. Hereinafter, a procedure for obtaining the number of recordings (the number of operations) for each month from the reception number according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 20 will be described.

In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, a clock circuit is provided in the system control unit 22, and the month is changed by periodically acquiring the current time (current date and time) output from the clock circuit. It monitors whether or not (S21) and whether the reception number has become 001 (S25). When the month changes (Yes in S21), the latest reception number (reception number assigned immediately before) A0 managed by the system control unit 22 is acquired (S2).
2).

Subsequently, the system control unit 22 obtains the number of recordings R for the last month (the last month) by the following equation (S23). R = A0−A1 + 999 * K In the above equation, A1 is one month before step S
22 is the number received and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM, and K is the number of times the number has been returned from 999 to 001 during the past month (number of clears).
It is.

When the system controller 22 obtains the number R of recorded images in the last month as described above, the system controller 22 adds (stores) the value of the number R of recorded images to a recorded number management table as shown in FIG.
(S23). Then, the number of clears K stored in a predetermined area of the RAM is set to 0, and the reception number stored in another predetermined area is rewritten with a newly acquired value (S24). Thereafter, it is monitored whether the reception number has been cleared to 001 and whether the month has changed (S25 →
(S21 → S25) If the month changes (Yes in S21), the process is repeated from step S22. If the reception number is cleared to 001 (Yes in S25), the value of K is increased by 1 (S26), and the process returns to step S21.

Thus, in this embodiment, it is possible to grasp the customer's needs by grasping the transition of the number of recorded sheets (the number of operations) for each month. In addition, the cumulative value of the number of recorded sheets for each month can be used as maintenance information of the terminal device.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the operation time per operation for performing recording on one recording medium is measured with the same hardware resources as in the first embodiment. For this reason, in this embodiment, as shown in the operation flow of FIG.
For example, when the monitor 2 displays a screen as shown in FIG. 7 and monitors the press of the record button (S31 → S31), it recognizes the press of the record button corresponding to the operation start (S31).
Yes), the system control unit 22 acquires the current time t1 at that time from the clock circuit (S32).

Subsequently, the press of the recording instruction button (see FIG. 9) corresponding to the end of the operation is monitored (S33 → S33), and when the press is recognized (Yes in S33), the current time t at that time t
2 is acquired (S34). And one operation time T1
(= T2−t1) is calculated, and the value is additionally stored in, for example, an operation time management table managed by month as shown in FIG. 23 (S35). In the example of FIG. 23, when the month changes, the average value of the operation time of the last month is obtained, and the operation time column of the above table includes the minimum value (in the case of FIG. 23),
The average and maximum values are stored. In FIG. 23, 1997
Monthly values are individual values. Thus, in this embodiment, it is possible to grasp the transition of the operation time for each month and the like including the variation, and to use it for the improvement of the system.

Similarly, it is also possible to obtain the required writing time T2 from the start of writing to one recording medium to the end of writing, and hold and manage the data as shown in FIG. For example, when a command to move the transport arm 57 to set a blank CD to be recorded in the recording device 26 (start of S8 shown in FIG. 6) is given, a writing start time is set, a write is completed, and the recording is ended. The completed CD is stored in the cartridge 56, and the time t4 at which the system control unit 22 is notified of this is set as the writing end time.

FIG. 24 is an operation flowchart showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first type shown in FIG.
The reservation recording can be performed and the number of reservation recordings can be counted using the hardware resources of the embodiment. Less than,
The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. However, since the designation of the media information performed in step S41 is the same as in the first embodiment (see S1 in FIG. 6), the description is omitted. In the next step S42, the system control unit 22 causes the operation device 21 to display a screen as shown in FIG. Then, when the customer presses the reservation recording instruction button in response to this display, the system control unit 22 recognizes the instruction and causes the operation device 21 to display a message requesting an instruction for the reservation time.

When the reservation time (desired recording completion time) is input from the ten keys 51 (S42), the system control unit 22 having obtained the reservation time obtains the scheduled recording completion time in the same manner as in the first embodiment. It is determined whether or not the reserved time is later than the scheduled recording completion time and whether or not the designated reservation is possible in consideration of the number of remaining recording media (S4).
3). If the reservation is not possible (No in S43), a message to that effect is displayed on the screen of the operation device 21 to instruct whether or not to make the reservation instruction again (S44), and if the instruction is to be made again (Yes in S44). ) Return to step S42. If the user does not give the instruction again (No in S44), the process exits from this operation flow.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S43 that the reservation as instructed is possible (Ye in S43)
s), the reception number is presented in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the reservation occurrence counting process described later is performed, and the operations of steps S5 and S6 shown in the first embodiment (the specified media information If it is not in the terminal device, it is obtained from the center device). Thereafter, the system control unit 22 monitors whether or not the recording is in the recording idle state in which all the specified recordings other than the reservation recording have been completed, and whether or not the recording has reached a predetermined time before the reservation time (S45).
→ S46 → S45). The predetermined time is, for example, a time required to perform recording for two recording media, and is set in advance in the storage device 24 or the like.

If it is determined that the recording idle state has been entered (Yes in S45), the recording of the case for which reservation recording has been instructed is executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment (S48).
Hereinafter, it is similar to the first embodiment. However, the announcement of the end of the recording need not be performed. Further, even if the recording idle state is not set (No in S45), when the recording time reaches a predetermined time before the reservation time (Yes in S46), the reservation recording is waited until the recording being completed is completed (No in S47), and the reservation recording is performed. The recording of the instructed matter is executed (S48). FIG. 26 shows an operation flow of a reservation occurrence frequency counting process for acquiring and managing the reservation occurrence frequency on a monthly basis, for example.

In step S61, it is determined whether or not the month has changed by comparing the current date and time at that time with the previously obtained current date and time stored in a predetermined area in the RAM. Rewrite the value with the value obtained at that time. And if it has not changed (S61
No), the value of the number of occurrences of reservation R stored in the predetermined area of the RAM is increased by 1 (S65), and the process exits from this operation flow. On the other hand, if the month has changed (Ye in S61)
s), the number of reservations R at that time is obtained (S62), and FIG.
The reservation count R is stored in a reservation count management table managed on a monthly basis, similar to the record count management table shown in FIG. 1 (S63). Then, 1 is set as the value of the number of reservations R of the current month in the predetermined area (S64), and the process exits from this operation flow.

Further, in this embodiment, the lead time T3 from the reservation receiving time (date and time) t5 to the recording medium receiving time (date and time) t6 is measured and stored and managed in a lead time management table similar to FIG. Is possible.
For example, it is assumed that t5 = t2 (see the second embodiment), the time when the take-out instruction (see S50 in FIG. 24) is given is the reception time, and the current time at that time is t6. When the reservation time finally instructed in step S42 is t7, a reception time error T4, which is a difference from the reception time t6, can be easily obtained.
3 can be stored and managed in a reception time error management table similar to that of FIG.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the reservation can be made at the time of recording idle or the like, so that the completion time of general recording (recording without reservation) is advanced by that much. Further, since the transition and variation of the number of reservations, the lead time, the receiving time error, and the like can be known, the system can be further improved.

Further, various statistical data can be obtained based on the number of recordings, the operation time, the number of reservations, the lead time, the reception time error, etc. obtained by counting or timing as described above. For example, by obtaining the current time and day of the week when the operation time is obtained,
It is possible to easily obtain the operation time distribution by time zone in which the management table is summarized by time zone instead of by month, the operation time distribution by day of week summarized by day of the week, and various lead time distributions similarly obtained. It is also possible to input the age at the time of operation or to register the age in advance in association with the customer identification code, and to input the customer identification code at the time of the operation to obtain the average operation time for each age. In addition, the change of the reservation hit rate (number of reservations / recorded number) by month, the reservation hit rate by time zone,
The reservation hit rate by operation time, the reservation hit rate by age, and the like can be obtained in the same manner.

The terminal device 3 includes management data transmitting means for transmitting the recording number, the operation time, the writing time, the number of reservations, the lead time, or the receiving time error to the center device 2. The statistical data calculation means for obtaining statistical data based on the number of recordings, operation time, writing time, number of reservations, lead time, or reception time error received from the center device 2 enables more accurate management data to be obtained. In addition, the operation time for each terminal and the operation time for each installation location can be obtained.

Further, a CD write error obtained from the recording device 26, a storage device (for example, a hard disk device) 2
By providing means for counting the HD write error, communication error, printer error, and the like acquired from No. 4 for each error code and date and time of occurrence, it is possible to perform appropriate maintenance.

In the above description, the removable recording medium 4 includes CD-R, CD-RW, MD, MO,
Cassette tapes, memory cards, etc. can be used. It is desirable that the media information at the time of transfer and storage via the network 1 be compressed by, for example, the TwinVQ method or the JPEG method.

Further, a ROM or the like is used as a medium for storing a program for causing the terminal device 21 and the center device 2 to perform a predetermined operation in each embodiment. However, the medium is not limited to this, and a floppy disk is used. Disc, CD
In addition to -R, CD-RW, MD, MO, cassette tape,
It may be a memory card or the like. Further, a recording medium that is detachable from such a device may be set in a reading device, the program may be read, and the program may be stored in a fixed recording device such as a RAM or a hard disk and used.

[0080]

As described above, according to the first, eighth, and thirteenth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the amount of money charged for the recording medium on which the media information desired by the customer is recorded, and to be able to correspond to the recording medium. Since a bill can be issued, cash settlement at a cash register or the like becomes possible. According to the second, ninth, and fourteenth aspects of the present invention, the number of recording media on which recording has been performed can be counted, so that customer needs can be grasped and used as maintenance information for terminal devices. .

According to the third, tenth, and fifteenth aspects of the present invention, the operation time per recording is counted each time.
Since a plurality of measured operation times are stored, the system can be improved using the stored plurality of operation times.

Further, according to the fourth, eleventh and sixteenth aspects of the present invention, the time required for writing from the start of writing to one recording medium to the end of writing is measured, and a plurality of measured times required for writing are stored. In addition, the system can be improved by using the stored plural required writing times.

Further, according to the inventions of claims 5, 12 and 17, counting of the number of occurrences of the reservation, timing of the lead time from the date and time of receiving the reservation to the date and time of receiving the recording medium, or the difference between the date and time of reservation and the date and time of receiving the recording medium. Since a certain reception time error is measured and the above-mentioned number of occurrences of reservation, a plurality of lead times, or a plurality of reception time errors are stored, the system can be similarly improved by using these.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the statistical data can be obtained based on the number of recordings, the operation time, the writing time, the number of reservations, the lead time, or the receiving time error. Can be achieved.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, statistical data can be obtained based on errors in the number of recordings, operation time, writing time, number of reservations, lead time, or reception time acquired from a plurality of terminal devices. Highly accurate data can be obtained, and thus the system can be more effectively improved.

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FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a media information delivery recording system in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a center device according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a main part of a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is another configuration block diagram of a main part of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a screen view of a terminal device showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is another screen view of the terminal device showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a data configuration diagram of a main part of a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is another data configuration diagram of a main part of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is another screen view of the terminal device showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is another data configuration diagram of a main part of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is another data configuration diagram of a main part of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is another data configuration diagram of a main part of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is another data configuration diagram of a main part of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram relating to a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing another configuration of a main part of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an operation flowchart of the terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a data configuration diagram of a main part of a terminal device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is an operation flowchart of the terminal device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a data configuration diagram of a main part of a terminal device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is an operation flowchart of a terminal device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a screen view of a terminal device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is another operation flowchart of the terminal device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a system configuration diagram of a database utilization system showing an example of a conventional technique.

FIG. 28 is a system configuration diagram of a media information delivery system showing another example of the prior art.

FIG. 29 is a system configuration diagram of a media information delivery system showing another example of the prior art.

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 Reference Signs List 1 network 2 center device 3 terminal device 4 recording medium 21 operating device 22 system control unit 23 communication control unit 24 storage device 25 auto chainer 26 recording device 27 display device 28 printer

Claims (17)

[Claims] In a media information delivery recording system for delivering media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the delivered media information on a removable recording medium, a terminal for recording on a recording medium. Recording instruction means for designating media information to be recorded in the apparatus and instructing recording on a recording medium; reception number presenting means for presenting a reception number when an instruction is issued by the recording instruction means; Media information comprising: a billing amount calculating unit that calculates a billing amount based on media information specified by an instruction unit; and a bill issuing unit that issues a bill describing the receipt number and the billing amount. Delivery record system. 2. A media information delivery and recording system for delivering media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the delivered media information on a removable recording medium. A media information delivery / recording system, comprising: a recording number counting means for counting the number of recording media on which recording has been performed. 3. A terminal for recording on a recording medium in a media information distribution recording system for distributing media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the distributed media information on a removable recording medium. An operation time measuring means for measuring an operation time per operation for recording on one recording medium in an apparatus, and an operation of storing a plurality of operation times measured by the operation time measuring means A media information delivery recording system, comprising: a time storage unit. 4. A terminal for recording on a recording medium in a media information distribution recording system for distributing media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the distributed media information on a removable recording medium. Writing time measuring means for measuring a required writing time from the start of writing to one recording medium to the end of writing on the recording medium; and a writing time for storing a plurality of writing times measured by the writing time measuring means. A media information delivery recording system, comprising: a storage unit. 5. A terminal for recording on a recording medium in a media information distribution recording system for distributing media information from a center device to a terminal device via a network and recording the distributed media information on a removable recording medium. In the apparatus, recording instruction means for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on a recording medium, reservation means for reserving the recording completion time of recording instructed by the recording instruction means, Monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the recording idle state has occurred before a predetermined time before the recording completion time, and whether or not the recording time has reached the predetermined time; and transmitting the media information designated by the recording instruction means to the terminal. Occurrence of the idle state by the media information accumulating means or the media information acquiring means acquired from the center device in the apparatus and the monitoring means; When others that are detected to have reached before the predetermined time, and recording means for recording medium information acquired by the medium information acquiring means on a recording medium,
Reservation count counting means for counting the number of occurrences of the reservation, or lead time timing means for counting the lead time from the reservation reception date to the recording medium reception date or the reception time error which is the difference between the reservation date and the recording medium reception date and time. And a reservation management information storage unit for storing the number of occurrences of the reservation, a plurality of lead times, or a plurality of reception time errors. 6. The media information delivery recording system according to claim 2, wherein the number of recordings counted by the recording number counting means, the operation time counted by the operation time counting means, and the writing time are counted by the writing time counting means. Statistical data calculating means for obtaining statistical data based on the writing time, the number of reservations counted by the number-of-reservations counting means, the lead time counted by the lead time timer, or the reception time error counted by the reception error timer. Media information delivery recording system. 7. The media information delivery recording system according to claim 2, wherein the number of recordings counted by the recording number counting means, the operation time counted by the operation time counting means, and the writing time are counted by the writing time counting means. A management data transmitting means for transmitting to the center device the writing time, the number of reservations counted by the number-of-reservations counting means, the lead time counted by the lead-time measuring means, or the receiving time error counted by the receiving error timing means to the terminal device. And a statistical data calculation means for obtaining statistical data based on the error of the number of recordings, operation time, writing time, number of reservations, lead time, or reception time received from a plurality of terminal devices. A media information delivery recording system characterized by the following. 8. In a media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, recording instruction means for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on the recording medium, and an instruction by the recording instruction means are provided. At this time, a receipt number presenting means for presenting a receipt number, a billing amount calculating means for calculating a billing amount based on the media information designated by the recording instruction means, and a bill describing the receipt number and the billing amount are issued. A media information recording device comprising: a bill issuing means. 9. A media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, comprising: a recording number counting means for counting the number of recorded recording media. 10. In a media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, operation time timing means for timing an operation time per one time for recording on one recording medium, and said operation time timing. Media time recording means for storing a plurality of operation times measured by the means. 11. A media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, a writing time timer for counting a time required for writing from the start to the end of writing on one recording medium, and the writing time timer. And a writing time storage means for storing a plurality of writing times measured by the method. 12. A media information recording apparatus for recording media information on a recording medium, comprising: recording instruction means for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on the recording medium; and recording of the recording instructed by said recording instruction means. Reservation means for reserving the completion time, and monitoring means for monitoring whether the recording idle state has occurred by a predetermined time before the recording completion time reserved by the reservation means and whether the recording time has reached the predetermined time. Media information acquisition means for acquiring the media information designated by the recording instruction means from the media information storage means or the center device in the apparatus; and occurrence of the idle state or arrival of the predetermined time before the monitoring means by the monitoring means. Recording means for recording the media information acquired by the media information acquiring means on a recording medium when is detected, Reservation number counting means for counting the number of occurrences of the reservation, or lead time timing means for counting the lead time from the reception date and time to the recording medium reception date or the reception time error which is the difference between the reservation date and the recording medium reception date and time. A media information recording apparatus comprising: a receiving error clocking means; and a reservation management information storing means for storing the number of times of occurrence of the reservation, a plurality of lead times, or a plurality of receiving time errors. 13. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer in a device to function is recorded, wherein an instruction for designating media information to be recorded and instructing recording on the recording medium, and a reception number are provided. And a program for causing the bill issuing means to issue a bill describing the receipt number and the billed amount based on the media information relating to the received instruction. A machine-readable recording medium. 14. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer in the apparatus to function is recorded, wherein said computer is operable to cause a counting means to count the number of recorded recording media. Readable recording medium on which a program for recording is recorded. 15. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer in a device to function is recorded, the operation time per operation for causing the computer to perform recording on one recording medium. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a time-measuring means to measure time and a plurality of time-measured operation times to be stored in the storage means is recorded. 16. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer in a device to function is recorded, wherein the computer is configured to reduce the time required for writing from the start to the end of writing on one recording medium. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a writing time measuring means to measure a time and causing the writing time measuring means to store a plurality of writing times measured by the writing time measuring means is recorded. 17. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer in a device to function is recorded, wherein the computer receives a reservation for a recording completion time, and determines a predetermined recording completion time for the received reservation. Monitoring whether or not the recording idle state has occurred before the time and whether or not the predetermined time has been reached, and when the monitoring indicates that the idle state has occurred or the predetermined time has been reached, The recording means is instructed to record the media information on the recording medium, and the number of times of the reservation, the lead time from the reservation receiving date to the recording medium receiving date, or the difference between the reservation date and the recording medium receiving date and time. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for functioning to calculate and store a time error is recorded.