JPH11242736A - Picture data recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture data recording system for quickly processing and recording picture data without increasing any memory in a computer. SOLUTION: In this picture data recording system 10, a picture data generating device 1 generates picture data from a picture. Also, a data recording device 2 records data in a recording medium. Then, a driving device 3 drives the data recording device 1 and the picture data generating device 2. In this case, the driving device 3 drives the picture data generating device 1 at a speed corresponding to the processing capability of the data recording device 2. Also, the data recording device 2 directly records picture data generated by the picture data generating device 1 in a recording medium. That is, the picture data generating device is directly connected with the data recording device, and the picture data are directly recorded in the data recording device so that the processing and recording of the picture data can be accelerated without increasing any memory in the driving device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image data recording system, and more particularly to an image data generating apparatus for generating image data from an image, a data recording apparatus for recording data on a recording medium, the data recording apparatus and the image data. And a driving device for driving the generating device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an image data file often has a large capacity. In recent years, the performance of scanners has been improved and images can be read at a high resolution, so that the capacity of image data has been further spurred.

Since a scanner normally operates under the control of a connected computer, read image data is always stored in a computer memory before processing such as recording and processing.

[0004]

However, the memory that can be mounted on a computer is limited in terms of cost and the like.
When processing large-capacity image data, there is a problem that the processing becomes extremely slow.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an image data recording system capable of speeding up processing and recording of image data without increasing a memory in a computer. I do.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, an image data generating apparatus for generating image data from an image, a data recording apparatus for recording data on a recording medium, the data recording apparatus, A driving device for driving the image data generating device, wherein the driving device drives the image data generating device at a speed corresponding to the processing capability of the data recording device, and the data recording device According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image data recording system wherein image data generated by the image data generating apparatus is directly recorded on the recording medium.

Such an image data recording system drives an image data generating device for generating image data from an image, a data recording device for recording data on a recording medium, and the data recording device and the image data generating device. And a driving device. Then, the image data generation device generates image data from the image. Further, a data recording device records data on a recording medium. Then, the driving device drives the data recording device and the image data generating device. The driving device also drives the image data generating device at a speed according to the processing capability of the data recording device. Then, the data recording device directly records the image data generated by the image data generating device on a recording medium.

As described above, in the image data recording system of the present invention, the image data generating device (scanner) and the data recording device for recording data on the recording medium are directly connected,
Since the image data generated by the image data generating device is directly recorded in the data recording device, the processing and recording of the image data can be speeded up without increasing the memory in the driving device (computer).

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of the image data recording system of the present invention.

[0010] The image data recording system 10 of the present invention comprises:
An image data generating device (scanner) 1 for generating image data from an image, a data recording device 2 for recording data on a recording medium, a data recording device 2 and an image data generating device 1
(A computer) 3 for driving the.

The image data generating device (scanner) 1 has a motor 1a driven in response to a control command from a driving device (computer) 3, and a line sensor 1b.
Here, the data recording device 2 is a recording medium (CD-R).
It is assumed that the CD-R device records data on 2a. The data recording device 2 (CD-R device) 2 has a buffer 2b that receives a control command from a driving device (computer) 3 and records data on a recording medium (CD-R) 2a. The line sensor 1b of the image data generating device (scanner) 1 and a data recording device (CD-R device)
The image data generated by the line sensor 1b is sent to the buffer 2b.

The driving device (computer) 3 has a ROM 3a and a CPU 3b in which basic programs and the like are stored, and according to a control program stored in the ROM 3a, an image data generating device (scanner) 1 and a data recording device (CD-R). 2) is controlled.

The driving device (computer) 3 performs bidirectional communication with an image data generating device (scanner) 1 and a data recording device (CD-R device) 2, and issues a drive control command, State detection is always performed.

Here, a procedure for recording image data in the image data recording system 10 will be described. FIG. 2 shows the image data recording system 1 shown in FIG.
7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for recording image data at 0. Hereinafter, description will be given along the step numbers. [S1] The computer 3 detects the state of the scanner 1 and confirms that there is no abnormality. CD-R device 2
And obtains control data such as the writable capacity of the CD-R 2a and its address. [S2] The computer 3 outputs a scanning command to the scanner 1 and a write command to the CD-R device 2. Thereby, the scanner 1 generates image data from the image and transmits the image data to the CD-R device 2. The CD-R device 2 temporarily stores the received image data in the buffer 2b and then records the image data in a writable area of the CD-R 2a. The write command from the computer 3 includes a CD-R2
An address instruction for writing data to a is included. [S3] The computer 3 determines whether the transfer of the data to be recorded has been completed. When the transfer of the data to be recorded ends, the processing of this flowchart ends.
If the transfer of the data to be recorded has not been completed,
Proceed to step S4. [S4] The computer 3 detects the state of the buffer 2b included in the CD-R device 2. [S5] The computer 3 determines whether or not the buffer 2b of the CD-R device 2 is empty based on the result of the state detection performed in step S4. If the buffer 2b is empty, the process proceeds to step S1, and if the buffer 2b is not empty, the process proceeds to step S1.
Go to 4 again.

Here, a timing chart for recording image data on a CD-R according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is shown. FIG. 3 is a timing chart when recording image data on a CD-R.

As described above, in the image data recording system 10 of the present invention, the image data generating device (scanner) 1
Since the data recording device 2 for recording data on the recording medium (CD-R) 2a is directly connected and the image data generated by the image data generating device 1 is directly recorded on the data recording device 2, the drive is performed. Processing and recording of image data can be speeded up without increasing the memory of the device (computer) 3.

In the above description, an example in which a CD-R device is applied as the data recording device 2 has been described. However, a data recording device that records data on another recording medium such as an MD device or a PD device may be applied. Good.

[0018]

As described above, according to the image data recording system of the present invention, the image data generating apparatus 1 comprises:
Directly connected to a data recording device that records data on a recording medium, the image data generated by the image data generation device,
Since the recording is performed directly on the data recording device, the processing and recording of the image data can be speeded up without increasing the memory in the driving device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of an image data recording system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for recording image data in the image data recording system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a timing chart when recording image data on a CD-R.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Image data generation device (scanner), 1a ... Motor,
1b: line sensor, 2: data recording device (CD-R device), 2a: CD-R, 2b: buffer, 3: driving device (computer), 3a ROM, 3b: CPU, 10
… Image data recording system

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuto Narita 6-35 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image comprising: an image data generating device for generating image data from an image; a data recording device for recording data on a recording medium; and a driving device for driving the data recording device and the image data generating device. In the data recording system, the driving device drives the image data generating device at a speed according to the processing capability of the data recording device, and the data recording device records the image data generated by the image data generating device. An image data recording system for directly recording on a medium.