Patent ID: 7843478
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording medium drive apparatus, comprising: a holding mechanism holding a recording medium having a print target surface targeted for printing and an optical recording surface for data; a data recording means for recording the data on the optical recording surface of the recording medium held by the holding mechanism; and a printing means for performing printing on the print target surface of the recording medium and applying a correction fluid on the print target surface, a storing means for storing print information, the print information being information on a print image to be printed on the print target surface, and data identification information identifying the data, in association with each other, wherein when first data, the first data being data recorded on the recording medium before rewriting by the data recording means, recorded on the recording medium, is rewritten by the data recording means into second data, the storing means stores second data identification information that identifies the second data, and rewriting print information that corresponds to the second data out of the print information, in association with each other, and wherein the printing means applies the correction fluid on a first print image corresponding to the first data and prints a second print image corresponding to the stored rewriting print information on the print target surface.