Patent ID: 8050787
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B41J,G11B

Abstract:
1. A recording medium production control device that controls, through an interface, a recording medium production device that produces optical recording media by recording information based on a request from an application, wherein: the recording medium production device has at least one data recording device for writing write data to the optical recording medium, at least one printer for printing print data on a label side of the optical recording medium, and at least one transportation device for transporting the optical recording medium to a preset specific position; and the recording medium production control device comprises: a system control unit that controls the operations of the data recording device, the printer, and the transportation device without interference between the operations regardless of the application from which a request is received; a device control unit that acquires device status information describing the operating status of the data recording device, the printer, and the transportation device; a write control unit that controls the operation of at least one of a plurality of data recording devices separately for each of the plurality of data recording devices: a filter control unit that permits the write control unit to control the at least one data recording device and suppresses control of the at least one data recording device by other than a prescribed application; a printing control unit that controls the operation of at least one of a plurality of printers separately for each of the plurality of printers; and a transportation control unit that controls the operation of at least one of a plurality of transportation devices separately for each of the plurality of transportation devices; wherein the system control unit plans an operating command sequence for controlling the operations of the at least one data recording device, the at least one printer, and the at least one transportation device without interference between the operations, and outputs the operating commands to the write control unit, the printing control unit, and the transportation control unit.