Patent ID: 8166493
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A media processing device comprising: a data writing means that applies a data writing process to one side of a target medium; a printing means that applies a printing process to the other side of the target medium; a blank media storage means for storing blank media, which is the target media to which the data writing process and the printing process have not been applied; a processed media storage means for storing processed media, which is the target media after the data writing process and the printing process have been applied; a media transportation mechanism control unit that controls a media transportation mechanism to transport the target medium to any one of the data writing means, the printing means, the blank media storage means, and the processed media storage means; and a measurement control unit that instructs the media transportation mechanism control unit to measure a height of the blank media received by the blank media storage means and a height of the processed media received by the processed media storage means based on a height measuring command; wherein the measurement control unit moves the media transportation mechanism to a top of the blank media storage means and then measures a height of one or more blank media received by the blank media storage means based on at least a transportation mechanism movement command and a height measurement command received between a start process command and end process command received from a host computer; and wherein the measurement control unit moves the media transportation mechanism to a top of the processed media storage means and then measures a height of one or more processed media received by the processed media storage means based on at least a transportation mechanism movement command and a height measurement command received between the start process command and the end process command received from the host computer.