Patent ID: 7882272

Claim:
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 at least one of the data writing process and the printing process have been applied, wherein the blank media storage means and the processed media storage means are disposed one above the other; and a media transportation means that transports the target medium from any one of the data writing means, the printing means, and the blank media storage means and to a different one of the data writing means, the printing means, and the processed media storage means according to a control command sent from a host computer; wherein the media transportation means starts executing a plurality of control commands based on a start process command, and if the media transportation means determines that all of the control commands execute normally, sends a normal termination report to the host computer as the response to an end process command that is sent as a set with the start process command.