Patent ID: 7446792

Claim:
A method of forming a visible image on an optical disk, the method comprising: recording, in a predetermined area of the optical disk, an identification number unique to the optical disk; storing first image data of the optical disk, on which a first visible image is formed, and link information, which associates the first image data with the identification number of the optical disk, into a host computer when the first visible image is formed on the optical disk; first reading the identification number from the optical disk; second reading a newest one of the first image data from the host computer based on the read-out identification number and the link information; displaying the read-out first image data on an edit screen; editing the first image data and image data corresponding to a visible image to be newly added and formed on the optical disk on the edit screen; and forming, on the optical disk, the visible image to be newly added and formed on the optical disk.