Patent ID: 7009632

Claim:
A drive capable of printing a label on a unit of optical media, the drive comprising: a chassis drive unit; a transport mechanism coupled to the drive unit, the transport mechanism capable of accepting the unit of optical media and positioning the unit within the drive in an operational position; a first head coupled to the chassis drive unit, the first head capable of optically communicating with the unit of optical media on a first side thereof; and a second label printing head coupled to the chassis drive unit, the second label printing head capable of applying a visual label associated with the unit of optical media on a second side thereof; wherein the first head and the second label printing head are capable of the optically communicating and the applying of the visual label while the unit optical media is positioned within the drive in the operational position; and wherein the unit of optical media is capable of being equipped with an electronic labeling device and wherein the second head is capable of communicating with the electronic labeling device when the unit is accented within the transport mechanism in the operational position.