Patent ID: 7018952

Claim:
A method for recording and erasure of images using rewritable thermal label of a non-contact type which comprises a heat-sensitive color development layer comprising a leuco dye and a long chain alkyl-based color developing agent and a light absorption and photo-thermal conversion layer which are laminated on one face of a substrate successively, the heat-sensitive color development layer being placed next to the substrate, and an adhesive layer laminated on an other face of the substrate, wherein an absorptivity of laser light used for the recording with a surface of the label is 50% or greater, the laser light irradiating the surface of the label for the recording has a wavelength in a range of 700 to 1,500 nm and an amount of energy of irradiation in a range of 5.0 to 15.0 mJ/mm 2 , a product of the amount of energy of irradiation of the laser light and the absorptivity of the laser light during the recording is in a range of 3.0 to 14.0 mJ/mm 2 , and a product of an amount of energy of irradiation of the laser light and an absorptivity of the laser light with the surface of the label during the erasure is 1.1 to 3.0 times as great as the product of the amount of energy of irradiation of the laser light and the absorptivity of the laser light during the recording.