Labeling apparatus and method for disk storage media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorBarry Bronson
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Abstract
A label printer system includes a disk storage medium including a thermally-sensitive layer formed on at least a portion of an upper surface. A rotational drive rotates the disk storage medium and a transverse drive moves a laser substantially transversely with respect to the disk storage medium. A memory includes a symbol set and a label printer driver. A processor uses the label printer driver to control the rotational drive and the transverse drive in order to thermally write the symbol set to the thermally-sensitive layer of the disk storage medium, using the laser.
Claims21
A label printer system, comprising:
- a disk storage medium including a thermally-sensitive layer formed on at least a portion of an upper surface of said disk storage medium;
- a rotational drive for rotating said disk storage medium;
- a transverse drive including a laser head for moving a laser of said disk drive substantially transversely with respect to said disk storage medium;
- a memory including a symbol set and a label printer driver;
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- a processor communicating with said memory, said rotational drive, said transverse drive, and said laser, and wherein said processor uses said label printer driver to control said rotational drive and said transverse drive in order to thermally write said symbol set to said thermally-sensitive layer of said disk storage medium using said laser.
A label printing method for a disk storage medium, comprising the steps of:
- loading a symbol set to a processor controlling a disk drive, with said symbol set including one or more predetermined symbols or graphics to be written to said disk storage medium;
- heating with a laser a thermally-sensitive layer formed on at least a portion of an upper surface of said disk storage medium;
- and
- manipulating said laser with respect to said disk storage medium;
- wherein said symbol set controls the manipulating step in order to write said one or more predetermined symbols or graphics to said thermally-sensitive layer.
A label printing method for a disk storage medium, comprising the steps of:
- loading a symbol set to a processor controlling a disk drive, with said symbol set including one or more predetermined symbols or graphics to be written to said disk storage medium;
- reading one or more alignment marks on said disk storage medium;
- heating with a laser a thermally-sensitive layer formed on at least a portion of an upper surface of said disk storage medium;
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- manipulating said laser with respect to said disk storage medium;
- wherein said symbol set in conjunction with said one or more alignment marks controls the manipulating step in order to write said one or more predetermined symbols or graphics to said thermally-sensitive layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.