1. A media processing device that is communicably connected to a host computer, reads information continuously from a plurality of processed media according to instructions from the host computer, and sends the read information to the host computer, the media processing device comprising:
a communication state management unit that monitors the communication state between the host computer and the media processing device;
a status management unit that instructs interrupting the continuous reading process when communication with the host computer becomes disabled while the continuous reading process is running; and
a reading control unit that deletes read data that has not been sent to the host computer.
2. The media processing device described in claim 1, wherein:
the reading control unit executes a software reset process in response to a communication disabled report.
3. The media processing device described in claim 1, wherein:
the communication state management unit sends a communication disabled report to the status management unit when disconnection of a cable connecting the host computer is detected.
4. The media processing device described in claim 1, wherein:
the communication state management unit sends a communication disabled report to the status management unit when the communication state management unit detects that the operating system of the host computer has entered a sleep mode.
5. The media processing device described in claim 1, wherein:
the status management unit reports interruption of the continuous reading process to the reading control unit when a report is received from the communication state management unit.
6. The media processing device described in claim 1, wherein:
the media processing device and the host computer communicate using the Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol.
7. A control method for a media processing device that is communicably connected to a host computer, reads information continuously from a plurality of processed media according to instructions from the host computer, and sends the read information to the host computer, the control method comprising steps of:
monitoring the communication state between the host computer and the media processing device;
interrupting the continuous reading process when communication with the host computer becomes disabled while the continuous reading process is running; and
deleting read data that has not been sent to the host computer.
8. The control method for a media processing device described in claim 7, wherein:
when communication with the host computer becomes disabled while the continuous reading process is running, a software reset process is executed in response to a communication disabled report.
9. The control method for a media processing device described in claim 7, wherein:
the communication disabled state is when a cable connecting the host computer is disconnected.
10. The control method for a media processing device described in claim 7, wherein:
the communication disabled state is when the operating system of the host computer has entered a sleep mode.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A microneedle patch support, comprising:
a housing having a perimeter defining an internal area;
an elevated hub disposed within the internal area;
wherein the microneedle patch support is sized and dimensioned to support a microneedle patch in such a way that the microneedle patch rests on the elevated hub, and any needles extending from the microneedle patch do not make contact with the microneedle patch support.
2. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, wherein the perimeter defining the internal area is substantially circular in shape.
3. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, wherein the elevated hub is disposed at a location that is substantially at a center point of the internal area.
4. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, wherein the elevated hub comprises a substantially mesa shape with a hollow center at a substantially flat portion of a top of the elevated hub.
5. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, wherein the elevated hub has a hollow center.
6. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, further comprising a removably attached sealing cover extending across the housing and sealing the internal area closed.
7. The microneedle patch support of claim 6, wherein the sealing cover is adhered to the support housing using a chemical adhesive or a heat seal.
8. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, wherein the internal area is sterilized.
9. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, wherein the support is configured in such a way that the support protects a microneedle patch from inadvertent contact during storage or handling of the support.
10. The microneedle patch support of claim 1, wherein the support is sealable with a microneedle patch disposed therein.