JP2006343740A - Audio information conversion apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an audio information conversion apparatus in which audio information can be edited to digital frequency information even without the aid of another electronic apparatus and can be directly stored into a storage or memory unit. <P>SOLUTION: The audio information conversion apparatus is equipped with a voice recorder 3 which can acquire the audio information from media and is capable of applying processing and reproducing to the audio information, a voice conversion module 4 which is disposed in the voice recorder 3 and is capable of generating digital frequency information by editing the audio information, and a signal transmission unit 5 which is disposed on the surface of the voice recorder 3, and is subjected to the connection to the storage 6, and in which the signal transmission and storage of the digital frequency information edited by the voice conversion module 4 to the storage 6 are possible. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio information conversion apparatus and method, and more particularly to an apparatus and method capable of directly converting audio information attached to a medium into digital frequency information.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a known MP3 reproducing apparatus is provided with a casing 1, and a display 10, a plurality of keys 12, and a sound source terminal 14 are provided on the surface of the casing 1, and the sound source terminal 14 has an audio effect output. An element can be inserted and connected, a control circuit (not shown in the drawing) is provided in the casing 1, the control circuit is provided with the elements necessary to operate the regeneration device, and Connected to the display 10, the key 12 and the sound source terminal 14, and by operating these keys 12, the song file stored in the playback device is displayed on the display 10, or the song file displayed on the display 10 is selected. The song file is converted to a frequency signal so that the playback device processes the song file. And conversion, as well as outputs a frequency signal as a digital audio effect by audio effect outputting element. FIG. 2 shows another disc player 2, which can accommodate a disc, in which an MP3 file is stored, in which an integrated circuit chip 20 is provided, The chip 20 can be used to decompress the MP3 file and generates an uncompressed digital frequency output.

  The above-mentioned MP3 playback device and disc player can decompress a compressed MP3 file and generate an uncompressed digital frequency. The MP3 file must be downloaded from a website for a fee using a computer. It is possible to read the audio track in the music disc using a computer and convert the audio track into an MP3 file by using a file conversion software installed in the computer. In addition, it is convenient to obtain other MP3 files. This is quite annoying for those who cannot use computers, so if you want to convert audio tracks in music discs into MP3 files with simple and convenient methods and devices, and converted MP3 F If it is possible to send yl other electronic device Keii, it seems to be that the masses happy.

In view of the above-mentioned many disadvantages, the inventor of the present invention is expected to contribute to the general public by finally developing and designing the “speech information converting apparatus and method” of the present invention through long-term effort research and experimentation. To do.
One object of the present invention is to provide an audio information conversion device, which is provided with an audio recorder, which can acquire audio information from the media, and after processing the audio information An audio conversion module is provided in the audio recorder, and the audio conversion module can edit the audio information and generate digital frequency information, and the digital frequency information is connected to the audio recorder. Or stored in a memory unit provided in the audio recorder, that is, the audio recorder edits the audio information into digital frequency information without the assistance of other electronic devices, as well as direct storage Or it can be stored in a memory unit.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a voice information conversion method, in which the voice recorder reads the voice information of the media, and the voice recorder is attached to the medium using the voice conversion module. Audio information can be edited into digital frequency information, and the digital frequency information is transmitted to a storage connected to the transmission unit by a transmission unit provided on the surface of the audio recorder, and the digital frequency information is stored in the storage. Or the digital frequency information can be stored in a memory unit provided in the audio recorder.

  An audio information conversion apparatus for achieving the above object is provided in an audio recorder capable of acquiring audio information from a medium and capable of processing and reproducing the audio information, and editing the audio information. The voice conversion module capable of generating digital frequency information, and provided on the surface of the voice recorder and connected to the storage, can transmit and store the digital frequency information edited by the voice conversion module to the storage A transmission unit.

  In an audio information conversion apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the apparatus is provided with an audio recorder 3 that can acquire audio information from media. Can process and reproduce sound information, and a sound conversion module 4 is provided in the sound recorder 3, and the sound conversion module 4 edits the sound information and generates digital frequency information. The transmission unit 5 is provided on the surface of the audio recorder 3 of the apparatus, and the transmission unit 5 is provided for connection with the storage 6, whereby the audio conversion module 4 transmits the digital frequency information to the transmission unit 5. Can be transmitted and stored via the storage 6, that is, the audio recorder 3 requires the assistance of other electronic devices. Edit Meide audio information into digital frequency information, and may be stored in direct storage 6.

  In the audio information conversion apparatus of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the audio recorder 3 can acquire audio information from the media and process and reproduce the audio information. Inside, a voice conversion module 4 and a memory unit 7 are provided. The voice conversion module 4 can edit the voice information to generate digital frequency information, and the digital frequency information is generated by the voice conversion module 4. It may be transmitted to the memory unit 7 and stored. As described above, the voice recorder 3 can reproduce the same content as the voice information by processing the digital frequency information in a situation where there is no medium.

  Further, in the audio information conversion apparatus of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a transmission unit 5 is provided on the surface of the audio recorder 3, and the transmission unit 5 is used for connection with the storage 6. When digital frequency information is generated in the voice conversion module 4, the digital frequency information is stored in the storage 6 via the memory unit 7 and the transmission unit 5, or directly when digital frequency information is generated in the voice conversion module 4. The digital frequency information is stored in the memory unit 7, and at the same time, the digital frequency information is directly stored in the storage 6 via the voice conversion module 4 and the transmission unit 5, or the digital frequency information is stored in the voice conversion module 4. Selected and stored in memory unit 7 or storage 6 It may be.

  In these embodiments, the audio recorder 3 may be an electronic device such as a CD player, a DVD player, a VCD / DVD player, a CD personal stereo, a CD headphone stereo, a car stereo, etc. Can be stored and read, and the audio recorder 3 may be a broadcast receiver, a digital broadcast receiver, or the like. Audio information can be acquired.

  The audio information is non-digital compressed information. The non-digital compressed information can be edited into digital frequency information in a digital compression format (for example, MPEG Layer-3 compressed format) by the audio conversion module 4 and transmitted. The unit 5 may be a wired connector (eg, USB connector, fiber optic connector, 1394 connector, etc.), wireless transmitter (eg, infrared transmitter, Bluetooth transmitter, radio frequency transmitter, etc.), or card reader.

  In these audio information conversion devices, the storage 6 includes a portable personal audio player (for example, an MP3 player), a portable recorder (for example, a memory stick, an externally connected hard disk), a portable communication device (for example, a mobile phone, a PDA). Etc.), memory cards (for example, CFI / II, MD, SM, SD, MMC, MiniSD, RS MMC, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo, DV RSMMS, MS / MS Pro) etc. It may be a volatile memory (eg FLASH) or a memory card (eg CFI / II, MD, SM, SD, MMC, MiniSD, RS MMC, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo, DV RSMMS, MS / MS Pro).

  As shown in FIG. 4 again, in this embodiment, the audio recorder 3 is further provided with a control module 30 (for example, firmware), and the control module 30 includes the audio conversion module 4, the transmission unit 5, and the memory unit 7. The control module 30 creates a file list in the memory unit 7 or the storage 6 before the voice conversion module 4 performs editing, and the control module 30 edits the voice conversion module 4 After completing the digital frequency information can be stored in the file list.

  Further, the sound recorder 3 is further provided with a sound source output terminal 32, and the control module 30 reads the sound information from the sound source output terminal 32 in the process in which the sound recorder 3 reads the sound information stored in the medium. The digital frequency information can be output from the sound source output terminal. Further, in the process in which the control module 30 reads the sound information stored in the medium, the sound information of the medium can be output from the sound source output terminal 32 in an immediate manner. In addition to this, the control module 30 immediately deletes the digital frequency information previously stored in the memory unit 7 and the storage 6 in a state where the audio recorder 3 has stopped reading the audio information stored in the medium. can do. The control module 30 may be integrated into the voice conversion module 4 or stored in the ROM.

  In this embodiment, a reconnaissance measurement circuit 8 is provided in the voice recorder 3, and the reconnaissance measurement circuit 8 is connected to the voice conversion module 4, the transmission unit 5 and the memory unit 7. A plurality of light emitting elements 9 are provided on the surface, and the light emitting elements 9 are connected to the reconnaissance measurement circuit 8, and the control circuit 30 uses the reconnaissance measurement circuit 8 to convert the voice conversion module 4, the transmission unit 5 and the memory unit 7. The reconnaissance measurement can be performed on the operating state of the light source, and a reconnaissance measurement signal is generated and transmitted to the light emitting elements 9 according to the reconnaissance measurement result. In this way, the user observes the light emission state of the light emitting element 9, thereby allowing the voice conversion module 4, the transmission unit 5, and Can memory unit 7 is seen whether the operating, for example, the light emitting state of one light emitting element therein blinks persist represents that the audio conversion module 4 is performing editing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the voice information conversion method of this embodiment is attached to the medium using the voice conversion module 4 in the process of reading the voice information of the medium using the voice recorder 3. The voice information is edited into digital frequency information, and the digital frequency information is transmitted to the storage 6 connected to the transmission unit 5 by the transmission unit 5 provided on the surface of the voice recorder 3, and the digital information is transmitted. Frequency information can be stored in the storage 6.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the audio information conversion method of the present embodiment is used in the process of reading the audio information of the medium using the audio recorder 3, and the audio recorder 3 uses the audio conversion module 4 in the medium. The accompanying audio information may be edited into digital frequency information, and the digital frequency information may be further transmitted to the memory unit 7 provided in the audio recorder 3 for storage.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the audio information attached to the medium is edited into digital frequency information, the audio conversion module 4 transmits the digital frequency information to the memory unit 7 for storage, and then the audio information is stored. The conversion module 4 further transmits the digital frequency information by the memory unit 7 to the storage 6 connected to the transmission unit 5 via the transmission unit 5 provided on the surface of the audio recorder 3, and the digital frequency. Information may be stored in the storage 6.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the audio information attached to the medium is edited into digital frequency information by the audio conversion module, the audio conversion module 4 transmits the digital frequency information to the memory unit 7 for storage. Or the digital frequency information is transmitted by the audio conversion module 4 to the storage 6 connected to the transmission unit 5 by the transmission unit 5 provided on the surface of the audio recorder 3, and The digital frequency information may be selected to be stored in the storage 6.

In these methods, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, the voice recorder 3 operates the voice conversion module 4, the memory unit 7 or the transmission unit 5 by the control module 30 provided therein, and the voice recorder 3 When the voice information is acquired from the media, processing is performed according to the following procedure.
First, the audio information is temporarily stored (procedure 901).
Subsequently, the voice conversion module 4 constantly edits the temporarily stored voice information and generates digital frequency information (procedure 902).
Further, the digital frequency information is transmitted and stored in the storage 6 via the transmission unit 5, or the digital frequency information is directly stored in the memory unit 7, or simultaneously stored in the storage 6 and the memory unit 7 (procedure 904). ).

  Further, in the process in which the voice conversion module 4 continually edits the temporarily stored voice information, if the editing operation is suddenly interrupted, the digital frequency information becomes incomplete or cannot be read. (Procedure 903) As shown in the procedure 905 of FIG. 9, the control module 30 immediately deletes the digital frequency information stored in the memory unit 7 or storage 6 at that time. When the digital frequency information is stored in the storage 6 or the memory unit 7, the control module 30 further determines whether there is audio information that has not yet been converted into digital frequency information in the medium as shown in step 906 of FIG. If there is, the process continues according to the procedure “the voice recorder reads the voice information recorded in the medium”, otherwise the operation is stopped. In addition, the control module 30 can create a file list in the memory unit 7 or the storage 6 before the voice conversion module 4 performs editing. The digital frequency information can be stored in a file list.

In these methods, the voice conversion module 4 edits the temporarily stored voice information according to the following method shown in FIG.
First, filtered wave conversion is performed on audio information.
Subsequently, a bit miscellaneous signal is arranged on the audio information for which the conversion of the filtered wave is completed.
Finally, the voice information whose bit miscellaneous signal arrangement is completed is converted into digital frequency information in a digital compression format.

  According to an audio information converting apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention, track information (that is, audio information) stored in an ordinary CD is converted into digital frequency information (for example, MP3 file) in a digital compression format through the audio conversion module 4. As well as directly stored in the storage 6 or the memory unit 7, so that the storage 6 can directly access the digital frequency information and can be played back or transmitted to other electronic devices for storage, and traditional CD track information. This solves the disadvantage that information conversion must be performed through conversion software provided in the computer.

This is a conventional MP3 playback device. It is a conventional disc player. 1 is a perspective view of an audio recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the audio | voice recorder which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the audio | voice information conversion method based on one Example of this invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a voice information conversion method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a voice information conversion method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a voice information conversion method according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process by the control module which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process by the audio | voice conversion module which concerns on one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  3 voice recorder, 4 voice conversion module, 5 transmission unit, 6 storage, 7 memory unit, 30 control module, 32 sound source output terminal, 8 reconnaissance measurement circuit, 9 light emitting element

Claims (27)

An audio recorder capable of acquiring audio information from a medium and capable of processing and reproducing the audio information;
An audio conversion module provided in an audio recorder, capable of editing audio information and generating digital frequency information;
A transmission unit provided on the surface of the audio recorder and provided for connection with the storage, and capable of transmitting and storing the digital frequency information edited by the audio conversion module to the storage;
A speech information conversion device comprising: An audio recorder capable of acquiring audio information from a medium and capable of processing and reproducing the audio information;
An audio conversion module provided in an audio recorder, capable of editing audio information and generating digital frequency information;
A memory unit provided in the audio recorder and capable of receiving and storing digital frequency information edited by the audio conversion module;
A speech information conversion device comprising:   A transmission unit is provided on the surface of the audio recorder, the transmission unit is used for connection with a storage, the transmission unit receives digital frequency information edited by the audio conversion module via the memory unit, and the storage The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the audio information conversion apparatus can transmit to and store the information.   A transmission unit is provided on the surface of the audio recorder, the transmission unit is used for connection with a storage, and the transmission unit can receive and store the digital frequency information edited from the audio conversion module. The audio information conversion device according to claim 2, wherein the audio information conversion device is provided.   3. The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the audio recorder is one of a CD player, a DVD player, a VCD / DVD player, a CD personal stereo, a CD headphone stereo, or a car stereo.   6. The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the audio recorder is capable of accommodating and reading audio information recorded on a medium.   6. The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the audio recorder may be a broadcast receiver or a digital broadcast receiver, and the broadcast receiver or the digital broadcast receiver can acquire audio information from a medium.   3. The voice information conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the voice information is editable into digital frequency information in a digital compression format by a voice conversion module.   The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission unit is one of a wired connector, a wireless transmitter, and a card reader.   The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the storage is any one of a portable personal audio player, a portable recorder, a portable communication apparatus, and a memory card.   The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the memory unit is a non-volatile memory or a memory card.   The voice recorder further includes a control module, the control module is capable of controlling operations of the voice conversion module, the transmission unit, and the memory unit, and the control module performs the editing before the voice conversion module performs editing. 3. The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a file list is created in the memory unit and storage, and the control module can store digital frequency information in the file list when the audio conversion module completes editing. .   The sound recorder is further provided with a sound source output terminal, and the control module can output the sound information from the sound source output terminal when the sound recorder reads the sound information stored in the medium. The voice information conversion device according to claim 12.   The sound recorder is further provided with a sound source output terminal, and the control module can output the digital frequency information from the sound source output terminal when the sound recorder reads the sound information stored in the medium. The speech information conversion device according to claim 12, wherein   13. The audio information conversion apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the control module can be immediately tuned and output from a sound source output end in the process of reading audio information of a medium and storing it as digital frequency information.   The control module can immediately delete the digital frequency information previously stored in the memory unit and storage when the voice recorder is interrupted from reading the voice information stored in the medium. The voice information conversion device according to claim 12.   The voice information conversion apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the control module is integrated in a voice conversion module. In addition, a reconnaissance measurement circuit is provided in the audio recorder, and the reconnaissance measurement circuit is connected to an audio conversion module, a transmission unit, and a memory unit,
A plurality of light emitting elements are provided on the surface of the voice recorder, the light emitting elements are connected to a reconnaissance measurement circuit,
The control circuit can use the reconnaissance measurement circuit to perform reconnaissance measurement on the operating state of the voice conversion module, the transmission unit, and the memory unit, and generate a reconnaissance measurement signal according to the reconnaissance measurement result and transmit it to the previous light emitting element. The sound information conversion device according to claim 12, wherein the light emitting element is capable of changing a light emitting state by the reconnaissance measurement signal. The procedure to read the audio information of the media using the audio recorder,
The voice recorder uses a voice conversion module to edit voice information attached to the medium into digital frequency information;
A step of transmitting the digital frequency information to a storage connected to the transmission unit by a transmission unit provided on the surface of the audio recorder, and storing the digital frequency information in the storage;
A speech information conversion method comprising: The procedure to read the audio information of the media using the audio recorder,
The voice recorder uses a voice conversion module to edit voice information attached to the medium into digital frequency information;
Further, a procedure for transmitting the digital frequency information to a memory unit provided in an audio recorder and storing it,
A speech information conversion method comprising: When the audio information attached to the medium is edited into digital frequency information, the audio conversion module transmits the digital frequency information to the memory unit for storage.
Thereafter, the voice conversion module further sends the digital frequency information to the storage connected to the transmission unit via the transmission unit provided on the surface of the voice recorder by the memory unit, and stores the digital frequency information in the storage unit. 21. The audio information conversion method according to claim 20, wherein a process for storing the information is performed. When the audio information attached to the media is edited into digital frequency information by the audio conversion module,
The voice conversion module selects the digital frequency information to be sent to and stored in a memory unit, or the digital frequency information is sent to a storage connected to the transmission unit by a transmission unit provided on the surface of the voice recorder. 21. The audio information conversion method according to claim 20, wherein the digital frequency information can be selected to be stored in a storage. The voice recorder operates the voice conversion module, the memory unit, or the transmission unit by the control module provided in the voice recorder, and when the voice recorder acquires voice information from the media,
First, the voice recorder reads the voice information attached to the medium, and temporarily stores the voice information;
Subsequently, the voice conversion module continually edits the temporarily stored voice information and generates digital frequency information;
Further, the digital frequency information is sent to the storage via the transmission unit for storage, or the digital frequency information is directly stored in the memory unit, or simultaneously stored in the storage and the memory unit;
21. The speech information conversion method according to claim 20, wherein the processing is performed by the following.   If the voice conversion module continually edits the temporarily stored voice information and the editing operation is suddenly interrupted, the control module immediately deletes the digital frequency information stored in the memory unit or storage. 24. The audio information conversion method according to claim 23, wherein:   Once the digital frequency information has been stored in the storage or memory unit, the control module can further determine if there is audio information in the media that has not yet been converted to digital frequency information. 24. The voice information conversion method according to claim 23, wherein the processing is performed by the procedure of “reading voice information recorded in the medium”, and the operation can be stopped otherwise.   The control module can create a file list in the memory unit or storage before the audio conversion module performs editing, and the control module can store the digital frequency information in the file list when the audio conversion module completes editing 24. The speech information conversion method according to claim 23, wherein: In the procedure for editing the voice information temporarily stored by the voice conversion module,
First, the filtered wave is converted to voice information
Subsequently, the bit miscellaneous signal is arranged for the voice information for which the conversion of the filtered wave is completed,
24. The audio information conversion method according to claim 23, wherein the audio information in which the arrangement of the bit miscellaneous signal is completed is converted into digital frequency information in a digital compression format.

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