Summary of the invention
In view of this, the present invention proposes a kind of data fetch device and method of operating thereof, and it utilizes the read head of image sensing apparatus for reading device, by the induction memory storage in order to the storage data the zone image and can reach the ability that once reads mass data.The image of induction gained then can pass through general image interpretation method, learns the data value of representative according to the power of its brightness.Thus, just can under the situation that does not increase rotating speed, promote the speed of data read.
The present invention proposes a kind of data fetch device, and it is applicable to the data that read on the light storage device to be stored.This data fetch device has light source and image sensing apparatus.Wherein, the light emitted light reading section being desired to read to shine on light storage device.Image sensing apparatus is then responded to an image of reading part branch performance thus.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in data fetch device, can also increase an image processing apparatus, this image processing apparatus receives aforementioned by the obtained image of image sensing apparatus, with this image transitions be numerical information after output to main frame again.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when light storage device when being circular, the preferable radius between this light storage device of the length of image sensing apparatus is long grow with diameter between.And in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when light storage device is polygon, the length of image sensing apparatus then preferable between the minor face and long-diagonal of this light storage device.In addition, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the size of image sensing apparatus can roughly be equal to the size of light storage device.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, can use the alternating expression image inductor as read head, perhaps, image sensing apparatus can have multiple bar chart picture induction row.
Moreover, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, can also comprise a plurality of image sensing apparatus, these image sensing apparatus then have different focal planes respectively.
The present invention also proposes a kind of method of operating of data fetch device, and this data fetch device utilizes image sensing apparatus to read to be stored in the data on the light storage device.This method of operating still image induction installation, and in the mode of mobile light storage device, make image sensing apparatus can respond to the part desiring to read.Wherein, the range size that once can respond to of image sensing apparatus is the area size that can store a plurality of data points on the light storage device.
And in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, can adopt the fixed light memory storage and the method for mobile image sensing apparatus so that the part that the image sensing apparatus induction is desired to read.And, the operation that also can take the method for mobile simultaneously light storage device and image sensing apparatus to read.
In sum, the present invention utilizes image sensing apparatus once can respond to the characteristic in a zone, and the image of the Data Position of desiring to read by responding to reaches the purpose that reads fast.When the size of image sensing apparatus is big more, the distance of the required rotation of light storage device, rotating speed just can descend gradually.And when image sensing apparatus and rough quite, even need not rotate the purpose that light storage device just can reach reading of data with the size of light storage device.Thus, just needn't be persistent in the enhancement of the rotational speed of light storage device, also can save relevant equipment such as many and quiet, degree of stability or heat radiation simultaneously, with the purpose of the manufacturing cost that reaches the whole data system of minimizing.
For above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, elaborate.
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What Figure 1A and Figure 1B illustrated is the simple and easy Organization Chart of known employed data-storage system;
What Fig. 2 illustrated is to implement the employed system architecture calcspar of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B illustrate is the simple and easy Organization Chart of the data-storage system of institute's construction according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 illustrates is the calcspar of a preferred embodiment of the regional 35A of Fig. 3 A;
Fig. 5 A illustrates is the calcspar of the employed data fetch device of second preferred embodiment of the regional 35A of Fig. 3 A;
Fig. 5 B illustrates is the calcspar of the employed data fetch device of the 3rd preferred embodiment of the regional 35A of Fig. 3 A;
Fig. 6 illustrates is simple and easy Organization Chart according to the data-storage system of another preferred embodiment institute construction of the present invention;
Fig. 7 A illustrates is simple and easy Organization Chart according to the data-storage system of another preferred embodiment of the present invention institute construction;
Fig. 7 B illustrates is synoptic diagram according to the image sensing apparatus of the employed different sensing unit sizes of a preferred embodiment more of the present invention;
What Fig. 8 A illustrated to Fig. 8 C is the synoptic diagram of the operation carried out when image reads of the present invention;
What Fig. 9 illustrated is to implement the employed another kind of system architecture calcspar of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 A illustrates is preferable according to use reflecting light memory storage of the present invention
The configuration diagram of embodiment;
Figure 10 B illustrates is preferable according to use transmission-type light storage device of the present invention
The configuration diagram of embodiment.Label declaration
20,90: data-storage system
22,98: processor
24,96: storer
75,80,310,410,412,540,542,605,705,922,1000,1030: image sensing apparatus
81: the surface of light storage device
110: read head
120,200,320,620,720,940,1020,1050: light storage device
130,330: rotating shaft
205,920: data fetch device
300: shell
315,415,515,545,615,715,924,1010,1040: light source
510: the alternating expression image sensing apparatus
600,610,700: support
622: minor face
625: diagonal line
710: light collecting plate
752,760: sensing unit
810A~828A, 810B~828B, 810C~828C: data point
926: image processing apparatus
Embodiment
Implement the adoptable system architecture of preferred embodiment institute of the present invention as shown in Figure 2.In Fig. 2, be mounted with a light storage device 200 and data fetch device 205 in the data-storage system 20.Wherein, data fetch device 205 utilizes light source irradiation on light storage device 200, and with the image on image sensing apparatus induction light memory storage 200 surfaces, associative operation will after do more detailed explanation.Then see through processor 22 to store storer 24 into by data fetch device 205 obtained images.Wherein, image can be earlier through processor 22 with the image identification method, as OCR,, store storer 24 afterwards again into etc. technology and obtain corresponding numerical information.Perhaps, processor 22 only is converted to numerical data with image by simulated data merely and promptly is stored among the storer 24.Or image can directly store among the storer 24, waits for an opportunity to carry out image analysis in the time dead of processor 22 again.
Next will further specify hardware structure and its method of operating of data fetch device shown in Figure 2 205.Please refer to Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, it has illustrated the simple and easy Organization Chart of the data-storage system of institute's construction according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.By Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, comprised shell 300 in the data-storage system, image sensing apparatus 310, light source 315, light storage device 320 and rotating shaft 330.In addition, in this manual image sensing apparatus shown in Fig. 3 B 310 and light source 315 merging are considered as the data fetch device among Fig. 2 205.Present embodiment and the most tangible difference of known technology be, but present embodiment with the image sensing apparatus 320 of induction light memory storage 320 surface images as read head.Image sensing apparatus 320 as used herein can be the line style image sensing apparatus, as: charge-coupled device (CCD), contact type image inductor (CIS) or CMOS optical inductor etc., form then can be independent line style image sensing apparatus, many line style image sensing apparatus or alternating expression (staggered) image sensing apparatus.In addition, also can be the image sensing apparatus of face type, as face type charge-coupled image sensor or face type CMOS optical inductor etc.
As shown in Figure 3A, be under the situation of circle at light storage device 320, preferable situation is that the length setting of image sensing apparatus 310 is long between the diameter length at the radius of light storage device 320.When the length of image sensing apparatus 310 is the radius length of light storage device 320, just can under the situation of not mobile image sensing apparatus 310, only rotate light storage device 320 once enclosing the image that can obtain whole part of light storage device 320 surfaces.And if the length of image sensing apparatus 310 is when to be the diameter of light storage device 320 long, more can only rotate the image that light storage device 320 half-turns can obtain whole part of light storage device 320 surfaces, or, can obtain the surface image data of whole part of light storage device 320 against the mobile light storage device 320 of linearity or image sensing apparatus 310.And in mobile light storage device 320 of linearity or image sensing apparatus 310, except will be wherein one fixing and move another person, still both can be moved to obtain data reading speed faster with opposite direction.This shows that under such situation, compared to known general rotating speed at present, the present invention can obtain identical, even better data reading speed under the low rotating speed of antipode.Certainly, be familiar with this operator when knowing, can be by simultaneously and reverse rotation light storage device 320 and image sensing apparatus 310 and further reduce rotating speed.For example, light storage device 320 can be rotated in a clockwise direction, and image sensing apparatus 310 is rotated in a counter-clockwise direction; Rotate in a counter-clockwise direction again or with light storage device 320, and image sensing apparatus 310 is rotated in a clockwise direction.Moreover, fixed light memory storage 320 and image rotating induction installation 310 also is a kind of feasible method.
In addition, the slow-speed of revolution also additionally brings many benefits, for example: less heat and noise, even make the surface of light storage device 320 can more be stable on a certain plane slowly owing to rotating speed and unlikelyly arbitrarily rock, so then can reduce, even the problem of removal of images induction installation 310 in focusing.
And if consider the focusing problem of image sensing apparatus 310, the present invention has also proposed corresponding solution.Please refer to Fig. 4, it has illustrated the preferred embodiment of the regional 35A of Fig. 3 A.As shown in Figure 4, data fetch device has comprised two image sensing apparatus, is respectively first image sensing apparatus 410 and second image sensing apparatus 412, and a light source 415.Wherein, first image sensing apparatus 410 has different focal planes respectively with second image sensing apparatus 412.Certainly, the micromatic setting of focal plane also can be arranged each image sensing apparatus 410 and 412 so that it can adjust pairing focal plane, and then obtain distinct image in order to follow-up data-switching.
Yet, being familiar with this operator when knowing, the present invention also need not limit one or two image sensing apparatus, and the length that does not also limit image sensing apparatus must be between the radius and diameter of light storage device.Be familiar with this operator when can be required according to circumstances and adjust the length and the number of image sensing apparatus, and when the length of image sensing apparatus is come shortly than the radius length of light storage device, just must add mobile device so that the sweep limit of image sensing apparatus can contain the overall optical memory storage.
Moreover, contingent a small amount of offset when if consideration is inserted data-storage system with light storage device, then also can adopt the linear image induction installation of alternating expression image sensing apparatus or a plurality of non-proper alignment each other contain light storage device the zone that may exist, respectively shown in Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B.Wherein, Fig. 5 A illustrates is with the embodiment of alternating expression image sensing apparatus 510 for herein image sensing apparatus, and Fig. 5 B is illustrated then is with the image sensing apparatus 540 of non-proper alignment and 542 embodiment as herein image sensing apparatus.
In order effectively to contain the overall optical memory storage, can also do the operation that image reads with a rough image sensing apparatus suitable with the light storage device size to obtain complete image.Under such situation, no matter be that light storage device or image sensing apparatus can not need to move or rotation just can obtain complete data.
Though the above embodiments all are the light storage devices at circle, designed as discs and multifunctional digital disc etc., however the factor that these embodiment considered is also applicable on the difform light storage device.For example, when light storage device was polygon more than the triangle, the above embodiments still can be suitable for.Please refer to Fig. 6, it has shown the synoptic diagram according to a preferred embodiment of use polygon optical memory storage of the present invention.Wherein, image sensing apparatus 605 and light source 615 not with before the same being positioned on the identical support 600 of embodiment, but lay respectively on different support 600 and 610, that is to say light source 615 and image sensing apparatus 605 and non-conterminous.Yet, be familiar with this operator when knowing, this is not the restrictive condition for present embodiment, present embodiment still can adopt the adjacent hardware design mode of light source 615 and image sensing apparatus 605, and it is same, in the preferred embodiment adjacent of other light source, also light source and image sensing apparatus can be separated with image sensing apparatus.
In the present embodiment, the length of image sensing apparatus 605 is rough identical with the minor face 622 of tetragonal light storage device 620.Under such situation, only need linear mobile light storage device 620 or image sensing apparatus 605, can obtain the surface image data of light storage device 620.And under preferable situation, more light storage device 620 and image sensing apparatus 605 can be done reverse linearity to move, so can also further promote the speed of data read.In addition, generally speaking, the length of image sensing apparatus suggestion is set between the length of the length of minor face (as the minor face among Fig. 6 622) and long-diagonal (diagonal line 624 as shown in Figure 6).So can reduce the relative shift between image sensing apparatus and the light storage device significantly, and then reduce in the moving process because the focus shift that vibrations are caused.
Moreover the present invention still provides the data fetch device that can eliminate the focus shift problem that is caused because of vibrations.Please refer to Fig. 7 A, its demonstration be hardware structure figure according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, be placed in the rough size that is equal to light storage device 720 of size of the image sensing apparatus 705 on the support 700, the light that light source 715 is launched then shines on the surface of light storage device 720 by light collecting plate 710.Thus, only need after light source 715 shines on the surface of light storage device 720, just can need not move or the situation of rotating image induction installation 705 and light storage device 720 under, activate image sensing apparatus 705 and obtain the surface image data of light storage device 720 easily.
In addition, if with present light storage device, wait as discs or multifunctional digital disc, because it is shaped as circle, therefore peripheral size can be bigger than interior size of enclosing.Therefore, under preferable situation, the present invention can utilize the image sensing apparatus 75 shown in Fig. 7 B to solve this type of problem.In the image sensing apparatus shown in Fig. 7 B 75, more inner to enclose used sensing unit 760 big near the peripheral used sensing unit of light storage device 752, whereby to match with the physical form of present light storage device.
To sum up and opinion, the device according to the present invention mode of operation of being carried out can be summarized as follows:
1, still image inductor, light source and light storage device one of them, and linear move or rotate in addition the two so that image inductor is able to the surface image of induction light memory storage.For example, under the enough big situation of scope that image inductor is contained, if still image inductor and linearly in the same way move or rotate light source and light storage device then can obtain surface image more clearly with slower speed.Otherwise if reverse linear moves or rotate light source and light storage device, then effectively shortening obtains the required time of surface image.And under the enough big situation of scope that light source is contained, if fixed light source and linear in the same way moving or rotating image inductor and light storage device then can obtain surface image more clearly with slower speed equally.Otherwise if reverse linear moves or rotating image inductor and light storage device, then equally effectively shortening obtains the required time of surface image.
2, two parts in still image inductor, light source and the light storage device only move or rotate another part that is not fixed so that image inductor can obtain the surface image of light storage device with linearity.For example, if the size of image inductor enough big (for example: the rough size that is equal to light storage device), just can be under the situation of still image inductor and light storage device, only mobile light source can be obtained the surface image of complete light storage device.Size when light source is enough big (for example: the rough size that is equal to light storage device), just can obtain the surface image of complete light storage device against mobile image inductor under the situation of fixed light source and light storage device conversely speaking.
3, still image inductor, light source and light storage device.This kind mode of operation is only applicable to be equal under the situation of light storage device when the size of image inductor and light source is all rough.
4, all free to rotate or linear the moving of image inductor, light source and light storage device three.
Next will further introduce and read the process that is stored in the data on the light storage device by technology provided by the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 8 A to Fig. 8 C, it has illustrated the operation signal that the present invention is carried out when image reads.In Fig. 8 A, the light that image sensing apparatus 80 is reflected by light storage device 81 is obtained each data point of light storage device 81 surface (image of 810A~828A), the brightness value of these images (810B~828B) then respectively shown in Fig. 8 B.Modern is one to advance the data that the value mode is stored with two if hypothesis reads, then in the process of image identification, (can be undertaken by the processor among Fig. 2 22, or as shown in Figure 9, a built-in image processing apparatus 926 carries out image identification in data fetch device 920), just can come the numerical value of differentiate between images representative with a default brightness (the P point among Fig. 8 B).Through after such conversion, just can be (the 810C~828C) of the binary numeral shown in Fig. 8 C with the brightness transition shown in Fig. 8 B.
Please refer to Fig. 9 at last, it illustrates is adoptable another kind of system architecture calcspar in the time of can implementing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, be mounted with a light storage device 940 and data fetch device 920 equally among data-storage system 90, data fetch device 920 has then comprised image sensing apparatus 922, light source 924 and image processing apparatus 926.The image that is obtained by image sensing apparatus 922 through image processing apparatus 926 with as after Fig. 8 A is read as numerical information to the mode of Fig. 8 C, among directly storing storer 96 into, use with pending device 98.
It must be noted that in addition, though the light of all being launched with the light storage device reflection source is introduced the of the present invention kind of conception of species in the above-described embodiment, but be familiar with this operator when knowing, the present invention also can use the light storage device of transmit light, and the method for operating of its method of operating during to the light storage device that uses reflection ray is roughly similar, only a little difference is partly arranged, shown in Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B in computer hardware.Wherein, when using reflective light storage device 1020, image sensing apparatus 1000 and light source 1010 are positioned at the homonymy of light storage device 1020, and light then passes through the reflection of light storage device 1020 and enters image sensing apparatus 1000 with the direction of arrow as shown in the figure.And in the time of the light storage device 1050 that uses transmission-type, image sensing apparatus 1030 and light source 1040 just must be positioned at the both sides of light storage device 1050, shown in Figure 10 B.So light could be crossed light storage device 1050 and enter image sensing apparatus 1030 with direction of arrow transmission as shown in the figure.
In sum, existing that advantage outline of the present invention is as follows.The present invention reaches the effect that reads fast by the image of the Data Position that induction is desired to read.Thus, just needn't be persistent in the enhancement of the rotational speed of light storage device, also can save relevant equipment such as many and quiet, degree of stability or heat radiation simultaneously, and then reduce the manufacturing cost of whole data system.
Though the present invention with preferred embodiment openly as above; right its is not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly is familiar with this operator, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention defines and is as the criterion when looking claims.