JP2000033986A - Index card for recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To induce a user to enter the recording information of recording mediums and increase the rate of its effective use, by providing blanks having at least one of many kinds of characters for displaying the recording information of the recording mediums and by providing each segment of a segment display character with a distinctive tone difference between its ground and itself. SOLUTION: A front cover part 16 has an entry part 20 for entering music tiles and recording times on. The entry part 20 has title entry blanks 24 below the title 18a of a heading part 18, and time display blanks 26 below the time 1 8b of the heading part 18. When a user uses the time display blanks 26, the user fills the unnecessary segments 28b of the segments 28a of each seven- segment display character with black by means of a writing implement such as a pencil, ball-point pen, or felt-tipped pen so that the four seven-segment display characters 28 in each time display blank form requested numbers, thereby displaying the requested numbers. Therefore, it can make entering on the index card 10 fun and promote the effective use of it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an index card for a recording medium, and more particularly, to an index card for a recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, and an optical recording medium and a storage case for storing the recording medium. Regarding index cards.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Magnetic tape cassettes used for storing data such as audio, video, computers, etc.
Stored in a magnetic tape cassette storage case. In addition, magnetic disks such as FD, CD, MD, M
Optical disks such as O, Zip, Jaz, and PD, and magneto-optical disks are also stored in respective disk storage cases.

For example, a magnetic tape cassette storage case will be described as a typical example. This magnetic tape cassette storage case protects the entire magnetic tape cassette from external impact and prevents dust from entering the magnetic tape cassette. It is used for the purpose of preventing. In particular, magnetic tape cassettes and recording / reproducing equipment in recent years have become high-performance, and even if a small amount of dust adheres to the magnetic recording tape, problems such as signal dropout are likely to occur. Must be prevented beforehand.

For this reason, a storage case for a magnetic tape cassette is used. The structure of a magnetic tape cassette for audio, for example, is as follows. That is, a plastic case including a lid portion having a pocket into which a magnetic tape cassette is inserted and a casing portion pivotally attached to the lid portion and capable of opening and closing like a door, or a plate-like resin sheet punched out into a predetermined shape, for example. A so-called book case-type storage case for a magnetic tape cassette or the like, which is folded and assembled into a book case shape with an adhesive or the like, is used.

By the way, in order to facilitate the storage management of the magnetic tape cassette storage case, an index card as shown in FIG. 3 is attached so that desired items concerning the stored magnetic tape cassette can be described. I have. The index card 50 shown in FIG. 3 is capable of writing the recording contents of a magnetic tape such as a song title and a title and the recording time thereof. A plurality of ruled lines 52 are printed, and are used reciprocally in a blank space 54 therebetween. The magnetic tape cassette is divided into two regions 56 and 58 at the center so that it can be used corresponding to the side A and the side B of the magnetic tape cassette.

[0006]

By the way, in the conventional index card shown in FIG. 3, a blank 54 simply separated by a ruled line 52 is used for recording magnetic tape recording information such as recording contents such as a title and recording time. However, there is a problem that the user is not always motivated to write recorded information on these magnetic tapes. Therefore, for ordinary users except for specific users, the rate of entry of users into the tape information entry fields of these index cards is not very high, and the effective utilization rate of index cards is low. there were. Such a problem similarly exists in the case of optical disks such as video tape cassettes, FDs, CDs, and MDs and magneto-optical disks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to encourage a user to enter recording contents such as titles and song names recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic, optical or magneto-optical recording medium and recording medium recording information such as a recording time. It is an object of the present invention to provide an index card of a recording medium having a high effective utilization rate by writing recording medium recording information which the user prefers or willing to write.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium or an optical recording medium, and an index card of a recording medium used together with a case for accommodating the recording medium. And a column having at least one segment display character capable of expressing a plurality of types of characters representing recording medium recording information including at least one of the recording content and the recording time of the recording medium. The segment is characterized by having a distinct tone difference from the background. as a result,
Using the segments, a desired character is expressed by painting a required segment with the same color or brightness by using a writing implement having the same color or brightness as the background. Here, the tone difference includes a color difference and a brightness difference.

Here, it is preferable that the segment display character is a day character composed of seven segments. Preferably, the recording medium recording information is a recording time, and the recording time column is provided on the right side of a blank column for writing recording contents, and is preferably one in which the four segment display characters are arranged. Preferably, the column including the segment display characters is a seal that can be peeled off and attached to the recording medium, the storage case, or another index card. Further, it is preferable that the column including the segment display characters is provided directly on the recording medium or the storage case.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An index card for a recording medium according to the present invention will be described in detail below based on a preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a development view of an index card used by being inserted into a storage case of an audio magnetic tape cassette. Here, an index card for an audio cassette will be described as a typical example of the index card of the recording medium of the present invention.
It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 1, an index card 10 of the present invention has a rectangular shape, one end of which is bent in an L-shape along a bending line 12 to form a magnetic tape cassette (hereinafter simply referred to as a cassette). Is used by inserting it into the pocket of the lid of the storage case.
2. The spine cover 14 is folded along 2 and writes tape recording information such as a title representing the recorded contents of the entire cassette, for example, a singer's name, a performer's name, and classification items, and the individual recorded (recorded) in the cassette. And a cover section 16 for writing the song name (title) of the song and displaying the recording (recording) time of the song. Here, the index card 10 is attached so that the spine 14 is in close contact with the transparent rear wall of the pocket of the lid of the cassette storage case, and the cover 16 is in close contact with the transparent large wall surface of the lid of the cassette storage case. It is inserted and attached to the pocket of the lid of the cassette storage case. As a result, the spine 1 of the index card 10
The tape recording information written in the record No. 4 and the individual song titles and recording times written in the cover 16 can be clearly read.

The cover section 16 is provided on the side of the folding line 12, and displays the side A and side B of the magnetic tape cassette to be used reciprocally, and the title (TITLE) 18a.
And a time (TIME) 18b. The title section 18 displays a title such as a title and a time, and the title section 18 is followed by an entry section 20 provided below the title section to enter a song title and a recording time.
The entry section 20 has an A area 20a corresponding to the side A of the title section 18 and a B area 20b corresponding to the side B.
The area 20a and the B area 20b respectively correspond to the title section 1
8 title 18a, a title entry field 24 composed of blank spaces formed by a plurality of ruled lines 22 defined in the lower part of the figure, and a time display field 26 provided in the lower part of the time 18b of the title part 18 in the figure. And

The time display field 26 is the most characteristic part of the present invention. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 2A, a seven-segment display character (hereinafter referred to as a display character) is provided on a substantially rectangular black base. (Also referred to as characters) 28 are arranged as four white characters each two characters, and a colon 30 is arranged as a white character between two and two seven-segment display characters 28, and each of the seven-segment display characters 28 To 9 can be displayed, separated by two display characters 28 on the left side of the figure of the colon 30, and two display characters 2 on the right side of the figure of the colon 30
Seconds can be displayed by 8 and 00
It is possible to display the time from minutes 00 seconds to 99 minutes 99 seconds.

Here, when the user uses the time display field 26, the user sets the four 7-segment display characters 28 of the time display field 26 shown in FIG. The desired number is displayed by blacking out unnecessary segments 28b among the segments 28a of the 7-segment display characters with a writing implement 32 such as a pencil, a ball-point pen, and a felt-tip pen, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, 3:14 is displayed, and 3 minutes and 14 seconds can be expressed.

As described above, when the song recorded on the cassette is entered into the index card 10, not only the song title and the numbers are entered but also the song title in the title entry field 2.
4 and then record the recording time in the corresponding time display field 26
Unnecessary segments 28b of the four 7-segment display characters 28 can be displayed in a fun-filled manner using the writing implement 32 and displayed, so that users who have not been motivated to enter recorded information such as song titles and recording times in the past. Happily or willingly enter a song title (title) or artist (singer, performer, performer, etc.) in the title entry field 24 of the index card 10, and enter the title entry field 24.
The unnecessary segment 28b of the display character 28 is painted in order to display the time in the time display column 26 corresponding to. Therefore, effective use of the index card 10 can be promoted, and the added value of the index card 10 can be increased.

In the above-described example, a seven-segment display character 28 is used as the segment display character in the time display column 26, and the display characters 28 represent numbers 0 to 9,
Although the recording time is displayed, the present invention is not limited to this, and the 7-segment display characters 28 may be used to represent characters such as alphabets other than numbers,
A segment display character other than the seven-segment display character 28 may be used.
May be arranged in entry fields other than the time display field 26, such as the title entry field 24 and the spine 14, so as to represent characters such as numbers and alphabets, and further characters such as katakana. . That is,
In the above-described example, the field for displaying the magnetic tape recording information in segment display characters is replaced with the time display field 26 for displaying the recording time.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a title display field (corresponding to the title entry field 24) for displaying recorded contents such as a song title and an artist, May be applied to a column for displaying a serial number, a library number, etc. Or title entry 2
A display column may be provided on a part or all of the spine 4 or the spine 14 and applied to this display column, or may be applied to a part or all of these various display columns (including the time display column 26 and the like). You may.

Further, in the above-described example, four 7-segment display characters 28 are arranged in the time display column 26 to represent a four-digit number. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The number of segment display characters such as the seven-segment display characters 28 to be arranged may be any number as long as it is one or more. In the example described above, the seven-segment display character 28 is composed of seven white segments 28a in the black background time display field 26. The color of the segment of the segment display character such as the segment 28a of the segment display character 28 may be any color as long as there is a clear tone difference, and may be any density.

In the above example, the index card 10
Is used by bending it into an L-shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be used by bending it into a U-shape. In the illustrated example, the entry column 20 including the title entry column 24 and the time display column 26 is arranged below the title column 18. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the arrangement and configuration are not limited to this. There is no particular limitation, and instead of or in addition to these, other entry columns, other date columns, and the like may be provided. Therefore, the shape, size, configuration, shape, and size of each column of the index card 10 of the present invention are not particularly limited.

In the above example, the recording medium is an audio magnetic tape cassette, and the index card 10 for an audio cassette is described as a typical example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the recording medium is a video tape. (Magnetic tape cassette for video) or magnetic tape cassette for computer data, as well as magnetic recording media such as CD, MD, MO, Zip, Jaz, etc., and optical recording media such as magneto-optical disks, optical recording media, optical A magnetic recording medium can be used, and it goes without saying that the present invention is applicable to an index card used together with these storage cases, preferably used by being attached to these storage cases. .

In the above-described example, the display field in which segment display characters such as the time display field 26 are arranged is provided on the index card 10 itself by printing or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As a sticker that can be peeled off and pasted such a display column, an index seal card in which many display column stickers are arranged may be used, or only a frame is printed in a display column such as the time display column 26. Alternatively, a display field sticker expressing a desired time or character by painting an unnecessary segment may be peeled off from the index seal card and pasted. In addition,
In the present invention, not only the display fields but also the entry fields such as the title entry field 24 may be sealed together or separately. Further, the above-described index card 10 itself, spine 14, cover 16, title field 18, entry field 20,
Pair of entry field 24 and display field 26, entry field 24, display field 26
May be sealed, peeled off, and affixed to a predetermined position on a recording medium, for example, a cassette.
Further, the segment display characters may be arranged on the recording medium or its storage case itself by silk printing or the like.

The index card of the recording medium according to the present invention is basically configured as described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and changes and improvements in design may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, there may be.

[0022]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Titles such as song titles recorded on recording media such as magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, optical disks, and magneto-optical disks, and recording media such as recording time and date (can encourage users to enter and display this recording information, The recorded information can be filled and displayed with a sense of pleasure, pleasure or willingness in a fun and play-like manner, so that an index card that is efficient in use and therefore has a high added value can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a development view of an embodiment of an index card of a recording medium according to the present invention.

2A is an enlarged view of an embodiment of a time display section of the index card shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram showing one use form of the time display section shown in FIG. is there.

FIG. 3 is a development view of a conventional index card of a recording medium.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Index card 12 Folding line 14 Back cover 16 Cover 18 Title field 20 Entry field 20a A side area 20b B side area 22 Ruled line 24 Title entry field 26 Time display field 28 7 segment display character 28a segment 28b Unnecessary segment 30 Colon 32 Writing Equipment

Claims (3)

[Claims] An index card for a recording medium used together with a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium or an optical recording medium and a case for accommodating the recording medium, wherein at least one of the recording content and the recording time of the recording medium is determined. And a column having at least one segment display character capable of expressing a plurality of types of characters representing recording medium recording information, wherein each segment of the segment display character has a clear tone difference from the base. Index card for recording media. 2. A recording medium index card according to claim 1, wherein the section including the segment display characters is a sticker that can be peeled off and attached to the recording medium, the storage case, or another index card. 3. The index card for a recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the section including the segment display characters is provided directly on the recording medium or the storage case.